The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22

And he really promised that lie
would.
In another week Kitty sailed for
Paris.
That same week Miss Grey remained
away from Tie studio. thinking nit
tcrly of what Mr. Archer had written
her. Then she wrote:
Dear Mr. Archer:
Il appreciate the candor Of what you
say Of my dra wing. but cannot agree
with you. l know the estimate you
put upon woman'S work. You are I'M
fair. shall prove to you that you are
unfair. | know my capacity for work
it is great. So l shall continue TO
study.
please send me Il line if y"u have
not time for me hereafter. Sincerely.
1850. CECILIA GREY
Mr.. Archer laughed when he read
this note. 1t amused him Immensely
for moment, but then he said: Poor
girl, she'd better do that than nothing,
| l suppose SO he laid aside his Scru-
pies and wrote her Il pretty little note,
saying that he would be glad TO help
| her as far as was possible.
She painted all winter and Mr..
Archer came to reason with himself
| that If she desired happiness from the
work it was just as well for her TO give
her time to it.
| 1t was only half happiness. how
ever, TO Miss Gray. and yet. 10 the
| dishcartcned. disappointed girl OF
| twenty-eight it WAS an exquisite mis-
cry just to be near the handsome artist
in the studio.
| And but for the prejudiccs of her
| society. she would have told him so
long before the winter was over.
| Meanwhile after the novelty Of 1t
had worn of. Kitty did not find art
Fin Paris all she had fancicd She went
to the studio regularly enough. with
half Il hundred English, Ameri-
can. French-who toiled and gossiDed
and talked studio slang. and smulged
| themselves with paint to safety.
Once II week the master came In
After his invariablr Bon iur mes,le-
moiselles." he laid his overcoat down
and his hat on top Of that then made
his perfunctory round OF the casels.
taking Il brush OF a cray0n, and putting
in critical stroke or two on the more
promising studies. The others he
passed by without seeming to see them.
Kitty couldn't disguise the fact that
he passed her easel Oftcner and oft
cner; and then she would go to her
room and Cry herself to sleep. only 10
begin again the next morning.
She stayed in Paris ten months.
One night. as she was washing her
brushes. she looked particularly at the
professors favOrite student one over
whose work he fingered the longest.
How old she was. Thirtyivc or
more. and wrinkled. She made kitty
think of Miss Grey. She wondered If
she herself would look like that by the
time she could paint.
She stopped. and laid down the dirty
brushes. pushed back her hair from her
forehead with the back of her hand.
and said: II believe I'll do it
Then she thought OF Miss Grey again
"Shes there all this while. l suppose
she went on to herself. Il will do it"'
she said again. and that night she be,
gan to pack her trunks.
1t was spring when Kitty came home
again. One mornings knew when
Mr.. Archer was ut leisure--shc walked
into the studio.
He had not even known Of her re.
turn. She shut The door behind her
and still clinging to the knob. she said
with something between a laugh and
n sob, as he came up to her heldng
out his hands: "Oh, I'm not bit of a
success at painting. Mr.. Archer" and
again her face was buried in his coat
| front.
But you're not to think" she com.
manded. that women can't paint
some Of them-they can. gloriousIy-
but I'm not one of them
In the summer time Miss Grey. too
concluded to give up art.--Ncw York
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