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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1899)
A LETTER OF REFUSAt niorrow-orrtur, you know ntid it'll Hcrritfh If I imiiiriKu to ilo It It iiii'miih imlntliiK nil iilKht im It Ih." "Jli. .IoIiii, you iiiiiHt," hIio cried, out: I'Hv. i'i.,. ..... .. . ' . h -- . .u jiim (, huIHI II 10 llllll jlilH iiftcrnooii by u iiiL'HK(iiiK;r Iniy or li''ll bo hiiio to coino up to-nlKlit mid AY I coiiio InV" J'ho ciirtalim from lie l,,)( wlilcli till) iiiiihIcmI i ut.iink it little, but no oitu co m"L" " ...trlOIIHly. P'K "". rmy U'lit'll Olir lOirim'""" ' 11 - I. ..in.. lOA t'.f.i. Join rii' I"" "r ii"'n"--l-'"-u L .," liu J'l'K""' , mtidu Mm nnpcaniiico nt the f r ti.e eurtnliiH, a faco franiud SVlnrk w.iw luilr. wltli hlK. mIiIiiIiik I ' ,;,.)( noft by )" cuiitn IiihIiom, I"' " . . ... !.... .....i. .Ii. ..r. ill 0 red. r'"l lliouui, " .v.v.j.- pitifully at iu i-orof.ii. ...I ....... r..in nti.1 ,.,111,11 " 0CU I.,.,, n Ir.f nf trillion Ill nldircvluti'd lialr and pcttlcoiit ,0 lld('H'M(I('l Willi toiiniui-iii- Lm't 1k horrid," plonded tint red loulli, Ri'rondfd by the liUlnliii; eyiw. ..TlK.rt.fon. I whm n!out to miy," lie Lt on, cnluily. "I don't iwe bow I n liope to prevent you irom cuimux If you choline to (10 ho. IfihO uteppeu wui um iwi Lee Into tlie room. M know youTo (,'"b'K to be liorrld," u Mid. nlalntlvely. inn inid down IiIh brtiHli, and, turning It Ut, Hiirvcyi'd Iier dollberntely m lie itooil, bet Blenciur Himpu ouuinrti 'Miust tiit curtaliiM. Tliey were bur in curtain, which hIio hud painted a lull bru-k red ('Touipelnti red." hIm- idled It), mid which hIio had oma- Sentcd with a rJrcck border In yellow . - I.. .1... .t.... ....( t IlltfUlttf B( HUH IIUIIK in mi-' "j ... ."v.., i ipsto of IiIm HtfoltlHK anil riwiiu pro- tin. ITliir were pretty bnd, tlioe ctirtalnr Ltwliatev.T their limitation! from an thctlf ilt of view, they certainly t.nle an cfTcetlvo background for th itilte rolHil Ilcurc. and hl eye lln- icml npiirovlnjjly on the plcluru n mo- Lent Ix'foro he said, wsvcrciy: -Wlinl have you been dolntfV "Wlir. the Idea!" ho uxclnlinud, In- fllimantly drawliiK her llBtiro up to Ittt loll bi-lk'ht and llahln a proteBttm; Rbncc nt him from under her Ions "I notice that you Kenernlly take It lorRrnntid Hint I'm colnu to Ixj horrid Jrbtn you've been particularly liorrld rounidf." he ohHerved blandly. filie did not reply to thin during re- nark, but, croKHliitf tho room to the nantel, carefully nclected nn epeclal- Uj usly hulld'JK pipe from the collection It contained. This ho filled, wltli practiced flufteni, from n battered to tacco Jar that Mood near, nnd then. troasliiB to the eanel, offered It to the nan with a mont bewitching little air tf coaxing humility. "Jly dear young woman," he cried. -avlng the offering nway Htcrnly. "do I look like a man who would accept a bribe? Do my fentureH licar the Im print of vulnerable virtue, that you should thus Heek to gain my favorable judgment for your nefnrlouH gotugH-or l7 such a palpable" He Knld no more, for Just then tho item of tho pipe was dexterounly In serted iMitweeu IiIh teeth, anil, deftly striking a match on tho broad koIu of bis shoe, conveniently presented to her by tbe cnreluKR nttltude of ItH owner, Itbe girl applied It to tho tobacco In the pipe howl. In Hplte of hluiRclf, ho closed IiIh Itcctli ou tho Mem and drew n long breath, and na tho Jlrat cloud of nro matte vapor roue to his nostrils his ifwitures relaxed. "Well, who Is It7'" ho nuked, ns tho girl seated herself on n hassock and fixed her eyes on him nppeallngly. "It's -It's Hinsdale.'" alio renllcd. dolefully. "Hinsdale. Why I thought wo dis posed of Hlnsdalo threo weeks ago, nnd sinco then let mo seo thero was Smith and Dovereux and how many iotlicrs?" "Oh, never mlud tho others." sho cried, petulantly. "It's Hlnsdnlo now. We did dispose of him or nt least, I thougjit wo had-and I'm suro thnt let ter I wrote " "Ah, did you wrlto to him. too?" ho n9'ted, pulling n big cloud of siuoko ver Ida sunset nnd watching tho of fret of its vivid hues shining through Jlie clouds of grayish vapor with nn ar tist's delighted appreciation of color. un, well-tho lottcr you wrote, then" BllO said. 