HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1892-9-2, Page 2TELE BRUSS1.4S. POST.
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to say, ".A. little more Otis way, please,"
or "Try to keep the position, uelesa yon
aro too tired." Suddenly, to hia temprIse,
for his thoughte were so enbirely given to
whet be NAB doing, he found that she WAS
t'to hie vexation a0 helm: onabto to buil it smelting. By en effort he underetooa thee
Tho tinse of the year wes Februat ." 11 would she was telling leim that he really aid work
aay LAM 111.110 youth, the sun was sl is ng grew more and wore intense.
brightly, When Mr. ledevard happen- 1 00 010011 A 00011 1(111(4 for m If (0011 mud, . "Do you never stop to rest? Even
ng to beep a. spare Ism on his hands, send it, ' 1101 thought , " 010 almost' eel' you mnst want rest," she added,
trolled into a friend's etudirenear leeng; thin that they woula helm it -it wonla I seemly know whet 1 do, I 811pn
DOB0 I Stop now end then, but I am areal
hem Place, to see how Ite was "go tiing on ' sell if they put It la a gone plami, and then
With hie pietutes. Inummouil was, of ' I ' • er at limit 1. would work when I do 1 am etill tedificing of m pietism,
eourse, peintieg, tted the look whioh he
gave the intruder was by no mewl enemas.
' eging. Erroll, being not Neatly daunted,
, Maly said, "Goodenorniug, Drnmmond ; I
(thew that coming in 11010 seems like being
determieed to hike off the meant of your
day, but don't, regard, it in thet light, I el' -
treat you ; just melte trp your 101011 that
you won't be disturbe 1 by me, mei lot me
bave a look at all yourpictures." -
"All my pieturee I" echoed Drninmonel
euefully.
"Yes, all your pictures ; the more the
tetter 1 but wbere ave they 1" And he ex-
amiued the room in surprise, for usuelly at
this season of the year Ile could not even
shake his friend's hand without having to
piok his way delicately through groves of
easels with pictures on thens. Toeley 1011
the spare easels were run into cite corner
and untenanted ; and, so far as Erroll could
see, Drummond had nothing in hand but
the one small picture on which he was
working. This wee, however, so improb,
able that Erroll gamma around to see how
many 81111111£818 were standing on the
floor with their faces turned to the
wails; how many empty frames were wait.
ing for their reception ; how much propene
tion, in fact, wns being =defer the venous
picture -shows which would burst iuto being
with the rapidly approaching- month of
May.
" You needu't look for pictures here,"
growleaDrummontl, "feel have got none."
" What none for the Academy?"
" No ; none for the Academy. None for
i 'anywhere."
"How unwise 1 said Erroll, taking the
most uncomfortable seat that he could find.
"Yen were iletreated last year, but why
should that go on ? Any year might bring
you a rattliug suecesee
"Dee not likely -anyhow, I can't send.
Don't think that I ars not mortified, but it
can't be helped. I must make up my mind
to loose one year of artistic life."
• "And why, pray?"
" Because that feslow Clarke has lured
away my model, and I can do uothing 11(1
rem comes back. Its abominable of her 10
go ; it is infamoas of him to take her ; but
that's bow it is. I do believe the design is
good. You shall see it."
So saying, Drummond went into an Muer
room and brought out canvas.
" Good heavens, man how well thnt
comets I" cried Erroll. " You really oaght
to finith it. It is 0.0(00910111 subjeet, and 1
bate classical subjects ; the design is origin.
al, and yott know how impudent
I think it to paint original pie.
tures, but I never in my life saw any-
thing more masterly. What is it, awl why
on earth don't you get another model and
finish it ?"
"Itis Creuse just as she is about to put on
the garmeat which will shrivel up her youth
and beauty. She is turniug it over, and
wondering at its strange maguifieence,
don't finish the gloom° because I ain't -b.
Is a grievous vexation to me."
"But you east if you 0011 you must,
for if it were well hung it would make }our
fortune."
• "It wouldn't be hung it would be reject -
Ed."
"That miget happen, of course, but 1
don% believe it ; 011yi1911., it in your
duty to Well it, for you are one of the
heaven-sent prophets who have a distinct
message to aolivere
"Obadiah hid an hundred men ef the
Lord's prophets; by fifty in a cave, awl feel
them on bread and water; this poor prophet
would be leaden away in the cellars of the
Academy, and have to make a elsift to pro.
vide himself with bread and wa.ter."
"And 11 18, were so, you might suck 00(11'
10(1, out of your rejection. Original work
is always difficult of comprehension. You
seem to forget that it is by no means easy
to recognize a prophet when he does appear,
and to my mind you have always been in
far too (4000(0 10 hurry to show that you were
one. It is a great mistake for any young
111011 who is original to .g ve the least hint
or i until he is Medea In a position which
gives him the right to show his piotures,
ll'ill then he should play dark horse. I
mean he should never paint according to the
spirit which is in him until he has made a
real and well but -dressed -up success by
Os glorious and. most ur mistakable mediocrity,
For one person who can recognize a prophet
there are tenis of thousands who would he
finitely rather be without hies, and adore
commonplacteness. It is an excellent gif 1 -
he who lass 11 10 certain ot glory, honor, and
prize -money, and what 0011 mortal man have
that is better ?"
