The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-06

OF bis beautiful landscapes from New
York. They were hanging it when /
came out, and it is a great addition, .
said energetic Mrs. Harvey, who was on
her way home from the town hall. where
a loan exhibition was in progress, and
had run for moments chat with her
nelghbor and co-committee in the enter
prise, Mrs. Wells.
THAT is very nice. " said Mrs. Wells.
"He's line young fellow and quite a
genius, but you know him, supposePn
Never met him. said Mrs. Harvey.
The family moved away before my adj
vent IN town, you remember, but hear
them often spoken of. ~
Paul was always a great pet of
mine, said Mrs. Wells HE seLt me
his photograph only the other day. He
promises to be as handsome as "a man
as he has been as child and youth,p
and Mrs. Wells went to the center table
thinking to put her hand on the cabinet
photograph of her young friend.
why, it is not here. nor here" she
said going to a side-table, and finally
makinga tour of the handsome rooms,
looking upon the piano, mauteB, cabi-
nets and tables, and calculating: "Why,
it was here, on a bracket, at first, and
then upon an easel. The last time l
noticed it, Agnes Fisher and Helen
Brooks were looking at it. Agnes
wanted to carry it up to the seminary to
show, the girls, Just for fun, you know;
such young things are always up to a
frolic of some kind, but / would not al
low of her taking it. have not seen it
since. | am sure
ut is not likely she would take it and
carry it away without leave" said Mrs.
Harvey, but some one coming in Just
then diverted attention from the subject,
and the hostess did not reply.
The new picture was the center of at
traction in the hall next morning, and
Mrs. Harvey had plenty to say.
You know, of course, he is an in
innate friend of Mrs. Wells" she run
on. He sent his picture not long
ago, but she cant find it anywhere
The last she remembers of it was of
Agnes Fisher looking at it as it sat on
the easel on the center table in her
drawing-room. Agnes was, greatly taken
up with it. Just like her, you know,
and she was determined to carry it
away with her. 1t is too bad, SO many
of bis old friends would like to. see it
now that this painting is calling atten-
ton to him as an artist.
From lip to lip went the story all the
way around the tastefully decorated
nall, aud when, early in the afternoon,
Mrs. Wells came in, beyy of ladies
surrounded her at once with words OF
coincidence.
That dreadful Agnes Fisher! A
church member, too! The idea of her
stealing an oil painting, framed on an
easel, and all from your drawing-room.
What treasure it would be for us here!
A gift to you Painted on purpose for
you, his childhood friend! How you
msSt feel! Why don't you send an Off
Ger to search her room? Have you sent
word to the preceptress? There she
comes now with party from the semi
nary. Her head is as high as ever.
shan't speak to her, for one. ('Nor /.
+oiIoJ +o r,o+cb bar Tboro ;S no +oII;po
What she msy carrv away
.sWhat are Won talk;ng ahout9 7 am
altogether bewildered. exclaimed Mrs
wells sipkino, into a choir and puttino
m, bo,. b.n5s assif N .dafnrd borsaIF
oarn,t cot Of Tdnr n,os ,; yar 'a+oll Z hart
never Soon snv If Pani 7Tenlins VOL,
and orr onx;o;S 70 looe Of The londscan.
basso I-;nJI,, Govt ,, an5 tbo IA Ia,
a5 ID n's q, hnr 49, go ..OSri ebn - 100
annho ,.at nv. a., - ~,
sbonnino-bsc ..bera Is b;s nbofooran nh
was sure yor would al Ike to see it
How do Won do Mrs Harvey >; as tba-
Iadv drew near ~ fonnd NV vonne
friends likeness after Won left last nigbf
and here Il is It had slipped out o.
sight in a basket of enorayings where +
had fallen
Mrs. Harvey looked sheepish. Thu
other ladies dispersed, saying one to an
other:
.'How story will grow if once it get
good start -
A few conscientious souls took pain
to 90 around the hall telling the trutl
of the matter, and ii was hoped no harm
had been done by the exaggeration.
Five years later, far cut on Westerl
prairie, Mrs. Harvey was asked by |