Show I rint Saint 9 Sin Sinner Do you know what the greatest gift is Faith George asked quiz quiz- quizzically quizzically but his eyes ees were very ery ten ten- der tier Love I suppose Faith answered I reluctantly Wrong George grinned cheerful ci ly For if it you have this gift girt Im I'm speaking of ot you'll get tons of or love as an inevitable result The gift girt 1 is simply this Belief In yourself be belief be- be belie belie lief lie in your power to attract and hold hole love belief in your our beauty and charm Youve You've never had that belief beller my dear because Cherry and antI the res rest of your family cheated you out of o it Faiths Faith's eyes were round rou with be be- be But how can you give 1 It to me George I may have ha exaggerated child he his head cocked on onon one ons on side as he studied first the sketch he had made of her the day before then the living flying picture before him him him- Faith with Cherrys Cherry's baby cradled in inthe Inthe Inthe the crook of ot her arm But it would woul make me very happy If you OU would take that gift girt from me You see ee I know that you are beautiful that you OU have it as Madame Glyn Olyn calls per per- personality personality personality that you ou are infinitely worthy of or love and that you have within your very ery beautiful body sou soul and mind the ability to hold love which 13 Ia given to you I think my myown myown myown own unwavering devotion to you proves that doesn't it Oh dont don't be afraid 1 I Im I'm not going to make love loveto loveto loveto to you I know you dont don't love me me that youve you've never cared for me ex except ex- ex except as a friend but I want you to use my devotion to fortify your spirit now If Im I'm any Judge youre you're rather in need of spiritual fortification right now Well he drew a deep breath and bent lower over his palette my gift gilt Faith 1 If you can accept it Faith did not answer for a long minute but in her beautiful grave face there dawned serenity over over- overlaid overlaid laid with a a. lovely light of tender tender- ness A suggestion of or a smile rippled along the deep curves of her broad mouth Thank y for or or the gift Gege Youre You're a a. wonderful friend she said softly And knowing that in Georges George's eyes at least her face tace and figure were ere very lovely so so- lovely that he had been in a a. fever te to paint them she found round herself responding slowly to the magic of the gift girt with which he had presented her Her ner heart which had hart been b en beating for many hours with painful heaviness be became be- be became became came calmer more normal The lump of ot grief in her throat melted giving givIng ing her a feeling of ease and light light- lightness lightness lightness ness which last night she had be believed be- be believed liet-ed liet she would never feel again Odd how susceptible a a. woman was to the beneficent effect of being loved she reflected George Gcorge was right It gave her a new sense of power of worthiness No wonder Cherry bore her small body with such gallantry carried her beautiful bright head so high She had been born with the gift which George Georfe had tried to give her Faith And as a consequence all al things had come her way Now George rId id abr as he laid down his pencil I want to ask you to promise me one thing Carry In your mind always the conscious conscious- consciousness ness that you OU possess this gift Walk talk smile like a beloved woman like Uke a woman who vho knows that she is isone isone Isone one of ot Gods God's women Love LOie will pour in on you YOli in such that you ou cannot handle it all but it will enrich your our life lite Immeasurably I dont don't mean Just the love of men seeking a a. mate but all sorts of ot love the the love of old people of children of ot dogs of other women You will not be able to walk down the street without attracting attention some attention some times a. a a startled gleam of recognition of ot the quality which makes you luminous And everywhere you OU pass pas people will be grateful to you glad glai to have ha seen you sorry to have you go That is what the gift means Faith Will you OU promise me NEXT Bob NEXT Bob delivers an ultimatum Copyright 1927 NEA Service ice Inc |