Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-02-09
ter the temnlc OK fame

WIN success and put few pounds
IN Edilh's slender purse.
Edith had the languid Italian tenn.
permanent, inherited from her mother.
but she also had the Italian vcnrcful-
ness, and the insult she had received
was Il spur TO her ambition.
The path was much less ,horny than
she had expected. She found herself,
she scarcely knew how, nut in the
way of good models and works of in
siruction. Then one or two celebrated
artists began to notice the pictures
with II. IL" tucked away in one cor
ner, aud the quiet little studio often
held many an "R. A.
| Eilth had long since removed to a
real studio. as Mrs. Grierson calle,!
IL, and reveled in the good light and
abundance OF room. her pictures gain
ing color and strength like plants.
The years pass quickly by some
times. and vet work wondrous changes.
and when live had been counted from
that May day when Macbeth was
turned out OF the exhibition Il g."
found herself really famous and nearly
r.ch.
Time cannot accomplish all things,
however, and he bad failed TO uuench
tdith's bitter hatred toward S.re,ton.
that burned rs iiercclv as when. so
long ago she had first heard that
he had rcviled her picture out Of
epite.
the tables were turned: she was
rich aud he was poor: She was famous
ana his name was scarcely known: vet
1t seemed as if her triumph lacked
The triumph Of revenge.
One evening AT = little dinner party
Iiven in her honor Edith heard that
Strctton was very i'll and in really des-
Lilute circumstances.
She sat perfectly silent, while
small! tire OF ejaculation ran round the
table. Nearly every one knew and
liked Stretton, and were all lawfully
sorry or very much distressed" as
their inclinalions vera toward slang
or pure English.
The fact was that Stretton was too
true an artist to become tradesman
in his profession. lie studied nature
and scorned all tricks those tricks
that make money in this world.
Yet he was by no means a failure
and people were beginning dimly to
appreciate ms wonderful ability when
luls Illness came and knocked his Ia
Dor ali endways. as little Boggs would
phrase ii.
Edlth merely looked grim aud asked
for his address, which she took down
carefully in her notebook.
The following day she had the whole
thing fought out in her mind. She
would ,n and yiSi, him ~, ,l1 ia. ,,i,,.,.
OF her prosperity; she would let him
see that the artist whose picture he
had treated with much open scorn had
found success. but She checked her
self j, was not RICH, 10 give away to
such feelings.
The poor fellow WAS sick and help
les. She could not 90 to see him just
from revenge. she began TO think
.hat chef!shlhg hatrcd had warped
one side OF her nature
80 That afternoon, with what are
called mixed motives" believe, she
stepped into her little brougham,
dressed N the riches, OF black silks. to
express long bank account and car
!!ihS BASKET OF peaches and white
grapes 10 express the Christian charity
par.
aAe stopped at q careworn-looking
mouse. where Il neat, faded old woman
opened the door and upon Mr.. STREET
Ton beng inquired for directed her
to the second floor, front
She was lame. or she would go up
herself. and her sister was out who
usually answered: the bell
so Miss Grerson mounted the stairs
alone and tapped at the second floor.
trout. In Il moment little Boggs APP
peared with very red eyes and rather
siefnly nshered her in without a word
Of greeting
Edith began gracioasly: "How do
YOU DO, Mr.. Boggs? ! came but
stopped short, petriiied. Was that |
her Scene from Macbeth hanging
over the manlclpiccco
As surely as ii was the olst of Nav
ana that She WAS alive and breathing.
Aud what were those smaller ones on
either side2 Two studies from Shak.
'peare, with Il. g. in the corner.
She slowly surveyed the walls.
They were covered with her earlier
pictures = those she had carried ia