The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-24

JStoic o94S1o1, ne younger one. broke in with his iiute-like treble and his angelic smile:
 He is warmly recommended. Der ,rand; will you no; reconsider your reso- lu,ion, and make |; possible for us 10 re- ceive him 7?
 perceived with dismay that my ac- ! ceptance had already been thrown in:o doubt, and, with a blush. so burning h 2: II sen, the tears to my eyes, murrnurei something about my devotion to arr. Arr said Laniche. clearing his ihroa;, " An e'esi une maiuesse jalouse Are you prepared 10 labor n her serice To labor. noi to ;riAe and daily with her Play,hings, les Jouioux qu'elle nous jetie -
 The metaphor was beyond me. but ,he deep voice ard serious gaze of Laniche impressed ne D degree thai no meta phof could have done. explained ,ha; ! wished foE nothing better than earnes, wcFk under aE earnest instructor MessleuEs Laniche and Fourchor nemmec and hzwec lit,le longer. hin;ed :; the valuable nature Of their time. and the pressing number of their engage menis. until ! fe.; my heart slowly sirk- ing toward my boots: bu; at las: Lariche seemed io be struck with ar idea: for. turning toward ierome. he suggested:
 Eow would T do fl ~e put of the marquis in order 10 favor Monsieur Lee gold ::
 l. would De hard upon .he marquis. ', replied Jerome gravely he IS mos; puac;ual in his attendance
 And .- rIS Lariehe.
 Exactly" said Jerome. though ,ha, Is a secondary consideration.
 l. might have been by chance tha: bosh pairs ot eyes turned towards me al tn, moment, bu. something inspired me 70 say warmly:
 snail De as punc;ual as ;he marcus. both n attendance and in payment. Tor my uncle has been mos; liberal n his provisions"
 The angelic smile suddenly reappeared on Ierome's face. and even the eyes of the grave Lanlohe appeared 10 brighten. h ies minutes !; was settled that the marquis should be sAcrnecd 10 me
 We shal! oee.n tomorrow" said Laniehe presently. - shall make a selection among o9r models. Wha, Go you say. Jerome: shall we star. monsieur with the an;ie -e classes: or begin with models from me French school
 Fse question sha.. oe considered. SAic ierome. looking hard !; me. as ,ho1sh 70 :eAd where my abilities lay.
 .T1s; he s;air-ase does TO; iacon- venlea-e yogi: sald Laaicte. ;urr,ias 10 TIC sla e.y. ou: ~e a;Tec, his si.u .:ion an Acooun; O. the light; Ne are above ,he multitude here Mons eur Leesoia.
 agreed a.most en:h :hGsi2s:.ca.y
 Ihe-e IS one other small clrcura- s,anee, said LanieAe, as l rose 10 take my leave, ard he SC; 10 examining his naely shaped nails rather closely, mo more than matter of form but il is asalns; our practice 10 accept pupils without paymen; IT advance
 = or the charges oi month" ;hrex in jerome
 ' For the eh4Tses o. . q1arter. finish e Lariche. with q severe glance d. his ie..ox ar,.s;. "01r terms are three francs per day, which include free use oi me models. excepting such damages as they may suffer q; youf hands. Ina. comes 10 ninety francs a month, two hundred and seventy francs for the quarter"
 Two hundred and seventy francs..~ repeated. with something like a gasp.
 see you are surprised" said Laniche: you were no doub, no, pre- pared for this lowness of terms but que voulez-yous: Times are bad for art
 ] sull felt somewha; staggered: bu: remembered ;he sacrihced marquis and drew ou, my purse. When closed II again one of the compartments was empty and my only comfort was the re- lection that my path 10 art was clear for three months. Besides. though the sum IT lump had alarmed me. three francs was really not much for a lesson which lasted as long 1s the daylight.
 So. af;er stumbling over vanous objects a: my feet and twice overlapping the yeliow-draped lay-hgure which obs,rucs- Cd the passage. and which Jerome pu, straight again with ,hei u,mos, good humor, manasea~ to bow myself ou, of the presence ofny ins,suctors
 IL may have been E!nb!ldung, but cer- ;ainiy as closed the door behind me T heard something like s2eechless scuff-. which gave me inc impression that my tao instructors had rushed into each others arms. and were embracing each other n transport of some emotion Sh:oh kne~ no, how to explain.
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 Puactual 70 the minute. l knocked a, the attic door nex, morning. My nigh. had been disturbed ; feverish excite. men, had kept me awake, longing for the hour which should mark my frs; step on the road 10 a-t
 Af:e, short delay he door was open ed Laniche, n rather deep neglige. re- oeived me politely. The strip of green silk had been taken from the window. but the yarious other indescribable pieces of oraPery were stll disposed about the room. just as they had been yesterday. The y-hgure stood s,ill murried in is yellow rag. Upon the corner of one of the tables which had evidently been cleared with some difficulty, stood he plaster model of foot with one toe and a part of the heel gone
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