The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-25
A Bohemian Concert
BY Harriet Stark.
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Copyright. 1907. by Frederick A. Stokes Coz

There is a glamour and fascination con-
nected with the Bohemian life of the art
lists and writer's OF the large cities that APP
peals strongly to the young people of the
country, and takes many of them from
comfor table homes to homes far less com-
Portable in the city. Stories plcturing this
life are always read with interest, and If
Harriet Starks story, 1.-The Bacillus of
Beauty" published by Frederick A. Stokes
company. New York, contained nothing
more than description of this life 1t would
be well worth reading. But 1t contains
more for IL Is a novel tale of romance and
science, tale that Is both original and at
tracthe. The heroine is country girl
leading a Bohemian life in New York city,
and upon whom college professor is ex-
perrin, ntirg, and who makes of her the
most beautiful woman In the world, but at
terrible cost, The following extract from
the book gives glimpse into that Bo-
hemian life of which We are all fond.
stayed for supper, over which Kit
tvs big Angora cat presided; Kitty
herself, her red curls in disorder,
whimsical, shrewd, dipping from jest
to earnest, teased Helen and waited on
her, wholly affectionate and, guessed,
half afraid
The little den was coy by the light
of an open firs-tcr i, seemed 10 be one
function Of the tall, pink-petticoated
lamp to make much darkness visible;
and Nelly was almost like the Nelly |
had known, with her eager talk OF
home folks and familiar scenes.
She asked about my mothers illness
and death that had he'd ME so long in
the west. and her great eyes grew dim
and soft with tears, and she looked at
me like a goddess grleving; until, sweet
as was her sympathy. ! forced myself
to speak of other topics. And then we
grew merry again, talking Of college
mates and the days when | first knew
her. when | was sophomore teaching
in Hannibal and she was my best
scholar-only IL years old, but she
spelled down all the big. husky boys.
. ~ dirn't know what was doing, did
H.. I1said, when your father used to
Say: Bright gal, amt She? 'Inever see
the heat of Helen Lizy;'and ! would
tell him you ought 10 go to the State
university"
'Ihink of i'll" cried Helen. "If I
hadn't gone TO college, shouldn't have
come to New York and, oh, if-but
how YOU must have worked, teaching
and doubling college and law school!
Why. you were already through two
years Of law when | entered, only three
years later
"Well, it's been easy enough since,
even with tutoring and shorthanding;
six lawyers to every case"
wasn't tutoring Helen your main
occupation" asked Kitty Reid, auda-
ciously. Il have somehow inferred
that
But there was u sound of hurrying
feet on the stairs, and she sprang to
the door crying:
"Cadge and Pros. They said they
were coming"
On the threshold appeared lank
girl with shining black hair and quick,
keen. goodhumored eyes.
"Howdy?" she asked with brisk cor
diaNity; angel children, hope see you
| we'll"
In her wake was tall, quiet.ooking
| young man with reddish, brown
| beard.
| salute; salaam," he said; "all Sc
rene. Kitty? And you. Miss Winship?"
| Then AS the two became accustomed
to the light, saw what had nervous
| ly expected. There was n little start,