Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-09-05

i Goou neWsl lnats u novelty. any
how. What is it?''
1--WE found a purchaser for that"
She indicated with gesture small
| portrait of herself which looked at
them from the wall
Kelde's eyebrows climbed toward
his hair.
"a purchaser he murmured in sur
prise
YES" she replied. II met an old
| friend yesterday. He admired me
once"-her eyes sought the fioor-"and
still does, evidently. for he wants
portrait Of me. told him knew OF
one for sale, and he agreed to buy it If
it satisfied him.
by Jove, Nelliel What splendid
news! Appreciation at last! You have
taken ton off my mind. But forgot
the conditional it satitied him.
4 His manner. bright for moment,
suggested shadows again.
1t win satisfy him. You need have
no fear"
81 wish I could be as sanguine as
you. Nellie. But have had SO many
rebuffs."
But you know this is one of the
best things you have done"
Il thought that of every picture I'M
til recently"
But Helmshaw praised this one,
you know. He would have bought IL,
but that the sale OF unknown portraits
is so difficult"
II remember he said so. l say, Nell
lie, you have cheered me wonderfully.
Half an hour ago l was actually con-
templating- debating the worth of life.
You are dear, good girl, and I'm
going to kiss"
action. Her eyes glistened. She went
out soon after, taking the portrait
with her.
There was in Kelde now a faint re-
Election OF his old-time self. For the
moment he was again the boy, brim-
ming over with the hope OF youth, and
gazing up toward his grand ideals
that, sunlike, tinged the world with
gold. Since he had mixed with men
the sullen clouds had come between
his vision and the sun to obscure the
brightness and to damp his ardor.
For years he had been the most pitt
liable Of mortals. a man of noble incli-
nations. emotions, and aspirations;
with every hope of attaining his ambi-
tions seemingly beyond his reach; WAN
every endeavor to attain them utterly
unappreciated. Now, the incident Just
iCiulctf NOEtthti Win tlE pAalGG vi INT
dealer II recalled, sank Immediately
into his impressionable brain, and for
! getting the trials and rebuffs of months
!. In the momentary joy. he felt ridicu-
!. lous inclination to dilute his happi-
ness with tears. When Nellie came
! back with thirty dollars he did cry a
little.
HE liked the picture very much"
she said, land would have given more
for ii, but that he has not the money
, at present"
"oh. thirty dollars is heaps more
/ than ever expected to get for II. Oh,
) Nellie. i feel that all the eulogies
which the poets and novellsts ever be-
slowed on woman are inadequate to
: you. Now am ready to face that ras-
cally janitorF' he exclaimed.
r In the days Of success which came
after, Philip Kelde always spoke of
! the sale of Nellie's portrait as his sal.
> walton. After many weary years his
:, name became famous, and he was her
! aided into publicity by paragraphists
, thirsting for art news, and the voice
i Of society which deemed II "the thing
to see his pictures. Kelde felt happy
e at his past inability to sell the works
e OF his youth, for which he now got big
n checks from on COR hnvarz
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