CANAoiAN Home JOURNAL ill,‘-V almost a lover, of a painted dummy‘ Mr, M , being very queer indeed. He did not carp 13”‘ ‘ I d‘ her presence more and more, never so I’ with her. , “l‘l .- He was not long satisfied with the di-3.3., I Virginia. In the lunch hour he wanderedflflw V‘ examining and pricing various articles Wm ,)‘”’ ‘ might suit her. Before a month had passed £1)‘ ’ her three charming dresses, Fi-em}, m “ lu. reduced in price because of their extremg ‘fill: ,.‘ ‘ i‘ "in 6 . ' bstituting for it another without compunction. But LFRED had never been like the other hay! of his 5: b “er than my picture for she had depth and A 3"?“ ll“ “9"°l' l°l“°d ll‘ fl‘°"' g'"'."§ gm” School 8 9 Wu: 9 I h l d 'd from each corner of °l' 3"'h""d;Iw“‘h {hem §'d§;,,t,I§ rfilsfgrjiatleillgllllfe hi: llhgniflabmrlielfldgpex :5: claillelilglnt. He walked around °°"‘"' in t e °""mg' E - ‘ d around her drinking in her beaul-‘Y. He Pictured the °w" ‘h°“gmS' knowing that m someimystmcus way ‘the aff t f difiercht owns on it He took her little thin fibres of his being were connected with remote beautiful e ec o ‘ _g ‘ ‘ h Id .t He had a . - _ .- ‘ (1 - cold brown wrist in his hand and e 1 . _ . d§h?st:]edsDrinri Sle‘:li’ylelil’m pifitlirggdfwimmthedhzlg fiiild glimpse of their reflection in the glass, standing sidebsi ' . . - ' ' ‘f l ‘d l'k br'de and groom and he made an ironica ,',“°“’;",‘,‘"’kS‘“ ,,$,;;‘?,:’:,,:§.:”w;‘.“,?§;‘.'i.;l‘,?i,.§;’Z‘.l.i'i'il.l :‘l’lIe‘l'H1tl?e.e Inwardly he iiiugiiéd at himself but still treated d Dun 00 W . . ' - - - l'n . H rinne in d’ - - l tu t l . i e e g isparagem c . A “ilgue loigngullirlghdlgeihtll ldiijlsg: :‘f!Shlllg1el:ll(i|l:'etl)"IlCKl)‘glL.l!)et t lesslie gagaghseilghdhhe was his and she ought to have a ordinary woman as he nrrangili Eliethgr “'4: , mm ”s“" me ' i ' It was aweek before he could decide on one to suit exquisite thinness of Virginia's form 0 W" about him. Yet he was not actively discontented. _ He n8mE- _ _ _ . . _ th th. ~ nly rm.‘ lived in a quite comfortable room filled with fufllltélge liter. "git: u:in1s;am\:;;mi1Fi‘:;mIt: lzagaclergg ieafisniltfi H3131}: were as ings made. But he left him by his math” and he Md a “me money In (.13 1] C2 'l' b cam . o' ted yushin into his life bank left him by his father. He would not have dreams gel-sonar;tJy; fie ESIIIIIOIB Plin . D DE] 8 silk slip. of parting with either furniture.or money. He was run! ‘ 9 are‘ E D0 011391‘ WOW Y - indeed able to save a little from his wages. He was not He had bought her a. flowered dress of green and gold Without luxui-is for he owned a burnt wood pipe rack, and white. using for it money with which he had in- seven; framed iiignoa telling of the joy of work for the tended to buy himself a new suit. He had also bought work-S sum and 3e‘.emee,, wear over them. There was no end tr, books_ was to him. He felt proud when he A” than fibres in him exacting mistress she was. which were connected with _ H19 Pride 111 l1_9l' began to Colour his llll‘, 1; beauty were mysteriously himself a new suit, was more careiu1 with IV‘ , collars and began to shave every day Hp 1" ' Jl v T remembered that he had dl"Il“Iflg!l1]i:::yWfry Km,‘ ’ to purchase them. mm Yet he could not stop himself. To 1 clothe her beautifully, became an Obse “"7 V He bought her lingerie and a charm embroidered with blue dragons, then a 3Slon iv, ‘"2’ mu silk 1 the (. tlimlgl ln appearance Sirslc moved to a delicate vibra- W" °"°'Yll'l"l9 ill" tion when he found himself timid of Marks. Zlvlllg his own opinions ulm -~ alone in the room with the the female figures, boldly. One Saturdir M ‘ beautiful dummy. He from work, he passed a flDW9I‘—-seller‘ and ll'll1lY ‘Tl idea of taking flowers to Virginia I'IO(l.lll1‘j‘ ' l l stood chin in hand gazing at her. There was some bought a spring posy, and marched to his rm i» Virginia was not . . . She was short, thick- szt, willi rather large ankle: . . . ... No thing about her unlike any of the others. Marks had felt it and Alfred despised Marks from the bottom of his soul. All that had repelled Marlin in the figure attracted him. Her face, breast and arms were of a beautiful golden hue, her eyes, dark and startled, seemed ae- tually liquid with life. Alfred had a sudden desire to own her. He realized that his miracle could have made it possible lor her In wear any of Virginia’: garments. lengths of silk with which he spent some time each evening draping her in various effective fashions. There never was such a figure, he thought, for taken on new, tender colours. After that he i,,.. strangely elated. The month was May and H I l to bring flowers to Virginia on Saturday ALL these things could not go on witlmili . _ . suspicion in Alfred's landlady. She llilll : Virginia enter the house but she had seen mi enterfand she became convinced that there “rm, on, 0 some mysterious nature ' ., . ‘ She spied on him through the keyfhlolleednllulilv. i B Y Btlillfllllgy tall and graceful, in a green gown, ii, , kneeling at her feet. It was not pussiblrz in i, Alfred was up to but the landlady knoclcml lm; ; d90l'i 8_YId when he opened a crock of it, Sllf’ - him aside and ruthlessly pushed her way into ' was a lonel life. He . . . . , _ pictured how? she’ stmd_ sho_win]g.ofl' garments. Vir- tu ' Ié yotu think. '"she cried, "that I will liziw» I in: in 3 come, of his mum’ ginia Efllltlfifll. every- 1719 _ Ill t‘{El~ — she stopped, in consti-rn,:i 1 would be a kind of com_ thing she were impilii-gmg saw Virginias face. 1 pmion 1-m,him_ The mom to _it her. own _quality of _ Alflred stood regarding his landlady with v had 5 large clotha my delicate distinction. lll'|ll~_ Well, he said, “what about it?" Luba, board in which he mum Vlrkinia stood. immobile, cool as a llZill'll. time a conceal her before he left THROUGHOUT the day Alfred holding his now smoothly sliim-n 1 SH for w,,,.k_ she would be the thought of her kept lllmtl. told his landlady that if she nliy-in "OF Ur useful to him too ‘-0,,’ coming into his mind and practicing his art of window dressing in his nu: ll with the 1,91,, of lengths 01' he longed for closing time must find another. lmlnt gomg 501: cheap m,m,,.i,1]_ so that he might return "What about them?" demanded tliiv -‘"’ ff” he con}.