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wbttt kipmimximm ii 1 atmottt mh 1m7 i i the acton free press ft esffibbbqbeffie 3lj 3ffrrr jrrfib ftijurt fttory it in ni the last word in art rb faftalhnff of the bedroom door tow mrs bailey bettev tsianefwr ik siormy ftto thst thelma w orytnv tbl wu not the first time the hid left the nfpper table in anger al fred eye tefleeted some of his younger jtort asrltatlcn cr- niera now grace youve hurt her hasnt ahe mother why dontr you males her et thelm alone why jufiwftyou know i did u mr her- flood certainly i care too much for her appearance to allow her to be appealed to her mothor voujcnow im rlffht about it thels just stubborn mrs balwyilhcd ahe could do little in the face of dracos dominance but ahssrso sot on wearing red but mother her h the com bination would make her joolc freakish but shes bought the material alfred defended the youngest bailey loyally ijrwwifih neednt deck hemeu but like a cknnv simply because shes jflafloftn uqwjse purchase theres the telephone answer it will you please alfred wnattf the use itll be for you some committee or other a moment later onuet as oraee vent to the telephone mrs bailey turned to her son you see everybody aaka her opinion alfred she has a highly developed critical faculty its a plain nuisance but dear why would everybody ask her to make decisions then because theyre afraid of her he snorted then more gently tame as you are mother she has us all buffaloed we take what she says u right just be cause aha aayttlt 0 races yoioe fori mercy a sake dont include that number jeaslo l that isnt even aemltfasaical tts jasa i dont want out club ever to begullty or cheap music thats a hot one commented the boy in an undertone the receiver crash ed into the hook mrs bailey looked suddenly weary i dont think rd be too doematle orace she protested as her daughter returned to the table you might hurt s feeling feelings i as though feelings matter mother when a principles at stake and ahe demanded triumphantly what did jessie call roe up for if she didnt want my okeh on the program before it went to the printers ahe knew there d be a row if you werent pleased alfred put in before his mothercoujd answer orace ignored this uncalledfor com ment and went- on serenely wtth herf- slipper when she had finished she rose excusing herself leave the dishes until mornlnff mother the reading circle meets tonight wtu you come after me at ten alfred please well be at letha powells alfred bailey nodded and started up- oovered from a major operation alfred knew that unless lie earned his tuition inaoma way hemuet rellnfliilsh all thought of following the careetof which he had dreamed for years now he fell feverishly to work upon his painting soon thelma still red- eyed came intb the roorn the picture isnt what youd call pretty alfred she commented at last iitt i llko it like luaiot it gets hold of me some way seems jo eeal well if it doesnt win anything in to tf ve lsed hungry he asked remember ing she had acrcely eaten i dread to go down to get anything- to eat though motherd be sure to say something nboutrny frying- off tlwrhandle ocjjcrnfoe tonight w ill go poach an egg and make you toast and hot chocolate he offered al youre a peach her eyes filled rrnbarrassed the boy fled to the kiu chen fifteen minutes later alfred carried up a tray to thelma who still sat giudng at the picture at ten minutes of ten after thelma had gone to her own room alfred went after orace sho was waiting for him evidently ahe was keyed up with some emotion aa they started homeward ahe burst out alfred youd think peoplowho hajfuono beyond high school would have some taste -t- stairs pausing on the landing at his sin- rut qrace why not have your list tor call yvoyfcd so that everybody 11 be pleased alfred what are you submitting in- john wants modern thrillers let the the county art contest dont know yet he shifted un easily reddening a little dont know why ivs only two daya off i i have several pictures sis til look them over tomorrow alfred and help you deckle you mean youll do thr drclcllng he muttered and fearing she had hoard him he ran up the steps to his room he stood staring at the canvas upon whlchhe had been working in secret for weeks he called it in passing it represented three tramps cooking their evening meal around a camp fire the light flaring up against the background of surrounding forest in the shadows of which was the frightened face of a utile boy the visages of the rigged men were the ugliest alfred could possibly de vise the idea had come to him from a childhood memory he had beenoniy eight at the- time and the rapidly falling dajkness had been sufficient terror in itself he retnembered yet how his heart had leaped up into lib throat at tne sound of the rude revelry of the trumps and ho hr had been routed to the round at sight of them fortunately they had not seen him and when after a long time he had managed to move his legs he had slipped away he had tried to brng as much at- mosphere as possible into the picture he wanted to show the fright of thr lad the sinister aspect of thr hoboes the loneliness of tne forest pro lessor barker his art teacher in high ehool had told alfred ond his family as well that the boy hadunusual talent ifhla picture won the county prise h would automatical iy enter the state contest if it wi eventhrfd place in that he would be eligible to u scholarship at the wt institute in the capital not even mrs bailey or thelma guess- ad how much alfred wanted a scholar- ship the family income would not par- t an7jxtntng for the younger roem- bers bejpsj school orace inund- j t4- wrtttaf critical r new or city in literature wouldhf you uhhuh he grunted uncomfortably with a ut of established authors whod stood the teat of time she went on you wouldnt even dream anybodyd want to waste their time on our modern stuff ft well it reflects our age i guess there are some things in thla day and age which are beat unmlrrored she retorted all our silly alang our lack of ideals our passion for realism when theres so much thats beautiful hardly strikes me us a kind of real ist insisted the boy stubbornly if he reflected his tune why cant our modern author oh alfred havent you any taste you disappoint me dreadfully some times you talk just like john mc- clellan did tonight were planning our years list you know john even wanted to include some mystery stories well conan doyle mode em litera ture didnt he if wed stick to conan doyle and the classic