The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-02

taken ton on IN. ulnus huN AeAh'N
the conditlon-lf II satliled him.
Ills manner, bright for a moment
suggested shadows again.
IA win satisfy him. You need nave
no fear"
Il wish | could be as sangulne as
you. Nellie. But have had 80 many
rebuffs"
"But you know this Is one OF the
best things you have done
Il thought that OF every picture uh'
IA recently"
but Helmshaw praised this one,
/ YOU know. He would have bought II,
/ hut that the sale of unknown portraits
is 80 difficult"
II remember he said 50. ! say, Mel
| lie. YOU have cheerpd me wonderfully
Half an hour ago / was actually con
templatlng- debating the worth OF llie
You are dear good girl, and I'm
going Ia kiss"
lie completed the sentence by the
action Her eyes gllstcncd. She Went
out soon after. taking the portrait
/ with her
There was IN Kelde now a faint re-
Election Of his old-tlmc self. For the
moment he was again the boy brim.
ming over with the hope Of youth. ana
gazing mp toward his grand ideals
that. sunllkc. Hinged the world with
gold. Since he had mixed with men o.
the sullcn clouds had come between
his vision and the sun 10 obscure the
brightness and 90 damp his ardos-
For years he had been the most pit
liable of mortals. man of noble lncll'
nations emotions. and aspirations
with every hope of attaining his amhi~
lions seemingly beyond hs reach; witn
} every endeavor 20 attain them utterly
unapprcciaied Now. the incident just
b related together with the praise Of the
dealer 10 recalled. sank Immediately
{ into his unreasonable brain. and for.
: getting the trials ana rehuns OF months
; In the momcntary joy. he felt ridicu-
J. Ions inclination 10 dilute his happi-
! ness with tears When Nellie came
= hack with thirty dollars be did cry
; little
! "llo liked the picture very much,'
/, she Sald "and would have given more
D for It, hut that hc has not the money
2 ut present"
q "Oh. thirty dollars Is heaps more
2, than ever expected to get for H. on
Nellie. feel that at the eulogies
J. which the poets and novelists ever be
u slowed on woman are inadequate 10
% You. Now I ann ready 10 face that ras-
! cally janiior!" he exclaimed
Il I'm the davs OF success which came
u after. Philip Kcldc always spoke 81
~ the sale Of Ncllic's portrait as his sal
= VaiiOu. After many weary years hi'
D. name became famous. aud he was her
d aided into publicity 10y paragraphist'
ihirstiug Tor art news. and the yolc,
! az society which dcemcd u "the thing
tn sec his pictures Kcldc felt happy
III al his past inability o. sell the work.
u of his youth. Tor which be- now got bii
" checks from eager buyers.
~ Accompanying the popular acclaim
w came invitations 10 make new friends
., among whom be found his souls ai
4 Unity.
D. With the acquisition " a wife cam
a the loss of ON old friend Ncllic Dwiu
G inr. the model Of his bad days an
n, good. went away, be knew not whit
M 81. For little time he wonderc
ny where - had gone; then she passc
/, out of his mind.
M There was "a certain day whicl
w. crooklng The knee 10 convenilonaliu
ia Keldc set apart Tor reception at hi
" studio Ththcr went many peopl'
a., some hy virtue of their emincncc
A.. letters aud arr. others Tor other re'
sn sons.
N, Another came. evidently unipylle,
~, lac was a street urchin. who dudgiu
~, through the crowd of gahhling guest
~" pulled Kcldcs coat tails
IA. The artist swung round and the VI
itors stared.
- Please. sir. she's awful bad. an
nt wants 90 see YOU
's. Helde. hcwlldcrd. drew the boy or
,.t of the studio.
nv Almost Immediately aficrward
i' hurricdly excused himself. aud q
- ,rmuutive messenger hailed ca
az into which they both got.
,'. "Plcckcr street. near Carmino. Drl
~; fastr'
Wv. Wv. Ten minutes later by Kelde's wat,
NJ" which he scanned anXiuusly. the hac
' man put them down before poyerl
stricken house. The boy led the va
and presently woman came 10
|, "A door.
~ Joe" she said. you're a good h
NV. for hcm 80 quick. Please. sir, be
outlet as you can; she's very had,
A., alas she seen a DOCTOR
wv yes sir He's been here twice
..., day. This way up, sir
- Kcldr was Ia the room alone no
but for the sick woman on the b
i, THROUGH an opening IN the blind
sun east one beam which lay acr
the pillow. Tie could not believe
was Nellie M first. Her features. iol
III. crly rs regular as chiselcd statw
'''''' were not 80 now. gaycnuus cunsui
zion had eaten them To an awful
." lowucss that had distorted her facc
She seemed aslccp at first. and
-, did NOT speak Presently from
iu-, LINE Ups came some ncohcrcut VOL
keldc heard. hut did not heed till
'"" ramc was uttered. Then he sirai
.,.,., to catch every gaspcd syllable.
''H' lie didn't Enow-hc didn't kno'
loved linn aud / shall never tell
"', unw-ncver. ucver-llc never loved
l"''V II, was gentleman. They said Z
t.s - would send for hlm-hut &c w
~ w., como. He's great artist now
ways said hc would be. lie kissed
-. - ~ once. and said ! was a good girl
~ ~ Anow be- has forgotten me, years
-, vyCaFs ago
''' 4 sigh came up from her heart u
o., elngly SHE was very weak.
~, . artist PASSED his handkerchief be-
'"V his eyes. a huskiness in his th
"H making breathing difficult Gently
,.. stepped to the bedside and gazct
''"' the diving woman. Her eyes \
10. closed now. and her face looked
WV wv, though death had kissed a. hut
y wv trcmor at her brcast showed thu
80, was not So. She clutrhed In her bo
: w" q little unframed portrait Of her
""' As he saw this he understood.
a, agony gripncd ais heart. lie lei
n.y., ,,., over and kissed her forehead, AZ
1,t'j tear dropped to her check.
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