" You clon't know what you are saying
-.you would not like me to be 001(1111011-
oaid Drummond.
" 1 don't suppose you could if you tried,"
' answered Erroll provokingly. It would
- be just as hard for you to be commonplace
• es tt would for a commonplace wan to be
original -besides, ib requires sonsething
army like genius to 1111 on the kind, of oom-
tionpeaceness thet 10 000110110 to 'be ropular.
Look at the painters who were the god of
Der fether's idolatry -you might fret your
soot out in trying tube as bad and as highly
tiseuglit of as they were, and at last repro -
000 their work exaoely, ani yet never be
susticed at all -there te a fashion even in
commonplaceness.
"I don't want to he popular. I have no
desire of any kind but to paint my picture
as well as I can according to my own idea
of what is best, and to have permission to
show it.
"'Von must paint one before you ce.n
show it; 80, for heaven's sake, get to work;
1,1, 10 madness to lose a year of your it:tistie
life in this way -perfect mednees. Finish
this if you want to send one of your origin•
al works -do anything you like, so long as
you do something. I saw Stukeley lest
night -that's partly what brought; me here
to -day, I could see that he was web die -
posed to you, and quite aware that there
vets eomething in your work which gave it
O right to be seen, lie said that he wee on.
the henging committee this year, so just
think what a ehoesee you are losing if you
don't eend in, Now I em going, but if you
don't take what I have said to heart and
tieb to work with an Academy picture 6,1
once, all I can my is 11)0.1 3)00 are your own
'we* enemy. Good•ntorning."
• "Perhaps he is right," thought Drum.
Mond, as soon ea he wee alone. "3 dare
• teey hobs, but What can I do? This thing
that I have on the 00081 WODIT1 100t 0.t
else Academy, and this other width mighb
here 1100(0 010 credit can't 1)0 finished until
CHarito lets me bay° my model back. It
At eleven she mime. He WAS already
waiting, tehe put into his Wald two 11001111.
fel Oriental china cups] and stutters, awl
went, ;way to take off hor hat and jacket.
" What rs these Guys for?" 110 asked
when she returned,
"
For you," elle answered. " Your plates
are pretty-Persten plates aro -but your
cope aro ugly, ana one of them runs out a
res I 1111we brought, you these,"
" But them aro splowlia 1 You surely
hem% bough 1 them '
withoet anxiety. wilt write is moving Vou must rest 111000 ; ant ergetlente If elm Mae she must hay spent thrice as
that. Yen have beeu in that poeition Imo unsch as he had given her the they before.
b 1 ele oonld 1101 let, her give him so handsome
01000811(0, end ettemptod to say so,
"1 didn't May them. We have ovor so
many more ats 110100—these are for you, if
you will accept thene" and alie tried 10 1111(99
the subject by seating herself on her throne
like a 'open.
"11 you have more than Ton want" he
maid, thinking of hee poverty, " and wou1,1
filets to part with any of thew. I could oesily
appeal to Clarke --I dare say' Ile te not A
fellews tater all. 1 will tell him ex•
aotly how am situatoa, and get hi n to let
me 11088 1113) model if only for tess deys,"
"Dear CM rke," he wrote, "hew a eci yen
getting 011 Wit your picture ? Would it be
poesible—"
At this moment he was aware of a knock
at 1)1, 11000 ; there was something lumen'
about it -it 01.01 nut like the ease. confidence
of a rraelel's knock, and none of Ills brother
artists wove likely to be (thread at that
!taut While hia thought was in his mind
the knook was repeated, awl this time even
more faintly.
"Come its," he Sktill, but no one mune,
so he went to the door and opened it. A
girl was etanding outside, a girl of twenty
or so dressed its what he w MI have de.
scribed ae ultramarine -a It color, and she
M'000 a large black hat whith shaded. one
of the handeomest and most expressive
faces he had over seen. There ems 000110(10
likeness to the model he had lost, aud for
ono moment he thought that it was the
truant girl herself, improved almost beyond
recognition by good fare, good dress, and
good gifts of am kinds, but the moment the
now -comer opened her lips he knew better.
His Ratty Harris -a name she herself prefer-
red to pronounce letty 'Arris -11011 received
at herbirth thegift that every time she spoke
showers of superfluous b's should alighe on
every side, and no " a "should twee be utter.
eel by her without being turned into an "i
but now a sweet voice said, or rather fee
tered, " Mr. Drummond, will you allow me
to ask you a question ?"
" Certainly I will," seed Drummond with
eyes riveted to her face, while in insagina-
tion he ss -as painting her, and paeuting with
delight.
She heeltated.
