Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-09-05
NELLiE'S LOVE.
An Artists Story.
ny VIM. Bayfield.


the praises of his friends, there had
mrked dream that one day the world
would resound with praise of him as
q painter. Later. when a picture OF
his gained the favor of the academy
judges, and a critic filed a line by
speaking OF Philip Kelde's work as
..prognostic of really good things to
come" the dream seemed to evolve to-
ward naturalization.
Soon, however. he discovered that he
had oyerestimated the Importance Of
these things. This was four years
after. He had two dingy rooms in an
up town office building.
During those four years Kelde en-
deavored TO follow up his success.
Nobody, however, would buy or ex-
hibit his pictures. And because he
lacked fortune but yet desired to live,
he manufactured ''old masters" for
scoundrelly Sixth avenue dealer, till
the fraud and the low pay Disguised
him, when he turned again TO the work
of his love, which was altogether too
ambitious to be successful.
1t had taken him till now to recog-
nize the futility OF his attempts TO
rank with the four or five noted artists
Of the day without patiently climbing
the ladder rung by rung. He called
himself a stupid ass, and the acknowl-
edgmsnt of a fault being half way to
reform, Kelde forthwith grew saner.
| He placed aside a large, half-finish-
| ed, NEUROLOGICAL scene, and applied
nllnsei 70 an unpreten,lous onens u ~
"nien, pseduse he coulu no. ser ne
cursSu- 1he curses eeaseu Mhen ne
rechAeu 70 nihu tne Inouei whom tne
picture REPRESENTED, Ior ne respecteu
Neine bWhihe. sue was ms onIs
comforter. enc Always encourageu uy
| Worus OF praise' When most " nseueu
Lnenn, anu that Win no so.uiu ooJeeI
Ior she naa refused empioyment IN
ausrtsrs Where pasinen Was iarser
anu prVnnpter III oruer 10 Pose ior
heiae. ne uii NOT understand wny'
Dnnu man tnat ne VIZ
ne was expecting Nelne, as usuai,
on tnis particular morning. ne nae
been working moodlly, Drooding Win
puckered brow over MS professional
non-suceess, wnen heayy, hollow
tnud IN the letter oox was toiioweu
almost lmneulateis py tne entrance oi
tine Janltor Win bulky Drown paper
packer. moment iater ne was sniihne
gnasty al the reJecteu Diack-anu,
Wnite Work Which was tue ioIn %
art mat Kept tne pot warm Tor MIN
-FOUR WORK, wnlen nave oeen sorry
10 see deteriorating OF late, is, re.
greet 70 say, quite below our STANDARD
rhis month, tne accompanying hote
explained-a note from the managlne
editor OF popular magazine, ioi
wnicn ne nad made seVerai acceptapis
designs.
so even MS pread ana putter threat
ened 10 cease. III was especially awk
ward Just now, when the identicai Jan
ltor VINO mad Drought IN tine ietter nad
that very morning. Drought MN, iol
the third time. Dill Tor PACK rent
kelde threw the drawings aside an6
placed himself In the armchair. HI
throat seemed 10 grow dry suddenly
and mis- temples TO throD with dui
acne. All Inclination 10 Work wa
gone. He plunged into Mt OF menta
dissipation.
what was tne use OF hving II n
could not sustain NE Dy tne art N
loved SO Well! BAD enough II haa beel
for years, hving from hand 10 mouth
but now-he cast a rueful glance a
: the returned drawfngs-eyen THIS scan
, privilege was to be denied him.
Almost involuntar1ly ne counted Tn
little money ne had-seventeen cents.
Inc prospect loomed Diankly Detor
him. For the next ten minutes he at
: lacked the question OF whether III
was worth living, and then 1t had no
an Affirmative leg to stand on. III
reached out 10 ms tonacco jar an
found II empty. Ihe immediate III
yestment OF ten cents In tobacco, a.
though II showed that ne had none
: to burn, also showed that his educa
r non In domestic economy had Dee
e sadly neglected. AS ne was silentl
e smoking, giving fun latitude to his dt
v pressing recoilecdlons, there was
knock at his door.
Nellie OWNING. the model, wake
In. she smiled TIL ne faced her wit
a his look OF gloom. Then she inquire
J. the cause with her eyes.
J. More infernai disappointment, Ne
= lie, ne said.
" There was familiarity betwee
= them that comprised the use OF Chris
L tan names. and permitted him to tire:
Is What has happenedT she asked.