Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-04

ana your DFOiDfrZ ! went on az
took Up a photograph Of a handsome
and well-set-up young man.
She was silent and, as I turned to
look al her, deep flush rose to her
face, but she said. without embar-
rassment: Il have no brother. That
Is man used to know" Then she
added, with unnecessary haste: He
does not care for art or artists. and
TO myself I said as 7 put the photo
graph back upon the manteI place:
4 wonder If he Is the other thing
that has added one more to the ranks
Of the Bachelor Maids 2"
Il wish you would not write any
thing about ne" the. girl said, pres
emily. Il am not good enough Wait
until ! become famous, # I ever do
she added, wigtfuIly
Just as You like" I replied But
was told that you wanted to be in
terviewed.v
no. indeed, But am glad to meet
you Did I not see you at the lecture
on 1ndiyidualism' the other night2v
ooh. were you there2 What did
you think of liz"
Z suppose It was very clever" she
replied, but am afraid that do not
appreciate the JOY OF being myself as
much as I ought was very keen
upon it once. bat II is lonely, dreary
work sometimes i am rot a genius,
as you can see for yourself have no
dash-no originality Some one told
me that once, but I did not believe"
Him OF herr put in with a feeble
attempt at archness
Il am going to send that. pointing
to the figure OF the kneeling child, TO
the academy next SPRING she went
on. ignoring my question. But it Will
not get in 1t is too conventional and
commonplace"
But they like pretty exhibits at the
academy" said. and your work is
very sweet
If that is al you can say. the best
thing I can do is to hide it out of
sight" and she flung a cover over the 7
figure as she spoke, and before she /.
seated herself again, noticed that
she had turned the portrait of the +
good-looking man with its face to the
wall.
Poor fellow" I said to myself .
What has he done?~ Then. after a
little more chat. rose to say good-by.
Il do not feel very bright to-day" /
she said. But please come and see
me again. should like to hear what I
you thought of the lecture
7 suppose you know Miss Frides
wied?- asked.
By name only 7 am a member OF
the 'Experimentalists, but l do not go /
often TO the meetings In fact. I am
a recluse. I am going TO dine with n
some very old friends tomorrow she
continued. "And I feel quite fright
ened at the bare idea Isn't it sillye
But, somehow. think you understand
Good-b by"
A few days later I heard. unex-
pectedly few particulars about the
Young artist She had been engaged
to man who was devoted TO her, but
although she was fond of him she
was much fonder, apparently. OF her
art. and it offended her deeply when
ne told her that she would never do
anything great. and also that when
she was his wife he would not allow
her to have studio or Iatchkey.
HE might have left her the key,-
my informant added. but Isobel de-
cIared that no man should have the
power to say that she must not do
this or that; 80 the engagement was
broken off-she keeps on her studio
and she wears her Yale latchkey
hanging to a bracelet upon her wrist.
and tries very hard to pose as an
woman The pair never
meet He says that all women are
vain and tickle. and spends his time
travelling Even the charming fat that
he furnished for her is shut up. and
ne refuses to let it."
I met Isobel once or twice during the
lext u months but, although We re-
NAMED very friendly, she did not con-
ide in me- I was surprised. therefore.
o get a note from her one morning
by messenger, to say that the studio
vas let. that she was going abroad i'm
nediately. and would come over to
ed the same afternoon. {
I sent back the message With pleas
lre." but this time no sweet voice re-
ponded to my knock; so. without
again. I went in. but when
got round the screen which SHUT !
II the door. could rot suppress gasp
L surprise. for. standing in the middle I
4 the room. in an attitude which re-
allied Leighton's beautiful picture
Welded" were Isobel and the orig
nal of the portrsit which had been 9
urned face to the wall. Il
They did not see me. or they L. c
ored my interruption. and remained
/ silent admiration OF the charming b
Living Picture Y
Sweetheart" I heard him murmur, D
,nderiy. as he kissed her hair. Then v
p leaned over her shoulder and took y,