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PAGE SIX
Orasiohal Wife
CHAWEK 1«
AVIS WAS In her element. Um fig
ure 9t attention In the malt' room
filled with gueata. eager to eee Peter's
entry for the exhibit • Peter stood
beside her, handsome and debonair,
happy that his work was finished
ftno well done. Camilla was a speo-
V- 'or; In fast, she stood the farthest
(rum the center of Interest, which
was the veiled statue.
Avis spoke brilliantly, Impressive
ly: of her pride In Peter and his
work, her hopes for his success, and
vouchsafed for the good wishes of
these friends of his who were hon
ored to be present at the christening
of hts first great work.
Camillas e>es traveled from her Il
lumined face to the modeled group in
the window alcove which had been
Peter s first gift to her. Nothing he
ever might produce could be more
precious to her. and spe doubted If
anything coulJ bo much better. She
actually btlieved that It was a better
Piece of w ork than the uew •■lnspira
tion.'' but conceded that the latter
Would probably qualify better as an
exhib.t entry. Peter had caught the
spirit of the tiling so admirably tn
that group, perhaps because It had
bewo Inspired by his new love for
We and her staunch defense of his
ancestry.
Avis concluded. “And It has been
my great privilege and honor to give
the name to this marvelous piece of
art, which l have called ’lnspira
tion.' " With a dramatic gesture she
drew the veil from the figure and
stood asiuc. Followed exclamations
and compliments. Peter surrounded
by the ebullient guests Even the
title was praised, pronounced perfect
by fluttering critics who gave little
thought »it her to Its significance ..r
ci iginalitv.
Avis sought and drew approbation
like a magnet. It might not be sin-
Ceie. tut it served her purpose of
the moment. Platitudes and trite
phrases pattered about like hailstones
t-uu melted a« inconsequentially. No
cue cared particularly about the
merits of the sculptured figure, the
pertinence of its title or Hie success
of Its creator. They were much more
latent ti|von the hilarity which this
otiasion afforded th< in and thg liquid
refreshments which awaited them
across the hall.
There w _,s no time lost when they ,
Arrived here. Cocktails were tiasse 1
immediately. Toasts were drunk to j
the sculptor and to his work, to his I
success. ;o the one who had named i
the suitue. to every possible subject
~wxcept Camilla. She was as useless
os the *fd which had shrouded the j
Ofvitf and was cast aside. She had
Inspire < p« tor. loved him, urged him |
to cu the work, shielded him from)
ofi gati. ns to her. humored l.is j
moods, forgiven him harsh and un- '
just iiorils, sacrificed her persona* !
happiness—and this was her reward.'
Avis had intruded where she had
no rigid. I.ad insidiously command
ed Petrr's favor usurped the priv
ileges of another—and now shared
Pcttr's momentary triumph as if she
belonged to him.
It was Avis with whom he danced
first, out of duty and gratitude; Avis
wlo ciunf to his arm possess!velv
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and discovered any number or rea
son* to prevent his dancing tlth the
ethar girls.
Though the rooms were compara
tively small. Camilla was not near
enough even to apeoit to hjm for
an hour. She observed, wistfully,
that hia obsequious attentions to
Avia did not appear to be at all re
luctant. But she chided herself for
her jealousy and tried to be gay.
When abe finally did apeak to
Peter, desirous of one dance with
him, he exclaimed. “It's too warm
and crowded In here to danca. I’ve
had enough of IL Gosh! I'm tired,
anyway. Here. Terry, take my wife,
she wants to dance."
Terry was most obliging, while he
made a few calculations of his own.
Give the Ansons another year, and
he would have another chance to win
Camilla. But he said casually. "Peter
looks done out. Guess he's been
close at the grind all summer. It
would have been more considerate of
Avis to let him rest instead of giving
this party. 1 should think It would
have been better to wait to celebrate
when the prize is awarded."
"But Peter may not win. then she
couldn't give a party," Camilla de
fended her. for effect
"That’s r<ght. Well, any party that
gives me a chance to dance with you
is okay, anyway. And do we miss
you In our crowd! I'm not the only
one who does, but I'm at the top of
the list."
She laughed with indifference. “It
is nice to be missed, but 1 am much
itappier now than 1 ever was. much
as 1 like you all."
"Sure about that?" quizzically.
"Why, of course."
"And what will you do If Peter
goes to Paris?"
"I'll wait to decide that when he
goes." *he laughed, “but I shan’t
have n%.'h time for gayety. I'm sure.
I shall be very busy with my own
work."
Just then Peter danced by with
Avis, ostensibly enjoying himself.
His head was inclined close to Avis'
lips, intent upon what she was say
ing. He laughed, and their eyes met
with an intimate air of understand
ing.
