New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-14


'Yes. am sure L should never forget your feat
ures., % s,v
that; but DO you think you could DO me from
recollectivnT go ,.
well, IL it be necessary. will try; but cant
you give me any sitingsf -,
'No, QUITE impossible; 1t could not be- It is said
that the print showed to you before dinner ID iAo
me; do you think sor
Not much replied ut has not youI expires,
sion II you give NE only Que sittlnH' tt ~ouiu
be better than boue.'
NO; don't see how 1t couid be-
The evening being by this time pretty TAT au-
vanced, and tue chamber caLules being brought In,
90 the plea of being rather tired. sne shook me
heartily by the hand. and wished me good-nRutt
NV mysterious acquaut ance caused Mo no Shall
pondering during the night. / had never been n-
troducod TO her. had not seen her speak 10 auy
one during the entire evening not even W w,sn
them goo'i ght-hOw size got across the county
was an expvable mystery. Then. why di9 sne
wish me to pant her from memory ana why coulu IA
she not give me even one stting & ~, b hnp
difficulties of a solution TO these questions ra'ncr
increased upon me, | made up my mlnu W uelei
further consideration of them till broakiast tne,
when supposed the matter would receive sonio
calculation.
The breakfast now came. but with 1t no lady IN
black, The breakfast over, We went 10 cuuiou
came no ne to unchoon ana 20 On TO her
then concluded that she must DC souio w !:
who had gune away early In tue morning W Visi.
another member of tho family living Gloss oy,
WAS much puzzled however by n" reference what-
ever being made to her. aud finding no opportunity
of leading any part of my convel s:tlon WIN tne
family toward the subject, L went to BED the
second night more puzzled than ever. On he SEW
ant cumins In In tao morning. 7rntured to ask
hm the name of the lady who Sinsa at tne taoie OIL
the Saturday evening. TO when ne ans ~ eIon
"A Iady sirf NJ lady, only Mrs kirkbeck, sir.
Yes. the lady that sat opposite me, dressed In
sPsrbaps Aiiss Hard wick the goyorness. sirp
NO. not Miss barivick; she Ecams down after
ward
NO lady as see. SIR
.oh dear me. YES; tho lady dressed in black that
was in The drawing. roOm when arrived, before
Mr.. Kirkbeck came homer go -,
The man looked at mo with surprise as II hs
doubted ms sanity, and only n,wered. never
see my lady. SIR and then lott
The NY strry now appeared more mponetrsbie
than ever l thought IL over III Cvery vi ssi le as
pect, but could come 10 no conclusion upon u.
Breakfast was early That morning. III der 10 allow
of my catching the morning train 10 Lon10h lhe
same cause also slightly buried u.s. aud allowed no
time for con versatiol beyond that having direct
re rrence to the business tuat brought lie thero no.
alter arranging to return 70 pant The portraits On
that day three weeks, made my auieus ana loon
my departure Tor town ,
IL is nly necessary for me to refer To my sscohd
visi: TO thai house IN orde, 10 state that was as
surod most positively. both by Mr. and MIS- MIX
heck that no fourth person dIned ~ the table on
the Saturday evening III question. Their recoiiec,
ton was clear ON The question. asthey had neoated
whether they should ask Miss Hard lex. tho gov
eIness to take the vacant seat but had decided not
TO do 30 neither could they recall 10 MAD any snch
uoSCflDcu III tHo huVio ShNAo VA ''A~'A
acquaintanco. o..
sons weeks passcd. IL was close upon Christ
mas. The light OF short winter day was urawlhs
to "a close. and 1 VIA seated 81 my tabio "rtnH
lstters for the evening post. NV back was toward
the folding doors leading INTO tho room ~ "hicn
nv visitors usually waited. l hdd peeh ensaScu
same IN nut es IN writing when vii bout hearing OF
see luR auyihng | became aware that person han
come through the foldIng-douIs. ami was then
standing beside me. tururd aud behel, inc lady
of tic railway oarIage. l suppose that my manner
indicated thai | was somewhat startled. rs tho
lady after the usual salutatiOu. said: fardon ne
for disturbing YOU You did not hear mo come in.'