-1 practice themof home, lock the door of his Imlllllflg Sllfilliciously at the flowers Virgziiiiii Li "Y ‘'1 draping figures. room behind him and, "They help to give expression," reliirnml \ l”°k ‘,‘ He could scarcely sleep taking her in his embrace, "wdem life there's got to be exprcssiuii in l"»r i cow“ that night in: tiiiiiiniig of lift her triumphantly from even window dressing." '*‘°““‘ her. The next night he lie!’ cupboard. He had HE brought out the evening cloak and 2 "ii WM“ approached Marks on the never cared much about beaulllully about Virginia's Sl1f)ul(l(‘l“l Lllill ll Th subject of buying her, going out in the evenings, gasped in admiration. one 1) ?BYlnz that he had D. now he cared still less. riend who was about t He hurried ' - - ’ begin busing! in 3 small‘; Supper at u cgrggllrillltafl: AF;-lI‘Ei1‘jE)tlt1lS 5/.lCl2Dl{‘y Alfred l)l"(‘i'ln'|(‘ liilililivi‘ I It was way and was anxious to ant, then was satisfied to the windownnr/ll 11:“ Marks Openly‘ . lmemlé Durtchasledadkiimmyatalow go straight to his room his own taste n';l]e}]']:{tll.1"\iiri-e.:[El::‘l :,],1,l(l1nif'\:fXl,L,].,l‘il' cl,.V.f,¢_u oos ar seemed and re ' ' - ' . ‘ . ‘ U - ‘ many to dislike her‘ “E; Virginia’-"all; Iliilifcfizd tempfr and believed liimselfln ho 2| )5‘ It. 3111:; want to be rid of her. M expmmohu. frpleuure in E ilmlls . He_lmockcd him fl[IillllHl‘:f1llll”‘ all hill? Alfred was lighted her face when he ing oklTl):rriEl‘i:neci,i:iIlixl;li;eg\:']il‘iJril;’ olllioir Ill”, in 5,5“ 3 _€, 0 “Y 91' at half the put his arms about her of the de ‘ ‘ ' - - ‘ ‘I’. r‘|||A I ungmal ct Th“ night and drew her from h I partment, who had Iieenlikirig . .n mm ‘ 1,2 carried hm. W , 9" 655' l0l'_m0nths, saw the act and insliiiitly 514:’ ‘ ‘ P 5“ hm“ new lV73P;ltll.:9cl llllllllglllllillinlhgnalifilalextbnghlel: :l1l(l:l1é'Vfllllal’l1mllsltllorl£lVl‘_l)ns gm“ ‘“ Alfred ‘at ll .. , 23%;: up to his room. ’ , C B a con earning. - landlady had not egellsl 33% nczggikcualinginfgncéedi Justly he gave the credit for this llflvtlllll quiet“: '9'?“ him Enlfilk the corner of her tsnriisll r'i[e‘dkclSdiino‘lt§r§'}:i€n(l):3cCllitoxllliliethl-Olirllil‘xi “sk- red mouth. - ' : , “T ND-owunzeamo time he kameailileifirfi ’;i::‘:::.$e:i".::;“rm:l"°rl“Si“:‘,::;‘::,:‘.i£‘l a strap e new ‘ - evenin ' . r_ B0 l 15 0 ' , someti fimuy‘ Fm; the firstlltlle from ‘ghiar/hgiplggilifllzed lfir (I]{Il1V}:2l‘. He put his‘ arms around her and ilriu ‘ ‘ Hhylyl tltlnllfilltafher defirlitelyas did not kiss her in th: he “I E-m°m°"t 5 “5’““‘“'°" "“" ""‘“ ""‘f\.r W mi ,5, with “cm” quamia morning for than he W lmfmd his embrace tightened. only Hm“, ,“_, On or he, ,,,,n’ with something hurried and rather ah ‘*5 l-myleldmz and pushed her from him -.ilni0‘~l always or the graceful abandon in raced became of his fnarne- As he sat with his pipe. Dlanning his lulu;-1.’ ‘ Hlle ha her page of one with of the night before “'9” N95. lie reznrded her through a. cloud of slim it and w Perhapl. foreign blood. ' Was he he woiia (1 3° "“”° ‘.“"3’ ”h°m“m' only WW I”... ’“‘"‘" Fumaiy he had Elwin gazing at in” than filth. eicceed the intimacy desired by her was slic rip, » l"°l‘°‘l kevt a picture of a pretty smoke from his l E et‘-3 hm fancy led hm to believe am‘ "he hm] (lllljir was 1 yam“ pinned on the buck ting mm.’ T; P r E lll1mo_ured himself in this, since it mzinlt‘ ll" Heroes of },- - . . .q l'°llEl‘l0ul‘« lonship more real. ‘-0 bel ....:.:°°'J;*:.:.i: "‘° ‘I: ':.:::'l° h° '"'*.=“m«wd no when be tired of “hie just iiicllfieu iiilflgviiauesz niiiiCiiEihii had Mm‘, ”°”m°"’ it W” T‘! ‘ liiiiaiil ' . - 0 a nu El‘ I " picture he would throw it IL L u sr n A TI 0 N s difiereiitfi-om those around economize, anzfignerii l:a;,t1“;n,,t§¢eE:e,,ln :nulilll"' - little rl lflthewlltepgpgrbuket IY REX wooos him. But when it cnma to making a companion, name was Susie Phillips and she was tlin