" What is it 2" lte asked. " Pray don't
mind speakiug."
You !nest excuse me if I am taking a
liberty," site said, never raising her fright-
ened eyes from the ground, though their
lashes wore quite long enough to be a pro-
teetion, " I was teal that you -that artists,
I mean-sometimee wanted models, so I
came ; at least I thought I might perhaps
come to see if e-ou happened to want oue
DO 0', and if I was at all the kind of person
that you would ever care to paint."
"Ever care to paint!" She was exactly
what he wanted. She was %thousand times
better than Miss Hetty Harris at her very
hest An heiropping London model may
by the painter's craft be tut ned into Helen
of Troy, or Joan of Arc, but there was a girl
10110 could lead hint and Inspire him.
"01 course you will do," he said; "you
will do admirably. You are exactly what
I want for a picture whith is at a standstill
because I have not been able to have the
only model who would suit."
She raisea her eyes DOW -they were light,
golden -brown eyee, with dark eyelathes and
eyebrows -she lookeel somewhat re assured.
"And there WM somethiog else," she began,
and stepped.
"Yes," humid encouragingly. "Go on."
"Da you -oh, I can't say it -I am
asimened to ask." Then she seemed to
gather her courage together for a moment,
and got so far as to say, " When people sit
to you, Mr. Drunimoud-girls him me, I
tneatt-do you over—"
" Pay them, do you mean ?" Ise suggested,
thinkieg she mast ho young at the busi-
ness*. " 011, yes 13 alweys past them ; it is
eighteenpence an hour. I will give you ten
and sixpence for thvee or four hours daily."
" Oh, ten and sixpence 1" she repeated,
with an air that betokeeed leisurely con-
sta.:ration of how much ten and sixpence
would buy.
" Yes ; but you must not; fail me till my
picture is done ; thet's why I am giving you
more."
" For how mane. weeks ehould I have to
prbmise to come ?"
"Three, for certain, and perhaps longer;
but we need not be so particular, need we;
you will come as long es I want you?"
"I will come as long as I can. I promise
you faithfully to come for three weeks."
"All right," said Drummond joyously.
"Come inside, end I will get to work at
once,"
"Shoula I have to be here early?" she In-
quired before entering the studio ; "for I
am afraid I couldn't."
"At half past nine," he said.
"01), I weft come till eleven I"
"Very well," said Drummond; "if you
can't, you can't, and it shall be eleven ;
but remember that it won't do for 1118 tO
be leftin the luroh when mace I have be-
gun to paint you. You must make a dd.-
nitit bargain with me. You promise to
come every day for the next three 10801)8
at eleven, and after that we can, if noises-
sary, make a, new arrangement."
Tliet is much the best," she said, with
au air o frond. "1 ,lo promise ;I will come
every (ley for three weeks at eleven; work.
ing days of course I mean, not Sundays."
" u heve sat before ?"
"No," she answered, and then altered it
to, "Yeo, I have sat, before, but I am not
O professional model."
Drummond was used to people who said
that they wore not professional models,
and took occasion to reveal that they were
danghters of colonels in. the army, or of
physicians who had lust been able to heal
themselves, and had left a struggling fame
ly behind thent. Ho was wont to deal
tenderly with these tender growths of ffe.
tion, but it was quite poseible that whet
this girl was saying was no fiotion, for she
looked very superior to any model he heel
ever paluted from ; besides, models aro
generally proud to bring ont letm array
of names of artists who have forted their
services valuable.
"1 must have yortr memo and address,"
ha said, taking oeb his note -book. " I
might have to write to you,"
et Alice Hayloy, 4 Wolseley Buildings,
Cenonbury."
"Models and persons who beg in the
street alwaye live et the other end of Lon.
don," thought Drammond, "Whet artists
have you sat to?" ho demanded casually',
ea he was setting hie palette efresh, Whet
he looked at Alms Alice Heeley she was
Washing to the thole of her hair.
" I Will tell you the truth," she said, "I
have eat to none ; I have never sat to any
ono hut an ansatear. I want to men 0,
little money, and I Immo to you because I
liked a picture of yenta otsoe ease in the
Grosvenor Gallery -that's all,"
This wet emineutly pleattant to hear, and
she was charming to look upon. He placed
her with oath in the athitude wbioh ho had
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room n while,"
He spoke with authority perhaps that
wits why hov lip Wirled. But whet a haute,
bit? mouth she hail.
"Artists order their mo lets about I" she
said, thong tO obey him.
" They must, bat 111101,0 they don't do it
discourteously. Models who have had no
praetice do not know how to spare them-
selves. It will do you good to walk ithout,"
" 1001,1,000 yon would, rather I didn't
look at what you are doing," observed 'Aliss
Ilnyley rather coolly, as 0118 rows front her
"Not till 11 is farther advanocel, if you
please."