Camilla's heart stood still for a mo
ment, and she felt like a wax figure
moving about the room propelled by
Terry's arms. He said something
that she did sot hear.
“I’m sorry." she apologized.
“I said, how Is your work going?"
“Oh. splendidly."
"What do you do. anyway? I know
you work for an advertising agency,
but what do you do?"
"Just ad copy.” evasively.
“I*ike It""
“Immensely.**
She was beside Peter again for a
moment, but his eyes watched some
one across the room It was Avis,
who wore doth of silver molded to
her figure as If she were a model
cast In metal. Camilla ventured.
"Avis looks lovely, doesn't she?"
He nodded quickly, then brought
hie gaze back to her as if he were
seeing her for the first time. “Why
didn't you get a new dress for the
party T’ His tons criticized her black
lace of last season
“Whv 1— didn't think it wnr -nt.
HENDERSON, (N. C.J DAILY DISPATCH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 1,1982
po riant. Besides. 1 haven't had much
time for shopping."
**Bo you don't think the celebration
of the finish of my first real work la
very Important?*' he repeated, coolly.
“Oh. of course —I didn't mean it
that way. dear. It’s the party that
Isn't Important" she smiled Into his
eyes, but there was no response. He
seemed to be preoccupied, lighting a
cigoret
Avis hurried up to him. “Qlve It
to me." she requested. “I haven't
time to light one. And come In the
other room with me a minute. I
have something to tell you that 1
just heard from Uncle John about
the exhibit Excuse us. please." she
smiled, with saccharin sweetness, at
Camilla, and took hia arm posses
sively. as be transferred the lighted
cigaret from his lips to her heavily
rouged ones.
The room blurred for Camilla,
whirled dizzily. It must be the heat
or the portion of a coctail she had
drunk—she must get outside. With
out notice, she slipped along the wall
to the door and Into the hall outside,
glanced about her and quietly opened
the door Into Peter's studio.
She would not be missed If she
went In there for a while, where It
was cool and dark and—she might
cry a little to dissolve that horrible
aching lump In her throat which
threatened to choke her. She could
uot imagine what was the matter
with Peter tonight. He was not him
self and she wouldn't let herself be
angry with him. She only wanted to
be alone for a while to adjust her
self and somehow let the evening
pass. After that, everything would
be all right again.
Peter was only tired and anxious
and b&ffied with an exaggerated sense
of obligation to Avis, who had made
him believe she had done a great
deal for him. He would see every
thing straight again after this ex
citement was over and they had hod
a little time together.
She closed the door and crossed
the room to the armchair beside the
window, where the immigrant group
made a sharp silhouette against the
dim light outside. She would not
turn on the lights and attract at
tention from across the hall. With
her aching head pressed on her hand,
she began to plan for the week
ahead, all the time she could give to
Peter. She would take care of him
and let him rest and relax.
Thare were sounds at the door and
it opened presently. Camilla looked
up quickly. Avis was whispering to
Peter, who stood behind her in the
square of light from the hall. Camilla
rose from her chulr instantly, not
trying to overhear what Avis was
saying, and just as Peter reached
over and turned on the lamp near
the door.
As the
each of them exclaimed Incoherently
when they saw Camilla—and instant
ly. all three cried out at what the
lamplight revealed to them The
bronzed figure. “Inspiration,” lay in
shattered fragments on the floor
around the pedestal where they had
left it standing so proudly an hour
before
iTO BE COXTiXUED)
The Piedmont
- Parade j
Pats Down Caps.
Frank Mellana lead the Greensboro
Patriots to a 13-5 victory over the Ra
leigh Caps last night in Greensboro ao
Ted Kleinhans was holding the Cap. l
at bay. scottering their nine hits.
Walker led the Caps with four hits
->ut of five trips.
Pointers Slug Win.
The High Point Pointers slammed
.>ut 26 hits last night in Wilmington
luting their fifteen inning deadlock
with the Pirates and finally won on
Lieber’s homer with Malay on base ir.
he 15th. Fourteen doubles and a tri
ple bounced off the fence last night.
Hornets Sting Hulls.
The Charlotte Hornets tightened
heir hold on the top rung of the
-hedmont League ladder last night by
handing jjhe Durhani Bulls a 6 to 4
tji Queen City.
Army And Navy.;
Renew Old Tussle
On December 3
New York, Sept. 1 <AP) —Army and
Navy healed a five-year break yester
day in one so the oldest and finest ol
all Inter-collegiate athletic rivalries,
and two great service football elev
ens will battle again December 3 O’
Franklin Field. Philadelphia.
The weakening hostility of the two
training academies for Uncle Sam’s
Army and Navy, all but swept away
in two post season contests between
their football teems for charity in
1930 and 1981, was dissipated entirely
as the superintendents of the two
schools met In Philadelphia and sign
ed a treaty of peace.
