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d'hote。 But some of us grow weary at last of the fruitless service。 And then 

there are two fates open to us。 We can get a job driving a grocer's wagon�察�

or we can get swallowed up in the Vortex of Bohemia。 The latter sounds 

good�察�but the former really pans out better。 For�察�when the grocer pays us 

off   we   can   rent   a   dress   suit   and      the   cap´   italized   system   of   humor 

describes it best  Get Bo´ hemia On the Run。 

     Miss Medora chose the Vortex and thereby fur´ nishes us with our little 

story。 

     Professor Angelini   praised   her   sketches   excessively。   Once   when   she 

had made a neat study of a horse´ chestnut tree in the park he declared she 

would be´ come a second Rosa Bonheur。 Again  a great art´ ist has his 



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moods  he would say cruel and cutting things。 For example�察�Medora had 

spent an after´ noon patiently sketching the statue and the archi´ tecture at 

Columbus Circle。 Tossing it aside with a sneer�察�the professor informed her 

that Giotto had once drawn a perfect circle with one sweep of his hand。 

     One day it rained�察�the weekly remittance from Har´ mony was overdue�察�

Medora had a   headache�察�the pro´   fessor had tried   to borrow  two   dollars 

from her�察�her art dealer had sent back all her water´colors unsold�察�and  

Mr。 Binkley asked her out to dinner。 

     Mr。   Binkley  was   the   gay  boy  of   the   boarding´   house。   He   was   forty´ 

nine�察�and owned a fishstall in a downtown market。 But after six o'clock he 

wore an evening suit and whooped things up connected with the beaux arts。 

The   young   men   said      he   was   an   ;Indian。;   He   was   supposed   to   be   an 

accomplished habitue of the inner circles of Bohemia。 It was no secret that 

he had once loaned 10 to a young man who had had a drawing printed in 

Puck。 Often has one thus obtained his entree into the charmed circle�察�while 

the other obtained both his entree and roast。 

     The    other   boarders     enviously    regarded     Medora     as  she   left  at  Mr。 

Binkley's   side   at   nine   o'clock。   She   was   as   sweet   as   a   cluster   of   dried 

autumn grasses in her pale blue  oh  er  that very thin stuff  in her 

pale blue Comstockized silk waist and box´ pleated voile skirt�察�with a soft 

pink glow on her thin cheeks and the tiniest bit of rouge powder on her 

face�察  �with   her   handkerchief   and   room  key  in   her   brown   walrus�察  �pebble´ 

grain band´bag。 

     And Mr。 Binkley looked imposing and dashing with his red face and 

gray mustache�察�and his tight dress coat�察�that made the back of his neck roll 

up just like a successful novelist's。 

     They drove in a cab to the Cafe Terence�察  �just off the most   glittering 

part of Broadway�察�which�察�as every one knows�察�is one of the most popular 

and widely patronized�察�jealously exclusive Bohemian re´ sorts in the city。 

     Down between the rows of little tables tripped Medora�察�of the Green 

Mountains�察 �after   her   escort。 Thrice   in   a lifetime   may  woman   walk   upon 

clouds   once   when   she   trippeth   to   the   altar�察  �once   when   she   first   enters 

Bohemian   halls�察  �the   last   when   she   marches   back   across   her   first   garden 

with the dead hen of her neighbor in her band。 



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     There   was   a   table   set�察  �with   three   or   four   about   it。   A  waiter   buzzed 

around it like a bee�察�and silver and glass shone upon it。 And�察�preliminary 

to the   meal�察  �as   the prehistoric granite   strata   heralded the pro´   tozoa�察  �the 

bread of Gaul�察�compounded after the for´ mula of the recipe for the eternal 

bills�察  �was   there   set   forth   to   the   hand   and   tooth   of   a   long´suffering   city�察�

while the gods lay beside their nectar and home´made biscuits and smiled�察�

and the dentists leaped for joy in their gold´leafy dens。 

     The eye of Binkley fixed a young man at his table with the Bobemian 

gleam�察  �which   is   a   compound   of   the   look   of   the   Basilisk�察  �the   shine   of   a 

bubble   of   Wurzburger�察  �the   inspiration   of   genius   and   the   plead´   ing   of   a 

panhandler。 

     The young man sprang to his feet。 ;Hello�察�Bink�察�old boy� �be shouted。 

;Don't tell me you were go´ ing to pass our table。 Join us  unless you've 

an´ other crowd on hand。; 

