River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-11-04

The next eveuiu. found him by Mrs.
M0rtuu'- ~ide. lie was one 81 many.
"a hc -ure but they found moments
when they resumed their rather serious
conversation He Na, visionary. as all
peuiu~,s are. ard be- found it rather
dampcuju. tu his enthusiasm ~ hen she
made common sense amendments to
SOME uf his most brilliant motions. But
he liked to bc with her. and hc eratiiicd
bis wish. lud hs -ra;iticd i. So Jrdcutiy
mat Ms Morton had decided To scold
him as he deserved
80 or q evening when he led he Was
take. To her den instead of tte draw
i'm room. where Dr. usually found ncr
'tc stood for j moment enjoy ing the
scene 81 caliHee~-the James in the
small Fireplace ilickering ON thu Grim
son walls. tie are ,tcliu1S and rich
rugs Iud Nure Nortou'> beautiful face
in ,vhic' uJ ve~tfge of age appeared.
lit was good of you Co come to-
night Dee said II wanted to have a
quiet E-tH talk with You"
-Tbank you" De- said. frauki,, a- he
drew au easy chair before The fire.
t.You are very Bind 60 me hia,ier than
anyone else has been and am CRATE
f-I"
She smiled 1t has not been entirely
t.5~5rt,rrSted and. uf course. for your
auut's sake. would have done the
same. hut f has nycn pleasure 20
know yuu AVID show You to my friend>
Remember. You are rather famous
young artis5-aud phiiauthropist,
too" and She laughed
'Dou't talk about philanthropy" he
s7.I. plainly avuovcd.
-iHt tiiat Is what 7 want to talk
about
Well" he said rcsj-ue,i,. u prom
ise tU answer any questions suppose
It Is the prison p5crures' 49,
.N-c>. I want WON 60 confess. Mr.
WAYNE, THAT yau were not entirely nm
selfish when NoH refused % sell that
picture to tie Nltioua! academy and
gave 70 to tile prison"
Instantly his manner changed. From
the Young society mIu he became the
artist Tie spoke very quietly.
Mrs Morton. through the notorictv
" that gift ! haze sometimes almost
Doubted ms motives. aud IT'D such mo
r.ruts I have despiScd myself. " ether
,zmcS I have known myself better.
think of the long months spent study
ir- the prison types for one at my pic
torres. and rh, Impressions I took Of the
1fe. rude and strong. ard I can see
rhc stage through which : came to ms
resolution ~reut MANY hears watch
ing those poor creatures. deprived OF
home. air and pleasure, some for wears
and some for l5fc. went back tl ms
~tlI-1 AMI painted for chem "a picture
at ,uc Virgin Mother and her child.
With every stroke uf the brush
thought 80 them, I was doing il for
thsm. Then had that oir.r f-om the
academy fer uly picture their picture
and Grd knows. % WAS struggle 10
keep my purpose. Eut Sc was theirs.
they had ogea my inspirations. And
wei. I couldn't have respected myself
if 7 had sold their picture.
lie had risen uervousIv. afd stood bv
the manteI. looking down cpou her.
Her words struck him rs peculiarly
cold and uuSympathetic:
THAT was good and commemorative.
Mr.. Vavnc. ans. I should Ike 10 say
that agreed with Won; but I can't"
"No." he drawlcd Il hardly hoped
that YOU would" Yet he bad thought
that she. with her rare sympathy
would understand him lie continued;
This is the first time ! have spoken
81 this. OF course have read the critI-
c.>u- of the gift. but have said uOth-
Ing. People might think y hat they