Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-08-29


In half an hour they got off the pave
ment, the scattered gas-lamps shed
their light on the trees of a splendid
old avenue. and few villas appeared
among the autumn foliage. The
carriage stopped at the end of this
street CT gardens. Jussnitz jumped
cut and touched the electric bell on
the wrought-iron gate. and as he
waited for some one to come and open
it he tried to catch a glimpse of the
house belonging to this garden. 1t
must he very far down in the garden,
for he could only see confusion of
leafiess trees, of shrubs and green frs,
among which the avenue was lost to
sight. At length he perceived a
lantern approaching, swung in the
hand Of an old woman.
who is there?" was the rather
peevish question, asked from dis
lance.
rs there studio to let here?" said
Jussnitz.
Eyes, but it can only be seen from
nine O'Clock in the morning till five
in the afternoon"
81 don't want to see it. want to
rent it."
The old woman, who had only just
opened the gate, held up the lantern
and let it shine on the face of the
stranger. who she thought must De
slightly insane.
Are there any other rooms belong
ing to it ?' he inquired.
"a sitting-room, bedroom, and an
other little room"
Very good. Who else lives in the
house."
mo one. except Fraulein Brandt,
who is here a few weeks in the sum-
mer sometimes"
Does the villa belong to herr"
Eyes. But she has got another
house in Strehlen, and she is old be-
Sides"
you are the wife of the porter?"
Eyes, if you like to call me so, but
haven't any husband now"
DO you attend to the service?'
yes, sir"
fOAS Wths lnCl, L VIII Idhe int
studio, and in three days I will send
some people here to furnish it. Here
is my card, and this is for YOU
Without coming in? But if you
wish to see the rooms, sir" The
I'D woman was suddenly all politeness.
II will look at them in three days,
he replied. Goodnight"
"Good-eyening, sir"
Jussnitz got into the droschky again
and mentioned a well-known restau-
rant, while the old woman went away
with her lantern, shaking her head Wig
orously, and was soon lost to sight in
the lonely garden.
Jussnitz suddenly took off his hat;
mis- face was hot and flushed. What
was he about to do? He laughed at
MS own eagerness. The feverish de-
sire to accomplish something, the old
strong. creative force, had been re
awakened in him by the sight Of this
beautiful girl with a power that ne
had not felt for long time. He felt
like sick man who begins for the
first time to have hope of recovery.
He would paint her He would
make a sensation with this picture.
anu in order 20 do this ne must free
himself from all bondage He must
have this quiet studio, for how could
be bring this girl home to Ante? 1t
was impossible. Ante with her
)rudery, her w-mindedness-and
this young creature, who reminded
him of a superb wild horse of the
steppes. IL would be absurd. Be-
sides, il he were ever going to amount
to anything as a portrait painter, il
was absolutely necessary that he
should tear himself away from all his
present surroundings, from the neigh
borhood of his wife. He would not en-
counter her Mortified eyes when a
model entered the house, for she would
never be able to understands; he had
long felt that. and therefore had long
desired to take studio.
Strangely enough, at this moment
there stole over him a feeling of COM
passion for his wife. She ought to
have MARI some good fellow, who
beside her would have had nothing in
his head but his counting house.
What could she do for him with her
narrowncss, Inherited. and fostered
by her training? And he? He felt
the paralyzing burden of woman
who was not his intellectual equal
more and more every day. An artist
had no right to marry, at least not
like this. No. he was doing the best
thing possible when he took the studio,
which a fellow artist had had who had
gone for long sojourn at Sorrento.
1T is best So" he said half-aloud, as
he entered with unclouded brow the
restaurant which he was
to frequent. Only four
or five gentlemen greeted him, and
they looked surprised at the sight of
him.
What the devil. Jussnitz, brings
you here at nine O'Clock at night?" in
Quired an officer. "Do you know that
Kloden and had actually planned to
take you by storm this evening?
Your old friends declared you were
the anniversary of your
today. He heard it from
Baroness Erlach, who was to take
supper with you this evening"