Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-16
D0ROTHEA'S CAREER
Her Lover Was Not One Who
Would Accept Pity in Place
of Love.
ax DOROTHY DIX.

OF Love.
BY DOROTHY DIX.
Il know ! am not good enough for
you." he W rs saying humbly. but l
love you. dear. lit is hardly worth
while telling you that" he went on.
deprecatingly. you have known 1t 30
long think there has never been .
ume when haven't loved you since
that first day in school, when l looked
up and saw you standing before me-
such mite of girl with great fright
ened blue eyes. and long golden curls.
There isn't a fiber of my heart that
you are not entwined with, not a
thought. or aspiration, or dream that
doesn't center in you, and II nave
tried harder than most to do things
and keep myself-clean-it has been
because wanted to make myself
little worthter of YOU"
Il am sorry, Tom." the girl replied
in a cool. level voice. She was sitting
on little hillock and she looked down
1t the man at her feet with the calm,
dispassionate regard of goddess con-
templating worshiper. I'm sorry"
she went on. If have to disappoint
you. because you know I'm really
fond of you, but l am not like other
girls. l don't care for love. or SEN
timent, or marrying, or-or-er-
things like that. intend devoting my
hfe to art.
Art" cried the young man bitter
y: don't you think that is rather
poor substitute for a hearth
"Oh, of course you would say that"
retorted the girl holly, her pretty,
lander, mutinous young face flushing
70 the roots OF her hair: you are
man, and you would deny q woman
the right to exercise her God-given
talents, and make a career for herself.
I only wonder" with scornful re-
proach, that you don't say what papa
did last when told him that intend
ID to pursue a career"
What did your father say?" in
CURED the young man. miserably.
HE said: Don't be q fool. replied
the girl with perfect solemnity
Tom Wharton's lips curled in 4 grim
: smile, but he was too much In earnest
10 be amused. II tell you what. Dol
Me-" he began.
r 'Dorothea." corrected the goddess
p from the top of her pedestal.
r "Dorothea," he amended, marry me,
i and you shall have studio all rugged
:. up with prayer rugs, and bric-a-brac
!. and hangings, and all sorts Of junk OF
that kind, where you can paint away
(. all you like, and"
q "Oh, you don't understand" she in
4 terrupted; that wouldn't be being an
artist, that would merely be making
painting fad, like Mrs. Cadwalladel
Brown, who just dabbles in art be
s ween pink teas. NO." with a rap
e gaze at where the sun was sinking be
If hind the tall poplars along the river
IS mo, l shall dedicate my entire life tt
art. am going to New York to stud!
10 q couple OF years, and then to Paris
d and"
b. And what of your father ant
b. mother?" inquired the young man
Q. you are their only child, and al
n your life they have looked FORWARD
5. to the time when you would be grown
ID and would brighten and cheer thei
old age with your companionship. an
n. NIL their big house with gay younl
n. company. Are you going to leav
,r them lonely?"
20 II am sorry for them, too" replie
y. the girl in lower tone, but l hav
M duty to myself, as well as to then
40 Besides they don't understand me
~ They want me to dance. and 60 t
~ - parties, and be just a society gil
:, when my soul yearns after the IL
- finite oh. to be famous. to hea
- the plaudits of the multitude. to sc
u your picture hung ON the line! An
Professor Alleg.l ETH say there 10 notl
% ing may not achieve. He says m
III technique is really wonderful. and
Damn Alleghretti." exclaimed tn
q young man under his breath, but tn
~ GIRL heard it and rose up stifay.
TO III you are going to be rude aboy
no II" she said, coldly, Il think we ha
al better end this conversation: Its tim
10 to 60 home anyway"
no In silence they made their wa
along the path where the dusk WI
as beginning to thicken until the
reached the garden gate. and the
ez The man began speaking again.
n; Each Of US must follow our ow
es, way. suppose" he said, drearily. "b'
er, 4 the time ever comes"
h; "Oh, know what you are goiI
h; = say" Dollie interrupted with
100 Hoguish smile. that you will alwa.
es, ~ faithful to me. and that II ev'
10; tire Of art. and want to marry, "
re- VIII be waiting for me. and I vi
nix snly have to send you q prsss'
flower or n"
mo, by Jove!" cried the your
man sternly, "life II too big and al
ar Q thing to be wasted for any woman
uld vhim, and l am not one Of the sen
to mental weaklings who would take pi
mt 1p9 love. The woman who becomes y
In Wlco must come to me freely and gls
en- Dor not at al, and turning on b
eir heel. he strobe OF. leaving the 6
let staring after him, with the conseios
ltal ness Of seeing q new man In her Q