The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-12-31
wish my consent to your marriagc?"

the correctness of this Interpretation
Of my views.
"Be seated he said 4Of course
you have an independent income /;
you would not otherwise have asked
I the question you have put to me-"
The doctor spoke in a professional
manner, as il he were feeling my
pulse and prescribing for me.
no, DR.. Woodward | am not Il
man ofindependens meaas. had a
picture in last years Academy, and
4 it sold for hundred guineas; | hope
next year to double that figure, and
my prospects are very good"
Indeed" said the doctor, thrust
ing his hands in his pockets, and
looking through me as if he were
making a calculation on the wall at
my back, That is not good enough
for my daughter; no, sir, do not de-
spise your position, nor do we deny
your talent CT industry, but Miss
Wood ward must marry a rich man !;
think no more of this romantic folly !;
go abroad and study the Italian
school of pail4ing, or something
else that is professional, aad forget
my daughter"
Before coaid reply DR. Wood
ward had rung the bell and it was
answered by thesservant
Tell Miss Kate wish to speak
with her
Ny poor darling had been waiting
in the adjoining room to learn our
fate; when the iAeryiew had closed
She blushed and looked anxiously
from one to the IL cr as she came in
to the room.
Don't be alaFaied. my dear" said
the doctor, Il have only been explain
ing to our friend iHre that this is a
world of crosses and vexation and
( Disappointment
Thank you, it nothing, said the
girl.
The doctor to9s her hand. She
leaned her head uptn his shoulder.
"When was foung man." said
the doctor, address BE- me, Il married,
and led life of striggie and hard
ship until Kate was twelve. Kate
can remember how we suffered, and
were strong, shall Issay? We, that
is, Kate and |, made up our mind to
have no sensiblities, to fight tile
world together: my wife tainted By
the way, poor soul, and died. By
dint of perseverance we became rich,
my girl and l. Twogoars ago there
was a complication il the city-two
banks failed our money was gone.
We IRE poor again. and poverty must
not mate with poverty, That's my
answer TO both Of YOU"
X ,te burst into tears In a trem-
bin voice appealed to him to give
me me ] did not doubt / said, that
should make money Soon.
MY dear girl said the Doctor,
you viii follow my advice, act upon
my word?
Yes dear, i'll can" said Kate.
''Tou see this gentleman no more
in the character Of loyer for twelve
months; if at the cad ,f that time he
presents himself wifi Sufficient sum
of money to make a good settlement
upon you, then we will resume the
subject which must now be adjourn
cd Good morning, sir"
The doctor rang the bell.
| looked ~ Kate. She motionci
to me that her father must be obey
ed.
have never seen Kate Woodward
since 1t is two and twenty years
ago since bowed my head before
Fate in that morning room in Russell
Square, and | never saw her again.
/ called? Yes, called over and
over again; she was always out. |
wrote and got no reply. Six months
afterward the shutters were up, and
the house was to let The doctor
went out to a brother in India and
took my darling with him. / nearly
resolved to follow them, but some
how jealousy caught me by the throat. !
Why did she not write to me? |
thought. Surely if she loved me, she |
might have responded in some way
to the efforts which | had made to |
communicate with her. Misfortunes
never come singly; my mother died, |
nay picture was rejected by the hang |
ing committee; | grew dispiritod |
couldn't paint at all got out at ell /
bows, as they say; and then felt
that the old doctor was right. and !
tried earnestly to give my love up.
clnging only to the memory of her
Oh, but it was bitter work 1t tore
my heart strings; felt like q waifI
and stray upon the earth. Two wears
passed. | had poor little studio in
st. Johns Wood, painting pot boil
ers. One day | read in the Times .
paragraph detailing the marriage Of
a beautiful English lady, the daughter
of DR.. Woodward, to an Indian
Prince. She had embraced HindoO-
ism, and had gone in for all the
changes that such marriage requires.
Then, sir, and only then, felt that
my dream was over. Before that |
thought that might meet her again
somewhere, aslovers meet after many
years in novels and romance, but it
was not to be; gold had triumphed
over all, over love and faith, over
youthful vows, over Christian hope.
went out into the street. | walked
and walked, with my mind far away,
until | came to the silent river-and
felt that soul was coming to me
felt that there was future for me,
that had another mistress to whom
could give all my heart and mind
From that moment Art became my
idol and work my idolatry. | sold
my last picture, as you know, for
two thousand pounds You some
times ask me for the secret Of my
success; you have it now.
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Wake Money.