Show THE TOWER LADY by AGNES 0 GROGAN 11 I 1 copyright 1934 IM ur ubina alan wendel w elated over hb Us latest commis commission slon when georges tn raged caged him to illustrate ble his comin bouk alar alan realized that as aa an artist be had bad arched georges was as his bl stories famous for or their realistic atmosphere and alan therefore de aided that it would mould be wise to take a cottage down doun at fit van while he worked on hia his ret i itches ches there he could set get a view of the ocean from the ery try garde gardens ns of alb the e man rann elun slon around which georges had wo yen lito hi stor ston this rambling rumbling stone house has saiu said to le ile haunted by some uh fortunate girt of a tragedy of long ugo the present tay bay cottagers along van vaa amp ampa den beach visited the place with their guests pointing it out in Inter interest In teres vs and wonder here ladles end and gentlemen had danced lately stately minuets and played mery mer y games at holiday time with the tile hosts of the great estate one could almost see lo 10 fancy fanty the holl wreaths draped through the willing balustrade it was a fair van daughter who had an geive her tier arro arrogant aut parents by eloping with ath the their ll 11 lodge keepers son thel the young woman it was said still haunted the house alin her wraithlike presence 6 alan was amused then he bad had an in idea tre ne fallacy might aid him in finding quiet quarters it annoyed him exceedingly to be distracted white at work the gaiety et of the beach was distracting so were the people J he no sought out the agent of van amps den bouse house and rented the lodge gate cottage for ble his own quarters when be he moved in he nent ment three times dally we to exclusive div shore in inn for meal meals all around him in the neglected garden gardea flowers bloomed and bees hummed soothingly sooth Inglys before hia stretched the ever changing sea it vv wis u one evening when be he was as indulging in artist tista visions that he ant first saw the s specter e t r silence and darkness reigned ethia th desolate of the shore when suddenly from the tower came ft a graceful white clad figure to move slowly around the tb palings of tha balcony then tien as a alan watched breathless aa n t pile pite of his the girlish white figure came gliding down dourt the steep outer stair to flit 1111 here and there among the flowers of the garden carden and u as s she he ca came m e toward tie the aried lodge alan burled b the light of bis his ci cl gar pr but ln she was cone gone inspired be he began to draw from memory her hr face in his pictures her elfishness wan the very quality he ho had much desired for georges mald of misery I 1 when georges drove out one day to call alan showed him these sl etches and told whimsically bis his own story of the tower rower lady as he called her and georges the writer laughing scented as usual romance roman cd she Is probably a later day van ampsten Amps den wendel be he bald cant you plan to meet herf herr but it remained for duncan scotch terrier to bring an actual meeting about alan had sprained his bin ankle climbing ovar over the beastly r ks at least that Is the way alan explained the matter to the dumbly sym put pat hetle duncan and the usual midday journey to van ampsten inn ian for dinner was as out of the question the artist in bis his desire tor for uninterrupted qui had bad failed to install a telephone at tie tle lodge so at last in hunger and be he fastened a note intended for the inn steward on duncans collar and directed him out oa an his usual noon way but the terrier not no being ery wise to direction direct lyn or perhaps being very wise indeed w wt wat at with his note straight tc t van amps den der boa hiu and stood vigorously wagging hia his tall as the tower lady climbed her steep stair when she came back to pet him she found the note on hiji his collar and thia Is 14 wha sho rad r ad will whoever vh oever receives this note eee bee that lun ina heon or some sort of food Is spit sp it Immella immediately to alan wendel it at vl an ampsten Araps den lodge I 1 the tower lady gazed sympathetically down into the ees of the dog that poor door man must be starving 11 the said here at my iny very tr a door so it happe happened ed that alan opening his 4 eyes later from a troubled nap saw the specter a ry beautiful specter greenli gree gre elli tirs him from the lodge doorway a hasket basket on her arm the tower tover lady I 1 be he exclaimed unconsciously while the young woman laughed a fanciful name she bald ald for plain delia della brown drown of course we all anaw mr wendel who you are mother and I 1 rented the tower rooms 01 van ampsten house tor for the summer because they happened to be the chea cheapest roest rooms offered probably it Is the high price of the lower rooms aa 23 well as that glatly etory story which leaves eaves them unoccupied mother Is an invalid the doctor ordered her to sea air she jie beoda ds sc st much of my attention that almost raj mj only frer hour Is after she Is settled tor for the me night light but the garden Is loveliest in moonlight dont you think when georges cam came out some time later to find why by his artist did not t the city that smiling per pon virt met him at ampsten gates searby sat at a fair faced dusky haired hatred young woman ussury Ul sUry the be reminded dei hie his friend Pre repeat peats itself next ext thing you will want ant to marry your tower toler lady we nrc are married alan brierty bri 1 efty and ft told him |