The Argosy, October 1906 — page 169: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

phe ight prove el ose = See fie a. “But ae ne: was” filled <8 incidents of Ze nt notice ae ‘Better still,” ” su; fe “Tet us repair tot Tanck , anyway, and w disturbed. 1” lt ) he continued, BS ae ‘the Volume. <= === _ Accordingly they walked to the res-_ = = taurant together. ‘The sculptor selected - Bee a place in the rear r of the room at a table : = for two. == = “You doubtless hae te history of * sculpture at your finger-ends, td ee _ Carr, after they had given their order. — = = <5 He was after a few ‘ ponies and — Sesntcd to draw the other « out. =< = eS “Well,” smiled his “companion, ie ee have read considerably in that direction, 22S naturally. My work demands it. But = before telling you. what. you may wish — to know, I must unburden myself to oS of a little secret.” - a ‘“A secret?” repeated Carr, more in- terested than ever. eS SS It’s about. a acconi I once Ss i ee Se oh arena? = interrupted Carr. “ Did LS ae say a dream?” - = Se oe Again the outline ke had written — Saeched. across his mind. Did his memory = serve him true? Did not the sculptor = in his story have a dream, also? = - —~ = —- _ What if it should turn out to be the same as the man’s across the table? But 2 he scoffed at the idea and broke into® = laugh. | SS The other joined him. = = “Yes, I suppose it does strike you ——— funny, ‘but ” —soberly—“ to me it is most = serious. I don’t mind admitting that I am slightly superstitious and that I be- = lieve in dreams.” Sa “TY have heard they ‘usually pan ‘out = just the opposite,” returned Carr, hme eee a swallow of water and eying his com- panion curiously. = Se “ Well, I hope mine doesn’t,” answered = the other thoughtfully. — 2 * You see, it was about a girl.” zs == 2 Aj girl!” Carr felt some . misgivings = as to the soundness of his hearing facul-— — tes) = = Se “Yes. And such a ae Although S an artist, | am not, like you, a writer, and so will not attempt her description. — ee to say that she was beautiful ;— But the strange = of - very” beautiful. it was s that she Spoke 1 to me——”