She strolled about the atudio, or rather
about such parts of it as dicl not command a
view of his canvas ; end he wotked on, 1016'
111(4 little 01 110 notice of whist, she was do-
ing, for heart and soul were now wholly
stven to work, It W08 not, long before lie
began to wish that the would 00108 back,
and he turned to dee if she were acutely
ready. He had nlways been supposed to
have one of the most artistically arranged
studios in London. Miss Hayley, of Can-
onbury, was seceding looking first on one
side of it and then on another, with allele
of deep commiseration. When she saw
that for 0 momeet hie attention was with-
drawn from his canvas, 0110 exclaimed, -
"I had been told tItat artist's studios were
so pretty and comfortable 1"
" Don't you call this pretty and comfort.
able 1" seid he, much nettled.
" Well, no ; but perhaps 1(1 (0. You see
I know nothing about such things. You
want nse to come back to my place ?"
She returned, but being new to sitting,
did not resume the original attitude, so he
had to place her again. A litt'e before one
she suppressed a yawn, and said tentative-
" You can't both talk and work can
you ?"
" Not toelay," he answered. " When I
have compered some of my difficulties I
shatl be more able."
"'1.'e17 well," she said, hem 0mi-discon-
tented manner. " I dare say I can amuse
myself with my own thoughts."
She sat for another hour, and then Ise
saw ehat else had turned very pale.
" You are not used to this kind of work,"
he remarked oompaseionately. "Would you
like to go mama got some 100101100n ? The
air might do you good."
"No I don't want, to go out and then
have t!ci come back agent," site replied
promptly. "But won't you womt luncheon
yourself ."
WALL disgraceful of her to go -I 91510.1 never
feel comfortable about heragaie," eliosee 'for the thee:herons woman who had
Then Ile fell to perusing the linos in his 'legated hitn, awl then with 01001111(4 of ex.
deserted pieture, aed it was 00 impose:glee tonne hopefulnese began to work. She eat
Mb to 000 tilt; Tr OW '8,00 0 gObai, thOy niece better than In had expeoteat and for
reetorecl him to peace with himself, on1y meth then an hour he only opened his lips
there ever bee Oine when either hems or aim
bitten would dwell with hint again ?
• . • .
leourteen menthe afterwards Drummond
received Ode letter " Dear teir,-My
steeowl daughter le to be marviea In the be.
ginning of twat week to e'er 11110(1 Clueve,
at St, George's, Hanover Menem, Ifor hue.
liana (that to ILO has just centietel to ;Do
thee he has all along lied a great WidD tO
home a picture Of tile 000810011y,
and lute felt suro thee you could paint one
ovlilch would give 8o1 ii Somehow or
ether he has never let ine know of this witch
until twilay, He thin Ire that it, le 11011" too
late to make Estrangements, and does tot
like to write to you, and wante to give np
the idea, but I do nos like it given up,
so 1 told hire that I would write
to you in a D 100, 110110840, 11114 apolo•
gall° way -women aro mutat bolter
at letters of that kind than mete -and MIL
if you. would do it, And what your terra
1vou1d be, and gime facilities you would.ro.
SEPT. 2, 1802,
BAN; Iteppinees when she had broingitb
melt darkness and disappointment on hum
Ho hurried awey to (Merge Street. When
he entered the drewing.room every one wee
shaking liencla wit li awl kissing her, 1111 id
not approttelt -let those mimeo heeds with
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to be looking at n drawing.
Presently Mrs. TatictervIlle Sy mpson
came, "On, Mr, Drummond," alio exelaiin.
ea remorsefully, " 1 didn't expeet to find
you in title corner 1 1 heaghe you woula
have your picture in your mind end be ,
lookiug 1"
" There is swill a crowd. It is ao d 'Moult
--" he began ; he namely knew whet he
wee eaving, lie felt this ao meth more than
hatl'110u11:,16.rarkuttithw there's a crowd -I quite
underatand that It's test convenient, but
you are ender nu ougagement to do this
pictene, teed ought to be anxious to make ie
Rpm( ono, and Ise studying the bride."
Dem -mond. looked 11011 111 embarrassment
and despair. She though ie was despair of
using ohanees properly, and mad, " Pll
toll you what I'll do for you. Ledy Cleave
will have to go to change her etvess almoet
directly. She can't go up -stairs the ordin-
ary way, it is so crowded. She will escape
by a door on the opposite corner of the room.
You shall stand there and see her come, up
and pass through. You mut look at her
without speaking -she wouldn't film you
to speak. You don't seem to understand
me. Come, I will take you there."
She took his arm end led Min to 1110 door.
Some one had told her dot men of genius
were idiots in 1110 affairs of common life,
wan she saw that it was true -he was capa-
ble of drifting away front his good position,
she thought, so she stayed to see that he
di'dtnte'ken you see a movement in the crowd
in the other room, that will mean she's
coming. Watch her as she comes -watch
her carefully -it will be rather unfair to us
If you let yourself be disappointed. Here
she is! Drummond site is liere 1"
Lady Cleave came resolutely forward to
her feather, and seeing that, the train of
followers fell back e. step or two.
