Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 4, 1914, Page 3

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CandY WE HAVE IT Have you tried any of our Dried Figs, Dates and Raisins. FRESH APALCHICOLA OVSTERS H. O. DENNY |yt Delivery Phone 1N 04 0 BT IS S BB RO S OB B O RO PO R0 B JOS. LeVAY TOTOTONSTOSOTON i CONSOLATION PRIZE By KATHERINE HOPSON. “The race is to the fit. Because his sprained ankle debars him from the skating party, I am invited to remain as the consolation prize. Otherwise, 1 should hardly have a chance to speak to the noted lion.” Gail Bent- ley’s tone was bitter as she voiced her thoughts aloud before her dressing table. Bitterness was not usually a qual- ity of her nature, but she was still smarting from her sister Edith’s laugh- ing remark. “Mr. Reynold is safe with you,” she had said. “I wouldn't trust him to an afternoon’s tete-a-tete with any one else.” “Yes, he's safe enough. Any girl's admirer would be.” Gail studied her reflection grimly. In spite of her dis- paragement, it was really a pretty face that leoked back in the mirror— sensitive and high-bred, with delicate features and big serious eyes. That was the trouble, the whole face was too serious—it was devoid of girlish- ness and vivacity. “The queer part of it is, Gail really looks like Edith,” people were wont to declare, “but she is so sober, and her sister is all sparkle and charm.” It was this which had attracted Bertram Reynold, a noted portrait painter, who was guest of honor at Mrs. Cre- der's house party. From the first he had paid marked attention to her beautiful niece, Edith, and had asked permission to paint her as the cen- tral figure in a new picture he was working on. He had made several sketches of her in different poses and all was going successfully until two days ago, when Reynold met with an accident while hunting, and sprained his ankle, thus being debarred from the skating party, which was to be the crowning event of the week. “Such a pity, too,” Gail heard her Aunt Myra remark to Mrs. Kelley as they entered the former’s little sitting room across the hall. ‘Just when things were getting interesting. Edith is such a picture in he skating cos- tume and new mink furs; and skims over the ice like a bird. Of course she must go—she's the life of the party. So I've asked Gail to stay and help me entertain Mr. Reynold this afternoon. She will not hinder Edith’'s chances.” Tears rose in Gail's eyes. “Is that what every one thinks of me-—merely a foil for Edith?"” “It's true she is a picture,” Gail ad- mitted later as the skating party started off in the big sleigh. Kdith's piquant face was aglow under the scarlet Tam. The fur scarf was thrown carelessly about her shoul- ders revealing a glimpse of her snowy neck. This brought to Gall a pang of real- ization of how her own sensitive throat always kept her from doing those graceful, careless things like other people. “I always have to bun- dle up like an old woman!"” As the sleigh disappeared from view, she turned with a sigh from the hall window to enter the library. Mr. Rey- nold was comfortably ensconced in a big Morris chair, with Aunt Myra sit- ting near, crocheting and chatting pleasantly. Gall was glad she was there, and entered the room feeling a little less shy and constrained. “How shall I entertain him all the afternoon?" she wondered; but soon found there was no occasion to worry about that, for Mr. Reynold did the en- tertaining. He was telling about his student days in New York and Paris. Gail found herself listening as to a fascinating romance. Even when a caNer came to see her aunt on busi- ness and she left the room, Gail still felt interested and at ease--like other girls, She was wearing a dress of warm gray, with a wide crimson girdle and touches of the same at the neck. Be- hind her were some heavy portieres ot a deeper shade of red. Suddenly, in the midst of what he was saying Reynold broke off with: “Would you let me sketch you, Miss Bentley—as you are sitting now?” In wonderment that any one should ask such a thing, she gave consent; and still chatting, Reynold turned to his easel and began to work. As his interest grew, he became con- fidential, and told her some of the hopes and plans for future work, and Gail forgot to be constrained and shy, Mrs. Creder returned, and on see- ing that her guest was well entertain- ed, withdrew to attend to the hundred and one duties which were hers as hostess of a large house party. Both Gall and the artist were sur- prised when the waning day told that the short winter afternoon was gone. A few minutes later the skaters re- turned with glowing accounts of the afternoon’s pleasure. During the coa- fusion Gall slipped away—the little left-out feeling again returning. Now that more attractive girls had come, she was no longer needed—or want- ed! She had noticed Reynold's eyes brighten with pleasure at the sight of Edith’s glowing face, and that of pret- ty Lucy Bowers, another charming guest, “Will it always be like this, I won- der? Shall I just fill in chinks left by more fortunate people? Why is it— why?” She knew of many girls who were really much plainer than she, who had m attractions and good times. Thus the old order was resumed and continued until the close of the house party, which came the following Sat- urday “We'll all meet again this spring, I hoPe, when I have my picture exhib- . Western Drama. (Broncho.) | ft. I'll send every one invitations,” declared Reynold in his pleasant, cor- dial