Show THE TOWER LADY by AGNES G GROGAN 1921 2921 western News newspaper union alan wendel was elated over lils ills latest commission when georges e engaged him to illustrate his couill coming boak alan realized that na as tin nn artist lie ile h ad arrived georges was noted his tor for their realistic atmosphere and alan therefore decided that it would be vise to take a cottage down at van Amp ampsten while he corked on ills sketches there he could get a view of the ocean from the lery iery gardens of the ancient mansion around which georges had woven his story this rumbling rambling stone house was said to be haunted ty by some unfortunate girl of a tragedy of ion long ago tile the pi vent gay cottagers alon g van amps deri den leach beach the place with their guests pointing it out in interest and here ladles and gentlemen had bill danced stately minuets and played werry merry games at holiday time with alth the hosts of the great estate one olle could almost see lu in fancy the holly wreaths draped through the NAIn minding ding balustrade it was a 11 fair van ampsten daughter who had an ered her arrogant parents by eloping hatli aaitui their lodge h keepers son soil the tha young woman it was said still 11 haunted the house with her wraithlike presence alan was ain amused used then he had bad an idea the fallacy might aid him in finding quiet quarters it annoyed him exceedingly to be distracted while at work the gaa gaiety ety of the beach ii ana as distracting so were ibe people ue he sought out the agent of van amps don house and rented the lodge gate cottage for his own quarters when lie moved in lie went three times daily to exclusive shore inn for meals all around him in the neglected garden flowers floers bloomed and bees hummed soothingly before him stretched the ever changing sea it was one evening when lie he was indulging in artists visions that lie he first saw the specter silence and darkness reigned in ili tills this desolate end of the shore when suddenly from the tower towed came a graceful white clad figgie figuie to move slowly lowly around the palings halings of the balcony then abalan watched breathless in ili spite pite of his skepticism the girlish white figure ficare came gilding ildon down the steep outer stair to flit here and there among amoda the flowers of the gal garden and as she icamen came toward the lo 10 lodge dge alan buried the light of ills his cigar but instantly slie she was gone inspired lie he began to frum front memory her face in his pictures her elfishness Is was the very qua quality lity lie he had much desired for georges maid of mystery when georges drove out one day to call alan showed him these sketches and told whimsically ills his own story of the tower lady as he called her and georges the iN writer riter laughing scented as usual romance she is probably a later day clay van ampsten Amps den wendel he said cant you plan to meet her ter but it remained tok foi duncan alan scotch te terrier riler to bring an actual meeting about al alan an had sprained iiii his ankle climbing over the beastly rocks at leaba that is the way alan explained the matter to the dumbly sympathetic duncan and the usual midday journey to van ampsten inn for dinner was out of if the question the artist in his desire for uninterrupted quiet had bad failed to install a telephone hoDe at the lodge so at last in hunger I 1 and desperation lie he fastened a note intended fur for the inn tin steward on duncans cacis collar and directed him out on his usual noon way but tile the terrier not being very wise to direction or perhaps heing being very vise ise indeed went wem with ills his note straight to van amps den house and stood vi vigorously wagging his tall tail as the tower lady 1 climbed her steep stair when she came back to pet him she found the note on his collar and this is vi what bat I 1 she read will whoever receives this note see fee that luncheon or some sort of 0 food Is sent immediately to alan wendel at van lodge the tower tolver lady gazed sympathetically down int into a the ees of the dog that poor man must be starving she said here at my very door so it happened that alan opening his eyes later from a troubled nap I 1 saw aw the specter a very beautiful specter greeting him from the lodge doorway a basket on her arm I 1 I 1 the tower lady he exclaimed unconsciously while tile the young woman laughed what a fanciful name she said for plain della delia brown of course we all know mr wendel w ho you are mother and I 1 rented tile the tj tower Ner rooms of van ampsten house for the summer because they happened to be the cheapest rooms ott ered probably S it is the high price of the lower rooms axas as well as that ghostly story which leases anes them unoccupied mother Is i aai an invalid the doctor ordered her to sea air she needs deeds so much of my attention that almost my only free hour is after she is settled for the night but the gaiden is loveliest in moonlight dont iou ou think when georges came iut some time later to find why by blis bis artist did not return to the city that su smiling illing person met him at Amps ampsten clen gates nearby sat a fair faced dusky haired young woman vou laD 1111 history story 11 the reminded ills friend repeats itself next iou will want to marry your tower la lady dy 7 we are married alan briefly arid and happily told him hila |