Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-11-20
STORY OF A SEPARATION.
BY G. G. @. soUTHMAYDE.

at Is no use; | must find a pretty
blonde woman, and that at once, sald
Jack, one dismal February morning as
we sat working in our studio.
He was at work upon summer scene
wherein two girls, essentially modern in
dress and style, sat idly chatting in the
shade of superb oak-tree, while the
sunlight fell in irregular blotches OF
golden light through the canopy OF
waxcn leaves upon hair and dress-sun-
light so real and beautiful as to make
ones heart ache with longing for just
such days, as he listened to the steady
rat-a-tat-tat of the half slcet, half rain,
so steadily falling upon the double sky
light.
One figure was already completed. A
bright, brown haired, brown-eyed wom-
an, the pose of whose head, the very
fold of whose dress, told of life and ami
nation. If those painted lips could only
open, one felt sure the dismal day would
be forgotten in the stream of gay and
witty words which would rush forth, so
naturally had Jack portrayed her. But
then. Jack was in love with the original,
and had worked weeks and weeks,
changing a olt mere ana a Dlt tnere' until
hoV one line was needed 10 make IL
perfect.
And the other figure was weird sight
indeed; fair, slight woman, languidly
lying back on wicker chair, her golden
nair catchihg ana rehectlhg the sunlight
IN piaze OF Si0ry; put thcre the beauty
Ieaseu' lor Ill tne pltce Oh her race was
put 'he suggestion OF features, ana even
tnose suggested Shost-woman more
Iilau Hesh ana plood' livery detalI OF
tne sol: "hlte dress was worked up 10
perieG'l0h' Inc up OF the ilttIe hlSh-
neclci sllPPer PeePluS Deheath tne oreSs,
inc my, IKE naHdS lying SO restiuiIy
.ilohS INC hully tolos ol INC uraperleS
III Aer iaP' inc Ian "hlGh mas sllppeu
rom rom. Illosc nanoS 10 the 8rouhu, all
stauolhs sis ouU Ill perfect completeness
from Cile canvas, "hlle ABOVE IL stared
!n"' !n siasliy lace--lor JACK mooel was
tii anu "ithout her he couid go no
luIthcr'
e. l must nave " .houei' ana cannot walt
iol Loulse, tt, continued 1IGH, Nun u
sIooh, ahG suppose shall DC GlsSust,
Iu viousl pelore cah nho one 'll"V VIII
"oi
pIV sroahlng wouiuh helP IT, ano we
SET ABOUT getting a model' ana we had
sone iIn out Oh II aIter an. 9uch re-
MAJ s N'ole PeTPic T"'ieu IN tiie oii'i"ctci
VI P'el'y piohoe' women lIrSe ana
women shlall' women 'all ana women
snort women lat ana women lean; wo-
men oiu ana women young women flch
anu, anu women S;' poor women uarN anu Wo,
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i hetoi, Hh, ncNcI, q" P!gl'Y olohue' ~ ~
ius', Wi!cn we li"u occl'le(, we must "''lV
ioi Noul1e' 81! 'ileIc c''ll'e niue "olilan-
sucl " niue woman -a1u she was, IN
80, tu1 G P'e'VS ploi,'c. NoV ohly
p..''9 o'''Aet' ~. ~ iiiouI'', eo eMo'', 80
pull IGS sue 'ia. e,ch morning shG
M"iHeu IN W. lnto our uiISy rooms IL secllea
"s II VIC were pIesSeu py the presence OF
an ahsei.
Nno S"' loI Vhe vacant lace, ana came
Ti 1TSu.a'ly 10 the stualo lor many DAYS;
iheIe sle w was each uay, hours ana
noutS 50 sun 80 ialr' SO silent that we
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.n ~ IPe"NlnS uhlcss sPoheh TO- ana
tiet .ion GhiS ans MolinS MoII vi TWO III
WA VA si,.oiy roloo 81 PICuiially nei c"h'
W VI uoSouiou py cuilosi'y Us "
ii9dl "ii9iii sle was anu "Hy she came 90
e.Iueh'iy lauy' so richly ana yet SO
ediuiPiS 'iesse"' 81 lIee from any spirit OF
ucslie " nIVI"haV motive haa she IN
oLi,uS 'neie W sI' III Siichce uay alter
oaS!
!. hcn 9acN h"nueo 1e[ her money on
DllIDlD /
l'oi JstI, Eoniusioh, ouI LOOK the Diiis ana
que.iy pun mem III hcr Purse-such an
eAPehsIHc eP slIEcr-nlouh1eu purse, no
ticeu' pul, On 50 very empty; enc gave
Ms no "euress, anu never told us any
thing oil hersell, so we could only pos
sess our souls IN patience; but observed
lhat JACK grew very sober over his work,
ana thought constantly about this Ada,
as she toid us to call her, when nc was
not al worK.
one hne morning who should come
INTO the studio but Miss Halliday, the
original OF the other girl In the picture,
ana her mother. Then trouble com
menced, ior Jacks very evident desire to
shleld Miss Ada from any remarks that
might hurt her, to make her feel that he
considered her in the light of lady and
friend, did not please Miss Halliday,
who, OF course, noticed it at once. Then
Jack, poor, stupid Jack, relying upon
Miss Hallldays faith in his entire love
Tor her, made matters worse by calling
her one side, and, after pointing out
Ada's beauty and sweetness, asking her
up pt' invite an unknown girl with
notnlhg put her beauty to recommend