The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-07
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~ Miss Tuiiy.
copyright, 1905, by American Press Asso-
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copyright, 1905, by American Press Asoo-
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met Miss Tully in boarding house.
She was supposed 10 earn her own liv-
Ing, but no one in the house knew her
occupation. She usually went out
shout 0 o'clock In the morning 04d re-
mained NEST OF the day, but there was
aothing regular either about heT going
" her staying. Sometimes she would
Femaiu In the house Coz 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 good deal aboBt Miss
Tully that interested me. She was
never for long period iR the same
mood One day she would be merry as
a 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 Jadge 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 ftted to make homes com
Portable for those who are so consti-
tuted as to make a husbands life a
burden. At any rate, became Gnsci-
nated with Miss Tully's moo6s At
our first meeting there vas a slrlish
gIadness about her that was simply
delicious. : few days lateF she met
me with an imperious look on leg 3ace
that well nigh froze the marrow IN my
bones The next week my pity was
excited by o melancholy that was no
less becoming than &eC spfightliness
or her regal dignity.
II was aot long befoFt 2 was madly
% love. But, realizing The foliy OF
making . life partncS OF q girl who
vas not only changeable as the wind,
but whom I knew nothing abolt-in.
deed, whose mode oe support was
mysteryI fought against my passion.
All to no purpose, 1'as caught IN a
mesh and unable to ertricate myself.
One evening Miss Tally and l We're
sitting In the drawing room-the board
ePs, seeing my infatuatlon. had by this
time come to give up the apartment to
l.
9he spring Of the year, and Miss Tully
was like the seasel5 light hear4eG. ex
ubeFant In spirits and 1t seemed to nle
willing to listen to lcTes young dream
Little by little turneG my worde upoh
that dream, which by this inc had er.
thralled me. Miss Gully saw ilg Grif,
and seemed to yielG to a pensed Ian
gIor, listening eagerly TO what ! said
poured into ser enc all lover couli
say, leading up to n proposal, " hen she
stopped me and said ecstaclcaly;
Say it all again"
l confess was puzzled --lnG9ed, a trl-
fe put outs Bos-gepeat my glowing
words was not to my mind. Fortunate
~ my embarrassment vas relieved by
a maid entering with a note for Mis-
FULLY. She opened and read 1t. Erom
that moment she was cdanged lDer
light heartednesg disappeared a0d with
it her apparent Interest In what | had
been saying to her. Smarting under
tolls sudden Indifference. left her.
The next evening at dlnneq I 2Otlced
that Miss Tully appeared 40 have some
thing or hef mind oe az exaspeyating
nature. Eep teeth were set. and her
eyes were filed with 1ashes coming at
long intervals. like heaa lightning OK a
sGmmer night Aztec dinner | was go
ing up to my Room when she passed me
in the hall, gave me & glance 2 Gid not
nndeRstaad anG wens into the drawing
room. l followed. we we're alone
there. and. tu9nlns on ne like fury,
she began 10 accuse me Of some unex-
pressed crime, WOgking herself Into a
very. demon. In vain / begged her to
tell me wat | had done. Without
needing me sac talked on, OF, rather,
atormed on. till at last. seeing no pros-
pect of an end to what vas like storm
swsying to the east. 10 the west. any
where, everywhere 90 aecor&auce U.lth
Cts unbrideI passion. ] left the room.
The next moyaing ! maGe an effoE1
50 escape from this mao creature.
took an early train. For a week
remained away. then, p7ofessing 60
myself TO feel confident Of my ability
% resist she fascination. returned 90
the house and Miss Tuly.
At our first meeting ! saw upon heg
9Dce the most engaging sadness. She
gave me q Feproachfnl look, which
took to express pain that | had kept
away from her. l longeG TO take hes
in my arms; but, with muffied Roan
she went up TO her room.
saw nothing OF her Tor a week
Then she was plalE Miss Tully, aesthe7
happy nor miserable nov angry. She
save me a smile put out her hand tc
me ana. intlmating that she had some
thing TO say 90 me, led the way intc
the drawing room.
~ owe you an explanation, she said
''aad I am -olng 70 reveal to you that
which no one else In this house knows
: am an artists model J never pose
however. except in proper clothing ant
only for artists who wish to catch al
expression Cf some one Of the passions
They have found me very versatile Il
tnls respect. aud I have been success
fal. The secret OF my success Is tina
( can at any time work myself int
any required mood. and this gives tn