The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-11

to at his hf p same r fns rnssa the
GYM - itself was difficult, not to say
y .e n'ds, but which he accomplished
AZ ~ any serious results.
ue "a ne. de Jeuse, coyly Withdrawing her
, I 1htn nd returned to her seat on the divan.
fer7SIlt she gave frightened scream. The
Der ftlst glanced at the center table His
anr 3at had disappeared! In moment he
mt realized the terrible situation-she had
So seated herself on his silk tile and stood
aPluS1'efore him. holding the demolished hat
t " ~nua the tips of her jeweed fingers! She
WI W1T'?ked first at the artist, then at the hat
Il; 80 an effort to connect the two and burst
.rarba at into an inextinguishable laugh.
VIM Why is it that nothing so amuses a
WpSoman as to sit on a mans hat. partcu-
eooarly his tall silk tile? The fact admits
ceP either discussion nor analysis, but GER
rain it is that woman takes a delicious
OF and even diabolical pleasure in demoish-
ing mans hat. She finds it so very
- funny. But the man? Well he doesn't
g find it quite so droll
x The pretty widow laughed and laugh
e ed, and the artist laughed because he felt
e compelled to. 1t would have been unfair
x to allow such an amiabe creature to
z laugh alone. but his laugh lacked sponta-
Z neity-it was weak and constraned-and
* his smile was forced.
''s "Ah, monsieur, IL ask thousand par
nm. dons. Really I am $3.50 very sorry"
Tho said Nine, dc Jeuse, looking archly at the
lilo artist and laughing all the while
, oh. it Is nothing at all; absolutely
nm. nothing" replied Dantois assuming a
o,, sIparb air OF Indifference
cd But your poor little hat" said the
5at widow. hardly able to suppress her hilar-
tho ity. Il hope you believe that-that | am
sincerely sorry. NJ. Dantois," and then
20 the little coquette laughed again.
.os The artist smiled as he looked at her.
tn but it was severe smile. after all, he
~ said to himself, "she appears absolutely
40 devoid of intellect Her laugh is posi-
IN. lively irritating; it CRATES on ones nerves,
RI savorS of hySteria or, worse yet the aSy-
,an lum. And then she isn't at all pretty
~: when she laughs. EFT Grand Dieu she is
a,'t simply making fun of me! Were | a So
80 ciety man she wouldn't dare laugh so hi
isb larously. But | am only an artist! Ma
- chere she simply sat down on the hat Of
ne an artist"
'le But do not laugh, for the accident is
'n4 grave, though this unthinking society
~ woman does not realize it. AS Dantois
49,, - watched her he began to detcst hcr-until
- the detestation grew to hatred. Had such
H.: an accident occurred with his model he
- would have pardoned it and would no
~ doubt have heartily joined in the laugh,
'ne but with this woman it was different
He could never pardon her. She had sat
clc on something more than his hat-on his
'n- ambitions, his hopes and his heart-and
ue he turned away from her. Better now
VI than later. In Il single moment she had
lol, made him realize the immense gulf which
'tu separated them and which would always
ouI separate them. Perhaps it was absurd.
Sru but II was definite irTeparable
I ru And when Nine. de Jeusc had ceased
~ laughing both made an effort to resume
ied the thread Of their conversation. but ii
ild was Impossible They could find moth
At ing to say. The silence was icy They
OH simply smiled at each other as people do
ny who arc barely acquainted and who
ieu await third person who does not come
hiS At the end Of a quarter Of an hour the
leu artist arose aGd babe the widow good
evening AS he passed into the ante
ne room he resolved to avsnge himself on
dc the footman. He slapped tia demolished
rst hat on his head and with 4 deaaEt and
TIC fsrociom look. eyed the lhckey. hoping
use that he would laugh. Bot the valet dc
ce' pred Inundated, would not permit him
9us seh to do SO. DSntois passed on into the
ma street but never again did be cross the
TED threshold OF Nine. de Jenss's salem
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