The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-01-19
sTHE SHADOW OF A SHADE
A THRILLING STORY.
BY TOM HbOD.

The skulls there-just as in every
good figure-subject the nude is there
under the costumes. You may fan
cv that it is a mere coat of paint
Nothing of the kind. Art lives ST.
That is lust as much a real head as
yours is with all the muscles ana
bones, just the same. That's what
makes the difference between art and
rubbish"
This was favorite theory OF Har-
rvs who had not yet developed from
!. the dreamer into the worker. AS
did not care to argue with him,
allowed the subject to drop, after we
il had written down the date III our
rocket books: Lettie sent down
S, word presently that she did not feel
,. we'll. and had gone to bed. My wife
e. came down presently and asked what
had happened. She had been up
with the children, and had gone IN
be to see what was the matter with Let
+ tie.
81 think it was very imprudent 70
sit with the window open, dear. !
TIE know the nights are warm, but the
night all strikes cold at times-a'
anv rate, Lettie seems to have caugh
a violent cold, for she is shiverins
~, very much. I am afraid she has go
a chill from the open windows
I did not say anything to her then
U.s. except that both Lettie and l ma
felt a sudden GOODNESS, for l did nc
care to enter into On explanauo
Wa again, for I could see Harry was II
BIT clined to laugh at me for being s
5. superstitious.
At night, however, IN our CIV
7o room. I told my wife what had Q
10' CURED, and what my apprehenslo
were. She was so upset and alarl
= =, cd that I almost repented havi
done SO.
ANS The next morning Lettie was b
nsive ter again, and as we did not either
,Mes us refer to the events OF the prec
,;,ks. ING night, the circumstances appe
ed to be forgotten by us all.
A.. Rnt from that day I was ever
wardly dreading the arrival OF
news. And at last it came, as l
~~~~~ pected.
III, One morning, just as I was con
Ter Of down stairs to breakfast, there c
knock at the door, and Harry n
his appearance. 1t was very
r IN visit for him, for he generally
ODDS TO spend his mornings at the st
o W po,I and drop in on his way hon
i i: Flow night He was looking pale an
IL Hats' itated.
oilers ole $40 10 aLettie's not down, is she
IN cd. he asked; and then, before
~7 answer, added another questl
ro,r,n "What newspaper do you take
|" o"A "The Daily News" answer
"Why?"
AIES, ssShe's not down ?"
"No."
0Thank God! Look here!
He took q paper from his
and gave it to me, pointing
SJOVe' short paragraph at the bottom
of the columns.
nuou,s I knew what was coming t
ment he spoke about Lettle.
.,e The paragraph was heade
= = tai Accident to one OF the VI
the Pioneer Expedition Sh
bhlate' h''' stated that news had been
N, at the Admiralty, stating
ondelet st. expedition had failed to find
sing crews, but had come up
rniture and traces of them Want OF st
a. Always " necessities had compelled
turn back without followll
~~~~o~~ traces up; but the comma
anxious, as soon as the ship
FORKS, 4eh1fe sher 70 30 he i left it, An
re. nate accident had deprive
one of his most prominent
u s''s''' lieutenant Mason, who WI
ORLEANS tated from an iceberg al
cotton seed while out shooting with tn
ee oil charge He was beloved by all, aud
'ns ''"N had flung a gloom over tt
,>'---~~>~'- little troop Of explorers.
Fl, "It's not in the News to-
goodness, Bob" said Harr.
terialS, been searching the pape
AIN GOODS, was reading the one ne
eet, ssbut you must keep sha
vi ORLEANS for some days, and not let
,-~"~ it when it appears, as it
:, do, sooner Or later"
,RCHANI Then we both of us loo