Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-01-07


her beyond the impersonal regard of the
artist. she sat sullen and abandoned nj
the gods. She nursed her alteration i'm
secret "a a miser nurses gold her small.
1nnotieed soul thrilled TO strange depths.
1t was q quaint little drama. and it was
natural that the only person in the class.
room who remained unconscious was the
tall student himself Dismissed at the
end OF the class, She used to hang about
the big, echoing hall, with its marble
staircase and big plaster statues. on the
chance OF seeing him as he went out He
passed hurriedly by. sometimes alone.
sometimes III company with others.
laughing and chatting. and never saw
Ter She came early, and fingered near
bis easel, watching him put out his col
or-. SIZE stood by his shoulder while he
put in reflective touches here and there,
his brows knitted and his head held criti-
cally on one side. Sometimes he
scarcely knew she was there Ii he
spoke 10 her, beyond the habitual
mechanical greeting, she stood confused
and tonguctied; small guilty criminal,
convicted Of htr guilt. Sometimes other
hated them with deep and Jealous
intervention between herself and her idol
d conspiracy OF the universe.
1t drew near the end of her series of
sitting9, and Liz counted the evenings
one by one. There were two lost and
desolatc night when the tall student
never came at all Another student took
his place, and Liz had no heart in her
work. Sic posed like rag doll. and
80
tcrs of the classroom She heard them.
and h,r @reeni5h eyes hardened to sulen-
ness. She WAS all but openly rebellious.
Her grievance against fate expended itself
on the unoircnding class; she hated them
On; the last evening he was there when
she arrived, already il position, making
ap for lost time 1t was cold. snowy
night and as Liz halted by his easel. the
wet snow which had chung to her small
clumsy boots melted into little pools on
the classroom floor. The student looked
TAP and smiled at her
We'll, it's cold night" he said
Aren't you wet? Why don't you 90
over by the stove and get warm"
She smiled back at him, the half bash
iui smile that sat 50 oddly OH her grave,
unrhildi,h face. Something in her look
appealed to him; in his suburban home
he lad small sister Just LIS age He
put his arm round her and pulled her
close 10 his chair
We'll, do You think that's like you ?"
he said.
Liz looked at the canvas. then back at
him, flushing to The root, Of her red hair
Il dunno" She said.
lie picked up tube from the open
paintboX al III, feet ard began to squee2c
out color on hi, palette She stll hung
near, wistful, eNpcctant. But he went
en- with his work, and presently other
students came in; there was a clattcr
OF tongues. a scrapine of ca1els The
clock hands licked ia !. and Liz crcpt
dieappointodly away.
One II inc newcomers louugcd across
the room. pulling on Il linen painting coat
That Kid, taken a fancy to you, Guild!"
Hats" said the tail student
There was Il smaller attendance than
Usual, owing 10 the stormy night The
evening had never seemed SO short to
liz. The approaching disorganization Of
holiday time had affected the class; they
loked and chatted across their casels
Even the visitor fell under the spell of
gcnialitY. Ilc had arrived late. wearing
a 'lrCss suit under his Gvcrcoat lie for
got Tor once to be sarcastic, and he even
smiled at Liz as he crossed the floor. The
spirit ri the last night Of the session re-
manned unchecked.
How long before my CALI" She said
ahscntly, gazing with satisfaction III her
lovely form in the long mirror. around
which her dresser had switched on a circle
Of cunuingly arranged lights.
Fen minutes vet, mademo,clc the
Toy has just passed"
Very well, YOU may 20. | slant want
You again. | suppose | look all right"
"Mademoisclle is superb, the gown is
exquisite. ravissantc. Malemoisellc viii
create the usual sensation" Bonat gaze
IA last ldmring glance and softly left The
room.
Now that Size was alone the girl bit lcr
lips, ncccs,itatnng fresh application of
rouge. Then She picked up the letter and
carefully dropped il into the fire. With
cue small hand ON the mautelpiccc she
watched IT slowly reduced to black ashes.
Gazing into the blue flames which nicl
erred and twisted above the chawrd flao-
mcut~, She seemed to see a small farm
house with WhitcWa~hcd walls and an
ugly slate root. There was a grass patch
III mont. ON which three girls and small
boy IN shabby clothes were playing to-
@vthcr. y man WAS lifting IA crate If
fowls into dealer, cart. and in the
doorway woman. with her sleeves rolled
UP and Il COARSE linen apron round her
waist, was watching the scene
Yes. times bad altered since then. How
mean and ,qualld II all seemed! TO
think that she wa, one ot those children.
and that the man with an urmfu of
cacGhn2 poultry was her father
II seemed absurd, and her ewes sought
the many signs of luxury which now sur-
rounded her For five years the thought
OF these simple folk, living their dull and
stupid lives in tue country. had never
come to her, ana until thi, moment She
bad forgotten her kilh aud kin almost
a. completely a, though they had never