Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-12
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lCOncluueQ lrOm uIst PakS.l
will call here at once, and then l shall
know all about it."
Juliet restrained herself by powerful
effort; but had any one been interested IN
watching her. they would have noticed
that she grew red and white in quick
succession. and that the muscles OF her
mouth moved strangely. She listened
with apparent indifference to the CONVEX
sation, and resolved on the first opportu-
nifty to siea off by herself and take peep
at the picture. n~o,or,
The opportunity came on dull Novem
Der afternoon; and Juliet was glad Oh
the change from the damp, penetrating
air. to the warm, soft carpeted room, and
the glowing pictures on the walls OF sum-
mer life and warmth.
She started as her eyes fell on the pic
ture it was her favorite view at wilkins
Cove, and there stood she herself. leaning
against the rock, just as she had stood on
that afternoon when all the warmth and
brightness went suddenly cut OF her life.
Herself, she believed-she was sure; and
vet she never could have looked like that.
This girl was beautiful, with sort OF
glory on her face. What did it all mean?
The card on the picture said IAN Ocean
Supset-Champton. artist" and juliet
murmured half aloud, Then he is the
same.'
1.-The very same,n said voice close be-
side her," and that lovely girl-dreamer is
really Juliet Sellingwood, just as | have
often seen her and as hope TO see her
again."
Juliet knew not where she was. but the
sunset glory came again 10 her face as
Robert Ellis whispered story that never
can can be new, and yet is never old.
They had the gallery and the pictures
to themselves that afternoon, and they
staid so long that Juliet started at length
with sudden fear. The short November
afternoon had glded imperceptibly into
evening.
As Mr.. Ellis walked with her to her I'M
cle's door, he said, laughingly. IL have
tried to answer all your questions. am
not engaged 10 your cousin Miranda, and
l may add that l should not be if / had
never seen you. Ny name is Robert Ellis.
with the addition Of Champion, which /
drop sometimes in travelling, as sort OF
freak. l did not get tired of you at Will
kins Cove, and run away in consequence
to B-Springs. / went to give you
chance to miss me little, if such thing
were possible, and was quite resolved, if
l could find you studying the picture, to
try my fate. / will not say how many
days have watched for you, juliet. Why
did you not come before ?"
The sunset glory Of the picture was rip
ping over the face that Juliet turned to
him in answer and the artist wished with
all his heart that they could be transported
to Wilkins Cove.
Their present destination, however, was
Mr.. Hopkins domicile, and they accom-
plished the walk in the longest period of
time on record. Mr.. Champion did not,
on this his first call, inquire for Miss Hop
kins, but for her father; and the fair Mi
randa received very unpleasant surprise
in learning the object of his visit. Indeed,
the whole family uttered EXPLANATIONS OF
surprise to such an extent that they seemed
in danger of contracting chronic habit
of saying "Oh!." but after one stormy
scene with Juliet, Mrs. Hopkins was
bound over by her husband to keep the
peace, and did her part SO well that she
was looked upon by outsiders as the very
model of her kind aunt. She sagely de-
cided that the next best thing to having
Mr.. Champion for son-in-law was to
have him take her husbands niece" of
her hands; and she almost persuaded her.
self that she made the match by sending
Juliet to Wilkins Cove. She never mem
toned though, that had she been gifted
with magical lore. she would have sent
Miranda in her place.
Upon counting up her profits for the
season. Miss Grimp was highly satisfied
with the results of her experiment in tax
ing boarders; and the boarders them
selves were equally satisfied with the
results of having been taken.