The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-15
Was Ii Genius2
D. JOHN c. wINsLow
Copyright " American Press Asso-
citation. ISL

Paul Crook was a young American
mt student in Paris. He was consid-
ered very promising BY connoisseurs.
and 4 number Of his chums looked
upon him rs Z coming genius. Crook
lived Just such q life a. other artists
lived in the Latin quarter at that time.
was d bohemian one. mingiing
only with those who we're either art
lists, artists models or grisettes. He
had a bed In his studio. where he slept
and got hts own breakfast. dining
usually 1T q restaurant. where he met
other artists and the women they as
sociated with, including models. They
would usually get together at the anne
table. and q merrier lot were not to be
found in all Paris.
There was q girl who belonged to
this set who seemed out Of place.
There was a refined purity about her
that none OF the others possessed She
made her living rs an artists model.
but especially for her head and shoul-
ders. She had posed for more MAIDEN.
ma pictures than would ill one Of the
rooms In the Louvre. Crook. being
the most prominent artist Of the Get.
considered that any one Of the girls be
chose to smile upon should smile upon
him in return. He took q fancy to
Cecile Boyer-sthe Madonna" as she
was Familiarity referred to-and was
very much put out that she did not
return his admiration.
The truth Is Cecile had given her
heart to David Forbes. one OF the least
prominent Of the young artists study
ing In Paris. He. too. was an AmeFf
can. Why be tried to make an artist
OF himself no one could conjecture, for
he had no idea Of any Of those matters
which pertain to art. He undertook
to paint q scene a revealed through
q window and devoted t~wo-thirds Of
his space to the curtain. As to per-
spective. he would paint . house and
. pump. showing the pump larger
than the house. When his chums
ridiculed his work Cecile defended
him. Indeed. the only cause they
could assign for her affection for him
was pity. Crook could paint excellent
pictures, but Cecile did not love him.
Forbes couldn't paint anything Of
value, and he was hers heart and
soul
or an the young women who met at
the b. cafe Cecile was the only one who
posed except completely dressed.
Indeed. since she was wanted special
u for her head and shoulders. nudity
was unnecessary. The singular Tea
ture OF her association with the others
was that she did D in any way AZ
sumo to be better than they.
Unfortunately for Forbes. he could
mot afford to spend his time trying to
learn what seemed impossible for him
to learn, for be was poor. But the less
money he had In his pocket the more
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