St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05

were the same Two races ne nau DP6n
gazing upon before, so changed were
| thew now, so utterly unlike each other
1 in expression. The fixed look of rapt
attention, which had made them almost
seem as though carved in stone, had
| passed from both faces. Over the girl s
countenance, as she turned to speak to
her brother, played q bright ana tender
smile, softening and irradiating q beau
ty which before had seemed somewhat
stern and cold. But the stern lines
about the young mans mouth had
deepened, and there were others now
visible upon his brow that told of sor-
row, suffering and care. Evidently, the
habitual gloom of his expression had
only been chased away for few mo-
ments by the charm of the music.
One of Beethoven's symphonies again
struck the same chord of feeling in the
two souls, and the two faces grew
strangely alike again; when it ceased
they changed once more.
Who could they be? What was the
life-story that had SO marked the man
face? Cecil found himself wondering
Hitherto he had been too much self
conferred; never had his interest been SO
deeply stirred before.
Lady Eleanor thought him rather alb
sent as he took her to the carriage and
drove back with her; she feared that her
plan for distracting his mind from his
! work had not succeeded, little dream
ing that by means of it had been granted
to him an inspiration that was to raise
and purify his whole future life.
He went home to make vain endeav-
/ orS to put on canvas the two faces that
had SO much attracted him; and when
SATURDAY. came round he took his seat
betimes in tho orchestra of St. James
Hall, hoping to catch another glimpse
of the lovely maiden and her melan-
choly brother. Nor was he disap-
pointed; there they were below him,
where he could gaze upon them COM
fortably, without attracting their atten-
ton. It was well for him that he was
so placed, for if the brother CHANGED to
notice that any one was staring at his
sister he rewarded the attention with a
wrathful look that was almost enough
to terrify the offender. Cecil did not
fail to notice this, and in his mind
named the pair ''Una and the Lion"
On the next Saturday he went before
the orchestra door was opened, waited
until they came, and, determined to
brave "the Lions wrath, took the seat
next to him. He then bought one of
the sixpenny books of the music, and
finding that his neighbor did not do so,
ventured to ask if he would like to see
| it before the concert began.
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gruffiy rejecting the civility, when fair
Una" leaned forward, and said pleasant
Iy: "Oh, thank you, should like to
see it very much;" and her surIy guard
ian was forced to take the book.
While she was looking at it he cast
sidelong chances at the presumptuous
mortal who had ventured to address
him. The inspection proved satisfac-
tory, for Cecil Anstruther, though poor,
came of good old family, and in look
and bearing he was every inch a gem
tleman. This the other could not help
seeing, and, repenting of his rudeness,
he condescended, as he handed back
the book, to make some remarks upon
the music.
During the intervals between the
pieces Cecil followed up his advantage,
and when the concert was over and
they left the hall the three were en-
gagged in SO interesting conversation
that, as their homeward road went for
some time in the same direction, it was
a good while before they separated.
BY this time Cecil, always frank and
open, had told his new acquaintance
that he was painter, and at parting he
gave the young man his card, and
begged that he would pay him visit if
ever he were in the same neighborhood
of his studio; he had also heard that
the Christian name of the other was
discover, nor "Una's'' real Christian
name, nor the place of their abode.
Much astoaished was he, therefore,
when on Monday afternoon q card,
bearing the inscription ''Mr. Godfrey
Carew,' was brought in to him. He
had the presence of mind hastily to
cover the portrait of Mr.. Godfrey Ca
reW,s sister, on which he had been
feasting his eyes, before his friend of
Saturday walked in.
Of course Cecil was delighted to see
him. They talEed at first on general
subjects, then Mr.. Carew inspected the
pictures that surrounded him, and
Cecil felt that he had seldom had
critic more keen to appreciate both the
merits and defects of his painting; but
all the while he was in agony lest he
should raise the cover of the easel that
stood in the middle of the room. Luck
lily, however, Mr.. Carew did not even
ask the sub ect of the picture, suppos-
ing that it was some unfinished thing
which the artist did not wish to exhibit.
At last, as he was leaving, with an
effort which bespoke him unused to ask
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