Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-06-01
E PLURIBUS UNUM.
HrLLBoURN PLACE, Feb. 2

Hu4LBoURN PLACE, Feb. 2
DEAR JAcE-The fur coat is q pronounced suc-
cess / saw you today when was driving, and
was forcibly reminded Of Solomon In his glory
Have you forgotten your friends Of old in their
clothes also of odS One would think 30, as it's
been ten days since you were here.
The rest Of the family are going to the Porters
tonight, but shall stay at home and console my
self with Beethoven, Sidney Lanier and you, If
you'll come, for l have something to show you
womans head, painted from a photograph
which finished only yesterday 1t isn't bad AZ
fectionately, CARA
THE CLUB, Feb 2, 49,
DEAR CARA-Yours Just received 1t seems al
most unnecessary to tell you how glad shall be
to come Devotedly, JAcK
ut isn't" says Cara few hours later,
as she pushes the ottoman to an easier
distance, and turns a beautiful fire
flushed face toward Jack, lit isn't that
this winter has been much worse than
the other two, but I've been thinking,
and as it's luxury I don't often allow
myself, have mental dyspepsia as re-
suit "
"Mental dyspepsia" says Jack scorn-
fully, Its the result of sitting out all
the square dances with Willoughby in
that draughty conservatory Of the Mar
ston g.
"a refuse to understand" says Cara,
smiling.
"You can'tl Your intellect won't al
low you"
Speaking of intellect" viciously,
''somehow makes me think of your
friend, Miss Marston. How is she?''
II don't know why it should She's
we'll"
do you intend to please your father
and marry herr"
II don't know, Cara If the worst
comes to the worst, I suppose shall
have to-"
II should think that would be an ex-
act statement of the case-the worst
coming to the worst.
Don't be any more severe than you
can help" says Jack, laughing. 'eYou
don't know what 1t is to be poor"
~ almost wish did," Cara answers;
81 might then have amounted to some
thing as an artist"
''You need hardly wish that, for, as it
is, you are the best amateur
''Thats it," Cara breaks in impa-
tently. Amateur, amateur, always
amateurl want to be an artist. OF
late have had thoughts of giving my
money TO found home for other weak
minded women, and living in Paris on
ten sous a day and the divine afflatus;
only, as Hawthorne says: 1.-THE great
obstacle to being heroic is the doubt
whether one may not be going to prove
ones self fool"
lone doesn't like to be too precipi-
tate after a remark of that kind"
little pause, during which Cara has
risen and seated herself at the piano,
where she is lazily striking minor chords.
'ls that what has kept you from being
too precipitate? Jack, what makes you
30 lazy?"
'Lack Of incentive. Don't scorn."
81 wish could make you feel your
possibilities for yourself as l feel them
for you"
IL asked you to try once and yon re-
fused. Jack laughs when he says it,
but try as ne will his voice falters as he
speaks.
Cara bushes, and then says: If we
hadn't outlived great deal Of the nom
sense Of our lives, we could not be the
thoroughly good friends we are now.
Come and let me introduce you to q
woman who. / think, is worth a mans
love She's over in the library. re-
member your dislike to climbing and
had her brought down"
Jack offers her his arm, and together
they walk the whole length of the draw
ing room, across the hall to the library,
the greater part of which is in shadow,
the one bright light being directly over
the picture.
Only picture OF woman's head and
the curve to the shoulders; rudy chest
nut hair that curls mistily around face
In which sweetness and frmness are
strangely intermingled; great irised gray
eyes eyes with all the poetry and pas
sion OF Cabanel's Venus; a clear, almost
delcately colorless skin, save for a
warmth in mouth and cheek; and yet,
with all the yielding beauty Of woman
hood, there Is an intellectual vieor and
strength in the face which one seldom
sees save in the faces of men who have
suffered and been strong"
ut Is by far the best thing you have
ever DONE says Jack, after a few mo-
ments OF admiring silence. .Alay see
the photograph"
"It's behind the Mona Lisa; not a very
good one but the best could get"
81 should say 1t wasn't very good
one. 1t must have been done by some
amateur photographer, judging from the
finish But Cara how much the eyes
here are like your ownl"
'They tell me so. Ali Jack, l regret
to see that you are regarding her more as
a woman than as an artistic produc-
ion."
'I'm afraid am Do you know her
WELT Why have never seen herr'
SNOW. says Cara, ''you have made
me jealous, and, like q wise woman,
refuse TO talk Of my rival On Thursday