Show H M 4 M M i mi M THE WIND TRAVELER 11 I 1 by IZOLA FORRESTER ftc ath 44 T WW H att for the past month the studio directly opposite the tha library windows had been most interesting evidently it was occupied by a sculptor she caught glimpses of clay models and plaster casts on long ions bare shelves it looked cool and restful in the room there were long dark green mesh curtains at the windows and a north skylight overhead regarding it all jonce once more boggle turned and resumed writing to her beat chum at college col leee na nan n carruthers he works incessantly I 1 think the new one la Is diann diana because she seems to carry a quiver but maybe its a greek girl with a jut jug I 1 moan mean jar oh nan how wonderful it must be to really live lire right in an art an atmosphere you dont know how interesting he ha looks though nan and I 1 dont even know his name I 1 dont even want to know it distance lends lands 89 much enchantment to this special view Peg Ble toure wanted at the phone called frances from below mothern Mot Mo herg thern at peabody westons and she cant remember whether you said to set get raisin color or more on the tha hyacinth went down quickly without irritation at the interruption in fact hardly knew what arrit irelta tin meant sho she had been best bleat 1 I la at birth the family said with unfailing good temper the world was rose color to her and infinitely good to live lire in she patted jacks head bead lovingly as be B wedged by her on the stairs stain and tried to think justs phat would be host boat to tell her mother molher so go she he would really get acet the alt right tone her floated clearly upstairs while jack strolled into the library y with a captive ant in a capsule box and several peanuts in his pocket why whir dear its a sort ot of betwixt and ad between no no not a true ral sin tint remember amethystine in a dull glow all richt dear thanks so se much jark jack squeezed by her again acan on her way upstairs and smiled with his hands behind him he ans wits seven and utterly full of guile culle in the room below ho he worked leisurely happily constructing his balloon from a nice oblong cream sheet of paper covered coved with fit rather large handwriting and finally lie he launched it his wind traveler from the broad bay window and eyed it rapturously as the breeze cauchi it and bore it straight up tip and over the way it rocked and dallied it it coquetted with it like a leaf and it bore it lazily into the open window of the studio where winthrop ab cott worked on the now design for municipal fountain a nereid N holding up a doli dolphin hin it lay on tic the floor near his foot and as he stepped back ho he 1 glanced down and reada read ho works incessantly I 1 think the new ono one maybe it la Is a greek girl with a jug right here the labor tor for the th fountain stopped linthrop Vin van took the little paper balloon and slowly opened it ile he read it over carefully looked around at the open skylight and went to his window to test teat the way of the wind and be h saw the launcher of 0 aircraft at the bay window opposite a round faced curly haired laddle laddie who waved at him excitedly and called did you got get it itt and then at the window above sp ap feared a face that might have posed for boit sl own fair nereid maiden a startled wide eyed anxious face that vanished almost instantly and winthrop prepared to return the wind traveler did not appear at that first wt visit but when he dined there two weeks weaks later shy eyed and rather cool jn manner beggio sat oat next to her bar mother and she wore the gown the tha tint of a california trape grape bloom winthrop thought she looked clad in a cloud of dawn with her slender white throat above and gray cray eyes avid and chest cheat nut hair ile he listened mechanically to h his to hosts congratulations the nereid was accepted mr chalmers was the chair chairman mafi of the municipal committee on art but jack sitting beside francea ce s on the opposite side of the table knew far more than his father of the workings of their distinguished guests mind after dinner just tor for a moment winthrop found her standing with jack at the bay window and joined them jack smiled up at him 1 I sailed it out of this window he said god bless you jack murmured murmured winthrop fervently and reggie flushed he bent over her longingly does distance really tend lend so much enchantment lady fair talat are you angry am with me or the wind pierrette T 1 I dont think you should have read it sald said boggle trying to look kwea ty nine instead of nineteen dont you really perhaps living as s I 1 do among the gods has bag made me superstitious I 1 should have been afraid not to take their oft gift 1 eisent I sent it over jack explained gravely you ought to thank me did not reply but a little smile curved the corners of her bar mouth copyright IMS 1115 by mcclure newspaper Newt paper Syndi |