'Tlmiiirli I'm nni-o von dl'ln't do It nil; you only helped me." (i "Oh, yes," ho answered Indolently. But Hlnsdalo ho'u broken, out again ?" "Yes. worsn Hum nvnr." ntul r!w Jlglied dismally, "and I want you to "elp mo wrlto him another letter one J mt will x It so ho'II understand there's no hope no possibility I menu -of my over being anything inoro to him- " iloro Bi10 uoundorod nnd broko Quito down. "Cnn't do it to-dny," ho Bnld, dccld dly. "rye got to get this plcturo dono iuiiko a Mceno or sides ' "No, U'h no go,"' ho mild, cruelly inking up his brush. "You'll have to get rid of him somehow and come to morrow " "Hut, oh, John," sho burst out, tears coining to her eyes, "I-I can't come to-morrow. Aunt Maria has Issued her coiiimnndH-thn Hat has gone forth I'iu forbidden to coino here any more." "The deuce you nre.'" And ho laid down his brush and faced ijulte around in his astonishment. "Yes." hIid replied, furtively drying a tear on one of the etidH of her muslin sash, (.lean never could llnd her hand kerchief, being always without ek ets.) "She jays U'h all well enough for mo to take painting lessons of you, though everylMMly knows I never could learn to paint. Aunt Maria Is so Ig norant ulmut such things, you know." "Yes, 1 know." Hlowlng a ring of smoke celllugward to hide a little smile. "And sho doesn't mind my having u studio, If I'll fix otic up at home, hut she doesn't think It looks well for me to have one In this building and run In and out of here all the time and so I've got to move to-morrow." This time she forgot to dry the tear, and It ran forlornly down her cheek and fell with a splash ou a study of the head of John the Baptist that lay on the lloor. For a moment there was silence, then John suddenly pushed back his easel and pull a writing table toward him. "Well. If you can't come to-morrow, I suppose I'll have to help you write your letter to-dny," he said, but there was an unnatural sound In his voice and Jean looked up hastily through her tears. John's face was grimly set, however, and told her nothing. "Let mo see It was Hlnsdalo, I think you said" he went on, still with that grating sound In his voice. "Yes," she replied, miserably, again having recourse to the crumpled sash. "And I think we told him, In our last, that we'd be a sister to him." he pro cccded, nibbling the end of his pen. .Something of tltat sort." And sho flushed warmly, clear up to the curly waves of dark hair on her temples. "I'viileiulv the 'sister' racket won't go down with Hinsdale." he said, re flectively. "You might ofier to oe ins mnlileii aunt, vou know " There! 1 knew you'd ho horrid!" she exclaimed, Indignantly. "It's a delicate Job," he went on, re llcctlvely. "Aro you qwUo sure you mean to refuse him this time' nr emirso I am." sho burst out In dignantly. "You don't suppose I could care for a lioy like him, do youV" "Ho has a nice eye for color," pro ceeeded John, drawing faces on tho innrgln of the paper--faces that nnu ),ii. Kiifi eves and noutlng Hps, strange ly like the girl on the hassock, "and his drawings nre wonderfully strong. He's a gifted fellow, Is Hlusdale the best nupll I have." "Yes, he's gifted enough," she as sented. "I've often wondered why ho fancied you." said John. "Oh, Indeed!" sho exclaimed, flush ing onco more. "Yes. He's a dreamer, you know nn Ideallst-nnd It seems to me somo angelic crcaturo a little too pure nnd good for human nature's daily food, and that sort of thing, would bo moro In his line than a little human bundlo of naughtiness llko you," went on John, cheerfully. "You'd mnke a fel low like Hlnsdalo uuutterably misera ble, you know." "You're very kind," exclaimed Jean, crimson with vexation. "Hut I shall not mnko Mr. Hlnsdalo miserable I havo not tho slightest intention of ever doing so." "Ah," replied John, coolly. "Then the sooner wo wrlto this letter Hie bet tor. Now-what xlo you want to say to hlmV "Oh!" sho cried, struggling with her anger "Vou nro so disagreeable, I hate you-but Tvo got to havo some body to help mo with that letter." "Of course. And you really want to refuso hlm-for good and all?" "Certainly I do. I want him to un derstand definitely that thero Is abso lutely uo bono of my over caring for him !n-ln tho way ho mcans-'-aiul onco moro sho broko down, blushing but defiant. "There's only ono way to ranko n man understand that," said John modi- ''"AnShlnB-so long as ho under stands and leaves off being-being all lv sho cried Impatiently. John made uo reply to this, but after a moment's deep thought commenced to write rapidly. Mvo minutes passed, during which foiin'ii pen scratched Industriously over the paper and Jean sat bolt up- , right on her hassock, slarlng at thu picture ou the canvas. It was a palo watery sunset that slied green gleams of light on a wide, lonesome landscape, ' lu tho center of which a woman stood alone, gazing with desolate, hopeless eyes at the retreating llgure bf a man on horseback. It was painted with In imitable skill and a strange wild power that had made John Steele the most famous of tin. younger school of paint- ors. What an artist he was and what a friend he had lieen to her! And now she must go away and perhaps never seo him