"Mother," she said, 19 (0 low voice, ".go
0:little farther off, I want to say something
to Arr. Drummond. Keep all those people
away from us for 0. minute or two."
"You good darling 1" exclaimed Mrs.
Tancerville Sympson, "1 knew you would
find some way to oblige us all. You um
derstand how our hearts are set on this plc -
tura. Don't hurry, let Mr. Drummond
have a gooa look at you. I have told him
ho is not to talk tu you. I will‘lvtieleipexepelearlyn
one out ef the way. In fact,
to them why you want to speak to Ishn."
And having seed all this loudly enough to
be audible to Drummond, she wont to the
neerest guests and eagerly explained that
this eves a herded sitting for a really im-
portant work of art.
"Mother does not know why I want to
epeek to you so much," whispered Lady
Cleove. "1 want to ask you to forgive me,"
She held out her hand. but it faltered on its
way to him. Seeing that he ehowed no
disposition to take it, she draw back and
said, "You will sheke hands with me I
hope 1"
bat 110 kV aould you treat me so?"
"1 didn't want to believe eadly-I was
very foolieh-that's ell. You see I had
been told about girls being models, and
thought Nebel fun it would be to play at be-
ing ono for a time myself. I had to wait
until my mother went away for a three
weeks' visit and then I came to you. That
WOS
was all l" he repeated, despairing.
ehe smoke eo lightly, and she seemed to him
to he dancing on Ina coffin.
" Well, no, not quite's% There was such
ts pretty ring -a sapphire and diamond one
in a secentehand shop, and I couldn't afford
to by it out of my ithowance-it woe seven
pounds, Come, Ale Drummond, don't look
so 'vexed wit Is a poor gee on her 1001111111(4'
day. I admit it, was a stupid thing to do,
but no one is a bit the worse for it."
"No one a bit the worse for ib," he re-
peated bitt °ley.
".1,1), you haven't forgotten about theft
picture you couldn't finish 1 Thal was
mother's! fault not mine. I was very ham
py in the studio, and didn't mind how long
I stayed, but she wrote to sey that she was
coming home a week earlier titan she intend-
ed. 110091 go now; say you forgive me
and have forgotten."
"I forgive you -I have not forgotten. "
" You will soon. I was very sorry when
had to come away, but I soon forgot,
Why not you, too?'
" 13e001(9e-- "he began, and stopped
- the soent of her orange -blossoms was a
lithe) overpowering.
" You don't mean to say that you really
cared ? " eeolaimed Lady Cleeve. She had
read his heart in his fate.
" Look !nom animated, Alice," inter-
rupted Mrs. Tancarville Sympson, "and
happier, I beg. Mr. Drummond is study.
in your faoe for the picture he is going to
.A girl ought 10 10011 httppy on shor
wodding-day, and you dont,"
dispose of them for you. 1 have friends who entre, sooa,low (Oat 11 bo) ,,,
1,40 11 id give a georl deal for ousel liee these." fine, aristooratio.looking is•itit, anti my
" Oh, no, no I" sho excleemed vehement- dee ghter extremely hendsome-the brides.
ly. " ely father -no, my mother--thet is mete, who all of them Iselong to the best
to say, none of us would. 01'00 part with families, are mosely good-looking, and when
them I SV couldn't 1" titey are not you. can easily make them so,
" Then yott must not give me these, 1 remembering, of couree, that on the truest
iinportant occasion of her We, the bride has
"Oh, these aro mine I I can do whet A right expeot to be made to look beae
like trial them, and have done it. Don't My somirelaw (that is to be) thinks that
lotus talk." this may be a subjeot you will not care for,
Whothev she was offended at not having but I beg you will be so kind as to put
been allowed to talk the day before, or suoli feelings asido,and willingly express my
whether she really did wish to be silent, lie regret that you ilt/V0 not been consulted
know not, but ell that day the burden of Ithout it sooner, You will still
her couversation was, " Don't 101 510 talk 1" be able to take some preliminary sketches
Site was kindness itself so far as slitting was of my daughter, who, after all, is the per -
concerned, refused to rose carefully --kept son I am most' melees shontd look well.
her position, and quietly and noiselessly As seems as I hear that you accept this
again propered his tea, bat she would enter commission I will, if your terms are such
into no oonversation that lusted more than as we own agree to, confer with her about
a minute or two. Again Ise paid her; again it, and make an appoinbment for you to
she blusbed, and once more he entreated see and sketch her. Until then shall say
her to be punctuitl. But she was al• nothing to her, for at such a time she hue
ways punctual as olookwork, and every naturally more than enouglr already to
morning app.eared, looking as freali as if silo see and kettle about. The bridesmaids, of
had walked in from the eext room without course, you can do at yon0 leisure, for they
any tedious or disagreeable journey by 'bus all live in London, and you can have the
or rail. ifourteen daps of hard painting dresees to paint from, so your task will bo
from a model exaotly suited to his easy. 13y book posb you will receive with
pnrpose had advanced his picture to this letter, or soon after it, cabinet photo.
