The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
MLOVE AND HYPNOTISM %

BY AquiIla kempstcr.

now YOU quit fooling. Where was yez ter
nightG'
| AT the theatcr."
"1hcaytcr, nit No, Stree Yer a
young sprig, hut yer got EN- sure
| Got what
Blue devils"
| ! WAS about to make an Indignant donip
| when n suppressed litter reached our oar i
from the floor above. and looking up we
saw half dozen heads pcering down AZ
US. When they saw they were discovered
the storm broke, they howled and shrieked
| with laughter, stamping and shouting UP
and down the corridor Recognizing that
we had In some manner been made the
victims OF n practical Joke, We went up,
Dennis haugbtily, ! sbamofuly,
"Hcwlcy mithcr' Look at that now.
Put down that sarpint or Ollie arrest iyry
mithcr's son of yes for carrying deadly
wepins"
Arrest nothing, Here. have drink 4
and advancing came the man ! aftorwara
knew ms Arthur Mclton.--in ono hand a
whisky bottle aud in the other the neck OF
a huge snake, whose body was cooled in
loose folds round him. He was tall
slender Young fellow, with one OF the most
ideally artistic heada rye ever seen A.
regular manc of dark brown hair foil all
ways about bis head and face, and for
wonder. suited him. His face was sallow
and thin. while his eyes we're so big aud
bright as 10 be almost startling
While Dennis was paying his respects TO
the bottle, the others standing round sim
grinning, the young fellow advanced smil-
ing toward me, aud when he did SO all tho
little anger | sim felt left me.
Say, old man, II was tough, know, and
we apologize. But ice, | Wouldn't have
missed II Tor tenncr. Wnow!" Here
they all exploded again. while Dennis and
grinned sheepishly After the officer had
left. formal introductons took place. and
I'm afraid they had something TO do with
my headache OF The next day.
The Ice having been thus broken, II
found the men about me the host naturcd \
crown imaginable, aud during the next few
days one or another OF them was In aud
out OF my den continually helping mo Ia
the disposal of my "penatcs" and taking
as much interest In getting the right ar
tlstic effects as myself But for tho
finishing touches The consensus of opinion
appeared TO be that must have Bessie On
inquiry found she was a model who more
or less dwclt among them. and during her
leisure devoted hcrsef 10 the endless
wants OF me boys, stitching on buttons,
keeping tab on the laundry, etr--ln faot |
mothering the whole crowd.
expected to see something ancient and
probably Irish, but was agreeably SUR
pflsed when one OF the fellows brought q |
tail slender girl to my room and intro |
duced her as Bessie. She could hardly |
have been more than 10, and with her |
pretty face and grceoful ways she would
have seemed far moro at home IN a faith |
er's house entertaining his guests than liy.
ing and cumming with band OF yaga. |
bonds like us. However, az she seemed 10 |
have no doubts as to the proprlety and de- |
STABILITY Of her position, naturally fell
IN with the rest and soon began TO regard |
her as most necessary aud Important
part Of the ''rookery,'s She was always |
ready and always willing TO do all she |
could for any OF us, and all she could was |
No little. II one OF tho fellows 90, sick
Bessie immediately installed herself a, |
nurse, 70 the envy OF the others. who al.
ways declared the victim "a DO taking. !.
When, dressed III a lainty little costume
End locking as sweet aad charming us RAJ
ture and art could make her. she would
beard the most lrascible art editor In his
den. and she rarely came back Without
having disposed OF ono or two at least a,
tho drawings intrustcd 10 her. As for nos-
Ing, II WAS simply sift. She enjoyed Ii
thoroughly and would catch the spirit of
character as 1 never saw u model do be-
fore. shv had her own little private
room, the walls Of which we're covered
With the choicest hits OF the boys work,
rnu-'weii. y she was good to them. they
showed their appreciation OF her by tho
thousand little attentions that help 10
make wcman's life pleasant. One OF her
host qualities was happy knack OF max
tng herself scarce when there were things
going on that weren't 'just So" but'if |
there waH bad headache the next day IA
cunseQuencc there was always some strong
ten and other delicAcles for the culprit,
believe We We're all OF us just a little
smitteni but it's . pretty hard matter
ior ten men 70 mako love 10 one xirl |
two or possibly three might hut tent
Resldes, u WAS 40 evidently her propcr
course 70 treat w an alike that VIC had |
~ accept their ippsrtlaiity a. hrst va |
mtuht know made up my MUD Il
80 q, only alas. from lark az encourage
ment y Do otherwise; still. 1 confess I |
yefy .ee - y jeaicus II one % I
tWlQe runniaG. ana only IN