     ;Don't mind�察�old chap�察─�said Binkley�察�of the fish´ stall。 ;You know how 

I like to butt up against the fine arts。 Mr。 Vandyke  Mr。 Madder  er  

Miss Martin�察�one of the elect also in art  er  ; 

     The  introduction   went   around。 There   were  also   Miss   Elise   and   Miss 

'Toinette。   Perhaps   they   were   models�察  �for   they   chattered   of   the   St。   Regis 

decora´ tions and Henry James  and they did it not badly。 

     Medora sat in transport。 Music  wild�察�intoxi´ eating music made by 

troubadours       direct   from    a  rear   basement      room     in  Elysium       set   her 

thoughts   to   dancing。   Here   was   a   world   never   before   penetrated   by   her 

warmest   imagination   or   any  of   the   lines   con´   trolled   by  Harriman。 With 

the Green Mountains' external calm upon her she sat�察�her soul flaming in 

her with the fire of Andalusia。 The tables were filled with Bohemia。 The 

room      was    full  of   the   fragrance     of  flowers       both    mille   and    cauli。 

Questions and corks popped�察�laughter and silver rang�察�champagne flashed 

in the pail�察�wit flashed in the pan。 

     Vandyke ruffled his long�察�black locks�察�disarranged his careless tie and 

leaned over to Madder。 

     ;Say�察  �Maddy�察─  �he   whispered�察  �feelingly�察   �some´   times   I'm   tempted   to 

pay this Philistine his ten dol´ lars and get rid of him。; 

     Madder ruffled his long�察�sandy locks and disar´ ranged his careless tie。 



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     ;Don't think of it�察�Vandy�察─�he replied。 ;We are short�察�and Art is long。; 

Medora ate strange viands and drank elderberry wine that they poured in 

her glass。  It   was   just   the   color   of that in the Vermont   home。 The   waiter 

poured something in another glass that seemed to be boiling�察�but when she 

tasted   it   it   was   not   hot。   She   had   never   felt   so   light´hearted   before。   She 

thought lovingly of   the Green Mountain   farm and its   fauna。 She  leaned�察�

smiling�察�to Miss Elise。 

     ;If I were at home�察─�she said�察�beamingly�察 �I could show you the cutest 

little calf�  ─�

     ;Nothing for you in the White Lane�察─�said Miss Elise。 ;Why don't you 

pad�拭�

     The orchestra played a wailing waltz that Medora had learned from the 

hand´organs。 She followed the air with nodding head in a sweet soprano 

hum。 Madder looked across the table at her�察�and wondered in what strange 

waters Binkley had caught her in his seine。 She smiled at him�察�and they 

raised glasses and drank of the wine that boiled when it was cold。 Binkley 

had   abandoned   art   and   was   prating   of   the   unusual   spring   catch   of   shad。 

Miss Elise arranged the palette´and´maul´stick tie pin of Mr。 Vandyke。 A 

Philistine    at  some     distant  table   was    maundering      volubly    either   about 

Jerome   or   Gerome。   A   famous   actress   was   discoursing          excitably   about 

monogrammed hosiery。 A hose clerk from a department store was loudly 

proclaiming his opinions of the drama。 A writer was abusing Dickens。 A 

magazine   editor   and   a   photographer   were   drinking   a   dry   brand   at   a   re´ 

served table。 A 36´25´42 young lady was saying to an eminent sculptor�此�

;Fudge for your Prax Italys� �Bring one of your Venus Anno Dominis down 

to   Cohen's   and   see   bow   quick   she'd   be   turned   down   for   a   cloak   model。 

Back to the quarries with your Greeks and Dagos� ─�

     Thus went Bohemia。 

     At eleven Mr。 Binkley took Medora to the board´ ing´bouse and left 

her�察�with a society bow�察�at the foot of the hall stairs。 She went up to her 

room and lit the gas。 

     And then�察�as suddenly as the  dreadful genie arose in vapor from  the 

copper vase of the fisherman�察�arose in that room the formidable shape of 

the   New   England   Conscience。   The   terrible   thing   that   Medora   had   done 



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was revealed to her in its full enormity。 She had sat in the presence of the 

un´    godly    and    looked     upon    the   wine    both    when    it  was    red   and 

effervescent。 

     At midnight she 
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