state in which <wee he weld see graphs of the principal parties concerned,
success of all kinds vividly foreshadow- I have marked time of my sonee-law (that
od. His spirits were high, his heart is to be) bridegroom,' and that of my
light, he Wa8 Cr changed man. As for Alice daughter, • bridee I do it for your con -
Hayley, he could scarcely beagle° his stu• venience only, so I hope ate trnot it will
(lie without her. All her little ails of assur- not be unlucky. The bridesmeeds' photo-
anee and petulance were gone; she leas now graphs are also marked. Lot me have a
gentle, unselfish, and thougetful, and she favorable answer if you please,together with
bad rescued him from despair. lowest terms. I am arranging this, but the
"Good-byee" he said on Saturday -it 11010 bridegroom (that is to he) is paying for it.
Ole fourteenth day of her sitting. 'Monday We are persons of condition, but poor. and
morning, at eleven. I won't say be mine. could not readily afford it, but we delight
tual, for you are always here to the minnte." in the idea of this picture, so don't refuse,
"(1 I were to fail for onee ?" she said and be 05 01003' in. your 100008 0.9 you can,
doubtfully. we faithfully promise to do our best to so-
" Is there any chance or it?" 1)0 00010101' cure you more commissions of this kirid-
ed, in groat excitement and anxiety, indeed, of any and every kind. Yours
" Oh, no I I was only asking," MDT replied faithfully, Emmeline Tancarville Symp-
carelessly ;and yet she stood as if trying some
to road his face and umsble to go away with- "Good heavens 1" exelaimed Drummond,
out saying.more. and withont a, moment's delay wrote an ens-
" Don't 3est aboubanything so appallingly phatioally worded refusal.
serious 1" he :mid. " 1 have left all that the An hour later the postmen brought him
life of the picture depends on to the very a large packet of cabinet -sized photo -
last, to be done calmly, end deliberately, graphe, wheel wore ao insecurely packed
when it is perfootly dry. 11111010(1 to begin that it was a wonder they had restched
with this on Mouday, and if you were to him at all. He wee peeking them afresh
WI you would ruin the picture and me too." when he woo seized with oeriosity to see
" Yon see, I know so little about pie- whether Mrs. Tencarville Sy mpson " came
tures," else said nervously, end then, with out" as beely in a, photograph as elle del in
downcast eyea, began to go. a letter. The first he 8008 ems that of the
" Stop,. stop ! You aro sure to come on bridegroom (that 111111 to be). Ire certainly
Monday? ' cried Drummord, pursuing her wise a fine, manly -looking Tim next
outside. seas cm of Alice, Hayley.
" Of course I ant ; but 3. ant dreedfully " Alice Hayley 1" he exclaimecl in runaze-
lato-do let me go 1" He mode no further meet, " Is it pns ((ole that le going to
resistance, but watched her as she hurried be one of the bridesmaids? I shatl find her,
awity, looking very creetfallen and sad. then, at last 1" But when he turned to the
" You seem extremely half-hearted back of the photograph he read in Mrs
abont it, after all," he called efter her. Tancarville Sympeon's free and flowing
"3 can't be happy until you give me a sol- hend, " Tho bride that is to be."
men promise to come." The shock was so groat that there was a,
"1 am not all half heavled, Of course moment when Drummond did not see clear -
I'll come ; but I am so late. I Dina go I" ly. Ile looked at the weleremembered face
For emoment he wassail tutoomfortablo, -he thought of his ruined picture and
butt when she had gone a few stops more on beetled hopes ; he tore up the note of
her downward way she looked back and refusal and wrote to say that he would paiub
there was something in her face which not the picture, naming a wholly inadequate
only sot his mind at: rest, but made his 011111 ill order to seonre the commission.
brain spin. "I won't do it, of aourse,"Ise said to him -
Monday morning COMO, eleven o'clock self. " She shall be paid in her own coin,
struck, and in an instant he was on tho but see her again I will."
alert to hoar a step that was ever welcome This is an extract from what be wrote to
in his ears, and a low knock, which would Mrs. TancarvilleSympson, of George Street,
be followed by the sight of a face which was Hanover Square : "1 will do what you
continually in his thoughts. He felt his wish if sufficient opportunities of studying
heart beating. the principal flgeree are afforded me. The
Five minutes passed. She had never bride's face, for instance, which, if covered
been five minutes behind her time before. by a veil, will only have to be hinted at,
Ton passed, and fifteen. He laid down his must on that account ho earefally studied,
pelette, and began to pace the studio, in order that the little that is shown may be
Had something hompened had his sus- perfectly recognizable. She must give me
pt.:eons of Saturday been well.founded, and ne least one sitting before her wedding
elle bed never meant to come ? He tried day."
to paint, and regard this as a more accident An answer soon came. " The bride (that
but when twelve o'clock struck he found is to be)," wrote Mrs. Tancarville Synmson,
ho was doing his picture more harm than who stilt seemed to fear that this almost
goode and stopped work. At one he could tomgood.to-be-hoped-fer marriage would be
bear it no longer, end wont to the main broken off if she tetnpted fate by writing
street, where he 'hailed a hansora and or- "bride" boldly, " refuses to sit before her
dared the driver to go with all speed to 4 marrige. She le anuch too tired with prep.
