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She was prompt in her answer. "No, I do not. They seem to lack something." He sighed inwardly. That old, old "something"! Hayward‘s pictures all "lacked something," as was commonly said of them; but what that something was, his intimates, his fellow artists, were not the kind to know. "What is it, do you think?" he asked. "I don‘t know," she replied slowly. "If one knew the man one might be wbl to tell." For the first time she looked him #ull in the face. He saw nothing but eooling odor of violets. Seeing the key of the room in his hand, she turnâ€" ed to him and said: "Pardon me, but can you tell me whose pictures these are"" "These are Hayward‘s," he replied. "Hayward," she repeated after him, as if the name were wholly new to her. "Hayward is a young artist with a qnly local reputation," he explained. his is his first tub]ic exhibition." She surveyed the collection without any strong show of pleasure, until he remarked, "You don‘t seem to think much of his beginning." brate the sale of Jenning‘s "Study of a Head," and how he had thought at the time that he, who spent such nights, had no business to paint a figure like this of "Purity." As he turned to leave the room, he saw a grayâ€"gowned young woman, who evidently did not know that l:{\e pictures were not yet upon public view. She passed him as she came in, with a rustle of silken skirts and a eooling odor of violets. Seeing the key of the room in his hand, she turnâ€" ed to him and said: woman in white, beside it, which he had christened "Purity," certainly showed to very good advantage. He remembered very well the day he had put the finishing touches ugon it, after the night of reveiry in which he had helped Jennings and a dozen other felâ€" lows from neighboring studios to celeâ€" brate the sale of Jenning‘s "Study of a Head," and how he had thought at st gut 4 ‘A man had given ail other bliss, At fhst hu Sase sulted with the o (h An:i all his vior}d worth for this, l eee . TDC en wont ont with To waste his who{e heart in one kiss the ladders and wire, and he stood in h “h criect lips the centre of the room, contemplating Upon her per 1ps. the result. The landscape in the Her handkerchief would feel more corner might be h little out of drawâ€" at home there, though, as he closed ing, he thought, but the general pubâ€" the book, he wondered what she would lic would not notice that. And t‘};: say ‘ woman in white, beside it, which C micks Y 1 him, and had christened "Purity," certainly =.ué\ qr;:::!iah?i ff...?.‘:f‘ t Yibdant y soig At length, he obtained permission'; to make an exhibition of his work in ; a single room at the Art Gallery. The ; pictures were only ten in number, and ; some of them were small, but they , represented a hard year‘s work. When ; he superintended the hanging, on Satâ€" c vrday morning, he was more nearly n happy than he had ever beon in his t hfe. The placard on the door, "The ; Hayward .P!txhibitiun Will Open Monâ€" 4 Occasionally, when he sold a picâ€" ture, he would give "a time" to a dozen artist chums from studios nearâ€" by, as they did whenever fortune favâ€" ored them ; after which he would paint again, on and on, with a really treâ€" mendous perseverance. People said that Joe ,, im through and through. pictures lacked somethink.'l"l.{;:)‘::lzf "Yes," he answered, "if you knew was sure what it was. Even the erit_| the man, I think you could tell." ics, who know everything, were at a: "I‘m not at all sure," she laughed. loss. Hayward himself worked haâ€"d, "¢ S O"!Y a fancy of mine." studying the masters, patiently cop.,_ Glancing at her watch, she looked recting faults in color and perspective ‘surprised and turned away. He listenâ€" and succeeding after a fashion. But °4 Until the silken rustle had comâ€" he felt that art, in its highest and pletely ceased. Then he too woent out. best sense, was utterly beyond hi ; | On the stairs he found a handkerchief. there was a haunting, elusive some. It was edged with lace, delicately thing which was continually out of scented with violet, and minutely his reach. __{marked in the corner, "Constance Preoemane »wlg en res ied s ; > 1 w Ay Until You Try GREEN TEA you have not tasted the best. Fresh, fragrant and pure. Try it. "SALADA" bered very well the d: : finishing touches upo zht of reveiry in WE?C Jennings and a dozen rom neighboring studic he sale of Jenning‘s * 1," and how he had t} me that he, who sp had no business to th fi I§8SUE No. $â€"24. 