The Washington herald., 1911-01-01

| for his services, but also the women
Toward the end of September he was en-
gagged by five or six women painters to
pose for them. They were fine ladies.
some of them rather talented, and they
paid him well, and while they worked
they chatted a great deal Sometimes
( they spoke French, thinking that he did
not understand that language: and they
| spoke chiefly about him.
Then he learned that some of them-not
the youngest-were In love with him.
! Particularly a certain baroness from VI
| emma, a rich widow. who had come to
Munich to satisfy her passion for paint
| ing and live a Bohemian life.
| One day he received a letter from the
| baroness. asking him to visit her after
about an important matter.
''She received me in her beautiful bou-
doir. She was dressed becomingly; her
hair was arranged in style that made
her appear youthful. Nevertheless, she
did not appeal to me very much. Well,
she seated me on q couch. close to her,
and spoke to me about various matters
about art, about its hardships. She asked
me whether I had ever painted. and she
also asked me to tell her about my life
in general.
THE maid brought in a basketful Of
fine fruit. n bottle Of wine. two glasses,
and plateful Of cakes.
"Then the baroness filled the glasses
and forced me to drink. And then the
lady told me that as soon as she saw me
for the first time my image would not
leave her. She felt that she must see
me always, and that she would never be
happy again If she could not hope I
would be willing to marry her.
II did not have the courage to say that
was sorry, that could not love her.
that was engaged to Recha. for 1 felt
that this would have caused her acute
pain.
II told her that the world would laugh
at her II she, lady of noble birth, were
to marry poor Jewish model. Then she
replied that she did not care what the
world would say. We would go to Paris.
to London, or to America, and no one
would have the slightest idea that the
handsome man with whom she would go
to theater or to concerts had been in
surance agent and posed as q model in
Munich studios.
Then she grasped my hand and
pressed it, and filled the glass again with
the other hand, saying:
Drink. dear friend. Let us hope that
all will end well!'
What could do? had to drink and
touch her glass and look into her face.
Her eyes we're flashing; now she did not
seem repulsive at all, although she was
older than I.
Pardon me. baroness, I must go.
am very grateful to you for desiring to
make me happy. but this, happiness Is SO
great that my head begins to reel. and
must first think over your O6er and
whether should accept 1t or not. Per-
NIT me to answer you In writing, and I
hope you will give me twenty-four hours
for the answer
Then she gave me her hand And I
did what had never done before; I
pressed my lips to her nne. white hand.
and then rushed on ~ II I had COM
mitted q crime.
II went home and took the finest sheet
OF paper could ind and wrote the lady
the nnest letter Of apology, telling her as
politely a. possible that I could not mar
r; her / registered the letter. and rushed
Immediately to Recha and said:
'Recha. we must eet married. Let
N not wait any longer. We have the
means now. and must giye up posing
for paiuterR We win make q living
semeh6ws ana tn. God of orr fathsrs
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