The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-07-12


md violent collision with u lady who,
ike myself, was turning the corner of
/ street in Hammersmith. There
vas dense fog and she was closely
JAILED, so it is not wonderful that !
lid not at first recognize her, Miss
Browne is it possible, and alone?
have grown independent, you see" in
slightly tremulous tones. "You must
let me put you into cab, Where
arc you going" | asked, feeling like
one who dreamed.
"Home--no, no, ploasew as | took
and music-roll from her
hand, "indeed, cannot let you" but
the words were weak and faltering,
and | ventured to disobey.
Drawing her hand through my
arm, | walked by her side in silence,
for could hear by her quick, irregu-
lar breathing that she was struggling
with some painful emotion.
"What must you think of us?" she
exclaimed at last-"our silence? 1t
was not my fault. Are you quite
strong again?'
BY degrees | drew from her that |
they were quite poor now, and that
she was giving daily music lessons in
order to support herself and her faith
er, who was weak and i'll, and terribly |
altered Quite poor indeed they were, |
and living in apartments, to which by
her tasteful arrangement of the relics
that remains to them of their prosper
ons days. Genevieve had neverthe-
less managed to impart an air of re-
tinement and elegance. 1t was only
Just in time that had found them,
for poor old Mr.. Browne was, as any
one could see, quite broken up, and
seemed to depend entirely upon his
daughter. She told me that when
had come upon them in the wood, her
cousin had just been refused by her,
upon which he taxed her for enter
tanning an affection for pennilcss
fortune-hunter, who had been kicked
out of Dalehurst as soon as her father
became aware OF his presumptuous
designs, Then followed her indignant
words and my interference and sudden
faint AS whole party had been
picnicing there, help was not far of,
and Mr.. Browne would have had me
carried to Dalchurst had it not been
for his nephew's strenuous opposi-
ton.
A few days afterward her father had
spoken to her, and begged her to re-
ceive Vane's attentions favorably
Gradually it came out that he had
been specializing and was ruined. if
she did not help him to retrieve his
position by this marriage, but this he
did not tell her tin they had all quilted
Dalehurst for the continent and she
had again refused her cousin. From
her mother she had inherited sum
which brought her fifty pounds a year,
Upon this pittancc, and what shc
could make by teaching my brave
| girl and had struggled to maintain
herself and her father until now !
had not been mistaken with regard to
LGenevieve's sentiments, for won
from her the confession that she had
loved me from the first. So now that
there was no money to come between
us, asked and obtained her father.
consent to our union. We were mar
riod very quietly, both for the aaEp 81
economy, and also on account oi hci
fathers declining health.
Among the relics Of his iormcl
grandeur, Mr.. Browne had retained
a picture which, in spite Of everybody
he had always persisted in believing
to be Of great value. This lie prcscn
ted with much satisfaction to III,
! daughter ON the occasion OF her mar
riage. He was getting quite childial
now, and she nWsod and humorct
him with uniailing swc .tneas and dc
votion.
i One morning, on coming down IN
, to the kitchen, l found her buBil,
engaged in cleaning her fathers pie
ture.
: what are you doing?" | asked.
: 81 am trying to make this old anC
: valuable picture look little mor'
decent" she replied, laughing gayly
poor papa has taken it into his heaC
that do not value it, SO | am COINS
to give it the place OF honor III tn,
+ dining-room."
OF course ] grumbled, for it was real
ly and awful production, and equal,
; of course, my darling coaxed me int
. acquiescence.
! Look hear, DEAR" she exclaime,
! very suddenly, chow oddly this pain
i has peeled off here in the corner! |
+ looks as ii there were another pictur
4 underneath"
! ! looked carelessly at first, the
curiously.
: $50 it Does" I replied, and takin
. the cloth from her hand, CAREFUL
continued the process till about fou
0 square inches had been cleaned of
G revealing part of limb.
"My world" / exclaimed, and Ger
eyieve must have thought me mao
| for catcaing up the picture, l hurrie
o away with it to my studio, packed
y up, tore out OF the house, took cal
II and in half an hours time was excit,
7 dly watching the operations Of tn
q restorer to whom | had taken it.
It To make long story short, it turr
ed out to be Correggio which som
n Goth had covered with his own il
e famous daub 1t was sent to Christi
G, and Manson's and sold for 1880.
+ Mr., Brownies triumph may be eas
IT ly imagined, but he would not allo
I that the money belonged tie him. g
u. was his dear girls dowry," he said.
a $50 you see you have married a
n heiress, after all, you mean forum
$; hunterw cried Genevieve, with gls
es tears in her eyes.
: eyes, and therefore shall paint l
| more pot-boilersp"I exclaimed.
kept to this resolve, and next year