The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
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Z JUDITH had come from the west to
~~ New. York with mammoth artistic.
: ambitions and crude ideas Of morality
common to rude. young and unsophis-
ticated countries. She located in q
small downtown studio and, becoming
suddenly afflicted with a. homesick.
loneliness that struck cold to the mar
row of her soul commenced to frater-
nize with whomsoever happened ITO be
available. This was Louise Markham,
her nearest neighbor, who occupied d
studio on the second floor above.
Clinging to her eagerly she inadver-
tently made study Of her life. -
This girl painted little water color
sketches OF somewhat impossible heads
with dreamy eyes too close together
and red hats. Sometimes she sold
these little pictures, but oftener it ap-
peared that she did not She kept
house in light way in her studio;' and
as is the rule in such cases, unless her
friends took her out to lunch or din
ner, she lived on air.. 49, ~.
She was not without q certain charm.
Very courteous, with hoarsely musi-
cal voice in which there lurked consid-
cradle fascination unless, heard too
continuously, fortunately for Judith
she was bent upon being agreeable,
upon starting the western girl OF in
society way-n the inhabitants Of
a building Of Offices and studios can
be called society-advantageously as
possible BY introducing her as her
friend. g. So ~
Of all introduced her to; Gilbert. an
other artist of male persuasion.
So far AZ appearances went he was
rather superior artist His studio
was furnished in q fashion bordering
upon elegance; in black oak, the
screens and draperies in green to-
match the canvas with which the walls
were covered.
AS matter Of fact, Judging casual
ly, Judith was almost led to believe
that he made money. Either that or
he" had developed skill bordering
upon the marvellous In the way Of Dor
rowing It. ..,-,. .~-
People were never % entertaining to
her ~ upon the occasion of talking
about the most interesting possible
thing to themselves; but before she
had been with him ten minutes she
had to acknowledge that Gilbert over
did 1t. He was 50 deeply, so aston
ishingly and profoundly interested in
himself the wonder OF it was to her
that he found time to paint. ~. "a
And q greater wonder that he could
have the heart to- waste q moment Of;
that precious time on other people. j..
And yet it seemed that he found sew
eral moments TO waste upon. Louise,
Once, twice, thrice even he paused in his
subdued monotone relative to his ca
reer artistic, past, present and to come.
illusions to various and sundry art
editors for whom he had worked, for
whom he was engaged in working, and
for whom he expected at some future
date to work, to point out the merits
Of his own masterpieces and show her
how it was DONE
When finally they tore themselves
away-he had not half finished his BIZ
ography,' but Judith determined it
should wait-and landed safely in the
hall, Louise c1asped ecstatic hands to-
= gether@ and raised her eyes ceilingward..
isn't he lovely?" she cried. Love-
ly!"
Lovely enough" assented Judith.
but there IL one serious objection to
him"
WHAT" sharply. e.. -. >,l -
"He is too unselhsh. He Ia wrapped
up in the outside world to the exclu-
sion Of himself"
WHAT" again.
Unhappily Louise did not always un-
8 derstand. x" :. .~-,
i lit is my lunch time" explained Ju-
dith. "Will you come out with me-"
No. refused Louise. with her po-
litely> elastic smile. II will have my
lunch in my stndio.'' !.
Judith suppressed 4 groan at the
thonght+tofs those lunches Of hers. A
wafer and a glass 81 water: A cracker
and cup Of tea ,prse! One day
she had found her lunching on burnt
potatoes. ,....x =
A week later she drifted into Judith's
studio, not hilariously az was custom
airy with her, but in depressed way,
as II crushed by something.
Judith looked up from her drawing
and back again.
- why aren't you laughing?" she
asked her. Ordinarily she laughed.
Judith was homesick enough. Some
times she was homesick enough to die.
= Cheerful company tn 80 much as it en-
livened her was therefore grateful.
But she had to confess that there were
moments spent Id the society OF Louise