Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-01-21
An ICEBERG.
II Floated Gently Into tho Warm
Sea OF married. Love.

"You will have the painting sent to-
day, Mr., vane9'
AT one o'clock, Miss Rutherford"
''Gool-morning." II was said littlo
haughuly.
''Good-morning," anu, with court
oous, but rs naughty, nod OF his head,
the palo high-browcd artist saw her do
part, then turned to his easel again.
Tho lady's heavy silk robe trailed tho
rtairs leading from the studio on Trc-
mont street. Her delicate, hlgh-arched
foot came upon the pave, thcn stepped
into rich, but plain carriage drawn up
ct the curb-stone.
Drive down 20 Williams and Evor-
ctt's, John"
The coachman touched hi9 hat re-
spcctfully, closcd the door OF tho car
riage, mounted his box. and reigncd tho
span of sleek blacks by detour through
liromleld into Washington sireet,where
the lady shortly alighted at the door of
one Of the most prominent picture stores
In tho good trlmountain city. Passing
through tho outer room, linod with It's
-. ~ ~, ,,,hich ,srns,nl n crowd
' '- ,,,a,s ME-
T,n"sass s.anSaa ,hn eIcht m
,a.a,n. - mo ,nnor
exhibition hall. pausing moment be-
foro the sadly-cloquent face OF an cx-
qeis,'v p9e'.'oo Ns...' -
CAST landscape, doubly grateful that
ot3eA 's'uH unS a'nio'' Ii n.s,.,e.,. .."S 49,
rnonion'ary rlsns ~ ol'' "a i.."s'Ni'' ..s - :
perlee. ani''lai pio'.s' snv f"sseu o.'
,n1ousn .nv uo', =" sns -, UPanas ,.",,'s,
in'o 'ho suilei5' VIZ '"ls s.a. s'Ssp
% ,s'-'nou' ~ 49,, l1aron
.qu' sl.as pu''os as'a o,oasn 80 a,an,oa,
1."u ..e.,. e"S.e' s,,t .s ~ "a - .sNia ,c-
~ 80 ~, ~ ..Iar,as, coi,sc.
S"' ,Ion ' ~
W.t,r, ,,o ,onr 81 tho c,Ilcrv. an
-. ,ass,d me- drcau to tho ladv
a,,nnoissonr 80 tor tbrouchopt ..ber sot- =
Niss Cer,rudo Dnthorford was known ms
nr.h,na~ ard natronoas of art A chi.
,,r.,od p,s,bot,c n,tnro gayo ber tho
sa.r,ar ,as,o. "a ,-ro,, ,ycal,b Enabled
hnr % ',~ati,r ,ho la tter dcs,re. and
,toso ,,,n ,,,hj,h dc not oluyovs 90 hand
in hand ,ogo,bor nnt n In her newer IA
..oasn ,,snv ricb s,rard into her wal
of lite.
sbo nausod a little before a glowing
nicturo of tho southland--two young
Seville girls. with Spanish ewes and
trcsaes, gathering grapes in tho sun,
and her own dusl,y eyes grew warmer
with the warmth Of tho scene. Fol-
Gertrude Rutherford, with her pale
creamy check, her low, broad forehead
shaded by ietty braids-her exquisitely.
,nolded feetures and scarlet lius. wa.
oi,,r IN sprb creatures as enrich thu
nain,ers canvas with rarest womanl,
inaai,nass
pn, ,,ha,aay nrossoa on twas befor,
,hrcohnnd,s,5. voar.o,d n,cturo of .srh,
Threo Graccs i,isarminq cupidr thal
she paused next. A most lusty Cupid
wos ho vino strnggled IN tho fatal rras,
Of the tabled trio, stoutly holding hi
bow and ouiyer aloft-yet. alasl all II
yain. tor Inc coldep.haired ooddosse,
had pin,onod him fast. and would 800,
desnoIl him Of tho weapons wherowitl
be had roamed through the world. max
ino sucb snd havoc IN tender hearts.
Long the lady stood before this pict
uro. You fanciod. pcrhaps. that yo,
could read her appreciation in her coun
tennnce. for her duslxv ewes were hal
closed dreamily. and little smilo hal
nartcd me limo Of scarlet over her ever
wbito teeth. as II betrayinr her electri,
svmratlv with tho STRUGGLING captive
Int suddenly her face grew cold, he
mouth shut resolutely, and she turne,
AWAY.
"Cupid disarmedr IL is not possiblel
said one loungcr to another Of groul
OF gentlemen standing near.
~ don't know about thatl believ
Il may be dono, and his wings clippe'
into the bargainl'' was the laughing re