The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-11-15

companies his brother and his wife.
and together they walk through the
long rooms. Before one picture the
crowd is somewhat dense. Guy
edges his way in and gains a good
position. This is what he sees 4
stretch of rock bound shore. against
which great waves rear their white
crested heads; above the sky glows
with the vivid hues of Il setting sun !;
brown bodied pines and scraggy
shrubs cling To the rocks in the back
ground; while nj one side, upon :,
large jlggeh-e,lgcd bowlder, Is seated
the slight form of Il young girl. She
Is gazing out over the sea, her hands
tightly cla>ped about her knees. her
great luminous ewes look out of her
dark face with an intense longing in
their depths.
GUY trembleS Is he stands. He
knows whose hand must have painted
this exquisite thing, which, voices
around him are saying, Twill surely
take the prize"
lie reads the artist. name in the
cstalogue-''Miss E!ver;." He tells
his brother something OF h;s story,
and with his help SOON ascertain>
where she resides
! This evening Miss Elvcrt, whose
picture has been pronounced the sue
cess ol the season. i seated III her
room alone. 1t i Eivie the same
beautiful! dark face IL OF old; but
there i restless look in her ewes.
and she >hivers slightly as she muir
murS:
"Ah. Ill this praise i very sweet,
but why does it not make me happy:
The door opens -eutIy behind her
Miss Elvert, visitor wishes to
zee YOU"
Weariiy rising. and drawing her
crimson shawl over her shoulders, she
walks through the long hall. 'AnOth-
er TO congratulate me, | suppose,
she thinSs, e. she opens the door.
Some one starts forward, clasps her
close tn his heart, and, in Il voice
whose musical tones she remembers
well, exclaimS:
AT last. at last, Elvie, my
darling"
She draws 4 way with an air OF
hauteur: her face Is chilling rs Green
land SHOWS, with never Il bit OF color,
save in the perfect lips Two or three
dark. wavin. locks which have stolen
from their coniiding filiet hUtter down
upon the brilliant wrapping which
enve!ops her figure.
Again he speak,
Elvie, have YOU NJ work of welcome
for me, after aiI these long yea,s.'
MIR. Ercsldoune. where Is your
wife,
. He draws picture from hi> pocket
AMI LAYS it in her hand.
You have seen il before" he saws.
1T i portrait of M ,i-tcr-in-law.
Did YOU not know | had brother ,
Ah, Eivia, whom would | call wife
but you."
\ wondering expression arises in
her face; then >he compartments ALL
and, a. hc holds out his arms once
more. she suffers him to enfold her
INTERESTINGLY. III their fervent embrace
''Oh, GUY" she mUrmurs. brokeniv.
''can you ever forgive me for bringing
YOU all these wears of pain y
The next day Il small party
assemble in the celebrated artists
apartments, whom the world knows rs
Miss Eivert' and before u white
ROBBED minister Guy Erceldoun takes
ELVES hand in his, and vows tO love
and cherish her for MI life.
Mrs Trevor waits in the vcranda
for her nephew'< approach She little
knows the glad surprise he Is
bringing her.
They are happy group this even
ing.
At Mrs. Trcvor's knee. in her old
position. leans Eivie. her beautiful
face looking up into the kind cnUnte-
nance above her, while she tells oi her
struggles and successes since >hc left
her home five years ago. Not far oti
j. Guy. He cannot bear To- lose sight
81 his darling even for short time,
for lac can scarcely realize that the
happiness he mas di>paired al 50 long
i his al last