The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-03-28

dav ip Litchfeld at their house. Mr..
Heanhev overwhelmed with this ciyili-
tv, could not help expressing his sur
mise and asking the young man how IN
the world his father came to know oil
his entirely accidental visit to Lltch-
field. :, -
Young man, but he has been expecting
YOU all day, aud has several times asked
me this afternoon whether the train had
yet got in
said Mr.. Heaphey. And l should be
very glad to find out how it came to
pass He endeayored, however, to ex-
cuse himself for accepting the hospital
ity thus unexpectedly prohered him, but
in vain. The young man insisted that
he could not think Of such thing as go
ing back without Mr.. Heaphey, and
after a little the artist yielded. His port
manteau and dispatch box were brought
down, put into a neat little private car,
rage, which stood at the inn door, and
Mr.. Heaphey drove to the house OF MS
acquaintance. 49,,
dI will go up stairs said the young |
man. and let nv father know you are
here. He is so anxious to see you, and
has been so nervous and restless OF late
that ought to see him for few min
utes before you go up, and with TINS ne
led Mr.. Heaphey into the draWlng-room'
where he presented him to young lady
dressed in mourning as sister lhls
young4ady greeted Mr.. Heaphey very
cordially, and appeared to have been
quite as we'll aware as her father OF his
coming to Litchfield, and quite as much
interested as her brother in securing his
presence in their house.
"My father said the young lady,
has been hoping to see you here Tor
months; but it was only to-day that he
felt sure of your coming
"'Yes, said Mr.. Heaphey. And how
t in the world did he feel sure of my com
, ing to-day?
Young woman, for don't know, but /
2 suppose it is because he had heard from
i you
!. "tHeard from me% said Mr.. Heaphey.
J. NV dear young lady, | have had no
: communication with your father for
!, wears. | am sorry to say that didn't
:. even remember Ildb llC Ntbo AVN 3 NV
a in Litchfeld.'
t "The young lady looked at him in
e credulously and said
d "'How can this be, when you have
n been painting my sisters portrait"
It "'Painting your sisters portraitY said
r, Mr.. Heaphey Pray, what is your SIS
n ters name%
le "'Her name?' said the lady, repeating
20 it,
"T assure you, said Mr.. Heaphey
l. either | am dreaming or you are
q Your sister never sat to me for her por
to trait. / never heard of it till this mo
II ment.'
70 "'You must not say this to my father,
1t said the young lady; it will kill him
is He has been counting on this and con
t. WINGED of it, and there must be sons
m strange mistake
as "'Certainly there is some strange mis-
Ii take said Mr.. Heaphey, but | can't un
r. derstand how | am in any way accounta
I'd Bile for it. | assure you have no recol
ir- lection of your sisters name-no recol
n lection Where did she sit for me"
Of "'That don't know said the ycun
ut lady; st must have been before she died
re "'She is no longer living, then?
ia No, and it is since her death tina
my father has been so urgent and s
or eager to secure the portrait you hay
ca. been painting Of her. can't unde
ias stand how you didn't know her name
yer but you will surely recall her face +;
of once, for you have the engraving OF tt
inc portrait Of Lady , which was take
lin out of our Book Of Beauty and sent
ac- you because of its strange resemblan,
dr. to herr and with this the young lad
ng- rising, handed him q copy of Heath
ing Book of Beauty opened at the pas
| from which, the engraved portrait so loI
of and so mysteriously in his possession h;
ON been taken.
an The effect of this disclosure upon NJ
nee Heaphey may be better imagined tina
the described. He paused moment an
all then said:
lay, "'This is entirely inexplicable. Wht
ent did your sister dep
On "The date was named. date not lol
lea preceding the time at which his myst
AXE rious visitor had first entered his stud
day 81 have picture of that your
pass lady, he said, in my dispatch box al
itch will bring it down stairs to YOU
to Going up stairs he opened the d
ally patch box and returned to the drdwin
the room with the nearly completed sket
it'll and with the engraved portrait, both
)oks which the young lady received with {
it pressions Of the most intense deligl
title She carried them up stairs to her faith
. Of and after little time, Mr. Heaphey "
s to introduced to hisold acquaintance, who
that he found in state OF inexpressil
0 or happiness at the possession Of the b
low- trait, and not in the least, apparent
the disturbed or concerned as to the way
4 as which it had been painted or as to 4
ould OF the circumstances connected with
itsh He could not sufficiently thank
sual Heaphey for what he had done, press
ed it him to name his own remuneration
cked the work, and exhibited, in short, eve
him symptom Of unbounded satisfaction.
tive is unnecessary to say that Mr.. Heaph
with positively and peremptorily declined d
,ton- payment whatever for this strange 4
liver. uncanny piece Of work. He said as
read tie as possible to the father Or to
who family as to the circumstances III WIZ