The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-03-10

Mrs. Lovejoy, who were to spend a
year and half in travel.
The little party spent month in visit
ing places of interest in England and
Scotland, and then went to Norway and
Sweden; and it was not till the winter
season that they arrived in Paris, at
that time being in its gayest attire.
Mrs, Ostrander gained considerable, and
| the last letter from Mrs. Lovejoy to
Margery said that they had great hopes
of bringing her around to the bright
and robust woman that they had so
| wished for.
Among the few Parisians whom Mr..
Lovejoy had letters of introduction to
was M. Meunier, an exceedingly refined
gentleman and pleasant acquaint-
ance. Several times he had told them
of the royal academy exhibition, and
explained to them that it was there that
the best artists of all Europe entered
their productions for prize competition,
and so great was the strife that who
ever was fortunate enough to take even
a second or third prize his star was as
cending to the zenith of notoriety,
and when n first prize was awarded
an artist it gave him rank with
the leaders of the various de-
partments. M. Meunier bad promised
to take them to the gallery on the very
first opportunity when Others than
members of the society were admitted.
At last, on pleasant afternoon, his liv-
cried establishment drew up in front of
their stopping place, and n minute later
the three Americans were in high glee,
for their benefactor had brought the in
formation that the salon would be
thrown open on the morrow, but
through the kindness of a friend,
member Of the academy, he had obtained
permission to take his friends there on
that afternoon, and he would call at
three fort them. To be thus favored
seemed to have noticeable effect on
the whole party, and it is almost need
less to say they were in readiness some
minutes before the time appointed for
the start. Marie gave several express
sions of her enjoyment during her drive
to the gallery, and by the time the build
ing was reached she was the happiest Of
the party.
An hour or more was spent in the de-
partments of sculpture and drawing, and
nearly an hour in the grand gallery
where the paintings were exhibited. 1t
was understood that this was but fly
ing visit; they would give a day to each
of the departments later in the season.
1t was getting late in the afternoon
when M. Meunier suggested that they
should go to the water color department
-liis favorite room, he expressed it.
Marie was beginning to show signs of
fatigue, but of course she would oblige
him.
After the pictures on one side of the
room had been hurriedly examined, and
the party finding they would be late for
dinner unless they made haste, M. Meu-
nier proposed to cross to the opposite
side to see a famous picture, and then
they would depart.
why, what is the matter with
Marie? See, she is illm came the quick
words from Mrs. Lovejoy, who was the
first to notice her blanched face as she
stood like monument with eyes riveted
on the picture which their escort had
taken them to see--the picture of a
country mill with its pond at the side
and single arched bridge spanning the
stream as it crossed the roadway as if in
hurry to get away from the ponderous
wheel which but moment before had
made use of it. Marie would have fallen
J to the floor had not the two gentlemen
made haste in supporting her.
: A few minutes later she was assisted
20 the carriage, and the driver was told
to lose no time in reaching the hotel, a
mile distant. On the way Mrs. Ostrander
came out OF her swoon sufficiently to
realize that her friends were deeply dis
treSsed about her.
cit was only sudden attack of a
heart trouble, something she was sub
, iect to" she said.
She was taken to her apartment i'm
mediately on arriving at the hotel, and
: her friends who had accompanied her
f upstairs, fearing that she was going 10
I to be seriously i'll, we're told to have no
falarm. mo, it was unnecessary to call
1 81 physician" she said. Mrs. Levejoy
l remained with her until midnight, when
her patient fell into a sound sleep.
} The next morning Marie was Il trifle
{ late at breakfast, and when she came
D down it was noticed that her face which
e had begun to have some color in it, was
e still quite pale, but she appeared quite
y cheerful, and inquired after their friend
but made no allusion to the occurrence
: of the day before.
s Early that afternoon he called to in
= quire after the health of Mrs. Oshander
and she went alone TO their private re-
II ception room to SEE him, her com
!. panions being absent on a shopping trip
y He was delighted to find her able tC
/ see him, and hoped she had fully re
e covered. Had he kept them too long a
d the academy
e Mrs. Ostrander assured him that sucf
was not the case, and when asked ifsh'
e enjoyed the visit, aside from her illness
d she replied that until they went to tn,
l. water-color department it had been yer!
S pleasant. She then, in answer to |
d second interrogation, told him that tn
g sight of the picture of the old mil
ie brought up an unpleasant remembrance
-e which, she was frank TO say, was in
I, ( N, aoSura tho cauSp Of her faintinO
r "How peculiar" said he, that tina
'e picture of all should tend to make on
Is i'll. On the contrary that was the mos
IS noted work of art in the entire collec
II ton. Why" he continued, "that is tn
+ masterpiece of Hart, the eminent water
color artist, who was taking all Europ
t. by storm by his brush. 1t had take
r the grand prize, and its value in itsel
IN was a fortune. Had she never heard c