The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-03-23


Angela Power"
"Of course, that's her name, Yo,
learned good deal from her, did YOU
not?"
"a good deal? Everything!
learned everything from her. She
taught me what life is-what art is"
Quite so. What art is, and what
Dick is not. And now you have made
up your mind to go and live that ideal
life in London; and as you have done
me the honor to ask my advice in the
matter, 1t is most gratifying to me to
be able to tell you that l believe you
to be quite right"
"You advise me to go to London?"
Undoubtedly do. Why should you
remain in place where it is impossi-
BILE that any work Of art could receive
the appreciation Of which it. is desery.
| ing?"
I'm SO glad you think so. Oh, I
feel that have got it in me to sue
| ceed as an artist. l cannot expect to
have studio of my own all at once.
OF course. but l mean to share one
with Angela and a couple of other
girls"
That will be a capital plan at first.
Later on, no doubt. you will think Of
building something palatial But let
me advise you not to do so in a hurry.
| hear that one can pick up a good
many palatial studios nowadays for
about tenth part of the money spent
in building them"
II shall keep my eyes open, never
fear"
And open the eyes of other people,
I'm sure-peop.e in this neighborhood
who have got as much idea of art and
and life as they have of the most
suitable cuisine for the inhabitants of
the planet Mars"
She gave laugh. He knew from that
laugh that he had rightly guessed what
was in her heart. Life was not life
so long as it did not make people open
their eyes.
Il know l shall have to work hard"
she said: but what signifies working
hard when it leads to appreciation
What, indeed? Why, it becomes as
a dream Of the night And when do
you mean to leave us?"
Il feel that the sooner l get into
harness the better it will be for all CT
us. Time is flying. l have wasted too
many years Of my life already. l shall
be an old woman before | have begun
to live
Il think you are on the shady side of
20 already"
81 am o.
''Is it possible? All, yes, you'll have
to make haste if you want to do any
thing before you are past work.
The girl smiled the confident smile
of % in the presence of so.
x can go home now with a light
heart" she said. "Of course, poor
mother was opposed to my scheme"
"Oh. of course. Mothers sometimes
have queer ideas. l shouldn't wonder
If she questioned the possibility Of
your doing better for yourself than
marrying Dick
That is exactly what she said,"
cried the girl. Marriage is the best
career for girl, poor mother said,
when I told her all that hoped to do"
"Ah. that is SO like mother-mar-
riage career! Well, WE'LL"
"And promised her to be guided by
what you would say, so now l can go
home with light heart"
Mr. Fenton gave her his hand.
She elapsed it in both her own quite
prettily while she thanked him again |
and again. But when she got to the |
door she turned as if she had some |
thing more to say. For some reason or |
other the words did not come at once.
She kept her eyes fixed on the handle !
Of the door, at which she worked. She
seemed greatly interested in the mech
anism. He waited patiently for her to
speak.
T-I-like Dick very much, M.
Fenton," she said at last. Il only feel
.hat-that-well, I'll be sorry to leave
Dick"
That's because you have a kind
heart, my dear" said he. But If ]
we're you l wouldn't think too much
,bout Dicks disappointment. l know
what these young chaps are; they fan
", for the time being, that it would
,e impossible for them to think of any
,ther girl than the one on whom they
believe they have set their hearts, but,
,less your soul, my child, they are
,yer head and ears with another girl
,efore the one that has treated them
as you suppose) unkindly has finished
Ter afternoon tea. Don't worry your
elf about Master Dick; he'll find am
,le consolation for your absence before
,ou are gone "a hours, the young ras-
all"
There was another pause and some
nore twitching Of the handle OF the
|oor before she said:
Il hope he may be happy. Chicago
Cordially Invited to "a Hanging.
Sheriff Meyers has been overrun
yith peopia who want tickets of aG-