, 1881-08-27

eho rusi,e,i Into tho adjoining rtn,n. There
Florence found her on tho iionr T. III ny agony
Of ,weepinx "IopSSy ne sl MSs tnit aFay snsy ,i nj
hnsty,T 1onssy felt butler mt once, for sic
knew Miss t}ray had q mind q tter own.
And 40 Il was accomplishs.!: L.. h.lcin,s l,l,,
sfs acks Nss n1ss 9Sq TR'ss s ss eooS SaS
rIel'. .?si se S reaaeste;l it, si!ss arinie; knew
bet!er a rcttss R Elegance stn toght n',
then s1ie, was snrprlscd,., The glrl really
Z inontI, ,a!l passed, sl'o blushtngly broaght
n her rude drawings Of 4 year before.
My, ,aryt, Sp''y NJ s ue aTS aI1 inss' r isais Msa
mysGif: but nothing looks riRht.h Atissiiray
knew tho Indications Of talent. and tiioso
crude sketches, almost ludlcrons ns they
gave l!ersulf willingly to help tho gtrl.
lighter heart, went about her accustomed aus
% ss neT x y0r ss " 9sass S;of sfss %s'csa fa,f
hrr viii, keen eyes. At Inst slie mntio up her
tass n!na shs aa n 9no1c1 o3F y F tGIk With S'nsy sna
fseentn 9 nryys y ss fr qsr te avs 70 a4 ka a py ps
Masters another st'sr she Sold come
after MI. She loved tho girl, sl,a could hnrtl.
y syarc ,cr, 9ut Florence Insisted, and ,{ ahS
the n,tumn l'opsoy won't to tlio g!sEant town
residence. Hir now liatl plain but suitable
clothes, and becamo familiar viii. the order;
lx Of acMItivetGd h9me; sosd sl1e 9rs work9d
to the flint lessons IN drawing. Often her
kind friend cautioned her agstnst sucll lcvo-
tlon, but her souI was ln Il. Her teachers
4,1ly l!4nr,d1y ''nlnrso9tt her; Thsy hal talgnt t9nd
clild. savc in tho rapid. acquiromunt Of tho
COMMON Iri,lcfplcs Of nrt. Shu was afraid to
olptt airnnItvs, h,shful TO tho last ticgrcc.
,L!lS wSs itr'nasca % 5y tho langtinE con., @
ftr'i'ieIlted tt,c house, and which slie had
sometimes overheard. Ono III particular,
Me- Mec!o:l. "Whv, .' ,L;; Sllss Fl9ronce, why're lu
ut viii need a masters hatlI," Inc calm,
oveE, v0lee Of Florcnce rcpifed., ,,-.,
An"'ier summer found lIer back at Lucln.
u sSlld Into = Sly, Silent ,alrl, awkwartl waen
ut rest, but with restless yeagni1lg tn hor
brown eyes, She. was entering ier 1eth year.
Miss Florence had gone to the seu.. She sYns
~ nt s9'ye s sn,i e evss T. o1s ssiS II s @ 1a
under the ratters,. md Miss Crime said :" She
didn't understand her, she'd sort o. changed
somehow. but she 1utts good sirl."
ws s s nSmn n s s ofe eSs t. 2sM ps9 oa tae
n,Ghuly In this dehuded branches, Miss Flor
ence came out from the. city, and after talk
Ing with ler awhile called for Miss Grimes.
a,d they finally retired tp Tho garden. Thoy
aud aud thoy @ were At to; the ~ utiS I sceihsd @ L,
bu strangely oppressed. Ste eyed tic glrl
wistfuIly, began several sentences and
stoppe a'lf1way' nna At Inst wa,en they Eos
ei tae.i,ieht. ai wlll sttentl to sA Tic Bit @biittsr
conc intu the sfttln9.roo1n." The wo.na,ii
was very grave. md yet with new defsr-'
sfs sfs ills LIZ nns' popsss ahsx hSxass s 1ss ss
WAS Il strnnge remark. aeetng that she was
quite aware Of 1t. The fact was .I.uo!nsla
Grimes, kind woman ut heart, had bad her
ss Spsss " as a tas s 5 ys o sS fss 5
opinion OF artists whom Florence Ind
consulted ia regard to her. She
rs sv Gssa ny sa,Rs!ss aTpasfe se a sasasa 1s
prslse. ,aFopssy," sic began ,aKaln, "1Iiss
t;rny t. Roll1t, nbroad next mouth She soIters
peYtses. If you go. yon must oolfgate your
sey y yoat Sf an and Sts Ss stS
OF Sy tlio xlalta teoee m tho girl waited TOR
tlio dusk ngntn. tut tue dawn seemod to be
llE6hhlllk At2A u4V"4 1tN oHAuUW9 tAkt4>
tfad until only her pnlo tace was Visible IL
tho dark, settlng Of the night. Whom sle
went IN sllo had decided She would go with
Miss Gray.,
II need hardly DO told these years we're
must toll terr!biy. This gtri: bud iino
physlquc. Sllo could bear tic strain, 1T tic
growing age, Of untnterrupteh toll: ller nrt
as er !eyer; i'll ss Fye esself to T. Three
10 bs Known. She hal received some
parties, lad suited them. and was be-
eonlnE quite the rage: Il y yoH had entero4
tsts' quarters, snnio Afternoon, you would
llnve been struck with. Tho cllango. Surely,
this fs not the girl with tho fiery hair and
bnta feet, WHOSE freckleA face Elnwcred at
tjred III blue flannel, y working dress, sliort
mid exqulsltly made. She might alt for a
1noteI herself. The hair hal become a nlng-
ntltcant blonde, tho complexion Ind lost its
not to DO hid. Tho whole outline had d first
hint OF stputncss, the full figure OF 4 we'll.
developed WoM,tll, perfectly rounded IN lines
nf grncc. Her face would mover be 1eauti-
aa ' sun VIM fei M &po Gs ihs I so sat 5otsre s
hor easel. She lennud back In reverIe. The
creation before her might hnyo brought q
FORTUNE to Popsey, ti,e child. She had be-.
CONG the barefoots :,st giFI ;asat9stor ths mo:
ile walf, wondering at Coils ways.
4 knock at ler door Iousea l,cr, aild her
studio was soon flllea with visitors. r.
erotl III, afttst With grcat future before her.
She had mora orders than alle could MI, and
fashionable tourists with plenty: of money
tl,r0ngoa tor rnQsns on reception days, be-
r1,lntlrkttfjH nNSyAr.