The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-01-14
Emotional
Miss Fully.


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l met Miss Tully in a boarding house.
She was supposed to earn her own liv~
ing, but no one in the house knew her
occupation. She usually went out
about 8 o'clock in the morning and re-
manned 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 time, and sometimes when she
went out in the morning would return
before noon and not go out again.
There was Il good deal about Miss
Tully that interested me. She was
never for long period in 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 judge from this that Miss TulIy
was not likely to make good wife
but have noticed in young men Il dis
position to neglect the girls who are
especially fitted to make homes COM
Portable for those who are so cunsti-
tuted as to make husbands life a
burden. At any rate, became fasci-
mated with Miss Tullys moods. At
our first meeting there was girlish
gladness about her that was simply
delicious. A few days later she met
me with an imperious look Oh her face
that well nigh froze the marrow In my
bones. The next week my pity was
excited by melancholy that was no
less becoming than her sprightliness
or her regal dignity.
1t was not long before ! was madly
in love. But, realizing the folly Of
making life partner of a girl who
was not only changeable rs the wind,
| but whom | knew nothing about-in-
deed, whose mode OF support was a
mystery-I fought against my passion.
All to no purpose. l was caught in a
mesh and unable to extricate myself.
One evening Miss Tully and We're
sitting in the drawing room-the board
] ers, seeing my infatuation, had by this
time come to give up the apartment to
us-side by side on Il s,fa. 1t was in
the spring of the year, and Miss Tully
was like the season, light hearted, eN-
willing to listen to loves young dream
Little by little l turned my words upon
that dream, which by this time had en-
thralled me. Miss Tully saw my drift
and seemed to yield to Il pleased Ian
guor, listening eagerly to what said
poured into her ear all Il lover could
say, leading up to proposal, when she
stopped me and said ecstatically:
Say it all again"
! l confess | was puZzled-indeeda tr
file 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
Tuly. She opened and read it, From
that moment she was changed Hel
light heartedness disappeared and will
it her apparent interest III what 1 hat
been saying to her Smarting 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 exasperatins
nature. Her teeth We're set, and hel
eyes were filled with flashes, coming a
long intervals. like heat lightning on
summer night After dinner I was go
Ing up to my room when she passed nj
In the hall, gave me glance l did no
understand and went into the DRAWN:
room. followed. We were alon'
there, and, turning on me like Il fury
she began to accuse me of some uneX
pressed crime, working herself into ;
very demon. In vain l begged her t
tell me what | had done. Withou
needing me she talked on, or. rather
stormed on, till at last, seeing no pros
pect Of an end to what was like storm
where, everywhere in accordance Wit
It's unbridlcd passion, I left the room.
The neXt morning l made an effor
to escape from this mad creature.
took an early train. For week
remained away, then, protesting t
myself to feel confident of my abilit.
to resist the fascination, returned t
the house and Miss FULLY.
At our first meeting | saw upon he
face the most engaging sadness Sh
gave me reproachful look, which
took to express pain that | had KEEP
away from her. | longed to take he
in my arms: but, with a muffied moan
she went up to her room.
l saw nothing Of her for Il week
Then STE was plain Miss ,Tully, neithe
happy nor miserable nor angry. Sh
gave me a smile, put out her hand t
me and, intimating that she had some
thing to say to me, led the way int
the drawing room.
81 owe you an explanations" she SAID
'and I am going to reveal to you tina
which no one else in this house knows
I am an artists model. l never pose
however, except in proper clothing an
, only for artists who wish to catch a
expression of some one of the passions
Thny hnya founl mo vary ynrSotila 1