| Show Daily Short Fiction Story WHERE LOVE DWELT By JUNE GAHAN Co Copyright 1914 1911 by br the McClure Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Syndicate Mrs frs Gardiner Faraday looked at the address once more as site she paused under the hotel porte Vera waited alted dutifully ull behind Im Tm sure its it's In some perfectly a awful arul rul spot V Vera Vcra ra dear l Macdougal al alley sounds dubious to inc me but quite like C Gerald Yes Yea m mamma amma said Vera Vcra era I 1 suppose even oven New York has Its Ib Latin quarter as one ono might sa say but I 1 do hope its it's not uphill like the one In Paris Yes mamma II Hes Hos always so quaint and eccentric and still ao so wonderfully boyish She scanned the tho address a again ain crammed In one onti corner of or Geralds Gerald's letter gave e e It up and handed It to the tho chauffeur I If you you'd oud d just Juat go there please e Do you ou know where It la is Peters Peters did did did And nil 1111 the way 11 down Fifth avenue Vera era listened with a n little unused amused smile to the old nc nc cr cr railing chatter about Gerald They were to pall Mil the following da day which was something In tn the of ot way i relief re- re lIet lief the sic lIe thought It was Just like Uncle John to lo start them looking up Gerald Gerall I at the last minute Sill She had had Gerald and his quaint wa ways way and artistic pC s thrown at her b bv by the family ever e since she lile had left lert San Pan Francisco oran Fran d cisco isco mil and all the time she carried carne lack Jack picture nIce nicely h aWl away In her r tJ travel travel- lII l I hug ing n case I Down own neat nelI lh the great Wa l arch the car turned Into Inlo I alley and slopped It was the prettiest most picturesque pic lc- lc place Vera era hail had seen In New NewYork NewYork I York IIII ll n bit of old transplanted The 1110 old bricked coU court l hn half a block lon long I wl with h Its odd ode te tress gnarled and twisted heisted like Japanese dwarfed pin pin- II and J d the tho low one tol d red brick Non stu all 11 rall hl her fancy fanc 1 ut Mrs picked lI her het hern n wa I A most mot peculiar place ph for tor art to flourish flour lour ish leh she he said Vera dear haven't these I J places berm beon stables stables' table Im I'm sure Mire they 1111 have have- Vie Ive never Or been able ahle to see ec tho the affinity between art and ft I do lops hope poor loor dear Geralds Gerald's health l IS I quite good Im I'm I JQ so v very r glad I added fifty myself to Johns John's allowance for hI him 11 I think our I le John 18 is very hard hartl on Gerald d. Jt Its Ita 1 f ho looks n 11 like our side sIll of the fam- fam i 1 1 I ily ili and Im I'm r cure ure It Its It's a great gri-at blessing for nil all of oC Ih th Moselys hall hail fearful no noses es Is t tris M the rhe deco name was waR on a tiny brn s a plate Inside the dim 3 There were J I ev- ev e cral peat's peats II and no bells 9 to ring so thc they climbed the narrow or stairs stair and found the studio ludlo Vera Vere tapped and Gerald Geralda own full rull cheery he voice called to come In tn My Iy pooi poor pooi dear bo boy hoy be began an Mrs Fern Iora day In the tho cold bareness s of or the studio hut but Vera Vcra looked at n a little rate pale rink fink crepe de dc chine kimono lying over O the back bach of or a chair How do you OU over ewer exist here null Bully Aunt Marcia l bull bully laughed Gerald Hello helm kIddie kiddle You look fine Continued oil ou page pago 9 9 1 I r f f I L I I DAILY SHORT STORY Continued from pa page e 7 i. both of 3 you on Whore Where did you O leave your aeroplane lou 1 ou needn't think the because Uso you you live li In clouds the rest of or us do Vera re rev re turned Are we disturbing tho the trend art Gerald 1 of Not a 0 bit not nota a bit Sit do down m. m Hero's Heros s 's a chair Aunt Marcia Vera can take that hat one one one- He stopped d short Over the back hack of the chair was wa the little telltale go gown go n and their eyes ens met Vera Vcra lifted It deftly while her mother scanned sketches and How flow dropped l it back on a some ta ta- ta long are arc you jou OU New York staying In Only until tomorrow dear at 10 0 Will We fall sail you jou ou give gl me a glass