Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-21
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Miss TulIy.

She was supposed 10 earn her own lIv
ing, but no one in the house knew hel
occupation. She usually went ou
about 0 o'clock In the morning and re
manned most Of the day, but there wa,
nothing regular either about her going
or her staying. Sometimes she would
remain In the house for several days
at a time, and sometimes when she
went out in the morning would return
before noon and not go out again.
There was a good deal about Miss
Tully that interested me. She was
never for a long period In the same
mood. One day she would be merry as
o cricket the next In the depths OF
despair Then she would be subject
to fits Of anger, when no one cared to
approach her. ANY sensible person
may judge from this that Miss Tully
was not likely to make a good wife,
but ] have noticed In young men dis
position to neglect the girls who are
especially fitted to make homes com
Portable for those who are so consti-
tuted as to make a husbands life a
burden. At any rate, became fascl-
mated with Miss Tully's moods. At
our first meeting there was a girlish
gladness about her that was simply
delicious. A few days later she met
me with an imperIous look on her face
that well nigh fFoze the marrow In my
bones, The next week my pity was
excited by melancholy that was no
less becoming than her sprlghtliness
or her regal dignity.
1t was not long before was madIy
In love, But, realizing the folly Of
making a life partner Of a girl who
was not only changeable as the wind.
but whom ! knew nothing about--in.
deed, whose mode Of support was a
mystery fought against my passion
All to no purpose. l was caught In a
mesh and unable to extricate myself.
One evening Miss Tully and / were
sitting In the drawing room-the board.
era, seeing my lnfatuatlOn, had by this
time come to give up the apartment TO
us-side by side on sofa. II was In
the spring OF the year, and Miss Tully
was like the season. light hearted, ex-
uberant In spirits and, 1t seemed TO me,
willing to listen to loves young dream.
Little by little turned my words upon
that dream, which by this time had en-.
thralled me, Miss Tully saw my drift
and seemed to yield to pleased Ian
guor, listening eagerly to what said.
! poured Into her ear all lover could
say. leading up to a proposal, when she
stopped me and said ecstatlcally:
Say It all again"
] confess was puzzled indeed, a tri.
ne put out, TO repeat my glowing
words was not to my mind. Fortunate
" my embarrassment was relieved by
maid entering with a note for Miss
fully. She opened and read II. From
that moment she was changed. Her
light heartedness disappeared and with
4 her apparent interest In what had
been saying to her. smartlng under
this sudden indifference. left her.
The next evening at dinner noticed
that Miss Tully appeared to have some
thing on her mind Of an exasperatlng
nature. Her teeth were set, and her
eyes were filled with flashes, coming at
long intervals like heat lightning on a
summer night. After dinner I was 90
ing up to my room when she passed me |
In the hall, gave me glance l did not
understand and went into the drawing |
room. | followed. We were alone |
there. and, turning on me like a fury.
she began TO accuse me Of some unex.
pressed crime. working herself into a |
very demon. In vain begged her to |
tell me what l had done. Without |
needing me she talked on, or. rather,
stormed on, till at last, seeing no pros,
pect Of an end to what was like q storm
swaylng to the east. to the west, any.
where. everywhere In accordance with |
Its unbrldled passion, left the room.
The next morning l made an effort |
to escape from this mad creature. l
took an early train. For a week / /
remained away. then. processing to
myself to feel confident Of my ability
to resist the fascination, returned to
the house and Miss Tully.
AT our first meeting saw upon her
face the most engaging sadness. She
gave me reproachful look. which
took to express pain that had kept
away from her. longed to take her
In my arms; but. with a mufled moan,
she went up to her room.
! saw nothing Of her for week.
Then she was plain Miss Tully. neither
happy nor miserable nor angry. She
gave me smile. put out her hand to
me and, intimating that she had some
thing to say to me, led the way into II
the drawing room.
Il owe you an explanation" she said,
and am going to reveal to you that
which no one else In this house knows.
am an artists model. l never pose,
however, except In proper clothing and
lnly Tor artists who wish 20 catch an
expression Of some one Of the passions.
they have found me very versatile in
his respect, and have been success
nL The secret Of my success Is that
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