Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-07


Chiaras soul had Powered into pain
''Strongwell. don't You see what an
enormous difference this makes in her
iooksf' he said excitedly. "Gadl Look
at the yearning. suffering look in her
eyes. that sense Of being Tapped In pain
In her whole face wouldn't lose her
for a fortune now Try 20 make her feel
that we are friends and that she can
count on us-if she comes regularly to
the studio. he added 10 naively as 10
bring a grin 90 Strongwell's face I've
got her where | want her now. II can
only keep her so long enough. Old man.
you must help me out Don desert me
now. when you have got me this treas
IRE. ! never dreamed her face could re-
feet emotion rs II does but there il too
devastating n sadness in Il She j.
swamped In grief You be here when
she comes tomorrow aud talk % her II
she's lost this expression. just say some
thing or other that will recall the situ-
alton her husband is in. After all. this
stuck Italian may die and the hangman
make widow Of Chiara But II she's
too sad. and the expression is overdone.
"a Ii was today" he added. looking
critically nj his canvas. "oheer her up.
Make her feel hopeful and that sort Of
thing. VIII your"
Ferris was intensely serious despite
his impetuous enthusiasm Stronghold
could not forbear smiling at this in
genious scheme Of playing on the poor
creatures heartstriugs to bring out
nuances Of expression in her mobile
face He said quietly. do You reflect
that you are asking mo 20 act rs a
moral executioner. 20 torture this poor.
ignorant hunted thing TO help You
make q picturer'
Torture nothingl" exclaimed Ferris
excitedly Isn't there bright side
and dark side and each Of them truef
And wouldn't any sensible being CON
slider them bothf"
Then as Stronghold slowly shook his
head in REPUTATION Of this sophistry Fer
ris resumed eagerly "Well. I'll tell
You what You can do. I've got an idea.
What want is 90 catch her face as the
anguish Of sorrow and fear melts into
the support Of hope and comfort Now.
whether she goes mp from pain to JOY
or comes down from JOY TO pain. the
blending point Of transition should be
the same. and that is what | want. See
here She Is likely 20 come tomorrow
morning all worked mp by the brood
ings OF the night. aud she'll be bluer
than indigo hope she does. he added
impulsively "for you surely cant OBJ
ject 20 trying to sooihe her and make
her feel better I'll have my camera
put behind that screen. covered with
draperies I'll go In there. You talk Ia
her, and when she reaches the cross
roads I'll snap her of Sect You'll dc
that. won't you. Strongwell" he con
cluded pleadingly
EYES, III do that with pleasure. " re.
piled his friend. I'm willing enough
10 comfort her
The scheme worked 20 charm
Chiara presented herself the next day
fathoms deep in fresh sorrow. Ferrii
explained that he had 20 do some worl
first and that she could talk with Strong
well in the meantime That confederate
in the holy treachery Of art got th'
poor woman placed suitably for thu
camera and began his role Of comfortel
TO the afflicted Chiaras first question
showed her frame Of mind.
They can't hang him till they trl
him first can they she asked bro
kenly.
'No," said Stronghold calmly. re
pressing his first inclination TO a hearth
er form Of assertion. Then he suggeste,
one thing after another that was likel,
10 soothe. He dwelt on Signor Degni
robust health. the likelihood Of hi
promptly rallying from a little PHI
prick Of a stiletto wound and intimat
ed that the astonishingly extenuatin
circumstances Of her husbands honor
able action In the matter would softe
judge and jury TO leniency
He had been pouring this balm O
Gilead ON the woman's bruised sou
only few moments when he heard a
approving click from behind the screen
As he deity continued enactiug IN
role Of consider several other small. bu
| viyacious snaps applauded his success,
| Ferris from behind his ambuscade WI
| "winging" the soul Of Chiara In II
| upward flight as II was shadowed O
| her face
Stronghold kept playing on the kel
board Of the woman's heart an adag
con gioia. I'M POGO accelerando. q ront
I. anything but capriccioso. until Ferr
ID stepped briskly forth from his rctrei
a with beaming face
IA ''lf they come out well. I've got IL
at. he muttered cxcitedly 20 Stron
"a well. with an eloquently grateful CLAN,
IL at that generous accomplish "Stil
70 she II have 10 come tomorrow, bccau
n II they don't print well we'll have
W do 10 all over again lwouldn't lose b.
n now for farm.
z. He gave Chiara ~ in the expansiC
Il Of heart consequent on the days wor
Pr The plates developed perfectly lie z
n half "A dozen uhotourauhs. ench with