The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-11-13

Il not tor tue world nave acknowledged &c
i EDGAR hat years ago this same Miss
Maitland had been her trusted and most
intimate friend.
/ And so,in his uncle's brilliant drawing
room, Edgar Raymond was presented to
Miss Maitland AS their eyes met he
knew he was recognized, and was not sur
prsed as he remembered the preoccupan-
cy of his mind when she brought him the
picture He politely referred to that &C.
casion, and said something of the pleasure
he picture had given him, and as oppor
tunity allowed clsmed her attention, and
before the evening was passed he lad
Welded to the conviction that if voice and
accent harmonized' With the picture, the
soul, mind, and physical self did 40 tnore
emphaticalIy.
Aud what impression lid the city gen
tleman make on the young arfis,?-and
how lid she relish so much unwonted at
tention. To understand this we must go
back to The evening of her second visit to
the Picture Gallery. The tea table set
for thee was waiting; the room was rem
dere attractive aud homeike by numrr
Gus little elegancles, fashioned by tasteful
| fingers; the mother. a trhe careworn per
haps, yet looked hopeful and loving; the
invalid father, as though if The world did
not lavish its favors upon him, he still
had hia reasons for being proud and hap
fra step was heard on the threshold and
hen Edith was there Always brisk and
diant and the joy beams in her eyes shone
SO windy, that her parents looked the
questions they would not ask. For an
swer, when greetings were done with and
wraps laid aside, she opened her purse
and displayed five $40 bills. See the
price of my picturs told you mother
| should Sell it," After this she related
how u lady had admired, and had asked
a manager who stood near If IL could be
bought at hat time,-that SIZE then step
ped forward, claimed the painting as hers,
aud com le:ed the gale. Il know the la
dy is good and noble by her looks, but"
added Edith, carcsslng the bills, "shc will
nevev know how much gAod the money
will do Us"
A few weeks after, when Edith received
her invitation to Miss R2ymond's party,
she could nos conceal her pleasure. She
had kept her circle of choice friends, but
we all know the world has few smiles for
the unfortunate She attributed her IN
vItaiiUn to the party being quite large
one. and was willing To forget, as it seems
Miss Julia had done, the friendship oi
their school days
), Let US sit with Mr. Maitland's family
again on the morning. after the parly,and
notice the tlDge on Edith's cheek, as size
said, LOU, mother, it is the young gentle
man who received my picture; | was sure
of it all along, since | saw him at church
{ But how he should know me is mystery
lie never Ouce locke at me In the gallery
, No one in town knows carried it there
$ so he has not been told of 1t since he cam.
I here, and he was not present when | sole
g 1t 10 that charming old lady. But h'
, spoke of it NJ once;I can't tell what praise
he bestowed upon 1t, AMI then he askee
permission To call this morning and set
what else had IN my studio. l coult
not refuse that request, you know. Blu
my studio, poor little back cham Der, will
lts one window" and Edith laughed mer
rily at the idea of inviting gentleman
there.
Tue call was received IN the coy little
pErIor, ana was but the prelude TO manl
Subsequent ones, tor Cigars haste to re
F. turn To the city seemed now entirely for
gotten.
With temperament and training suct
as we have described, b lckcd by the llltl,
furry Of mystery he mad passed through
AMI with the observation-disclosures from city
cerem"nials the acquaintance could but
rapidly progress. The bright chain was
lengthenng in his hands; how his heart
rebeied against its slow unwindlngs
Two weeks went by like happy dream