Wolseley Buildings, Camonhury. What a orations,' she says, `to look well and do
long way io was, and how rapidly the herself susbicee and, therefore, if she did
aspect of eeerytIting changed for the 0(1 11>0 picture would be just as littlo like
worse as he rattled through the streets' her real self 9,s eny imperfectly canght like-
oastwerd. And he was seated comfort- nese you might take would be, 'Her face
ably iu hanson, while she, poor girl, had will be hidden by a thick lace veil,' showier's,
to dispute inches with stoub men and wont. and that is true, for she is going to wear
en in omnibuses, or choke down below in beautiful lane--tthegiftof thebricle'smother'
" the bowels of the harmless ettrth." will be said (10 (1110 !misers, but that won't; be
"And yet bow sweet and resh she always true for I have other girls to think of, I
look% Deter the struggle," he thought, am afraid however, as she seems so deter-
" Wolseloy Buildings, elanenbury," itsked tnined not to sit -between you and me and
tho driver, with a menner that seemed to the postman, I believe she rather dislikes
wish to convey that such low places were the idea of the commemorative picture
not to hie taste. leIe was directed to it long, and feels that there 10 0. certain ostentation
dull streeb bearing that name. "Heaven about ib --we shall just have to lot her
granb thee No. 4 beet this end," amid Drum.- have her own way. She says, indeed, that
mond, but though MB prayer was heard, every moment of the time is filled up with
and he reached No. 4 in another mintto, DO all kinds of appointments. We will nob
Alice lIttyley lived there, or had ever been give up the picture. Sir ledwerd's heart
heard of in the neighborhood. He tried is still set 00( 1(1, and so is miue, and I must
every house with e. 4 in its number, bet have it I think if you unto to the °hutch,
all in vain. Re asked at the post -office and then on to the house for the breakfast
and many of the shops, butlearned naught, and reception afterwards, you, with your
save bhis-that he had been painting a girl genius -I essure you I have heard it
who for reasons of her own, had given hire called genius -Neill hive ample opportnne
ties of studying hot in her wedding.
O fat's° address.
He had a sudden visitation of hope as dregs, and you cen have it sent, to your
he reaseended the stairs to Ins studio, for studio afterwards. Don't press for a, slit
it flashed on Itis mind that Ise had boon an einge-she really hes so little time that it
idiot to go off to Comonbury in search of a would be cruel to urge lser. P. S.-1 hese
model who had probably been for sonte just been to her room Innen to ask if you
time sitting by his fire wondering where he might not come, and I assure you I woo
wag. It wee impoesible thot any one who starry for hor. She begged mo to g100 up
had been so attentive, so docile, ea steady to the pioturo, told me I was unkind to ask
fall in with every wish that he expressed, hor to do more when she was waked to
could fail him time so ortielly. Doubtlese death already, and wohnd up by bursting
she was there rtsid he would. find her. lie into teat I let her think I would glee it
opened the door, picturing to himself the up. 1 did not ercy you won't(' go to the
ettetudo whioh be woult1 disccver her, ehuroh, or enythiegs Come to the church
His broth oamo ho was dating to AB arranged, and than to the house,"
etjoy beforehand the delicious amigo to Drummond weet to the centrals and saw
Imppmess and /mate, His studio mem a veiled bride floe past him awl stand
empty of ell pub the pietured presence of fettering by tho bridegroows's aide at, tho
one who had filled it to overflowing with 0,1 tar, heard the seords that 'wove sale ;
everything thee was wanting to his Ole Reid the premier) alto made. Sho was a girl
art, She was gone, and he felt that it wae Who, to his knowledge, 'OMB IWO DODUC1 by
forever. Ho took the picture and placed it nrnmisee, When she 01M0 rPOM 11,0 Vesery
01100 111000 with fie Wee to the wall --he her face was by no maths hidden -bee vii
gathered. together hia hopes and ambition% was flung back, and she looked radiatit,
and hitl thenn nevey fee from him -would
"Not yet. I don't trouble myself much
about luncheon. What I like is a cup of
tea."
"Then you mn.y go on with your work,
and I will melte you some tea awl have 0
cup myself-thet is, if you Imes any tea -
things."
He was surprised at her coolness, but
attracted by the prospeot of having some
tea without tho trouble of !flaking it, so he
told her whore to find everything, and left
her to do what she liked. Shc first ot all
carefully inepected two or three bits of
embroidery that were it, the room, to see
wheal would make the best table -cover,
then set the cups on it, discovered biscuits
in the eisme oupboard ae the cape, dusted
some Persaan plates, and p seed. them into
her eervice, and when all was ready
said.—
" Shall I Isring your tea to you, or will
3)00 00100 Isere ?"
