St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-05
A SMILE, PICTURE, AND SorA
Nine. Theo's Dueilna ResPoastbte for
oHe1rf- Break

New York Times: a"Portraits Of Nine
Theol Portraits OF Nine. Theol Portraits
Of Nine Theoll!" shouted the boy Of Wall
aek's IN ever increasing creseendo accents.
He weuld have added: Sin the third act Of
the 'MaseOtte' she appears in tights" but
such information would have been absurdly
superauous. The gilded youth in the back
seats knew 1t as well as he did Consequent
ly he made lazy tour Of the theater with
little pile Of photographs representing the
diva in every conceivable eOstume-hasten-
ing past the ladies, slurring over stout old
gentlemen, who would have loved TO exam
inc the pictures If they had dared, and stop
ping only in front Of those promising youths
whom TheO would call ''gommeux."
he was 4 most provoking boy, WAS that pOr-
trait-seller. For, though be knew that nearly
every one Of the faint youths present would
reduce his stock. he pretended 70 be quite in
different, and would feign 10 pass them by
until alight hand, gently grasping picture,
would detain him, when be would turn round
with a surprised air aud ask the faint youth
what be wanted
On Saturday night, just before the curtain
rose on the third act Of ''LaMaacotte," he of
the pictures passed tender youth of 10 sum-
]
gers Of kid glove on his right band. The
tender youth looked beseechiugly at the pOr-
trsit-seler. The portrSit-seller gRzed smil-
ingly at 4 copy OF pretty little Theo's face,
and then turned 1t over so that nobody could
see It, This WAS more than the faint youth
could stand
Boy" he ehirruped, how much are those
| photographic
"Fifty cents EACH" was the prompt an
swer, but he added, ''Ill let you have
twelve for S."
"Dayvilish cheap" said the faint youth,
! grsnd.y, shut I'll only require one. Boy, -
be again ehIrruppei, NAV examine them, in
order 10 select fitting subject for my bed
roomF
He took the packet Of photographs and
| glanced at them reverently. ''Theo in 4 hat
IS charming," he murmured. ''Theo without
hat is adorable. Theo in low bodice Is
exquisite. Theo without a."
"Come, young man." interrupted he Of
the pictures. ''be quick. The curtain viii be
up in two minutes"
Slowly the faint youth drew forth por-
trait; still more slowly be placed II in his coat
pocket near the pulsations Of the right ven
tricle Of his heart. And more slowly yet he
looked at the picture-seller, as much as TO
say: II suppose YOU intend TO reduce this
transaction to a miserable level OF dollars
and centsrn Then he fumbled in his trouser
pockets for the money. First he drew forth
a pOcket-knife, then a mus;ache comb, q
tOoihpiek, a cigarette case, button, latch
key, a watchdog, and few more similar
trinkets.
"Ahl at lastp' Here he fshed out little
match box. ''Take your money" he said,
grandly, as he presented the picture-selleI
with quarteo, a 10-cent piece, 4 couple OF
uickle Scent bits, as many copper 2-eent
coins, and half dime. That's right" be
added.
eyes," said he of the pictures, brokenly,
''rm awful sorry to take your savings, but
can't help it."
Presently the faint youth was joined by =
friend. "Hellol Archibald, you here to-
night! Why, what's the matterl" asked that
gentleman as he noticed the bushes of the
faint youth. "Ah,I see, " he added. "Archie
you've got portrait of Theo. 1 can see BY
your face"
''N-no," calculated the miserable pur
chaser, you're mistaken"
''No, I'm not" was the stern rejoindey
archibald, Theo doesn't care cent fol
you"
Tears started to the eyes of the wretchet
= Ne
exclaimed Indignantly, ''she smiled It m,
three times pointedly the other night when
was in that private box with my mother, an'
1 had to pretend / didn't see. You're jealous
that's what you are. Iealled at the Belyi
dere house as well last week and saw Theo'
duenna. Such an ugly woman But sh'
told me to call on Saturday, aud said that 1
Theo were not in she'd write TO me. blesse,
her mustache-whieh beats mine, old man-
and departed. On Saturday called again
Theo was not in, but she had left note 70
me-such a sweet little note, written on
black-bor dered card-ah poor little widowe
mite-aRd breathing amiability in ever
word. This is the note. You can look a
tn
Critically the misanthrope examined tn
card. There was NO signature; only Theo'
MAMIE in copperplste and few French al
jectives expressive Of regard, admiration, o
anything one might choose to translate
scrubbed in ink.
Isn't it prettyl She calls me cher
chirrupped the faint youth.
Archibald, see through it all, 4" was tn
severe comment 81 knew Theo in Paris,
don't like to dash your hopes to the ground
I but, oh, dear boy, must tell you"
5 "Whati whatl Speak man"
''Theo never wrote this. The note wa
} composed BY one whom Theo keeps for th
purpose. The stern duenns, Archie, wit
the large mustache, is your correspondent
, She ii is who calls you cher my friend
. She Il is who breathes amiability.
: And they bore him reverently from ID
theater. Next morning the portrait selle
, found Theo's fac-simile torn into fifty piece
! on the floor, and be murmured softly: ''Poc
fellow All his savings gone for nothingl
Secret Of the jumping Bean,