again, except In the class with the others. All Hiokc hours of merry comradeship were over never to come again; all tho sweet work and play together. A great soli came up In her throat, but Just then John threw down his pen and she choked down tho sob ami rising, reached out her hand for the letter. Hut he did not give it to her as sho expected. "It Is a difficult thing to do," ho said. "To make a man understand Hint no matter how much he cares for you, you can never care for him." "Yes, I suppose It Is," she assented. "Hut you have done It, I'm sure." "Indeed, I may say there's only ono way to convince a fellow of such un unpleasant fnet," he went on. "Hut you employed It?" sho aaked, eagerly. "Yes. You may think It an extreme measure, though. I'll read It to you." And he read aloud: "Dear Mr. Hinsdale: I thought I had mad! It quite plain to you when, several weeks ago, you asked me to bo your wife, that such a thing was (juito Impossible. I certainly tried to havo you understand It, nnd I deeply regret that I did not succeed, because this renewal of your offer can only result In added pain to both of us. Believe me, I am deeply grateful for your pref erence, but you will realize, I am sure, how hopeless It Is for you to ask for more than my esteem when I tell you that I am engaged to be married to Mr. John Steele. Hoping that you will be lieve In the sincerity of my friendship, I nm very sincerely yours, "J ISAM CHESTEK." The silence In the room could havo been cut with n knife when John con cluded his reading and laid the epistle back on the table. Jean stood rigid, gnzlug with a fixed nnd haughty stare at some point on the wall above John's head, when he turned and confronted her with as lit tle embarrassment as he would havo shown In facing a new pupil. "Well what do you thiuk of It?" ho asked coolly. "I think," sho Hashed out, "that you're the most conceited beast I ever saw." "My dear girl," he protested. "I told you that extreme measures were nec essary. It's the only way to get rid of him, and I'm willing to sacrifice myself In a good cause." With great dignity Jean turned to leave the room, but somehow he was at the door before her, with his arms out stretched. "You're not going to leave me, little Jean!" he cried. "I can never get along without you any more, for, oh, I lovo you love you love you!" A second she stood hesitating then, with a little sigh, sho went to hlra and burst out crylug comfortably ou his shoulder. "Jean!" came a voice suddenly from behind the burlap curtain. It sounded llko tho clinking of ice in a pitcher. "Aunt Maria!" gasped Je. j, in nor ror. "Oh, come In, Miss Chester," said John, drawing aside tho I'ompelan red draperies. "Wo were Just going to find you and ask you to como to our wed ding to-morrow, nt 12." "Jean what does this mean? Ahy didn't you tell me this before?" ex claimed Aunt Maria, nghast "I thought I ought to consult John beforo I told you," said naughty Jean. Chicago Times-Herald. Famous Divorces. Tho Sloane-Uelmout wedding in Now York nnd the recent caso In Washing ton where a man sent a check for $100, 000 ns a wedding present to his ill vored wife nro reminiscent of tho most famous divorce case of modern tlmes that of Mrs. John Husklu from her husband, tho famous author and art critic. When they were mnrricd Johu Buskin was threatened with consump tion His w'.fe was a young and lively woman. Sir John MiHals, afterward president of tho ltoyal Academy, camo o paint ltuskln's picture. Ilo fell In lovo with Mrs. Husklu nnd sho with him Mr. Kuskln saw how things wero Kolng, but Instead of objecting ho as sisted his wife In getting a divorce. Then, a little later, ho wont to tho church with his former wlfo nnd actu ally gnvo her away In mnrriago to MlUals. Outila's Writing I)osk. Oulda does not uso a table for writ lug her stories. Sho sits on a low stool, with an Ink pot ou tho carpet, and writes on her knee. Although the gas meter nover falls to register, It isn't allowed to vote. HCII5NOK ANT) INDUSTRY. Production of pig iron in HtiBsIn is estimated to havo liiereaeed from 000, 000 tons in 1887 to 2,104.000 In 1808. Belgium had 10!) strikes lust yoar, involving M.'-'OIJ lahoiora. Only in 12 of tlieno cm-en did tho st'iliers win a complete, and in eight a partial, sue cets. Now York mado betweon 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 fewer cigars in tho year ended April 1, than in tho previous year, and more than 120,000,000 fewer paper cigarettes. A machine that will greatly reduce tho cost of harvesting has liuon invented for tho harvesting of sugar beets. This means n few more laborers will bo looking for work in the cities. 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