Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-02-25

and called his den a studio" and dab
bled in oils, and had worked up a piqu
ant little scandal in home circles that he
had even painted nude from life IN
that den.
IL must be acknowledged. therefore,
that Lucille entered upon the woman
career with all modern improvements.
The purely feminine part Of her. eXis-
tence, was largely a matter Of adjuncts.
Sire carried half a score hearts on her
sleeve. Some Of them representa- great
wealth, others great resectabiiity and
others great social distinction, and still
others great talents.
It was difficult to determine what
her own feelings We're She exercised a
most judiciOus impartiality. She had
her fathers hberaAty and liked them all.
each one after his kind She had her
mothers sex and didn't love one Of
Jnen after her own kind They came
and We're well treated and went away
with clear prospects. 1t was gravely
minated to Der by her father that the
time had cone when she should begin
to think of her future prospects and
duties; that the attention Of half a score
Of gentlemen was no doubt iattering
and agreeable, but il was not business.
She turned the subject; it had no special
interest for her in u serious way.
One day her mother made a discoy-
cry and communicated it to the father
Father" she said, cautiously, "haNe
you noticed anything unusual abol:
Lucilleg"
The old gentleman was deep in that
article on tn.plate which Mr. SnOggle-
son had left for him, and he came down
to the trivial details Of life with a
little shock.
God bless me, he said, how you
starue mel What's the matter with
Lucille?"
"She has taken Mr.. Snoggleson's ear
rings OFF,
Has she? Wen, she'll put them on
again when she gets ready, l suppose"
she didn't wear Mr.. Palgraye's ring
Good taste, I'm sure. It's too big"
She went to church without Mr.. Mel
lowstones prayer-book yesterday"
Under this circumstantial evidence
the father laid down his paper and be-
gan to look serious who is it? Huy-
lingE'
No"
'Dartover?"
No"
You don't mean to say De Leonnay
has come back?"
NO"
The father became solemn and push
ed the paper away" Is there somebody
else?
Must be-"
"Why?"
Different expression to her eye.
Sings in her own room. Keeps her bu-
reau drawers locked. Never did it be-
fore. Listens over the stair rail when
the posman whistles. Something |
never saw her do in all her life Hasn't
she chucked you under the chin yet?"
'Chucked me under the chin? No.
What does that mean|
Means that she knows something
that you don't and feels sorry for you"
Does she chuck you under the chimp
"She did but it didn't work She's
in love I've noticed it in her HART"
Good gracious, Is love like tobacco
smoker"
NO, it's like n butter mold. Some
body has told her he didn't like hair
frizzled."
He must be young and impudent
Why, SnogglesOn never presumed TO do
such a thing as that, and she thinks
great deal of Snoggleson."
Yes, she's taking to thinking a good
deal Of Mr.. Snoggleson within a week
Wouldn't you like a cup Of chocolate,
Mr.. Snogglesong and wouldn't you like
the big easy chair, Mr. SnogglesonT
and can't l stay and hear about tin
plate Mr. SnOgglesonp Bah! When a
girl begins to store up a lot of happiness
of her own, she can afford to sprinkle
Mr.. Snoggleson with some Of it."
As this excellent woman of discern
ment had suspected, the crisis had aITiy-
ed
The beauty who was armorclad
against wealth and dre-proof against
personal charms, had weakened without
reason and without protest and began
to sing the halleluiahs in her heart on
account of a socially unrecoguized, NOR
ally unaccredited, physically unrecom-
mendcd, and financially unbacked young
man who had large emotions, a fine
quality Of voice, and salary of 500 a
week.
So, you see, Twas right in calling 1t
the same old thing 1t was absolutely
the traditional business by tape mea-
surement. They puTed in the back
parlor: they whispered in the bay-win-
dow; te-he'd on the lounge; they soto
voced over the piano; they had grips
and passwords in the hallway after
looking up the stairs II was sheer
nonsense to attempt to hoodwink a
mother. Now, a father never suspects