The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-01-31

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look after this student, Mr.. Id =
Held, andtgive him aslittle ASSISTED ss3
when yen can. My hands are tc
for. me to spend long over him. IS
! deaf, yogbse." q x
-Certainly, sir" said nj. ChapIAaRJ,
Slight, smooth-shaven Yellow, e.NlhbC'
on the strengthsof superior talent,
took the position Of a kind Of pupil
4eacher. -
The master being gone. BTf. Chap
man came up behind Hene Seton.
Every well indeed" he said, in a
tone of commendation. "You will do,
Miss Seton, if you 60 on as fast as
4 this Allow ne to sit down, and
think l can--improve--this. Your
crayon---thanks,"
Hene watched him touching on her
drawing in silence, her golden-brown
| eyes little troubled, and her hand
nervously playing with her apron.
She had known Of late that Mark
Chapman singled her out and be-
slowed upon her only double quantity
of his unwelcome assistance.
In handing her back her pencil he
would contrive TO touch her hand, or
in taking it would absently take her
fingers as well. Or he would draw
her by tho arm to better position for
viewing his improving touches on the
work.
The next night the deaf student,
Gordan. Reid, was there again--in
short, .he~ was rs regular IN his at
tendance as Hcne herself. Mark
Chapman had taken a dislike to him,
which was fully returned, and used
to amuse himself and certain Of the
most maliciously-disposcd by the way
in which he assisted him.
Look here, you great dufferw he
would say, showing Reid his meaning
with the pencil; you are giving We
nus biceps that would do honor to
gladiator Too tall Because you're
about three yards long, you need not
make her the samel What do yon
come here for? You'll never draw il
you live to a hundredp
On one occasion, after some sucli
speech, Reid saw the smile that went
round at his expense. He turned
white with anger, and was about to
speak when he saw Hene Seton had
turned and was confronting Mark
Chapman with flashing eyes.
!. eff Mr.. Chapman-is is so unmanl,- as
to turn another's trouble into ridicule,
should have thought you others
would have enough good feeling to
take no noticep' she said, Indignantly
She went on with her work the next
minute, half ashamed Of having spoken
out so plainly.
One or two of the others put in a
, word OF two of approval, and Chap.
man thought fit to leave early.
When Hene was putting together
her pencils and drawing for departure
she found Gordon Reid at her side.
"Thank you, Miss Seton," he said
his dark eyes bent on her face with, ar
expression that made her cheeks burn
; al would give a. great deal to know
what you said. Ny loss never seame6
so great before, .m
1t was useless to speak. She copIt
: but give him glance, for reply; Gut
/ what words could, haye:sald inoER thar
those wet lashes? -, ~
But that was the beginning Of ar
acquaintance, the growth of Hhicl
: the young governesss wes too'inde
) pendent and unconvehtiF, nal 10 check
Almost every evening" Ste ;Ictnd hin
/ near her for few minNeeS lh the inter
walls of work.
He told her how he was situated
, that he had, through the loss of hear
] ing, been compelled TO relinquish thl
r post he held of secretary TO publ,
: company and that the only career il
which this loss would be no impedi
ment to success seeming TO be that o
an artist, he was now devoting all hi
|. time to the study of drawing.
!. By-and-bye, too, she learned how dis
e heartened he was at the comparison 0
his work with that of the other stu
b dents and being herself no meal
Il artist, would strive to encourage, ant
e even TO help him, as far as she could.
But an evening arrived before yer
e long when Hene's first look roun
e failed TO show her the figure of he
friend.
r He was not there, that was plair
and did not appear at all that evening
l. Hene left with dun sense Of some
g thing wanting, and feeling more tire
n than usual.