Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-09-20

nothing in which il was necessary To
direct or advise her, for with that won.
dertul adaptive tact inherent III Amer
lean women She caught not only The
habit but the tone of the circumstances
surrounded her, and made them part
of herself
Early i'll November she went one
morning into the city and climbed
again the familiar stairway loading to
lepol'S studio. lie had resumed work.
and mot her witha petulaut complaint:
where en- earth have YOU been, Bco?
| have written thrco times for YOU"
She did not answer immediately, but
sitting down before the fire, and putting
her feet on the fender IN her old wav,
She turned her head and looked rather
sadly down the long room. "Lepel,
What charm is there in this life, | WON
der Who that has lived III Bohemia
over left il withouta sighG"
You don't mean TO say that you are
leaving itt'
Ars, ! came to say farewell |
shall never make money or maks NOR
ry in tins dear Old room again. am
gong ~ be married.
~ Clifford N
"What an idea No, Sir, to Mr.. Bel
mar. shall order pictures of YOU
now, LOPEZ, and patroniao YOU dread
fully"
Don't pull my prices down, Bee.
That is all ask
"But that il exactly what | shAll do.
Mr.. Belmnr will have II great many
expenses with mo. | shall not let him
buy any more pictures.
She spoke in her old sauoy way. bal
aucing her muif first on ono hand and
thcnon the other; hut III spite of her
iosting way, Lopel aaw she was III earn
est about the marriage. He said II few
low words of congratulation, and went
buslly on with his work Boe felt IN
stantly sohorcd. Wns hc angry with
herr Was he jealous Of her good for
tune, or solishly sorry to lose SO good
u model? If Bco had believed it any
Of these things, her tongue would have
avenged her, hut somo look on the grave,
sorrowlul face made her remember the
moment when she had soon loves con-
iossion trembling ON his lips. She rose
quietly, said n few words OF gratitude
and farewell and before Lepcl
could answer them, was gone.
Then lopol taking from n shelf
men" 81, ,sWall .hrun2a ,sliiAe"ritli tnem
locked away tho one love ot his NE.
He worked hnIdc, than usual, worked
I'll tho room was cold and dark, then,
throwing down his pencil, ho made his
only complaint on the subject: /" don't
blame her; she never knew; ! hardly
knew myself. Well, well, lifo is full of
might have boons.
Agnln the january snow is III the
brisk cold nm and Lepel's cheery studio
has its old look of earnest labor. lie
il before his enscl, but he snot working
with his usual serious attention The
reason lies ON the table beside him III
the shape of u note of invitation to
dinner ut Mr.. Bolmar's. A year has
passed since lie saw Bee, and he is not
ut NIL in love now, but still she possesses
IL greater interest for him than any
other woman. lie wonders how she
will look, and what she will say, md
whether he himself ought not to bdy n
new evening suit for the occasion.
Also there is dmly present n pleasant
expectation Of orders, for Lepel il never
oblivious To such profitable conIingen-
cics.
Still, If he had ono selfish thought, he
forgot il in nobler feelings when he saw
Bee again that night. Standing in his
quiet recess, ho watched the beautiful
woman, serene in temper, elegant in
manners, and exquisltely clothed, guide
the whole entertainment charmingly TO
its end. Her husband her lover
trusted absolutely in her, and his sis
ter watched her with pride that was
almost motherly; il was evident she
was to DO n woman Of great domestic
and socinl influence.
Lepel sat long that night over his
studio fire thinking about her !" How
often | have soolded her in this very
room! how often she has said THANK
you for u two-dollar bill right here on
this hearth.rug and yet how clevcrly
she made me feel, without II shade OF
pride or unkindness, that she was now
\ Mrs. Bolmar Bolmar has got model
wife" And Lcpel smiled primly at the
only pun he had ever made. I" Now no
man could slip into position like that,
and fiji il so exquisltcly; but women
puzzle me more and more every year
especially American women"
AT San Angel Mexico, last month