Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-29

,be Glorious sun flooding everything with
iigbt All this beauty and Joy should
derk his statue, MI this cxhllarailon Of
youth nnd spring.
n vas dark, but Leroy did not stop Tor
,bst Now. while bis eyes Sill burned
Win The brightness II their vision. was
,be time 20 work lie hurricdly liz his
,oI of camille and drew Ia bold strokes an
outlino of the dancing nymph as he had
40 s.au her, The sketch was rapidly
node and Leroy threw himself on biz mat
tre.s AZ once, not 10 sleep, but 10 dream.
through bic uncuriained window he
eouH sse tho night No for him by one star.
This time De- iclt more certain than ever
ieibr. fls could recall every feature,
,ysry movement " tho spirit; he already
tnsy eraeiiy how he should immoralsc
her. Noled lie could not afford 70 pay
mo.lelt but U be could get tho best In
Paris NJ would not have them. No ono
but he had ever hcholi such q vision, aud
the cnaf1ar types ~ earth would only mar
tbe manio onlino he could SEQ 20 plnlnly.
The negt few days were the great days In
Irraya he. Never had bis heart and
brain and hand moved 70 hnrm0niou.ly
t1rrthrr nv The clay took form under his
doxtsfuus lugcrs. lie hardly knew how
be bad won such sudden power aud
strength The only feat which stood he
hind hlm ~ be worked WA that he should
fiit M and b. unable - finish his statue.
lie pawuad the blanket on his mattress,
and there was nothing left 10 cover him nj
NIGHT but an old quilt his mother had
made him. But he felt neither cold nor
hunger. he wis peaceful with n great In
ward happiness ~ hour by hour his 10y be-
came more tangible.
one morning the sculptor woke 20 find
the world all white and deadly chill In
his room. An intense cold had set In, and
that ius, A. he hal reached tho most crit
teal stage Of his work. ono smore day and
tho clay would stand the frost, but now
cold was his great enemy. lilo hardly
dafci examine his model lest the night
should already have undonc his labor. so
Tar. however, all was well; but tho room
must hc kept up TO n good heat, or thc clay
would crack and tho figure be spoiled.
Leroy took his bedding and pawncd IL. II
was "a old he got next TO nothing for Il.
but he spent all he did get on firing. aud
rushed back TO the garnet fearful Of losing
a moment Very soon he bad a roaring
fro In the stove, and the concierge, who
taw him kncellng before tho blaze, noted
the store ~ coal and wood and concluded
that he had earned some money, and that
she need not feel uncomfortable about him
when she ate hur good warm dinner.
Al day long Leroy worked almost aav.
agcly, never stopping for an Instant except
10 build up the tire, but when the twilight
came be was content to stop. for he knew
that hu had succccded-the Spirit Of Joy
was imprisoned In clay for him.
He stepped back 10 look NJ her with n
Sigh Of relief, and she utterly satisfied
him. There was nothing wanting, no sin.
Rle grace had been missed. she stood bo-
fore him exactly al she had done In his
vision.
How ho loved herl How beautiful she
wasl Bat he could not look at her long
he began 10 SILVER and turned 10 the fire.
IL was almost out. Not scrap OF wood or
coal was left-he Ind burned even his
chair Leroy felt IA II some miracle must
happen TO save his work; Il was impossible
that, after he had given everything, She,
hla wonderful, light footed spirit. should
not liye. One night mora and shn would
be safe Hut what could be donci How
could she DO kept warmi IL WIS begin.
ming to turn bitterly cold already, aud 10
roy know too well what u cold night would
mean In that garrett.
The oountcrpanc which bis mother had
given him was lying In the corner where
his mattress had been. With a sudden
thought he picked II up and wrapped tho
ragged patchwork carefully round tho
head and shoulders Of tho Spirit Of JOY.
Contriye a. lac would he could not manage
To cover her quite-her dancing feet and
one lovely arm were still left bare. There
was nothing for IL but 10 take his coat oil
and wrap IL tenderly round her knees.
"ller arm must take care OF ITSELF" he
said, with faint smile.
Now that he could no longer sec tho 10Y.
Gus figure all his citation left him. lilo
tried 10 keep warm by walking up aud
down the room, but ho could hardly move
bis legs lilo had had no food all day, aud
very little for many days; numbncss was
fastening on his limbs. and there was moth.
ing for him 10 do.
III she and ! can only live tlll tomor-
row." he thought, "all will be- well.p To-
morrow he would make the biggest dealer
In Paris come and look at his statne-a
dealer who should give him money for tho
marble hu would chlsel himself aud later
on NJ the salon every one would recognize
that new thing had been born into tho
world.
II was very lonely and drcary, and he
went TO tho door and opened Il ON tho
chance Of stray comfort; but tho staircase
was dark and silent as usual.
When the room was full OF moonlight 10
grew happier again. at will soon be- over
this cold night he said, 'and then We
shall be- safe" llo took IN his ohisel and
scratched Ia Crock letters on the pedestal,
"Ayyala,n and No lifted the covering for a
moment and kissed the little clay feet.
lie did not feel cold or hungry any
longer, only very tired aud he vat down on
the iloor In a corner OF the room aud leaned
Ills back against the wall. lie closed his
eyes aud his reward came 20 him. For ono
radiant moment his vision CLEANED before
hlm-ho saw hcrl no knew herl Then no
fell ASLEEP
And the cold crypt farther aud farther
Into the silent garrett, and cracked tho liz.
Tie bits Of clay lying about on the door
and frosted the window pane.. But il
buathed lightly on tho drapcd figure, al.
most passing It by, aud found man lean.
ing, half clothed. against tho wall. IL
stopped the blood In his veins, crawled up
beyond hs heart aud fastened his eyellds
down.
Whom tho sun looked Into the window
neat morning there was absolute stiffness
in the room. leroy's spirit had followed
ne Spirit Of JOY and nothing was left but
his body and the clay statue.
There were people who came and under.
stood the story. They took OF the coun.
tcrpane and the coat. mud the beautiful
uymph stood before them. But because
nothing IN this world may be quite perfect,
poe arm had broken on In tho night.-
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