The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-03-10
ROMANCE OF A MATER COLOR.

Pretty Marie Lawrence sat ia he
elegantly furnished library, dividing
her attentions betFeen the book she
had 10 one hand and INC sprigbtl7
htIie kitten IN ber lap, wnicn playful
ly toyed with the trimming on her
dress. when her father catered, hsv-
lag returned from his Office intent on
getting the cream Of the days ne VS.
before dinner was served by has "
scanning of the daily papers.
by the way, Marie" be said
rather abseut-mindedly, as he settled
into a large easy chair, there's 6
little package on The TO bic ia the hall
which the expressman left at tbe Of
fee today
"For ne, did you say. pa? Why,
I'm not expecting anything by ex-
press
The matter was quickly settled by
Marie going into The hell and return
ing with package about sn inch s1d
a half thick AID peFaaps q foot BY
foot and half square. There could
be no mistake about il, for there we're
the name and address ss plain IS
could be. TIE small red label show
ed that it had come from New
York.
Il don't see what it is or whom l.
Is from, !" she said, a. she Ia d il dowG
ID go in pursui, OF something with
which 10 cut the binding cord aud
wrapper.
i moment later ste held at e7n,s'
length a little aDdscape d3ua ia va
Ter eoiors aud enclosed n an artistic
gold-lest frame
she was not long il recognizing
the locality, however, Fon which j.
wes sselched, FOR i. was perfectly
familiar TO her, beng Tie old mil in
the town where she speaJ a portion
OF every sumner Yes. there was
the pond stretching back iii It was
lost IA The distance; and The li.ils
stream as Il crossed he roe dwsy uB-
der the siBgle-srehed II, Ne bridge
seemed true 20 nature II OK often
had she visited bat I'D laiil. made
dear 70 Der, perhaps, ~ si,laood's
memory.
Bu' gho was tee artist tbat bad
Pointed u, and obv had il been ssnt
20 nery
Sure enough. among her long list
CT aeqlaintances there was Il ot sin
gle artist.
In the lover right hand corner
there was cipher shich sd es-
capped her seratiny, sad V aieh on
closer examination took the form Of
"J. II"
Mr.. Lawrence regarded lie picture
Ter a minute. and as lie bal ded il
bsck to his daughter he sai i that
whoever the sulhor OF It E1s h 2 was
far from beng 1ovlce. g0r such
blending OF iigbG ano stace Ess rare
BY seen.
The remainder OF the boGse hold
~ere taken iaio the library zi,er din
ner 10 look st the pietar 2, AID m,iBy
weEe the utIefances ia nr.tion Of
u, sad many were the sulrmises a. 70
Why it had been go nnszoec1ed iy
sent 10 Marie The no .bsr said thsE
probably il would be e1asaioed N
good time And sure enough. for
the next mornings rlsal sroughG a
letter for Miss Lawre nee which par
tally cleared up the plysssTy.
And SO jerome II art y a. artist
and strives 70 enter INTO correspond
ence with me, does lie - AID Marie
stamped her pretty foot in al impei-
uous manner aud new tie leiter 10
her mother.
Mrs. Lawrence -esS . slowly, eGd
as she re,uraed il tOihe lvelope she
ssked her daughter il she had say
ides who Mr. Hart was-
Not the fain,sst, osi, tha. the
letter ssys be is an artist ard ID. kis
studio al No. street. Neg
York" came The respou e, -a1d te
mus De as poor in jue sf leat as scen
people senerslly are ~ pcckes -
send me q p:stHre one DAY. followed
by letter on ihe ntxi, saving that
be has had desire for some TING to
know me. and tru'ss tha-. l viii keep