" I will come there," he anawered, and
went to an easeechair by the fire ; and as
she gave him his ten he realized thet she
WAS the most beautiful gill he had ever
seen.
She was tired with her morning s work
and as soon es he had taken his cup from
her was glad to sit down In an attitude of
her own choosing, sipping her tea with
evident, eujoyment, and languidly basking
in the warmth of the fire and the pleatont
sense of having at last leave to rost from
her labors. He tried to talk a little, but
she did nob seemed disposed to do so now;
so he left her in peace, and fOlt 8.0 if there
were no limit to the flue pictures that ha
could want if Ons girl were always at hand
to 511 60 him, for ,her eeetry attitude Mg.
gested one, •
"11 you want any more sitting from me
to -day, I had better go back to my place,"
she observed at hot, " tor I must be
home by five, and it will take an hour to
gee,
" Why need. you be back by five?"
"I must. There aro reasons. I—"
and she blashed instead of finishing her
sentence.
"It won't take a whole hour to go to
Canonbury,"
" YOB, it will."
Ho looked at hie 111061100 and he looked
at her, and saw that she ought to Ileac a
longer rests
"I will cense now," she said, misinter-
prethp his glanee, "0.0 I have to leave ab
tour.
So she sat and Ise worked, and few were
the words said by either. He was deeply
conscious of her beauty and of the charm
that there was about her, but did not want
to 'talk, and she seemed equally glad to be
silent. He worked so hard that he was
quite unconscious of the flight of time, lsub
at four o'clock sho rose and said, -
"1 MD gOii10."
" 110.9 00011 come to a -n end," seld
rising ; "but you have sat well. 1 cm%
tell you how glad I AM you 001110. 31000
lis despair about that *tura and every-
thing else, and your coming has mede all
easy. Yoe will be here exactly at eleven,
I hope. must beg you0 to be punctual.
I shall bave no picture bins year 0 you are
not, end it is very important to 111O to iiLtVO
ODD."
She pitied hie evident anxiety, and made
haste to say, " I will be hero at eleven, but
yort understand that 110(551 leave DA. four,"
"I understand. Wnen this pietore is
done I will paint you 0.0 Cinderella. Your
arrangetneets are (mite Clisderella-like,"
"Don't keep mo now, I bog; it's after
four," she said, melting her way quickly to
tho door.
"1191 I muse I met goy you." For
he had an idea from eomethieg thab else had.
said that money was of irnportanoe to her.
She Look the money evithottb a word, but
bent down ae it touched her palm-prob.
ably to hide the orlinson blush which In a
moment made oven the tips of hor cars
1,111(410.
" Eleven harp ?" celled eller hoe, for
ho ems inex meseibly anxioue to make the
mese of the heevonment opportunity,
One of the consbitutional opinione of the
average man is that women are all alike,
writes Jetties Henry Browne in the Ladies'
flume Journal. It crops out in his speech
perpetually, somettimes in the way of kind.
ness and sympathe, oftener in the way of
derision and contempt. When a wife has
forgiven some greet wrong done her by her
husband, when a mobher has sacriffoed her-
self for her children we hear " It is just
like a woman." Wo 'hear the same thing if
she has deceived her lover, or involved her
father in debt,. This dissent is due DO the
fact that some men are sentitnentalists and
that more men ere oynics. The former are
always pleasing womeu, the latter are gen.
orally sneeriug at or decrying her • but
bobh think that she has only one nature.
The sentimentalist believes her to be. good,
gentle, loyal, bruthful under every mom-
stenee ; the cynic pronounces her bad,
Mirth, inconstent, hypooritical on insbinet.
Neither is wholly right nor wholly wrong.
She is good and bad, genble and harsh,
loyal and inconstant, truthful and hypo.
orttical. Her qualities depend largely on
the individual, and the ifidividual \Mies
with mood and environmerit She is not out
out of the Heel, nor is else drawn from de.
basement. She iri primarily human, as man
is ; compound of brain and body, of
strength end wealthees, of generosity and
selflsliness, of charity 'and. prejudice, of
altrulam and egotism, of affection and
eversion. Sotno 900111811 twe far better,
and Rom Women aro fer worse tem
the mass ; but bettor oe worth they
are fundamentally unlike ono another,
and often unlike themselves. Poote and
novelists unty to a great degree be respon.
Bible for the average wusn's opinion of wo•
num. Tho poets Imo ordinarily *mod her
AB vehicle of passion end romance ; es a
vouree of light to sot ofe the dierknese of
teen's sine. She has been portrayed as
their hotter angel, as turning them from
sictious couesee, oeinforting them in 111.
11005 ancl afilietion, es recempensing end
blessing ilsons after all their Male With her
There Was a, certain theelence in Such 'unalterable lova