flass of water please It Its It's a t cr cry ery stuffy down here It it isn lant t Is there thoro ar an any ry nice place where hero could lunch with Uh you jou OU i tut ua us UJ G Gerald Gerald hesitated Vera threw a look Jook of ap appeal eal at her liar thought ht he I Why It hy I guess ISO so so he ho said ald We that t R that e-that that Is Is-I Is I get et my own meals here hero but theres there's the usually and rl right tho the lt Judson I guess joud you'd Jlko tho Brevoort Bre though Surel Surely well we'll ell all RO go over O to tho the Brevoort and have a regular old fashioned reunion I think wed we'd better start over o now noVo Ho stopped Outside on the tho stairs there thero came a calL Then the door swung open and on the threshold stood flood a girl her arms full tun of parcels ems Veraa heart warmed I to her instantly Sho Sha was slim and sweet with dark dar appealing eyes ees and rumpled chestnut hair and a fow tow freckles and she stared from one to another with mirth In her Raz gaze and pure puro 1 dancing fun curving her bar lips But Aunt Marcia prided herself 1 Ion on her tact in emer emergencies Se s. s Your our model mj- mj m dear sh she eho said aId pleas anti antly Gerald crossed the room and slipped his arm aim around the girl My Iy wife Aunt MarcIa he lie said very cn sent gently S SYbil this Is mv my mAunt Aunt and Cousin ti Vera era era from California Vera was the first to waken from rom the tho stupor of amazement Sho went wont to Sybil with outstretched hands and kis kissed d her Im Tm so glad for tor you jou ou both and I think Geralds Gerald's Geralds Gerald's awful lucky Mv Mi Iv dear does your jour father know Z T asked Aunt l No No Noho ho ho- ho hod d t Gerald l answered feet wide apart hands deep Jn fn n his pockets Hove Weve Ive I've only been lIcen married about a month and I know knew dad would clip off my all allowance allow allow- ance and ma maybe bc you jou would too but Ive I've e studied a a. hundred times as hard sinco It happened d. You dont don't know what It means when you jou ou work for two and love lo is 18 your our steady teady model Sj Sybil's falls fall's an artist too and were m mighty happy I didn't t mean to tell you jou 1 0 nil all for awhile awhile I wanted to make a success you jou ou sec see see- ceI ce- ce I think you jou OU have ha said Vera POI I think Sybil's Sybll's your success and Undo Uncle John will simply adoro adore her Id I'd wire Ire him to come at nt once and sec your masterpiece Gerry By George I believe I will 11 Gerald exclaimed Come and cat eat now S Sybil you jou ou haven't said one ono word 7 Sybil blushed and laughed as she sho laid her parcels on mt tho the table I 1 want your our I I Aunt MarcIa to like me I Much Marcia f karaday looked ool cd at tho the lovely happy face of the little studio bride and something stirred to life within her some borne thing that very nearl nearly approached human kl kindness n n es Dear Dar child Im I'm cr very very cry lad Iad for tor Gerald that ho Has some home one ono to look look out for tor him 1 you jou QU Im I'm sure Miro living 1 in n th these thet se e estrange strange o places does dots make a man eccentric and nd unsettled It would wen oven en make mo me o O. O And I 1 don don't dont t caro care ono one bit it wh what 4 U t John Jolin says sais or doe doer I 1 Ishall j liall love lovo you jou OU both both Youre You're You re a grand rand old champion Gerald Gerold said said lovingly 10 No Ko No I Im I'm m not I Im I'm m a 11 senti S mental mental old woman completely complete taken In b by y this absurd n dovA n nest st and this childs child's big eyes ejes Go ahead Vera Vora the stairs ar are arc narrow Th They y lead Irad to tho the stars Vera smiled back over o ono shoulder arid she added seizing the moment Mamma Im I'm en engaged aged to Jack Do IrO ao co on answered her mother hilI hap hap- I wouldn't be surprised now If your jour Uncle John eald said ho he was engaged Its It's the ho proper propel proper state Sybil child give 1 0 me inc our your arm And Sybil smiled as at she t-ho piloted Geralds Gerald's aunt the tho only ono in the family that she hc had really been afraid of or out into the sunshine of Macdougal I all alley the little old ild aile alley where Lo c dwelt |