The disputed ground upon which
they broke in December of 2927—the
three year eligibility rule for gridiron
warriors -was left as It always had
been up to the time Navy made it an
issue. For three years, at least, each
academy will make its own eligibility
rules, the principle for which Army
held out at the time of the break.
The agreement signed today runs
through 1933 and 1934.
SEVEN MAY NOT~BE
BACK FOR WOLFPACX
Raleigh, Sept. I.—lt was reported
hero today by Head Coach , Johh P
“Clipper”' Smith of State College that
seven of the 56 men asked to report
for early fall work at State would pro
bably ba unable to report at all this
reason.
It has been known for sometime
that Charlie Cobb, all-Stata tackle In
1930 and 1981 would not report, but
Smith’s announcement today cams as
a surprise.
LEWIS KOPLON HELD
IN FATAL ACCIDENT
Verdict Os Involuntary Man
slaughter Returned And
Bond Fixed At SSOO
THIRD CAR MYSTERY
Defendant, Asserts That Unknown
Automobile Figured But Is Not
Able To Describe It
Lewis Koplon, 25, of Opelike, Ala
bama, was placed under a SSOO bond
late yesterday Afternoon fol *'ving a
coroner's Inquest which wai calkd to
Investigate the death of Mrs. Wesley
Allen, of V.-te. Thu accident. v-lnch
occurred early Wednesday morning
and in which the J?'et>sei sustained
fatal injuries, took nlaee about five
miles north of the city on Federal
highway 1, with no identified wit
nesses present except the occupants of
the two cars. Koplon is be'ng held
for the October term of Vance Su
perior Court.
Koplon, driving a Ford coupe, was
en route to his home from Newport
News, Va., and was approaching Hen
derson from the nprth. The Allen car,
an old T model Ford touring, was
heading northward, coming from
Franklinton, where the occupants had
been visiting Mrs. Allen's mother.
Koplon testified that the trio had left
Newport News at midnight and were
attempting to drive in to Charlotte
and were expecting to remain there
last night.
There is some question as to exact
ly how the accident occurred, and also
as to how well the drivers could see
without th? use of headlights. The
presence of a mysterious third car,
which was also headed northward, af
forded the jury a reason for their ac
tion in declaring Koplon guilty of in
voluntary manslaughter. The defend
ant asserted that the whole incident
happened so quickly that he hardly
knew what happened and could not
state whether he had passed the un
lntarestered party or not. His brother,
Manuel, testified that he had passed
"the larger car” and had apparently
been blinded by the brightness of its
lights and while attempting to choose
his bearing had struck the touring
car. Evidence pointed to the fact that
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immediately following the collision the
occupant of the third car came back
and offered aid, and when asked to
gkt a doctor said that he would stop
up the road and send one. The ob
jective was never carried out, for the
doctor never arrived, nor did the third
car return to the scene. It could not
be identified.
When the accident occurred, the Al
len car was turned over on the side
and the force of the impact threw
Mrs. Allen through the windshield And
she fell on the concrete. The child,
of twelve months, which she held In
her arms at the time, was thrown on
the dirt and was not severely injured.
The husband was a victim of only
minor lacerations and bruises. None
of the occupants of the coupe, which
contained Lewis Koplon, the driver;
Manuel, his brother; and their father,
were injured.
In returning a verdict Fred B.
Hight, coroner, stated that it was the
opinion of the jury that the whole af
fair was purely accidental In nature,
but the attitude was taken that since
a death had resulted and the entire af
fair was not clear to the members of
the jury that it felt justified in hold
ing Koplon.
Men who served on the corner's jury
were J. G. Gardner. M. L. Finch, J. S.
Aluright, R. M. Hester, W. E. Hight
and W. M. Coffin.
TWO DUKE RECITALS
BY APCAR AND BREES
Durham, Sept. I.—Continuing the re
citals which have proved a State-wide
attarctio-.i to music lovers this sum
mer. j- rton Brees, noted be dm Aster
of the Pok Singing Tower in Florida,
nrd lawrence Clarke Apger, well
known o’-ganist, will render program:-
at Duke university tonight beginning
at b lr. o'clock.
Mr. Apgar, recently engaged a.j per
manent organist and carillonoeur to
the university, arrived here early .his
week. It wiP be the firat time he has
been at the console of the chapel ;vpe
organ since commencement when he
served as guest organist.
PITT FARMERS SELL
HOGS FOR 5 CENTS
Greenville, Sept. I.—(AP)—Farmers
of Pitt county sold a carload of live
hogs last week through the Pitt Caur.-
t.v Mutual Exchange and received
SBOO, or five cents a pound, for the
shipment, County Agent E. F. Arnold
reports.
Two cars were to be shipped this
week from the Bethel community, he
added.
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