The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-09

ing, but no one in the house knew her
occupation. She usually went out
about 0 o'clock in the morning and re-
malned most Of the day, but there was
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 good deal about Miss
Tully that interested me. She was
never for n long period in the same
mood One day she would be merry as
cricket the next in the depths OF
despair. Then she would be subject
TO fits of anger, when nc one cared tC
approach her. Any sensible person
may judge from this that Miss Tully
was not likely TO make a good wife,
but have noticed I'm young men dis.
position to neglect the girls who are
especially fitted to make homes com.
Portable for those who are 50 consti-
tuted hs to make a husbands life n
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 froZe the marrow In my
bones The next week my pity was
] hN IN hAI
less becoming than her sprightliness
or her regal dignity.
II was not long before was madly
in love-, But realizing the folly of
making a life partner of girl who
was not only changeable as the wind,
/ but whom ] knew nothing about-in.
| deed, whose mode Of support was O
mystery-l fought against my passion.
All to no purpose. | was caught in q
mesh and unable to extricate myself.
One evening Miss Tully and were
sitting In the drawing room-the board.
ers, seeing my infatuaton, had by this
time come to give up the apartment to
us-sdc 10y side on sofa. 1t was in
the spring Of the year, and Miss Tully
was like the season, light hearted, ex.
uberant in spirits and, it 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 Tuly saw my drift
and seemed to yield to a pleased Ian.
guor, listening eagerly to what | said
! poured into her ear all lover could
say, leading up TO proposal, when she
stopped me and said ecstatically:
Say 1t all again"
l confess | was puzzled indeed, trl.
! fe put out. To repeat my glowing
| words was not to my mind Fortunate.
! ~ my embarrassment was relieved by
a maid entering with note for Miss
| Tully. She opened and read It, From
that moment she was changed. Her
| light heartedness disappeared and with
| 1t her apparent interest in what | had
! been saying 20 her. Smarting under
this sudden indifference. | left her.
! The next evening Mt dinner noticed
| that Miss Tully appeared to have some
thing ON her mind of an eXasperating
nature. Her teeth We're set, and her
]
long Intervals like heat lightning on
summer night. After dinner | was go.
! ing up TO my room when she passed me
in the hall, gave me n glance ! dil ~
understand and went into thu %.Tlw;H%
room. followed We were alone
| there, and, turning on me like fury,
| she began to accuse me OF some uneX.
a.
| very demon. In vain begged her to
tell me what 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 storm
swaylng TO the east. TO the west, any.
| where, everywhere In accordance with
! its unbrldled passion ! left the room.
The next morning | made an effort
! 10 escape from this mad creature. i
took an early train. For week
remained away, then, protesting to
myself to feel confident of my ability
| to resist the fascination, returned to
the house and Miss Tully.
! At our first meeting l 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 mulilcd moan,
| she went up to her room.
| l saw nothing of her for week,
| Then she was plain Miss Tully, neither
happy nor miserable nor angry. She
! gave me Il smile, put out her hand to
me and, intlmatlng that she had some.
! thing to say to me. led the way into
| the drawing room.
81 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. I never pose,
however, except In proper clothing and
only for artists who wish TO catch an
expression of some one of the passions.
They have found me very versatile In
this respect. and | have been success
/ full The secret of my success is that
l can at any time work myself into
any required mood, and this gives the
artist the expression which comes from
the model really feeling what Is ex-
pressed. Indeed. 1t can be expressed in
no other way When you began TO talk