The Mineral argus., 1883-09-06

sons Of last winter surely brought you
in enough to enable you to rest awhile
now. There were Maud KS lessons
which alone would bring you in a small
ga small fortune? Yes, but small for
tunes will not last forever" said Cara,
slowly. "How do | know that ! shall
have any pupils next year, How DO
know?"
''There was a short, sharp, knock at
the studio door and a letter fell trough
the slit. upon the floor. Cara sprang to
pick il up, glanced at the address which
/ saw was in a masculine hand, and a
faint flush tinged her pale cheeks, L
turned away to look at a picture, while
she tore open the envelope. When l
turned hack the flush had faded. and
left her paler than before, her lips were
q~uivering a little, and her eyes bad a
dim. hopeless look, which moved me
soTely.
cara, yor are not we'll" / cried.
Dear child, you must come with me.
Won shall do exactly as you please. You
shall have a room with a north light and
he alone when you like, and no n
shall ask YOU a Questian. We will make
excursions into the country, and you
! shall sketch while / read, and
"But Cara stopped me with q motion
O! her hand. mo, no. shes said, L can
not come. Do not make il hard for me
to refuse by urging me. l must stay
| here-there is no other place Tor me.
Her tone was decided that l felt II
would be useless to urge her further and
| sadly and reluctantly I left her. That
night came the news Of the severe i'll
ness of your mother, my only sister &C.
companied by an entreaty that / would
90 to her. or course / went by the first
train next morning, leaving only note
for Cara, to explain my sudden depart
ure. ,
at was ting first Of August when / had
left the city; but September had come
and well nigh gone before your moth
er's health was sufficiently re-establshed
to enable me to leave her.
az saw your friend, Cara Hastings, to-
day" said one Of the q mily, as we
gathered around the table for the hrsl
meal after my return. j am afraid the
poor girl is in a bad way. She was al
ways fragile, but now she is shadowy,
She has q settled cough and a hectic
color. She looked very pretty, but !
should be sorry TO see any dear frieno
ofmine looking pretty in just the same
III need not say that the next morn.
ing found me on my way TO Cara's studio
In was all true. / knew it as Don as ]
looked in her face. She threw hersel
into my arms with a little cry ofdelight
which changed into a spssIn o~fcoughing
and l felt the slight form pant and
culver in my arms.
"Caral dear child, what have you beer
doing TO yourself cried in 6smay.
cara smiled her " bright, Cheerful
smile.
~ have had a very hard summer,
|, she said. but / shall o be stronI
again. Now that it is all over ! a tel
YOU about it, but at one time l realll
thought that / should nver live to do so,
t "it was not a romantic story, for Their
was no love in it, and no tragedy, saw
as ! plainly foressw, looking in my poo
81 suppo 1 WIS rather e~xtravagan
in the spring" said Cara, : for l need
good many things, and l knew that tn
{ money of Maud X Is lessons would kee
me ali summer. Maud and her mothe
: left town rather suddenly IN June and
! did not know where they had gone.
T sent nv bill q the house, however, nc
doubting that it would be paid at once
n I waited a month, and in the meantim
nv funds ran very low, and l foun
Y that the strictest economy was necessaT!
d Do what | would, however, the none
melted away like water and at last j
a despair. / resolved TO write TO DR.. :
II was a hard thing to DO, but l did
i merely telling him that ] had sent in n
Is bill 10 Mrs. X. at such adate and haviI
heard nothing from her feared that
v had not been forwarded. 1t seemed
l. me that life and death hung upon u
n answer, get / did not really doubt IN
IT be would send the money at once. h
le answer came n day while you we
Dr. with me-"
IS az remember" 1 said, briefly.
II There was no money enclosed, as
had expected continued Cara. =" mer
lie ly informed me that the bills Of Maud
~ lessons and schooling were always Sc
vi tied by Mrs. "; that the bill had be-
duly forwarded to her, and that,
ne doubt, she would settle II prompt
ne upon her return in September. And
had lust sixty cents in the wOrld2'
my poor Csrar l CRIED what d
ty ''Do? What was there to do?" 81
e. Cara. Fortunately my rent was ps
"a for three months in advance, so tina
mt was sure Of shelter, at least. For I
IT. rest, / lived for a month upon that siS
so cents. OF course / could not afford
mt buy fuel, so bread and water cOnstitut
'ty my entire diet. Two rolls a day not We
" satisfactory, but it was all l could affo
Ira Two cents a day will not set a very Ia
urious table. Hungry? l think l y
a not so much hungry as weak. i
m worst of all was that 1 could not pail
he / had not the strength to stand bef'
the easel, and my hand shook so tina
NC could moi manage the brushes, a
En. sometimes il really seemed that
d, mind wandered. Dear, you must
're feel so badly aboutit. II is all over no
OF "For / was crying silently at
nd thought Of all she had suffered throI
ut. that horrible summer, and still more