Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-11-15

oTyuon Tsice III, ne had eCStatic
memories of dinners with Strange. and
as 4 matter of fact his dinners for
two days past, had consisted OF bread
and mustard to give II relish.
( THANK YOU, old man. can't
can't go anywhere till Friday
why, in Heavens nameY"
Il have some black and white n
| do, he said mixing some paint hur-
4 riedly.
Strange took glance at his back
view and shrugged his shoulders
The heggar's sure to let Ii out. no
always does" he reflected.
After a few minutes silent paintiny
BTyten turned round.
generally tell you most things. =
he said, IF you wait long enough, and
you Know by this time what an abjc,.t
ass | am, so you may as we'll hear the
climax.
was sketching in Surrey last
month ! went after the fever--I did
not feel as II could stand the stairs
Just then-and | found girl in a cot.
tage there who was willing to sit for
me whenever | wanter her She was
divinel Look! he got up SLOWLY md
took little canvas from behind tha
door Look! Did Grouse ever bave
such head to paint from? fell In
love with her. or course, II was that
color that did It; that, and her poses
and all her little ways and movements
ana her soft little oice-oh-oh-you
know the sort OF fool am! | lodged
at her mothers house. and the palr
hursed me as II We're a sick cat--wep
Look had to leave that place nj =
moments notice or don't know what
might have happened you know. l
paid up and cleared.
Would You believe II. hadn't been
nome a week, when who should nm.
pear one night past ten o'clock but
mat girl? Upon my word. broke
our In a cold sweat all over. I'm rs
weak as water and--she was divine
! tell you'll had an awful lob alto.
gefher. quieted her down first, ,hen
l mad to battle her feet, such pretty
PINK little ones. but all torn AMI
bruised. IL YOU believe mo, she had
walked from ten miles this side Of
erdaiming. / got her some food and
gave her up my bed. and somehow or
other got her back next day: she'd
bRve stayed on any terms. poor little
sotl! Girls are queer fish," he said
modestly. zone never can tell whatll
fetci, them. 1t was all pretty hot on
the mother, however, so | gave her
the few shillings had, and then she
wrote to say that the girl rot fever
from the walk. so of course I've had
to help them. and regret to saw my
boots have gone for a change to mine
uncies. ! shall be paid on Friday.
and then I'll bloom back into pristine
glory and accept invitations.
i wonder" he went on renectiyely.
III there's any way Of keeping a fellow
from making fool OF himself. III Won
have happened to hear of any In your
travels, an anti-love philtre now, for
Heavens sake diyulge It, 1t ruins ones
work getting in love in promiscuous
way, It's a brutal nuisance too. and
devilish expensive. / know / always
have to pay compound interest for my
pleasures In this line and they're alb.
solutely mawkish too, in their inno.
cence,' he added, with little injured
sigh
Strange watched the boy curiously,
wondering what possible motive, or
train Of motives. combined to keep his
life so clean, with its every condition
on the side Of uncleaniness.
lie has neither convictions nor re.
llgion to hold him, he Is as passion
ate and sensual fellow as any going.
he IL stepped to the lips in Zola and
Others Of that Xix; theoretically, inno-
cence and he are as far apart as the
poles. He Is fool, no doubt but
wish to God the folly would last"
Brydon guessed the elder mans
thoughts, or perhaps his own were
running on the same lines, as he
sketched In the strong steady cool face
with breadth OF technique that was
marvellous in a boy of his age and OPP
portunities.
II wonder myself" he said. II don't !
make more or my pleasures. A fellow
has opportunities somehow" he added
with pleasing diffidence, "no matter
how poor he is but l have a sort of
notion / might lose In art what 1
should gain in pleasure 1t would be
ldiotic to run that risk, wouldn't It'll
| have sort of theory, It's probably
rot though 1t has sound of truth
about 1t, that the cleaner one keeps
ones body and soul, the clearer ones
eyes keep and the better able to tackle
the truth In Nature"
He paused, little embarrassed; any
expression, even Of the most PRINT
tive morality, brings blush OF shame
to the cheek OF youth.
''That sounds like a workable the
ory," assented Strange "and up my
word, believe you will find 1t 50. The
opposite Is playing the deuce with the
modern italian school, and 1t strikes
one like blow In lot Of the work OF
the youngsters there. would thresh
out that theory, il were ron, nothing
half and half will do"