The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-01-16

exsrcis,l ly such an unhsarl-of rroce ,di,g.
What had Jerry Leigh bean doius i'll tbe
last seven years to merit such distinction!
Nothing his agricultural friends could
have understood. After picking up the
rudimsnts of his art III 4 wai.-known sculp-
tors studio, Young Leigh had been sent to
study in the scaooI, at Paris. Mr. Herbert
told hum that. SO fur as his art was con-
cerned Paris was the workshop Of the
world-Rone its baxai and show room. So
to Paris tn, boy went. He ssuticl nard and
lived frugally. He won certain pr.zei and
medals, and was now looking forward to
the time when lie must strike koldly for
fame. Even now h. was not quite unknown
A co1,Dle Of modest bat very beautiful
studies in low relief had appeared in last
years; exhibition, and, # overlooked by the
ma iority. had attracted the h)tlce of a few
whose praiM. was we'll WORTH winning. He
was quite statistic! with the result of hi;
first a,tanps In all things that concerned
bis art TIC wa, wise aud patient. No sooner
had he place his foot on the lowest step OF
the ladder than he realized the amount of
work to b. done-the technical ssiil to be
acquired before he could cali himself q
sculptor. Even now, at-cr seven years
study and lacor, he had self-den.al enough
to resolve upon being pupil for three years
longer before he made tis great effort to
place himself b., the side OF contemporary
sculptors. Passunau, and ilnpu.s.v. Us was
his true nature, lie could follow a. I WOO Art
with that calm perslstency and method
which seems to he the sulest way Of winnin2
her smiles.
He is now a 1oan-a singulariv handsome
man, 1t moi 50 tall as his youth promised
he is we'll built AMI graceful. Artist is
stamped all ever HIM Brow, eyes, even
the slender, vall-shaped hands proclaim IL.
The general expression OF his face is one OF
yal,n and repose, yet an acute observer
mighs assert that, when the 'olnent CANA
that face might depict passions stronger
than those which sway most msn.
His hair and eyes, ami something in the
style OF his dress gave him look not quiso
that of an Eng'ishman--l look that TERRIBLY
vexed poor Abraham Leigh or those rara
occasions when his cratic boy paid him a
visit: but neverthel. 5. it is a .Wk not out
Of place on a young artist.
This is the kin. Of 1nnn Gerall Leigh has
grown into, AMI while is transformation
has been in progress; Mis-, Eugeula HerEert
has EccGine Il Woman.
Although rei:le:lbar'n, every feature Of
tn, child. WI, seemed in some way asso-
ciatad with the dag Of hi; liberation, Gerald
had not again seen her until hi, ather's
death called hin back to Euylalj. Eac.
tim" h, had visited Coombc- Acton he had,
of course. reported pro ,ress to Mr.. Herbert;
b,t, shortly aftec the c.lang in his life. MIR.
Herbert, BY a Great fit cs self denial, had
sent his darling AVA to school, AMI at
school she had always te,n when Gerald
call ID at the hall. But now, when he &C
cepted Mr.. Herbert's hospitality. he found
the 1airyiike child grown, il seemed to him,
into his ideal woman; and found, more
over, that there was a passion SO intense
that even the love ot art must pale By
fore it.
He made no attempt to resist it. He let
it master him, overwhslm him, sweep him
along. Ere week had gone by, not only
by looks but also in burning words, he had
told Eugenia he loved her. And how did he
fare?
His very audacity and disregard of every
thing, save that he loved the girl, succeeded
to marvel Eugenia had already me.
with many admirers, but not one Xix, this.
Such passionate pleading. such fiery love.
such vivid eloquence were strange and now
to her. There was an originality, a fresh
ness, thoroughness in the love he offered
her. His very unreasonableness affected
her reason. All the wealth of his imagine
ton, all the crystalizations OF his poetica!
dreams, he threw into his passion. His
ecstacy whirled the girl from her mental
feet, his warmth created an answering
warmth, his reckless pleading conquered.
| She forgot obstacles as his elcquence over
leapt them, she forgot social distinctions as
his great dark eyes looked into hers, and al
last shs confessed she loved him.
Then Gerald Leigh came down from the
| clouds and realizel what he had done, and
as soon as he touched the earth and became
reasonable Eugenia fancied she did not cart
! for him quite so much
| His conscience snlote him. Not only mus
Mr.. Herbert be reckoued with. but q terribl,
interval must elapse before he had fame anl
fortune to lay before Eugenia. He couid
scarcely expect her to leave her luxu,iou
home in order to live au quatrieme or a,
cinquieme in Paris, while he completed hi
studies. He grew sad and downcost as h,
thought Of these things, and Eugenia. VIII,
liked pleasant, bright, we'll to-do people
felt less kindly disposed toward him, an.
showed she did 50.
This male him reckless again. He threy
the future to the winds, recommended hi
! isas> "uao "'"Alg, iecosSreI Ills loSC grGun'
and gained, perhaps, little more.
But Abraham Leigh's affairs were settle
up, ard Gsrald knew he must tear himsel
from Acton Hall and go back to work H
had fingered few a,s to finish bsst Q
Mr.. Herbert This done, he had no excus
for staying longer
TIC summer twilight deepenel into night
The sculptor and Miss Herbert stood upo1
'hs hloal AMI gravo!ed terraces walk tina
runs along the stately front OF A ton Hall
il'eT leaa,a upon the gray stone baiustrade
the girl, with lnus;n- eyes. was lookin
down on siadowy lawn and fiowe: b,
underneath; the young man Looked at her
and her alone. Silence seignei long he
tween them. but at last she spoke: