Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-05
CHAPTER Nv.
u1cu CONTAINS NoTu1S,

"You may have talent for other things, f"
Robert Allitscn said one day to Bernar,
dine but you certainly have no talent
for photography. You have not made the
slightest progress.
II don't Mt all agree with you, Bcrnar-
dine answered rather peevishly, II think
l am getting on very we'll"
"You are no judge, " nc said. "To be-
gin with, you cannot focus property You
have a crooked eye, l have told you that
several times.
you certainly have, " she put in. You
don't let mo forget that"
Your photograph Of that horrid little
danseusc whom you like SO much" he
said, lis simply abominablc. She looks
like n fury. Well, she may be one for all
l know, but in real life she has not the
appearance of one"
II think that is the best photograph
have done" Bernardinc said, highly in
dignant She could tolerate his uppish-
ness about subjects Of which she knew far
more than he did, but his mastcrfulncss
about II subject of which she really knew
nothing was more than she could bear
with patience He had not the tact to sec
that she was irritated
II don't know about 1t being the best, I"
he said, unless it is the best specimen of
your incXperience. Looked mt from THAI
point of view, it docs stand first.
She flushed crimson with temper.
Nothing Is easier than to make fun of
Others, she said flcrccly 1T Is the re-
source of the ignorant"
Then, after the fashion of angry women,
having said her say, she stalkcd away II
there had been door to bang, she would
certainly have banged 1t. However, she
did what she could under the circum-
stances-she pushed curtain roughly
aside ard passed into the concert room,
where every night Of the seasons six
months scratchy string orchestra enter.
tanned the kurhaus guests. She left the
Disagrccablc Man standing in tho passage
Dear me, he said thoughtfully And
he stroked his chin Then he trudged
slowly up to his room.
Dear me- " he said once more.
Arrived in his bedroom, he began to
read. But after a few minutes he shut his
book, took the lamp to the looking glass
and brushed his hair Then he put on n
black coat and n white silk tie. There was
speck Of dust on the coat He carefully
removed that and then extinguished the
lamp.
On his way down stairs he met Marie,
who gazed at him In establishment. 1t
was quite unusual for him to be seen again
when he had once come up from table
d'hote. She noticed the black coat and
the white silk tie, too, and reported on these
cccentricities TO her colleague Anna.
The Disagrecable Man meanwhile had
reached the concert hall He glanced
around and saw where Bcrnardine was
sitting and then chose place In the oppo.
site direction, quite by himself. He looked
somewhat like q dog who has been beaten.
Now and again he looked up to see wheth-
er she still kept her seat The bad music
was great irritation to him. But be staid
on heroically. There was no reason why
he should stay. Gradually, too, the audi
encc began TO thin. Still he fingered, al.
ways looking like q dog I'm punishment
At last Bernardine rose, and the Disa
greeable Man rose too He followed he,
humbly 70 the door. She turned and saw
him.
II am sorry put you In bad temper,
he said. 1T was stupid Of me. :"
II am sorry got into bad temper
she answered, laughing TWAS stupid q
me-"
II think have said enough to apollo
gizc, " he said. 1t II % process dislike
very much. y
And with that he wished her good night
and went TO his room.
But that wss not the end of the matter.