Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-03-12

'Out euCy 'ulu *uJb C0IuCs' F0CC grew
rosy checked and light-hearted, began to
dress with much taste, managed her small
funds with discretion, and said, grateful
~, ''she began to see the good OF living"
In fact, before the winter was over, she
had got, through .Lepel's influence, a
comfortable little business as model, and
was making with her six hours hard
strain, three dollars day. T.
The June sunlight in which we first
saw Lepels studio is now January sum
light. Somehow the room has bright
look; perhaps it is the basket of flowers
on the table, or perhaps it might be such
q trifle as cunning pair of bronze slip
pers trimmed with cherry colored bows
that are standing on the hearth-rug. Don
Lepel has just put them there. It is q
very, very cold morning; of course that
scccounts for the action. He stands zookr
: g at them with q dreamy look in his
eyes, very unusual to those keen gray
orbs, until he hears clear, quick foot
step come pit-pattlng along the hall.
Then he resumes his prcoccupied air and
his palette and pencil. :,
The door opens and in comes Bee. Her
face is like rose, her eyes like stars; her
dark blue suit has bits of snow all over
it, and SO has her trim Little hat and feath-
ers. She mods 10 Lepel, shakes herself
jauntily, and then taking off her hat, fans
it, gently before the fire to recurl the
feathers: - '..'FH
Better put on your slippers, Bee.
can't have you take cold now, with these
three pictures on hand"
(which do sit for this morning2"
'"Ophelia:~-I have been painting the
face from mademolselle's photo; you will
dress and pose for the character, y
~ don't feel like the love-lorn damsel
this morning BAIL The idea of any
woman dying for love, and the snow, and
the sunshine, and the joys of music, and
reading, and eating, and walking to live
for! suppose she was insane-of course
she was. D.
She was unbuttoning her boots during
this TRADE, and when she had slipped
her feet into the bronze slippers and
waltzed around the room, lodging Apol-
10 and Hercules very cleverly. she an
nounced herself ready to begin. liz few
minutes the secret of her high spirits was
evident. Lepel read to her few lines,
and her face and hair and figure instantly
translated them. The very droop of her
arms was revelation. of physical sym.
pathy.
Two or three times while occupied with
minor details he let her rest, and 81 she
trallcd the long robes. OF the Danish
maiden up and down the room, chatting
all the time in the merriest, day
manner. Had Lepel heard that Clifford 8
picture was sold2 Did he know that
Harry Martin and Palozzi bad quarrcled9
Was he going to the Lotos, and If so,
would he tell her how Miss ks dress
was trimmed2'' Then she told him of a
new song she was learning, and obllging,
ly hummcd over part Of TIE melody
And then back again, to the heroine Of a
thousand years ago.
At last Lepel says, "That will do to
day, Bee. Will you 60 and have an oyster
pate with me, or is Clifford waiting 70,
you?" ..............,
81 don't like oyster pates. IF you give
me a quail, I will go.''
i"Very we'll, Miss Extravagance, you
have done admirably to- dsy and you shall
have quail. Then are you going tt
Clifford's."
"Why do you tease mo about Cliff
ford'sa am not going to Ciitford's any
more"
"But why not7"
"a woman's Resemblance I ar
not.'
The next morning, Lepel met her very
stiff1y. "Before yon robe, Bee, want te
speak to you. Sit down, and warm your
feet"
She put the pretty slippered feet or
the fender, and looked curiously up al
him. ''We ella"
"Clifford was here last night, and
know why you would not 60 there yester:
day. Think again, Bee. You might de
much worse. I have tried. to be YOU
friend, and must say this: much"
"Oh, you advise me to marry Clifford.
For moment her face was ablaze with
scorn, but the next her eyes sought Lepel's
just fer an instant; he hesitated, and
the chance was forever lost to him. No.
thing could be moro cold and sarcastic
than her next attitude.
"Clifford has genius, Bee, and indus.
try; he is struggling bravely for posi-
ton" 49,
II hate poor struggling men. ] saw
plenty Of them in my, childhood. Sue
cess is the one thing forever good. The
successful man is the handsomest mar
and the wise man; he alone is worthy Q
a woman's love- a.. T. ~,
She spoke extravagantly, as was hel
habit under excitement, but Lepel wa!
annoyed at it. $500, &c.,.
II don't like your advice" she contin
ued, angrily. "You favored Montana
because he could cultivate my voice, ane
might thus have career with him; anc
now you advise that I become wife t.
the poor strug Cling Clifford, in order Il
save him the expense of model, I sup
po:e."' - ',-7'.. '.- " SIS ~:
siDon't be unjust, Bee. I only WISHED
to see you cared for.'' 5l ~. =. -
"Thank you; but I have my own idea
as to what being cared for; means-'' HIS
"Do. you mind enlightcning met" -
"N0t at all. I mean luxurious home
servants and carriages, foreign travel
home entertainments, and husband
whose greatest joy is to crafty my wish
es. y -. . r.,
Lepel hardly knew whether she was II
Jest or earnest, for she stood up to max
her explanation, and ended it with !.
pirouette that brought her suddenly fac
10 face with q gentlcman whose amuse'
Repression showed that he had been ]
7 liafener n her ayOvped matrimonial noai