Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-12-02
THE ETERNAL
FEMININE
Dy Helene Wood
cope't9at. ia1s. y 2. G. Meellrs

- ahS SNcFHsll feminine VIII
assert ITSELF"
Eiizapeth put on her long blue paint.
ing apron without replying and began
10 stretch a canvas. She was adorable
so. her gray eyes idcfiantly averted and
flush of anger on her cheeks.
''rhcre you 20 again. II | DOM
know my own mind at twenty-six
when VIII ~
AT twenty-seNen or eight perhaps. |
hope sooner. Your IDEAS are ali wrong
Believe me, the day will come when
you win long for home Of your own
and some one nearer than girl friend
or masculine admIrer."
He had the last word, for the ar
rival of the model. thin. shabby look
ing girl. put an end to the discussion.
Tomorrow at 5. thenT'
Elizabeth gave brisk little nod.
She was already sketching In the out
lines of her study. and Phil was for.
gotten before he had closed the door.
The young man was quite aceustom
ed to such treatment. Admitted as ha
was to her most intimate friendship on
an understanding of strict camarad..
rie, he broke over the traces every wear,
was invariably refused and bore his
defeat with easy aflount Some day
she was bound 10 change her mind,
and he might be the lucky man.
ElizabetE's own opinion was very
different. She had no time for thought
until her work was laid aside for the
day. Then she sank into a nest OF
cushions TO think luxuriously.
No. Phil was wrong. She would new.
er care to leave her studio-ahove all
to marry. Had not the art school girls
who married ceased developing intel.
lectually? Shut up In their own foul
walls, they became entirely absorbed
in dear Tom or Dick and the children
Children, Elizabeth shuddered. 4
child in book or picture was yer,
delightful, but the reality, a dirty lit
tie creature always crying or being ILL.,
She would never leave her work. hel
studies, her pleasures, for a deadly
stupid family life. Never!
A cry of warning. The trolley cal
stopped with lurch. In an instant
the conductor and motorman were
down In the street. followed by most
OF the passengers. Elizabeth, impa.
tient at the delay, resolved TO walk
the block or two remaining. Her mod
ell would be waiting for her at the
studio.
When she left the eur she found her.
self the only woman in large group
collected about a sickening black mass
which had splashed car wheels and
eobbNstones with blood The con-
aductor. a good natured looking young
lrishman, stood with tears rolling down
his face. lie was holding golden hair
ed baby, a toddler OF a year or two.
The motorman, white and frightened,
w2s telling how the baby had sudden
ly run In front of the car and the moth
er had thrown the little one out of the
way. only to be crushed herself
The child began 10 cry, and the con-
ductor turned to Elizabeth imploring-
ly. You take the baby. mum. The
ambulance is comm. The cops will be
after fndln its relatives"
Before she could reply he had put
the baby In her unresisting arms.
Some moments later, hardly know
ing how II bad all happened, she found
herself walking into her studio build
ing carrying little child. In her purse
was a bit of paper inscribed 10 Plum
ley alley" 1t was the poor woman's
to which she had promised to
take him. A man she knew. who was
passing along the corridor, smiled 1nd
remarked, Rather small model. Miss
Blair" Elizabeth flushed as if she had
committed a crime and was relieved to
close the studio door behind her.
Then she put down her burden ana
looked at her watch. Ten o'clock!
The model had come and gone. No
hope now. She herself would have 10
take the child home. a short CONFER
ence at the phone told her the where
a0OAtS VI ANY, N%--|N
south and just off the -th street car
line.
When she left the phone she found
the little one standing close by. Eliza
beth studied him with half shut eyes.
Not bad" she thought-"a Dona-
tello, if the forehead were little high
&c and the curls not SO fine and tight
How should like TO paint him! Come.
here. little one. What's your manner
ALAN Campbell naughty"
Are you naughty?"
les. l want my muvyer."
His motherl Elizabeth felt quick
pang of horror. "Come here, and
will show you something pretty"
She held out her watch. The SILVER
and gold ornaments on its long cham
jingled attractively. Alan cainpnel
slowly drew near the shining OBJECT
He seized it just as a little stray DOG
would have done bit of cake-selzeu
ii and walked AWAY Then Eilzapein