1HF WHITE SHIELD that he, who sper d no business to j this of "Purity." PART 1 e the room, he ‘oung woman, know that the BY MYRTLE REED @ | _ "Mr. Hayward," she said, "I am so J much ashamed!" And when he tried ey to reassure her, she answered, "Let‘s l not talk about it; it‘s too humiliating." |_ _So they spoke of other things. He learned that she had come from a disâ€" *8® |tant city to visit relatives, and the R& launt invited him to call upon them. on. }Friday afternoon came at last, and our â€"| Miss Grey and her aunt were at home. ore |Other Fridays followed, and other ow â€" |days which served as well as Fridays. in {It was seldom that the girl looked him 2 |in the face; but when she did so, he |felt himself confessed before herâ€"a ®*® |man with no right to touch even the * @8 j hem of her garment, yet honoring her way |with every fibre of his being. | _ They were much together, and Conâ€" tâ€"a. stance took a frank enjoyment in his friendship. He made every effort to | please her, and one day they went into {the country. Constance was almost |childishly happy, but the seeming perâ€" |fection of her happiness distressed {him when he learned that in a very + ‘few days she was to sail for Europe, \pass the summer and autumn in traâ€" « I\'el. and spend the winter in Paris. | At length they sat down under a R25 | gnarled oak tree and watched the light The “oé)cning” was . auspicious. Wealth and art alike were well repreâ€" sented. One of the most important pictures was marked "Sold" before the evening was over, and everybody congratulated the artist upon his good fortune. In praise of his art very litâ€" tle was said that did not somehow carry in it, however silently, the old drawback, the implication of someâ€" thing lacking; still, exultation ran rife in his veins. There were throngs of beautiful women there, and he was the centre of it all. upon the river and in the sky. After Toward the end of the evening, a lady who had once sat for a portrait came up to him. "Mr. Hayward," she said. "I want you to know my niece." He followed her into the next room, where a young lady sat on a divan. Her gray eyes were lifted to his face, and then suddenly lowered in conâ€" fusion. "Mr. Havyward." she said. "I am so Hayward was shaken with a minâ€" gled shame and anger that he could not explain, even to himself. The words and tone with which he bade his friend put the little thing back where he had found it were as hot as they were foolish. For a moment the two friends faced each other; then Jennings apologized, and then Hayâ€" ward. In sparkling champagne they drank to good fellowship again. But the incident was not witflout a certain subtle effect upon the celebration, and at 1 o‘clock Hayward sat alone by his easel, his head buried in his hands, a dainty handkerchief upon his lap, and before him the rapidly sketched outâ€" line of a face. i He knew now why Jennings had angered him. The shaft of light from a woman‘s eyes, which once strikes deep into the soul of every man, had at last come home to him. A quick eye had followed him, and soon afterward its owner, Jennings, took occasion to examine the volume. He waved the handkerchief aloft triâ€" umphantly. "Heigho, fellows! Hayâ€" ward‘s got a new mark for his clothes. Look hereâ€"*Constance Grey‘!" | _ On Sunday night the studio buildâ€" ing where Hayward and others paintâ€" |ed glowed with light. The morrow‘s { opening of "The Hayward Exhibition" \was being celebrated with a "time" at the expense of the artist. ‘ilasses ‘clinked and the air was heavy with smoke. Two women from a vaudeville theatre nearby made merry uvon an impromptu stage. _ Everybedy was bappy, except Hayward. The owner of the handkerchief was in his mind. He felt that those eyes of hers, gray, deep and tender though they were, might blaze with anzer at a scene like this. The handkerchief had no place in such an atmosphere. He wert over to his bookease and put it between th(:! leaves of his Tennyson, smuling as he caught the words on the opp~)~i(e' Minard‘s Liniment for Dandruft her eyes, clear and honest, reading him through and through. % "Yes," he answered, *If you knew the man, I think you could tell." _ Each 15â€"cent package of "Diamond Dyes" eontains directions so simple that any woman can dye ur tint any old, worn, faded thing new, ever. if she has never dyed before. Choose any color at drug store. Dye or Tint Any Worn, Shabâ€" by Garment or Drapery. WOMEN! DYE FADED THINGS NEW AGAIN To crease your hem perfectly before beginning hand sewing on napkins, run the edges through a hemmer on your machine, with the needle unâ€" threaded. What is usually a dreaded task becomes greatly simplified if this precaution is taken. And then My Saviour by and by to meet, When Faith hath made her task on earth complete, And lay my homage at my Master‘s feat Within the jJasper walls, This crowns my task. To follow truth as blind men long for light, To do my best from dawn of day till night, To keep my heart fit for His holy sight And answer when He calls, This is my task. \ To love someone more dearly every day, To help & wandering child to find his way, To ponder o‘er a noble thought, and pray, And amile when evening falls, This is my task. some moments of silence Howard spoke: "I think Â¥ou know the man now. Will you tell me what his pictures lack #" wWHEN HEMMING NAPKINS. Diamond Dyes t (To be continued.) SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY _ OF CANADA My â€"Henry VanDyke The Company had assurances in force (net) amounting to . (An increase for the year of $72,360,000) Total payments to policy holders or their represenâ€" tatives for death claims, maturing policies and other benefits, in 1923 amounted to . . . . . 1+ a sn t se s a x New paid assurances issued during the year totalled . . . 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