The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-11-14
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long rssasa. With IT, stalih ~ painting
an ssataAss. s.sm.si temple III Ior ia.
rssls. ana thu pnl,lir. in al their sariou,
~ass, ~e~ enlnsinc il. For the rahli,
III mar lseIas,l arr much concerned ~aii
things Artistic. AMI take art eshlhatson,
il natural part II their daily bread
ali inalsenaialc right III their inherit.
ance.
Hay Converse WAS raantcrinr dream,
hours. m.rs Tor the sake ri passing
thea than fnr 2ny s.ry absorbing ap.
probation lc felt Just then faf the
treasures III art surrounding HIM. Once
h. had rafea for there things - much.
HI thought az il now half.sadly. half
ammes 4. ~ VT sometimes turn hack a.
hook "A our last selves as Al another la.
.iiSiaual Tint was in the days hc hal
known icncsicve Kelsey. lie had
cared for her. ton. with that silent, all.
sorbing. passionate devotion of his
which WAS 4 part III his nature. She
did not herself realize the depth III his
hove. though she was more near I. r..
spending 10 il than she knew, till Ralph
E,ulcth came in her way and had
seemed n strangely fascinate her. He
was handsome man IMAM III socic.
u, Who seemed tiase with the world,
who WAS accustomed to have his own
way, and who had run the whole scale
III enjoyment perhaps II dissipation.
Yet hc WAS refined and gcnilcmcnly,
and only the All.sccing eye could tell
how he and Gcnevievc kelsey scenes,
strangely attached from the first.
When Ray Converse first found that
hc could not win this fair woman he Il,
20 Nil eli. strands that had maic liz,
beautiful To him aud went ont 10 thu
far West. He had been rougling i,
there for ten years. During TINT tim,
life Ind hccn one stern reality 10 him
Yet, with its CLEANS of finer things, Ii.
learned u love the symphony Of color
when the sunset fires burned low in thu
west with such tiLts ~ never nh artist,
brush had caught; tho purple hue thai
stole softly over mountains and plain.
cnfoldcd him in its hush of peace. Ths
stars TINT shonc above him were moi
parer thnn his life. nor colder: for III
womAn's touch could sct his pulse,
thrilling How could il, after lie hnt
known Gencvicve kclscyg
Il had bcen fancy Of his 10 pass tn,
Thanksgiving VI this year nj home
among tho qnict kentucky hills, ant
now, within few hours tourney, Ii.
was detained in st. Estavcnne by miss
ing = train. All. he little slrcamcs
what destiny meant when she sent tina
train without him.
The city life snrged about him will
Its bitter.aweet memories and associa
tlons. His thoughts ~trascd nnaccount
ably backward. Some spring of mcmor,
was touched. and long.silent melodies
flowed forth.
His half.droaming thoughts were sud
,lenly arrested by face. before whicl
hn paused in sudden eagerneAs II wa
4 medallion, woman's face wrought il
marble. There was M installing tina
FAC. the sight Of which thrilled MI,
touched him with all the old namclcs
magnetism. He turned 10 thu catalogue
hut the number was only entered ian \!
Sketch" but he knew II was the face d
Gencviese Kelsey. In almost less tim
than il could be told he WAS on his wa
10 the studio III the sculptor who ha,
modelled the sketch. Some snddel
prophetic instinct stirred within hin
and impelloi him with wild eagcrncs
of hope. Ia I'LL these years he had NO
heard Of Miss kelsey. He did no
know, liz did not want To know, any
thing IL thu old life. since she woui,
now make life bright for him. He ha,
taken il for granted, indeed he ha.
vaguely heard. tint she had marie,
Eveicth. aud further he never inquired
Bnt some intnitional hope, for who's
existence he could not account, hnrrie,
him out into the chill gray OF that n.
voml,cr afternoon. The brief glow ha
alrUady faded into tho dull twilight, an,
tho gas MAs lighted here aud ther. d
ho hurried through the crowded street,
A chill wind sprung up from the eas
A city, like All individual, hHn he
own moods and lenses, md il one lii
gers long within hcr gates ono come
to inliyidualixc her. 81. Est.venn
had changed ~ Mr.. Converse since h
entered il that morning, sud he JONI
ncycd on with bnt ono Thought In hi
mind. Was he near 0cncyievc Kelsey
Ho telt that consciousness Of nrescnc
which In 10 ns all Nh ever old, evcr-nc
miracle.
The picture of that night whom h
/ had secn her last came wildly hciol
him. by tho right Of his own love !,
had entrcAtcd her 10 tell him il thor
WINS no hope, II she werc irrcvocshl
H pledged 10 Ralph Evcleth, and sho Ia
gwen him all her confidence.
d II know All his faults" she had sai,
I "hut love him."
"BMt, my darling. he ID no utterly N
worthy II yon, be replied, thinking /
her happiness before he thought III Ii
Il own. oh! my love, you will hnvO
Il hard life il il IL once linked with hi
4 n b. were worthicr you than |, conl
4 give you up. II I could boar II III K
j You -yonr pain without mine - o
] knows would lint II will come |
] you alone. love, when yon are hin vii
! and can have no right 20 comfort yo'
! Perhaps there will come time who
| yon would even rather have my tendle1
mes than nome
(aenevieve looked n him almost NJ
conlrrchendinply.
Why. Ioye him." was al khe sait
md ~ raw her again ~ shc snt there !
( thc deep embrasnrc III tho window ~
- petite, dainty woman, snods Q
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