The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-23
ONE MOMENT or SUPREME BLISS
nv TIE LIFE OF A GJRL.

a Romance OF n Summer neuert which Didn't
r.nd AFTER All In the Conventional NauHer
Just Because Tbere Iaappenea to ne Another
Was Named Diek Concerned In the story.
The experience meeting was hold In an up
town studio and four girls did the testifyinR.
One Of them was an art student with ideals.
One was an art student With an income, which
Is moro to the purpose. One was a young singer
OF some renown, md the fourth was n lily OF tho
fold. in that sho neither toiled nor spun, but
wore gowns that wore the admiration Of her
friends and would have discounted Solomon's.
They had been talking about ambitions. At
least three OF them had, and the frivolous young
woman, who hadn't any yearning for laurel
wrcaths, finally interrupted the rhapsodies.
Bother tho future" she said emphatically.
Tho question is, are YOU having n good time
now, and have you had a good timoi I'm so
busy with the present and past lenses Of to
live that i never get around to the future"
at all depends on what you call having a good
time" said the idcalist in q tone Of superiority.
Z" Igucss We are getting ns much out of life as
you are. Bess," said the student capitalist.
"Oh, yes. l know what you think" Bcss went
on donantly. "Lifo is real. life is earnest. and
truo happiness lies in making tho most OF ones
self and all that, but what I want to know Is,
did you ever feel as though you owned tho
earth and hadn't q thing left to wish for. and
wanted to dance and shout and turn hand
springs for Joy I"
The other three girls looked doubtful.
"Iknew 1t. Now, can any one of you tell mo
the very happiest moment Of her life T.
The trio were dumb.
"well. perhaps it's because you've had so
many transcendent moments that you can't
pick out one; but I reckon it's because you've
never had a time when you just felt sublimely
"Iguess I've never been happier than l was
when my salon picture was accepted. ventured
cried for Joy when I heard that Uncle
could &c, on with my art. said the capitalist.
the crowd applaud, and knew I had made q sue
cess. was my high-water mark" laughed the
BAH exclaimed the lily. That's a nice
showing. Not a man in any OF them! ! don't
believe you are being honest. though I'd like the
ever vs been in my lie. Maybe III have a better
that hat Kind I fe Couldn't 'p stand It. I'd explode. You
know last year went to Maine for the summer;
II T Fns s asH shs sT funs nR En 1ihsro, yo on4 m e yG %s w weii Be-
enough. My people were in Europe: but the
what that means.
There were more men than you ever saw at
n q sum iifo. w ISssDr a Mrs. I o Sn' ana NAME her !n son s'% from 1l
Boston turned up.. She was a splendid old
LADY | iGr. with a ara gray m EitrSl , sPon : on N, her head sShr and
and she was worth fifteen millions. The son
was a mighty nice fellow. He had five millions
was in love with that son. He took 1t into his
mamma nS%n ao took to- vf Il into toOhh her u head mii to abe be- %p pes city
horrld to me. Honestly. girls. it was, absurd.
II there had been anything wrong with me or
wouldn't have blamed her; but she didn't have
a single reason for being rude to me. l didn't
little nicer to the son. Ho seemed real appre-
"Weii things vent on that way until the
season was nearly. over. and then Mrs. Call
the SWEETEST affair of the season-the SWEETEST
in our set, even my chaperono. and deliberately
left me out. Nice little act. wasn'Iit OF course.
every one was talking g about it. an and L I tried o not n
figure than I did in the affair: but all the same.
It WASN'T pleasant. Mrs. Hill, my ehaperone,
the invitation. and lots Of my friends said they
felt that way, but ! noticed that none of them
"The Invitations were out only three days
before the event, and ! was off sailing or coach
4, Ing hose. days; SO cid / didn't Mt, see .n Bert &c Gall e extent nn
a swell frock and went over to dinner as
smiling as you please. After dinner l went back
the hotel and got into n duck skirt aud shirt
waist There wasn't any use in being dressed
up. / SDOulNn I WOnueT II i Crlcu llttle OH,
just for wrath. but after a while ! went out and
sat in the hammock on the veranda and watched
thee the crowd 60 by to the ima dance apRccee.. They 60 early up
music began in the ballroom. l was sitting there
thinking dark red thoughts when a man came
UP. our walk. ] couldn't imagine who 1t was. for
I thought every ono l knew was at the dance.
,,rh, stared ,t and stared until ne came me. into 9 the ne
tsnsi aha ' The man ne was B saln CniI. out OF inc
HE had on a white flannel, suit and a straw
hat. and looked as though he hadn't an idea
tim a n III y ~ IONS Uninp m 4
a hundred miles of him. | just opened and shut
my mouth. like a fish. and couldn't say a word;
Anything on hand for this. evening :, he
asked. i managed to say that | hadn't. Then
you'll tnke care of me, won't youf Where's
II went in and told Mrs. Hill. and she nearly
had n 1T, but she game out and we had q beau:
tiful time. Nobody mentioned the dance, and I
reckon the excitement wound us up, for it
struck me we were positively brilliant, AS for
Mr.. Call, he twinkled, twinkled so thatl hardly
knew him. l never. in my life, was better en-
lie stayed and stayed and stayed. Under Or
sent him home. but she didn't that night. 1t grew
awfully late, and finally, people began leaving
porch chairs: and Bert sat down on the steps Mt
my feet; where the full glare Of the electric light
without seeing him. Then no played the banjo
and sang darby songs. and seemed to be having
the best sort Of a time. l reckon l got into the
people stopped in front of the house and stared.
After every one had gone home. Bert took up
his hat and said good night; and Mrs. Hill and
| went into the house and Rugged each other.
Talk about feeling good! nndcrntood how
criod Wahoo.' Hoh,"S There was unutter.
able content in that Oh"
and "T ben next .o morning o. put on my best IF iGo c k
air. but ] tried to look as IL nothing had hap.
pencd. All the people were buzzing around. in
groups. md ! knew what they were talking
about; but | didn't care that time. | was so
heavenly happy and triumphant that I felt like
cutting pigeon wings across the dining room.
'Iheard that Mrs. Call was furious. Her maid
said that Bert and his mother had an awful row
over the in vitations. He said he wouldn't go
TO tho dance If | wasn't invitol. and she told
him she'd cut him out OF her viii i he dared to
stay away. She went away tho day after the
dance, but he stayed as long ms we did"
And you didn't marry him" groancd the
singer.
well. there was Dick. you know. He isn't
rich. hut I'm sort of fond of him. l wish Dick
Ind been the one to do that thing for me-
The ascetic artist with ideals sighed.
" never could have refused that man. I'd