, 1875-02-20
LITTLE ICEBERG.

Tar, is .hr place, then" said Clar-
.r.. armEh,on ru himself, aS he paused
,..r-,.u a cuutrmptuouS glance on the
fau. green duur of "a Photographic es-
t.l...u,ur in an 0uI-Ot-thc-waY street
.'tGmmgn town. No StcinSuasSe-
.rG a,.. named. too. only hope Tina's
r..,. graphs are ready, for | don't see
-rp -.,r of huBbIng over these CON
founded Stone, twice in one day" With
which De- opened the green door and en-
tered
There Mas nobody visible inside, and
NJ HuG-urun 10 bcguile the period of
waiting .unrrd up 10 the counter and
began H~,.r~>ly turning over some pho
-rph- wing there But in another
mrurur the IslIrsS air changed 10 one Of
pleased interest, as, rushing the others
aside. he liked his attention on single
picture which he turned now this way,
u-a THAT, TO catch the varying light on
L. face.
lIrvt, still deep in the study of il
gh,u door at the back opened and n
woman came in hastily. Mr. Broughton
lifted Do, bat and demanded in his best
G,mn ( the picture were for sale
ASK behind the curtain, please" an
-arrr1 ,hr woman, snatching something
.' nur of the shelves, and flying away
a- HgrurdIy ~ she had come to the back
regions. where some kind Of domestic
.r.l, had apparently risen. Mr. Brough-
uu accordingly turning to comply with
l.r directions. drew aside the screen
dividing the shop, the picture still in ms
Mad. and-fouud himself in the presence
u. 'ar original
Nhrwas sitting with bent head, heI
hands loosely folded over the chair arm
hrr gaze on the ground, her thoughts, Il
u.g, hy the expression of her face, fal
enough away from her surroundings. A
Boughton's muttercd apology she looked
up al him with dream eyes that seemed
only half conscious of what they reStcC
uu.
Are YOU waiting for the photOgTa
uhrr2' She said " He will be back direct
" And then her eyes dropped bach
once more, and her thoughts with then
apparently, and she seemed to have for
gotten All about the scene and the
stranger before her He perceived il,
and after another long look retreated
and left her 10 herself.
Presently the curtain was put aside
aEain and the photographer hustled in,
smiling and full Of apologies for having
caused the Herr EnglundGT Ia waste Il
moment of his precious time in waiting
But ,hc Herr Englandcr'S time in his own
eye, aid not seem So precious. Perhaps
BE- liked the opportunity OF exercising
a., German. ii any rate, hc was certain
y IN very leisurcly and talkative
AHwHg he discussed the weather,
'ar news, art in general, Gpropos
"' the photographs he had come
''-. and finally. in discreet
Gn."rtane. made some inquiry re-
>goHlng the sitter behind the parti-
,"u But, with all the good will in the
world The yhatty old man could tell him
1.t..nGcNCcpl That she was English and
"d>Chon, which Mr.. BrOughton did
aa. need To be told. Finding there was
nothing more To he learned, the Herr En-
-aHderS time suddenly became valua-
..r aEan hc thrust his sisters commits
~ INTO his hrcaSt-pocket and departed.
h.' not To 20 faT--Only TO the corner
.aa 7arA again. Had any young lady of
> acquaintance had her abode in the
>.t.l>'raSSe she would asSuredly have
.'a. .ltrd him to be making window
''atr that morning, with herself for
.>"-eci. As il was, old Fraulein Ober-
...'... Who had nothing better 10 do,
-'- al The stranger over the long pur-
>.",Nin- She was knitting, and won
'' '' see him come and go, and come
'-. I'D again, till her mind was in nearly
~ distracted condition as she decided
mas, he. But he knew what he was
-r though She might not For If
.N,r h-ouEhtOn's fancy had been be
-..-td-aS il had been-by that picture
'.- now The charm had lost none of its
l"l from view of the original; and
'."- 10 impulse, as he was very apt
a' all times, he had resolved to find
himself what the photographer
.- .-.' nof tell him. Which was the eX-
-A..'4 OF the behavior that nearly
--Ss- fraUlein Obermever to drop
p-.,, J,.t, STITCHES in the purple stocking.
~ 'Ae lime Alr Brought0n had learned
IN - ,Nt,' S contents Of every shop window
HltinSiraSSe, and the precise posi-
f,f.s VI every stone in lis paving, the
80 r.- green door opened and closed
f-,- f--,l. making background for a slight
n. LII. IN nunlike black, relieved only by
-. -..n' OF gold on the cross clasping
NJ. .s. cLaln on her bosom. and in the
ars- oi lhe long hair hanging loose
r,E---f -ef shoulders As she stood q
5,rr- 5-i.-,-'1' 2, on the steps, glancing up and
r,r,-.,-s ,-s street Broughton became ab-
T-.--.-.E -...E interested in the stoves and
r,-,.-te r-,s-.se1s bis promenade had lust then
!.--s-.-.. nm opposite. fearing lest in
--'@.as a'n She should suspect the