Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-12-14
the ARTISTS STORY.

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Eli,h Ra,uot laii down the stocking
III" MS inruInr. and sn,r herself up io
the aelilng II the quoHtiun which all the
morning bad lorn russlng her brain.
She sat viii iilc hanis with an ahscn,
i,-ik ~ hei deep gray eyes, irving to-
vun,FiNr 4" think IL a r,rh Young lad,
an invitation tu brilliant putty Is
sell u " hu, u question ol What will hc
most issruminp richest aud latest
design Hut 4" a I,nr one like Edith
Al shr knew just What and how II was.
n would MT 90. " she said a. herself.
"Nn, Nonld nw go Il i were not ior
Robert and be- discs nut consider that
have nolhinR ." weaf "lsar. dear
Nv safne, cashmere would look--how il
Would look hcside gay silks AMI -a,ns,'
Hut iinl'rn lid think and consider
dii Wonder how be- could manage io adj
little a. h,. sisters wardrobe for the
oe,asinn lie thoughi "f n over and
over again. uniil--well, what hal hr
dome The artist stopped aud gascd at
The canvas \ new iea entered his
mind Slowly under the touches II the
brush grrv graceful fnfm, with u mass
If pol. golden hair. warmly tinted.
oval fare. Ab"ui the symmetrical form
fell ~ofi folds of garnet II was not the
wurh ~ an hour. nor day. hut II
many And nav with satisfaction. the
painter contemplated the finished pie
inr-. " WAS Edih--and true Ia ma
'nm. He had painted her IN an attitude
Hh" often assumed when IN deep thought
AMI meditation an attitude oi grace.
full ~ suggestion lo p,"t'- fancy.
Idle shall have This fof her birth
day. " said Robert ''and II she does So
well ir canvas. surely she cannot look
IN among the richly ienihcrcd crowd to-
morIuw night Al. ncvcn. am very
slad ~ -se van
I, was an artist friend who had en-
,ccci his r,uiio unno,iced. but not
ALONE.
"Mr Rayner Mr.. iilanco. This gen
tlcman, Robert. IN hover of art and
Wishes IA SEQ your pictures. AZ ! am
~ hurry and have business down
town. will leave him with you short
time
Robert willingly showed his pictures.
And this IN ali9" inquired Mr..
blanco. NJ his eyes wandered around
the room.
"All," replied Robert. except this"
directing his attention Ia the painting
still on the easel.
His guest ~tood regarding Il for some
time, and then aHtunished Robert hy
asking the price.
1T w MT for sale. said Robert.
"ru, like Il, replied Mr.. Blanco.
~ like u. and we'll, | will give you one
hundred and tifiy dollars Tor II.
To- an af,i~, just making u name ~
Robert was, the amount was too tempt
my Mr.. Blanco hal the picture sent
home. and Robert and Edith were made
happy by the go"I fortune.
And now. Esiic. said her brother,
after they had deyourcd the tire. green
ii,y dollar bills with their eyes. ''now
You can have something new Ia wear"
The elegant hou=c on A. avenue
was ablaxe with light. 4 constant
s,fran 81 carriages came and went.
leaving handsomely roi,ed aud hand
some ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and pom,,ou-
men, polished and sell .I,os-essed ladies
anil gentlemen II fashion and Hocicty
In the dressing roin, shrinking and
iased. was Edith How she wished
herself back ~ their plain but cosy
little home Robert WIS becoming Sue
rrAsinl Ills success though limited,
hal obtained the invitation that had
hrough, them there that night In vain
did Edith luok among th. throng Tor
another ~ plainly dressed ~ she. The
dark garnet ires- had not been sup
planted hy any new one and though il
was pretty AMI neat aud intensely hc-
coming, she felt she lonkrd IN shahhi-
ness ~ conspicuous ~ black sheep IN
u noVk ~ white ones She felt out ol
pls'. entirely, and when Robert left her
fur u little while she congratulated her
scli un being cut II sigh, in M obscure
corner
She was sitting l,Dking ~ the gay
pcurlc. when she saw her brother on
the other -ilc 81 the roum with "a party
vi friends She thought he h-ckuncd
=" her Had she only known her mis-
take She started Ia 20 to him. and
s',n"h"w in the lace fiounccs III a sweep
my ,lr'ss fell hes unwary f"otrtcps II
wa~ al done 80 lui, kly that Edith stood
still. seemingly ia~ mated hv the broken
mcshc~ II the lare-roserrd train She
was not nnnihilate'l l'y the books 81 IN.
pretty owner of the garment. Tor they
werr nut seen hy hct
Nv all that h. l"s"ls. Ra,ncr. there's
she counterpart 1T my picture yuu
paiui"i Thought u wa- ideal. In,
ihufo -h" i- 10 flesh and blood. and
pretty ncmt~' ia. is in, should say. "
VIII, and Robert siaricd-"that'S
llir q"
Edith With hcr brother hv hcr re-
nrml.rcd hrf-rl
llu Robert tor" ilr dress So fear
FULLY. and u IL such lovely lnoe''
ilumph
ihc, booked up H. ~.e Nj Blanco
nraf them