The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-09-17

Gnv Raim<fora I, OK Mrs. De For>c. and
lar si:augh'er Iaone and then retui u to
~ isstl o e of |ls other men tG him
that Arthur Dnocatl looked st NICELY
tt. .,,l4',d when he was Informed that Miss
DE Forest 'sal gene away i'll with the
atmosphere OF the place.
Wien the dance was over Arthur stole
AWAY 10 lie door of the dancers dressing
room. and wanted to take her home 20 her
rooms high up i'll one of the old han>rs
frowned uI,nn by tIlr Sorhonue. The
exercise and tlIe applause of he crowd had
Heightened her beauty and made her
absolutely dazzling in lcI radiant health
and youth Arthur. looking upou her
she sat over her supper. drinking the
'ed wine. mixing her salad wi'h tie
r.trtv abandon ut tn" pleasant uature she
bid hrouIlt from the Pvreuee<, fell
,tr;llg,.lv the 3athos of The stern necessity
which could cast This pcrf-ct creature.
fhi< type Of the worlds ,nutIl and martr-
in.r n,tsl,.r TIA. iron trcls of the grt ~
Partisan dtlth cart. The chimes of the
S.1rht1ritr struc9; the fonr-G,larters-Soff.
>we,t lit'ln voices. In All his after lite.
Wherever hp found guitar. his hand in
>finct1v struck the frur sweet. small notes.
afd ht tore. him rose vision "f u woman
e,,vtlnp.d in floating talr hair. with white
rnf,aS loose about her shoulders. and larg"
eyes inst torcfpd with slunbrr like the
great. pale. morning star.
Mis- De Forest visited his studio the
aud dark shadows played about thntp.
Sh". 30 hnI hearel the Sorhnnne chimes
strike the hour strange fascination lei
her 10 wish to the pictured face thar
had done her much of iarm. When
she saw the vaporous. hunvait share. with
its ranrflcd nutfiiteS defined hv the floating
draperv. the loug. fair hair crrviug among
the q andS. tn. lovely. srnsnous face soften
.'si To lie evlnn<tpnre anl dpwiueSs at n
flr..m. size knew that she could never
lcpt, 10 rival with this wonderful creature
She cnt graduated NJ. Duncan cordially
on 7he success of his work. an'l went home
with : mrating heart
Whom NJ. Duncan that evening. took
liz way In Augusriu"'S rooms. h.. found
her gone She had moved away that
morning. the conciergs said. talking every
thing with her. On the bare ta'ie at
wtirl, SIN. I,ld satat supper the night before
he f"r,nd note addressed TO himself. aud
written IN thar half French hall Spanish
i,lio"i which hld been so effective coming
from fer fu!. red lips. and was no less 50
miSSprlt paper.
Mon AMI Your picture is f1ni<het!
You lave further need ct me am
tired of the Quarter. rhe artists. he. dane
iuy thr had ttrnking I lnvo moved
across the St.i"e into higher sphere man
Ger. Dn not ttv to f"llow me 1t wnnl i
he useless. 7 do not care SON 'for vou
I hrve deceived won fhousand times. as
Won have that p1tr-re petite hpmoiSt.lie we
met Yesterday ask con if she We're
v"Ir f>pces Yon said No" hut laSi night
saw her ~ tlIe Bnilirr. Under her veil
the grt.at tears werr IN her. eyes, She
loves won mi amigo. read f:leps
Marry her: make her happy Ynu will
ucv,r ln il wlul.r rcu,ain near won. for I
have five times hsr power over you c'est
pour ca ~ je M paroIe -
lie read and r..fead the letter folded it
aud put it in his porket. gave one last
glance ahont t.ie room. When the chimes
struck the quarter-.Iorr. he started as from
dream. and went down stairs ont into
the night He strolled along the quay.
looked down into the rushing wafer that
seemed to hear the burdens of weary
hearts down To their resting place in the
sea. great star hing over Notre Dam".
iatnbent and steatlv. Which was it like.
Augustine or Amv-roor little Amy. who
had watched and waited for him. all nm
conscious # Angustine's existence That
cfapter nf his life was closed. He Won
dered whether it was love he had felt for
Augustine. or the seu>,ious admiration ot
the artistic temperament. She had heei,
his goddess Of morning. aud every fiber
of his soul had been fillc, with the
divine impulse of ereation-she vas his
picture. his life. himself. Aud yet it was
always OF Amy that he had thought while