mystery writers mr red i but no john wanted on our list some of our very latest books maybe theyll be regarded as class some day nonsense anyway why not read the standard things alfred no harm im sure but also si why not include some of the current ones those thafdeal with life as we now know it who wants to read about murders anywav tthe one im entering if lint quite finished jntrgviwi 7 perhaps it wont be the bejit ariev wont need to- ba finished she smiled- 111 just oome up and have a look with jnany misgivings alfred opened the door or his room and snapped on the itght in passing stood upon tha easel where he had left it for a mo ment praoe surveyed it in pained lueace i dont eare for that t hope you dont intend to enter it- but i do oraee ive been- working n it for weeks its thai says its why hhd of real sis you know that time whan i was a little fellow and saw those tramps mymlremerrerflho- answered impatiently no need to go all over tnat but thufwlll nejrer do- alfred ifcs positively ugly it gives one- the- shlvers surely- youe something else nothing good enough dont be silly where are your land scapes r but therelt be mil ions of landscapes without answering orace went to the box where she knew he kept his art work10neby ope ahe extracted the paintings and ranged them about the room v t jw this one this is beautirul al- sunrise it carrles lutpe of a new day the beauty of life its why its sore of inane oh no dear her voice was sweet serene you dont know art values as i do alfred compare tills to chat she waved a deprecating hand towards in passing thla is the one to send in alfred n pack it for you in the morning when she hod gone the boy sat down before his easel grinding his teeth in impotent rage woarlly he took up his brush he had to finish win passing because it fascinated him well he thought grimly it would please thelma to hang it in her room satlystsattles old boy have em i say personally i think a fellow ought tt read the kind of stuff he enjoys well she said stiffly i for one wont be found wasting my tlmei tld john so too i tried to moke him see alfred what perfectly execrable taste he has it only made him angry chough brother and sister were silent until they reached their own living room- now quite deiiertcd when alfred started hip- ntatrs his slater remembered ill just take a- look at your pictures tonight three weeks later orocb hummed a little tune as she prepared the evening meal thelma had asked her to make spanish rice for supper but spanlahj rice was not orace thought a perfectly balanced meal and thelma would want to eat only that alfred oiune tn looking very glum usually his face was bright his manner gay the date had significance but it was a fuu minute before orace could remember what if was then have you heard from the county ari contest alfred yen i didnt get to first base sis oh im sorry but jusukcep on fry ing alfred never say die nice old platitude he grunted well ltls just too bad for me he went to one window to hide his smarting eyes whos that coming with thel he wondered shes bringing a man home orace came to look wlw its pro fessor parker alfred probably hes coming to ask me to write up the contest for the county paper a moment later the art teacher and thelma entered the living room after he nod greeted mrs bailey orace and alfred thelma burst out oh alfred i asked professor parker to come in and see your picture the one you gave me you know in pamlng oh now thelma orace protested cwlescendlngly you mustnt bother professor parker with the daub i dont oare i like it thelma determined to invite no further delay ran upstairs orace smiled patronlslngly thelmn docani know a tiling about art profes sor parker i was interested in her description replied the pro feasor she was so en thusiastic i told her id just drop in and have a look at it sorry my boy he turned to alfred you didnt even get mentioned in the contest naturally i feel bad too that none of my student did thelma came downstairs two steps at tune and placed ihe canvas in the teachrrs hands he stared at it for a moment then moved that the light would foil upon it to the best effect for a long time he stood gazing at if then the only thing that is not rearmed in europe s the venus de mho he glanced tip ntr the embarrassed boy tot the love of art alfred i he eja culated why didnt you enter this instead of that insipid landscape thing orace wouldnt let him enter this thelnm broke in she said it won ugly the professor shifted his gaae to o races now- scarlet face youve kept your brother from a sdrolarahlpnrl rrilsn my guess he scolded why didnt you leave him alone the fact that he t loved this picture so much that he couldnt keep from working on it as thelma said he did shows that he knew what he wss about i feel almost cer tain this would have beett flrsd in the state ill be able to judge wfien i see the winning picture it makes me posi tively angry he rushed on youve not only cheated your brother undoubtedly out of a scholarship but youve deprived your own home town school of an honor why cant you leave folk alone ho thundered ho came to himself suddenly im sorry orace i shouldnt have been sd rude but he made a wry face you see this rather getg me where i live of course alfreds hurt worst of all but the schools hurt and im hurt perhaps i shouldnt toe so brutal about this but a principles at stoke i i guesn id belter bogoing grace had flung herself ino a choir covered her face wlus her hands and was sobbing wttdly tho baileys were aghast alfred recovered himself first never mind orace he pleaded his arms about her professor parkers just gone off his head a little hea dread fully temperamental you know hell bo around tomorrow to apologize i dont want him to apologize its true what he says oh now t wotildnl take 1c so hard sis with all my faults alfred im not nt the point where ill put my judgment in pictures against professor parkers hes made painting a life study oh ive been a htije idiot 1 im never going to tell folks again what they ought to do alfred i dont know iww ill ever make tills up to you but i will and thel right after supper tonight you bring down that red silk you bought the other week mother and i will make if up for you i worm wltbat rroftts 7 aix yftattriwunb in world wheat trade the approximate dates when the new wliest crop com mences to arrive freely in the porta of consumption from the exporting coun tries are as follows januarypebruary fjom pacific am erica 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