way. Accordingly, the following April, all those who were among the guests at Mrs. Creder's house party received the coveted cards. Mrs, Creder invited her nleces to stay with her that week. The evening before the exhibit she came into their room, her face abeam, and in her hand the evening paper. “Read,” she cried triumphantly, spreading it out before Edith. There was a notice of Mr. Bertram Reynold's famous annual exhibit of pictures which was to take place the ‘ next day. Near the close the article said: “The cream of the collection is said to be an unusual picture called “Sympathy,” and the original is ru- mored to be a certain beautiful niece of a well-known society leader at whose house Reynold was entertained last winter.' “Of course, Edith, it's that picture he painted of you in your mauve silk gown as you stood among the ferus. I thought from the first that was the most artistic pose he secured.” “He was so queer about not want- ing any one to see his work after it was once started. A genius is always peculiar. I don't know whether I could really care for one or not.” She gave a conscious little laugh. Nevertheless, it was evident to Gail that Edith was highly flattered to be the central figure in a famous pic- ture. Many of their friends dropped in that evening and laughingly allud- ed to the press notice. Every one was convinced it was as Mrs. Creder said, and Edith received much good-natured banter. Through it all Gail watched in silent wonder that she should be so blinded by the surtace honor as to lose sight of the beauty of the underlying thought. And it was Gail who was least surprised of the three when a note came from Reynold next morn- ing inviting them to come a little ear- lier than the hour set for the exhibi- tion. “It is like him to want to spare Edith any embarrassment she might otherwise feel in viewing her own por- trait before the others.” “It is an undeniable honor,” de- clared Aunt Myra, and gave Edith's blooming cheek a playful pat. When they arrived at the time ap- pointed, Reynold met them at the door of the studio. His manner was chiv- alrously courteous, and he showed them into the welllighted studio where the pictures were hung. There were portraits of many noted people, besides pictures of imagination and idealism. The three ladies looked at all in turn as they went along, but their interest was at heart superfi- cial, so eager were they to see the one of Edith in the mauve colored gown. “The best is shown last,” he de- clared, drawing aside the curtain which hung before it. They stared in amazement. Instead of the one of Edith as they supposed, the plcture showed Gail dressed in gray and crimson against a back- ground of rich velvet curtains. But surprising as was this fact, what really caught and held their attention was the expression of her face. The dark eyes were luminous with a wonderful look of sweetness and sympathy. It was as though a veil had been drawn aside and her real soul for the first time revealed. “Well, well, this {8 a surprise, to find our little Gail, instead of Edith, as we were led to suppose,” said Mrs. Creder, recovering her poise. Her tone was playful, but Gail's sensitive intuition divined that she considered he had made a poor choice of sub- ject. Yet no one could deny the ef- fect he had attained was beauti- ful. Reynold laughed and passed off the situation in his easy fashion. For'a | few minutes they chatted lightly, then turned to review more carefully the other pictures. Just before the ar-") rival of the first group of guests, Gail | slipped back to gain one more glimpse of her pictrue alone. “Did I look like that, I wonger? Did I ever look like that?" she ques- tioned naively, as the sweet pictured eyes met hers “Like that and much more—to me,” came Reynold’'s quiet voice. She turned and saw him there beside her. Looking up in shy surprise, she read in his eyes, not the surface ad- miration he had given Edith and oth- ers of the house party—but some- thing infinitely deeper. (Copyright, 1914, by the MeClure News- paper Syndicate.) Advice of a Red Man. Kate D. Sweetser, after compiling the material for her recently pub- lished “Book of Indian Braves,” be- came much impressed by the pathos of Chief Joseph's surrender and the subsequent treatment his tribe re- celved. She quotes Joseph's opinion about the relations which should exist between white men and Indians. “There need be no trouble. Treat all men alike,” he wrote. “They are all brothers. If you pen an Indian up on a small spot of earth and compel him to stay there, he will not be con- tented, nor will he grow and prosper. ¢ * ¢ Whenever the white man treats the Indian as they treat each other, then we shall have no more wars.” Made In Great Britain. The master of the mint reports a “great demand for small change.” We have noticed it ourselves Dr. Wiley says Eve was created be- fore Adam. And her first words were, “where have you beer Lord Derby says a schoolboy thinks he knows far better than every one else. The schoolboy does not think he knows; he knows he knows.—John Bull. IF YOU. ARE IN IHE MARKcT For Tin, Sheet Iron, Copper, Zinc or any kind of Roofing Work, call the LAKELAND SHEET METAL WORKS 212 Sounth Florida Ave. Ask for J. P. CARTIN we can fix that leaky roo. Our Motto is. Modaest Prices and All Work Guaranteed. S000HINIBSHIRLBCHOLCHIAGHOHORCANIHOOHIND § 2 JORCHCICHOCKOHOTHIOCHO. " CCHOGIORY 'F YOU ARE THINKING OF BUILDING. 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