Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-11
GaIes and Skttftts.
nR. HEAPaEY,s enosf.
Confined from yesterdsy.)


mail +" said Mr.. Hesphey.
".No, SIR said the porter, it didn't
come with the last mail
..Now, there was no letter-slit IN the
door of the studio. The studio itself had
been locked and the key in the potrer's
possession during the whole night and
morning. The man protested solemnly
that he had only come into the room to
bring up the mail, that the roll Of paper
was not carried up By him and that to the
hest OF his recollection. though upon this
point he could not be positive. no snch
roll of paper had been on the desk when
h LETT the letters there. Mr.. Heaphey
finalIy took the paper away with him and
put It into his dispatch box. marvelling
not little in his mind as to the meaning
Of these inexplicable performances. Grad
nally. however, the whole matter passed
out of his mind, until some weeks alter
wards while staying with friend in one
Of the midland counties, he took the en-
craving up and-he could not exactly say
why-felt suddenly moved to make a
sketch from memory Of the lady whose
face it recalled to him so wildly. He pre-
pared his material went to work, found
the picture growing rapidly and satisfac-
torily under his hand. and grew so inter-
ested in the occupation that before he laid
his brushes down he had made what
seemed to himself very good and st.ik-
ing sketch which might we'll serve as the
sasis of finished portrait Other matters
coming up, he put this sketch with the
engraving back into his dispatch book,
and again the subject passed out Of his
mind.
Two or three weeks passed by. Visit
ing another friend. in Yorkshire, l think.
near the Derbyshire line. Mr.. Heaphey
found himself seated at dinner next to
gentleman Of an Old family and Of good
estate in Derbyshire. who had entered in
to correspondence with him some years
before with an eye to inducing him to
come down into Derbyshire and paint .
portrait there of an invilid child Of his to
whom he was very much attached and
who could not conveniently be carried up
TO London. Finding Mr.. Heaphey near
his residence this gentleman entreaied
him to come over at the end of his York.
shire visit. pass two or three days with
him and paint this portrait. 1t was not
very convenient for Mr.. Heaphey to do
this, but such was the urgency of the
Derbyshire man that he finally gave way,
to the great delight Of the latter.
81 shall be going home myself in a
day or two said the Derbyshire man. who
was visiting neighbor to Mr.. Heaphey's
host in Yorkshire, and will have every
thing ready for you. You will take the
train at such station (naming iD. change
carriages at such junction and in twenty
minutes after that you will find yourself at
little way station. where my carriage
will be in waiting for you and bring you
to my house,
MIR. Heaphey took the train to make his
found an empty first-class carriage for
him. put his shawls and bags into It and
closed the door. Putting on his travelling
cap and taking out novel from his
travelling bag. Mr.. Heaphey settled him
self back into corner of the carriage for
comfortable. quiet hour in the train.
Long before the mishaps OF Colonel Val
entine Baker startled and scandallzed the
world the unprotected female had made
herself terror to sedate and solitary male
travellers on the English railways. Great.
therefore. was the disgust Of Mr.. Hesphey
when. Just before the train was to start,
another guard came up, opened the car
rage door and handed in lady, with the
usual paraphernalia of umbrellas. bags
and sbawls. The train moved off. and
MIR. Heaphey. after while glancing
around from his corner, became aware
that this lady was looking at him fixedly
through brown veil which obscured and
blurred the outlines of her countenance.
Il in unpleasant to be fixed in this way
from behind veil. and Mr.. Heaphey felt
unusually and unaccountably restless I'M
der the infliction. His uneasiness was
soon removed. however, only to be con-
verted into CONSERVATION, for the lady.
throwing her veil aside. revealed to him
the face Of his mysterious visitant of the
summer. She seemed not in the least
surprised at finding him in the carriage.
but very quietly asked him whether he
was going to such place (naming the
residence of the gentleman whom he was
about to visit and expressed her satisfac-
ton at meeting him as composedly as if
they were ordinary acquaintance who
had parted in ordinary circumstances a
week or so before. This cool demeanor
aided Mr.. Heaphey in regaining his COM
posture and he met her in the same spirit
A. manfully rs his could.
You have made sketch of me, have
you not. Mr.. Heapheyp' she said sudden
ly.
"'Good heavens, yes; but how did you
know thate'
"Deigning no reply. she went on:
why didn't you finish itp You had
nothing to do the next day at such place.
naming the country seat at which he had
really made the sketch.
"Mr. Heaphey stammered out some ex-
cuse, which was cut short by her asking
him whether the engraving had not helped
him. ~ she had told him It would.
livery much he said; 'but-but
never quite knew how you sent that to
me-
".No. I suppose not,' she said; and
changing the subject, began to speak Of
some book which she held in her hand.
1.-The conversation went on until the
train reached the point at which Mr..
Heaphey was to leave il. The lady ap-
parenily meant to continue her journey in
the direction Of London. for she made no
effer to get out. babe Mr.. Heaphey good
morning very composedly. and as he got
out of the carriage said to him:
".Now, you will go on with the sketch
and I will try and let you see me again.
l am very anxious it should be DONE
without quite owning it to himself.
Mr.. Heaphey was greatly pleased to find