Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-11-08

bic. whehi y6G'rss? i hlaave been w. 1avishly
and Is uthgrNaaBfngl3' Spent. "',r'"A;"'''
'"Theses sittingsn havei been a source
OF; 10 much pleasure TO me:';, eontipusd
sREHfgRe' thegEhtfully, xth hst$ ! h fSS
cou1d OIL Be Iii annbyanee ana d Bore
:! to you:''1 fearaI hate needlsssly pro-
longed ;them." J,,;,,; w.. ,;;,l;s:n;:i,.
But, indeed, Mr.. Spra&pe,. assure E.
you it has been anything but bore to
me to pose. Pam Enrs'f Shall miss The
! PLEASANT Informing hours: ~ha spent
!; !here.p sI:n'x,;:,:v n: s.'ssat.,i,,,.: ~
!. '''Fhegsha1e,hee zen the shappiest, hours
of nX h6s" fEaia Sprag9lfS' fst22sst!y, t.
! RoiieAff6rever." ''''::; H''" :: ::
T. Agnes started slightly; blushed and
.riveted' her gaze sstElun the dainty white;
hands, which lax clasped together. in
! her lap. Her bosom rose and fell In
quickened 'ddnnda1atfotis. ':;" "iN: ~
'Why forever, t;Mr. 'sprague ?"1 she
asked; ,softly;t' "do you think 81. leav-;
! ing; New York;" ~. V, ,,,... ~; ,
M" he replied quickly; at i, you %
who are about to desert this studio,
| which for a short time has been
frightened by your presence =.
"Well," interrupted, Agnes, ",since
you are not going to leave New York,
l hope you will continue to call on
F.; u.s." r.. u
, II suppose shall continue to call
on your reception days, if that is
what you mean," said Sprague, some
! what disconsolately. ~
+: "Now that" laughed Agnes, sis not
in line with the polite things you have
| been saying.": .,..n.. az, 49,. =:
Il did not mean to say anything
: rude, Miss Murdoch, but call on
your reception day is call on your
guests. Surrounded as: you are on
such occasions, one has barely a.
chance ito catch q glimpse :of! you,
much less to speak with YOU" :,...:,.,
? 1--WE are always glad to see our.
friends at other times than on our
!. reception days." " @4,';:'':'".: .i'".
do you really mean it?"'asked the:
artist eagerly. inlay: call on you
sometimes when the crowd IL :: not
r 1--WE Shall bes' happy u, have :yoiu,
call at any time, Mr.! sprague." 'a:'
T.: Sprague Thought ,,he :: detected q
! slight fFmph4asia on the Rronoun. -,
But it is not we wish to cali on.
1t is you, Miss Murdoch" - -
Once more the young girls express
i've eyes fixed their gaze upon the del:
/ icate hands in her lap, and, once more
; there was 2 scarcely, perceptible, fut-
ter beneath the lace which lay upon
; her white throat - II ;
The artist sat with intent eyes
fixed upon her. :. !. -: So
''Of course I shall be pleased to
! have you call at any time. Mr..
sprague,' she said, after brief in
slant. - =" =: -''':. ~
f. What more could any sane manIex-
pect a modest girl to say? It is not SO
much the words spoken as the manner
Of their utterance that conveys mean
ing. But it is a truisml' that a lover
is not a sane man. 'Sprague' was not
yet satisfied. He. was about to, speak
again, when knock sounded. upon
the door. -.~
It was the halhsboy with letter. :.
Miss MurdocA?'' he inquired, glane-
J; ing in the direction. OF the, young
girl.
'For :mie?" exclaimed Agnes, sur
+ ,prised: s';'' Z: ;"-s'' "':';3t ~ '!H;.>~:'t
3: "Yes, miss; a gentleman. left; It
/ for you"
=; Agnes took the letter. inspected it
curiously for an. instant;, then, ..:ex-
cusing herself, she tore open the en-
Selopet and HIT pntol d the the note which
At once deep flush suffased her
face; and an expression of annoyance
passed over her features: ,She>glanced
up hastily at sprague, who was ap-
parently hard at work tpon the back
| ground Of the, picture ;:,;::: .t;. Ii y:
The hall7boy was waiting, expect
'antly.v -. ,..
y "There is no answer said AAI g;nes.
quietly. II !''j '':'1 ,"> sH,N
e. And as the stern mandates Of fash:
ion, either forbid "a woman Ito, wear
= pocket, or else decree that it shall
be located In some particularly mac
cessfhle position, the, young girl
dropped the letter and its envelope
into her lap and resumed the pose:
t. sprague tried to- renew the CONVEX
sation where It had been. interrupts
ed; but his efforts were in vain, Both
he and Agnes were preoccupied dur:
Ing the balance Of the sitting: <
When at liant the II me came Tor
Miss: Murdocls to. leave, spragus 'ae-;
somp'aaindii;s;d her to her cartridge" After
watching :: it," altila itz'' disappeared
around tho. oorners he sreturued! mood.
~ to the studio. :.*f4t -z,.;;:s,<,s ~: !;
a1ed Il !,iaeant stare i apohi ths AooT.
hs caught sight Of 1's6ommethinE wkitsl
i?7a sheet' of1papersArestins there. Mo-
+! ehaAtsellN he.:pqshedi7it, to- one 3D.
j~1th ,1 h,e f9et. %, ..,3x: ..y,,: =: -.
Hith *XE iis 6dfdoJk.* xtlg{,35::iai had
fallen upon ~ paaess'a1daite 'oees-<
pants, :1Tls4ax1s4 tzilita - ssee1Ef,hut,;