St. Louis Globe-Democrat from St. Louis, Missouri • 47

11 Imagination Is Funny for mera; I 4. I 4. 1 SO' -1- 11 1 It 1 During many periods sof her life. authoress Ardyth Kennelly was ill. Fortunately she is an omnivorous reader.

But even so, after a time 0 books began to pall and a change was needed to" escape boredom. For diversion she developed the happy hobby of rummaging through a small collection of old tintype photographs. Not relatives or friends, not even people she knew slightly. just anonymous folks who happened to have their pictures taken, but people who had a past and a future, who were happy and unhappy, famous or infamous. The game consisted of making up the history of thc the tintypeswho were 4 1 qhey.

where did they live, were they really in love. bow did they die and any impression derived from the pictures that would make a story or an incident. Any relevance to the person's actual life was purely coincidental, Ardyth Kennelly's imagination has served her well. Her first novel received the signal hon, or of being a Literary Guild selection. Part of.

her success in writing she attributes to her hobby. For two of the accompanying random tintypes from her collection she has written her fictional 1 impressions. Readers are to join in the hobby by making up their own versions of the other tintypes and comparing them with the authors which will be furnished if written request is made- to the, Gravure Pictorial editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1 1 sA a-- "'Pt .4 t4 ,...11 0 ti 1- 1 1 Tim Two Youog Men With Their oh on-- 1 i Baldwin (right) was 16 yaars old on ha day the tcture was taken, although he4 forgot it was his rthday until the following Tuesday.

Charlay was 19. tit baby of ths family. Al III. rest of the kids 1 in between had died, and their tmother too. They stayed horn.

and Socked after the place and took care of Pa. Pa was only 57 bush. had something wrong with him that made hien shalt all swot. until things had got to the ipoint when, they even had to feed him. Baldwin did' thro liggest part of the cooking.

but Chartis 61 bast by long shot to slick up the hoLiso. ray lad 40 acres. "Ch ar 14 was the one that got the! fool notion they had to have their pictursi tkan the day they rwent to the County Seat to the4 Fair. Ibut Baldwin couldn't get up nerve enough to do It until they ran into tho Herschel boys and Matt Herschel gave him a Than he was alright. but bo-- for.

that he mad more fuss than tho tima he had the carbuncle. First they toot air hats off and then they put them on 'agaik but ha daguer-- reotypor asked them whkh latt'tha rf.ost natural on or off? Baldwin said on harlia said off, so the daguarraotypar tossed a c4irw and they left am on. 1 "When they got they showed p.c. sure to Pa and he said they must ha been out of their hoods." I I El 3 I 4 1 I 4 4E404 I Little Gessioi-She item4y died Oat ankle, with typhoid fever and they had to hood. Everybody hoped her lair weseld come in curly.

the way legend said it might. but it dies7t. It was her moot he got Ike heelless op in her cousio Archit's tittle suit shirt boots. low, tie and hot to hems her picture totem. rey parted key Iso just Vie Archie's toes and Utrther arid Atm, RZa Lesighed end said how cute''slit Looted.

lite real key. Itsd Gussie si4 net en4 it much. However. they promised ler treat if she would do it anti that was why she coesentse. ,1 "When Joe was costeing her 13 years laier.

nothieg would de hut Mother most bring emit Ile rooms and thew Ian that Fmk-tone! mode her ay arid nun info the room end sulk eetil fsher bet cane as there offer her and mode things 'That ain't nothing to he ashamed orr Joe said. 'Why. 1 had keg cush s1 I was yews eldr That mede her tank but her cheeks stayed it red and she was cool to her moiler fill 1 e' I TA 4- 1 erk -e drippww.N.,..: 441 ttr. 1 I. ti APO tdis glk II 1 WINOWO ffilMESINIMIEMMIE I 3.