Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-16

sittings the woman had not given
utterance to word, not a sigh, even.
Think of woman holding her tongue
like that. | didn't talk any more than
necessary myself, but worked, making
my hay while the sun shone. But on
the last sitting but one, as it drew to 8
close, did say to her: You must let
me express my extreme satisfaction
with your posing. If my statue is 9
success, it will be largely due to my
having had model such as seldom
falls to a sculptor's lot. | feel that it is
impossible for me to anyway equal the
original. Don't be alarmed, | went on,
for she got up, and retreated to the in
ner room at once, Il only say this once
for all, out of pure gratitude.
"The next morning | got third
note, and that was the last" said Hol-
worth. cit was very brief. 1t ran: Il
think YOU can do without this last sit.
ting, and so / shall not come again.
wish you all success with your statue,
and shall feel pleasure in thinking
that l have helped you to portray to the
world your admirable conception OF
womanly purity
"And you did not get any idea of hei
face or hands at alln' unused Caldwell. y
"Not the faintestW replied Holworth.
"The same thick veil was always care
fully arranged on the same broad leafed
hat. She may be an angel OF beauty,
and she ought to be, with that marvel
GUS form. But it is quite possible that
she is ugly enough to have made her
veil a blessing in disguise. l judge
from her shapely feet that her hands
must have been beautiful, and l am
almost certain that she is lady. But
1 have got my statue, and when you
see it, YOU can imagine whether l have
been too enthusiastic in the praise of the
glorious form on which it was modelled.
She dropped from the clouds, and she
may have returned to them-with my
hundred and fifty dollars. If she knew
how welcome she was to the money!
But she has disappeared, and probably
forever, though should know that eX-
quisite form among ten thousand.
"Well, women are not accustomed to
wander around in Lady Godiva's riding
habit, though they have shapes like
those that roam in Mohammed's para
dise,n said Caldwell, laughingly, $50
you are not likely to recognize her In
this way. How did Miss Van der Wort
like your having this lovely model?'
he added, pleasantly.
"She was too much interested in my
success not to like whatever would help
it on,n replied Holworth, stoutly. 81
would have liked to put her head on it,
if it had been possible, for she has a
sweet, lovely thoughtfulness which
would have carried out the idea per-
fectly. But l am content. | was
luckier than believed possible. You
are going to be an usher for me at the
wedding, aren't you, old MANI"
ooh, yes. / shall assist at the imola-
ton. Though it is we other fellows
who will feel that we are the victims
on that occasion. You are carrying OIL
the prize. Tomorrow fortnight, isn't
it?D
eyes" replied Holworth. 81 am a
lucky fellow. I have made statue
which will make my reputation. hope,
and have won the woman who helped
to inspire me with the idea of such a
portrayal Of womanly purity. l am a
lucky man.
Holworth's wedding came off in due
time. Caldwell, who was rich young
fellow and very devoted to HolWorth,
had meant to give him wedding pres
ent an exquisite little bronze figure of a
nude nymph, which was scarfpin.
1t cost $3.50, and when he went into
Tiffany's one day to buy it, after he had
remarked it. he found, to his disap-
pointment, that it had been sold. He
asked who had bought it and the clerk
said: "Miss Van der WORT. She means
to give it to Mr.. Holworth, / believe, as
a wedding present.
'.Ah" thought Caldwell to himself,
"then he will get it from source which
will make him enjoy it more than he
would if / had given it to him. And
SO he bought beautifully enameled
silver cigarette case.
The Holworths went to st. Augustine
for their honeymoon and then to Lon
don, where Holworth arranged for his
statue of Purity" which had been ac-
cepted for the show at the Royal Acad-
envy. 1t aroused the warmest enconi.
ums of everybody, and was the sensa.
ton of the year, despite its American
origin.
Caldwell CHANGED to meet Holworth
soon after his return to America. 1t
was their first encounter since the
sculptor had experienced the pleasure
of wedding a lovely girl and of becom.
ing a famous man, for his Purity" had
unquestionably made him that. The
two friends went again into Delmon.
ico's for small bottle and smoke.
II congratulate you heartily on your
great success, Holworth," said Cald.
well. Nobody could be better pleased
than 1. And have you ever heard any.
thing Of your wonderful model? You
must feel grateful to her."
~ shall feel greatful to her all my
life" said Holworth, with sort of ser.
ious warmth. "But have given up all
hope of ever discovering who she was
And, in fact, do not care to make any
effort that way now. have got my
statue" And then he changed the
conversation.
Sometimes between truth and false.
hood there is only the dividing line OF
tense. What Holworth said was lit.
orally true.
Improving.
One of the plainest men in Liverpool
had daughter about five years old.
The other day she was sitting on hit
lap with hand-glass before her. She
looked at her father a moment, Their
1pplyo1 Of f,,r l.