Morris tribune., 1880-05-13

had begun to have some color in it, was
still quite pale, but she appeared quite
cheerful, ana inquired after their friend,
but made no allusion to the occurrence
of the day before.
Early that afternoon he called to in
quire after the health of Mrs. Ostrander,
and she went alone to their private recep-
ton room to see him, her companions
being absent on shopping trip.
He was delighted to find her able to
see him. and hoped she had fully recov-
cred. Had he kept them too long at the
academyG
Mrs. Ostrander assured him that such
was not the case, and when asked IT she
enjoyed the visit, aside from her illness
she replied that until they went to the
water color department it had been very
pleasant. She then in answer to Sec
ond Interrogation, told him that the sight
of the picture OF the old mill brought up
an unpleasant remembrance which. she
was frank to say, was the cause OF her
fainting.
allow peculiar" said he, ''that that
picture of all should tend to make one
i'll. On the contrary that was the most
noted work of art in the entire collection.
"Why, "that is the masterpiece of Hart,
the eminent water.color artist, who was
taking all Europe by storm by his brush
1t had taken the grand prize, and its val
Tie in itself was fortune. Had she new
or heard OF Jerome Hart3 He was an
American, he believed"
81 have heard of him." she replied
family, and then she asked to be excused
as she was afraid she was going to have
headache, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lovejoy
coming in at that moment relieved the
gentleman of embarrassment.
us it destiny2" Marie murmured, as
she threw herself upon the sofa in her
room, and gave way to the tears which
she had kept from the gaze of Mr.. Meu-
nier during part of their short inter-
view, by only the greatest exertions.
She took her tea and breakfast with
out going down, and when Mrs. LOvejoy
came to her room for the third or fourth
time, she was assured it was nothing but
headache, and that she would be down
in time for lunch at noon.
That afternoon she did not feel we'll
enough to 60 out with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lovejoy, and consequently they started
alone.
AS soon as they had departed Marie
fastened to her room and dressed for 60
ing out, and in less than half an hour she
entered cab which was in waiting tOl
her, having been ordered by one of the
hotel attendants, and drove off alone, 60
ing directly to the academy.
She crowded her way through the i'm
mense throng until she stood before the
picture of the old mill. Yes, there was
the same cipher before her that she had
seen SIX years before. To be sure it was
not the same picture, but the same scene
in larger form, and more minute in de-
tail and finish; but it was the same t.
her.
As she stood there it had another IN
tent admirer, she thought, although thu
sursing column of people at her bach
made general expressions of comment a
they passed it. 1t was gentleman, sh'
could see without raising her eyes, anG
when she did look up she found that hi
gaze was not directed on the picture Blu
at her.
''At last!" were the only words h
spoke, as he grasped both her hands il
his.
Mrs. Ostrander bad an escort ON he
homeward ride, and before he left thu
hotel it had all been explained. How
he had seen her at the little village O
Grosvenordale, and from the time he haC
caught her glance while passing her OF
the way back to his boarding place, from
short sketching trip, he had longed fol
her acquaintance, and had finished W
the very sketch Of that day, and learning
her name and address from the Dixon
before his departure the next day, hat
taken the liberty of sending the water
color, although with the conviction tina
it was just trife improper, but he coult
not help it. For couple OF days hi
suspense was agonizing, and when tn
picture came back accompanied by tn
freezing letter, he was almost heartbrok
en-. And from that time he had love-
} her.
Conveniently removed from Paris, in
suburban district, is now charming vii
la, where Jerome Hart, justly called tn
} greatest water-color artist in the WORLD
and his wife live the happiest of metals
In the richly furnished drawing room c
the house hangs picture Of the old mil
but not the one from the royal academy
1t is smaller one, and Marie Hart think
she likes it better.