Her manner though 1t was more quiet anu sub
duet than had known 1t before. was nafuiy 10 %
termed grave, STILL less t0rrOwful. There kwas
change but il was that kind Of cnanEc only which
NAV often be observed from tho frank inipuIsiVe-
moss OF intelligent yonBg lady u the cohpOsute
and self possession oi that same young IalF' "heh
she il either betrothod or has recently become a
natron. She asked ms whether had made any
attempt at Likeness OF her. was Obliged 10 con
fess that bad not. She 6, gretted ~ inueh as enc
CRAVING IA portrait oil Lady MAJ WITH her that sue
Thought woUId assist me. IL was lhc tue one sue
had asked my opinion upon at Tue mouse 10 In I'm
conshIre. Ii had ALWAYS been cohSiderea very ilke
her and she wouil loavs IL with mo. Ihen put
ting her hand Impress'vey on my ARM she ndded
Sho really would he most thankful ana Siat-iui
10 me N yould do IL land n re, ollect T!ghtly.
she added. as much depended on it. hecIts sle
was much Ia earnest, TOOK uP my shetch-pooh'
and by tue dim light that was still remaining.
began TO make rapid pencil sketch OF her. Op
observing my doing 40. however Instead OF giving
what ASSISTANCE eno WI hDlt. iuihNh HHht,
under the pretence OF looking al pictures around
the ROOM ocCssonslly passing from one TO another
80 as To enable me To catch momentary glinpso OF
her features. In this manner made Two hurried
but a her ex Expressive sketches OF her, which being
all that the declnDg light would allow mo 10 90.
smut nv book. sud she prepared 10 leave. IDS
time instead of tho usual GOOD morning. abe
WISHED mo ap Impressively pronounced 'Oood-by.'
firmly holding rather than shaking my mana
while she said It, l accomplished her TO We door.
out,ds OF which she seemed rather 10 iade Into the
darkness than to pass through 1t. But referred
this imp sIou to my own fancy.
/ Immediately inquired OF the servant why she
had not an uouuCed Tho visitor me. Sho stated
that she was not aware there had been one anu
that anyone who had entered must have done
when sue had left the street door open about hall
an hour previously. while sno went across tho road
for mUmeut . -,
Soon alter this occurred mad to fulfil an engage
m,Tnt at a house near Bosworth Field, III Luicesier
shire. | lett town vn a Friday. having sent some
pictures that too large to take with ns by tue
nggase train week previously, IN ORDER that thny
m pht DO ut the house on my arrival. ana occasion
me no loss of time IN waiting Tor them On got
ting to The honse however, found that they Lad
not been heard OF. and on IDqulrng a. inc station,
il WAS sta ted that case similar to TIE ono dc-
scrbisd had passed through ana gone On 10 Lei
cester, where 1t probably stli wa III being fiday'
and past the hour for the post, there no posi-
bity Of getting q letter 10 Leicester before Mon,
day morning, as tho luggage ONCE would DO closed
there Sunday CONSEQUENTLY, c0uld III no case
Axpoct the ARRIVAL Ot tho PICTURES b. fore the SUE
ceeding Tuesday 81 Wednesday. The loss oi three
DAYS would he IA serious One therefore, 10 avoid ~,
L suQgeBie ell 10 my most tnab bhoull lclNs inho-
dIateIy 10 transact some business South Stafford
shire hJ should be obliged 10 attend To III DoIoIo
INV return to town. and II | cOnli see about IL IN
the vacant interval thus thrown upon NY hands. II
would be saving me the came amount OF time alter
my visit to his hOuse was concluded. MS arrange
mani meeting with bis ready assent, hastenod 10
tbs Atherstone station on the Trent Valley Rail
wav By reference TO Bradshaw, found tnat my
route lay through Lchic where wa to change
Carriages to s.. in Stsfordshire. was just 10
time foI the train that would put me down dt Lich-
field at 3 la tho evening. aud tram VIA announced
TO start from Lichfeld for s. at ten minutes
after g. answering. as / concluded. TO he train IN
which / was about to traS el. j therefore saw
reason To doubt but that should got to my Jour
news end the same night; but. on my arriving ut
Lich6eld | found my plans entirely frustrated.
Tn. train arrived punctually, aud got out. intend
Ing to wait ON the platform for The arrival OF tho
carriages for tue other line. / found. however,