The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-12-18

on tho sofa, while Daisy lounsed la,,-
guidly In thu eaat-ehnir.
"Woll, Pearl, my darlingp" asked
Miss Hallett, She always called Daisy
"pcarl;" tho name was Infinitely litter
for tho tall, pale. deliherate.voieed ar.
tiste, with her pa.rieian heanty,
Miss barrow replied diseonsolately
"My love, am in despair, Iam out
Of tho mood for landscapes. | feel
desperate longing to do portrait.
Couldn't you get mo now moaels"
"Of what style. prasp"
10, a strong face: an odd face
homoly. rugged. uneouth' Anythmg'
Only | want novelty"
Miss Hallett shook her hea,l.
II don't know whore to look for II,
unless down in Mulberry street, and
I'm in deadly fear of the cholera"
Daisy yawned.
"Some one IN coming up stairs" she
said, without troubling to move. "fe
SEQ ns, l suppose; there's nobody else
homo on this tloor,"
A momen, later Maelean's we'll.
meaning. short-nosed visage intrudea
itself through tho door.
"Govl.morning, ladies'; may | bring
n friends"
Miss Halle,t arose with yiyaeity.
"lou are quite welcome; We arc try"
ing no, to he dull"
Daisy had put out her hand, Ian.
guidly,
Arc you having your vacations" she
asked. Then, as she perceived Gideon,
she sat up, suddenly reylyltiea, and 10.
came cordial.
Gid looked aamiringly about the
room.
ITS very warm to-day" he said,
presently,
1T ia. indeed, We have some lemon.
ade"-and Miss Hallett proceeded to
dole on. thimhlefals in tiny, eelorea
glasses,
The gentlemen made thus pleaSan
call, and went away delighted, exehaag,
! ing, when they had reached the street,
the following Impressions:
Maclean-What 10 YOU think Of herr
Pretty, oh?
Gid-You just bet she is, Tall AMI
slender. used to like girls who were
pay.teet; like tall ones better new'a.
days.
! Maelean-~she kept her eyes on yau
all the time. Think you made an i'm,
preston, Gid.
| Wouldn't mind il did, She's
good-lookine: l wouldn't mind intro.
ducing her to my uncle. You say her
father il well-off. too,
! l am not quite sure how Miss narraw
would have felt had she heard herself
thus patronized; she. accustomed ev.
rywhere 10 tho most delicate fattery
she, who was quoted as "rare, pale
Margaret" pearl" and "aueea Of
women" Perhaps she would have
frowned u little, then laughed; for she
Was not a vain girl, She had good eye.
sight and fine Freaeh mirror at
home; she know herself thoroughly.
and was therein content. Perhaps she
would have been otherwise affected by
the Young Soatherners' allusloas 10
matrimony, For moment believe
she would have lenged TO box their
ars-impuaent, presumSng ereasures'
Miss barrow WAS devoted to art, She
was not, however. streng-minaea, nor
was she a misogamists on tho contrary
she hal her own select ,lrele Of aamir-
ers, anu there was one~~as present In
Europe-to whom she would probably.
in due tiGe, be more than flaneees one
who had the highest condolences in her
talents and wrote her the most eneour-
aging letters. "rerseyere," he wrote,
Il look for great things from YOU ii YOU
will hut work, Re sesf,eentere>l. asa
seorn outside allaremeats soala mels"
| Ent. Of course, peer Gia had no way
Of knowing all this,
As for the young ladies', they had
preserved well.hsea silence until
quite sure their guests were out Of the
building,
Then Miss Hallett msesrogatel hes
friend with w,ekea wiak ami smile,
Daisy had relapsea into armchair
and meditation
"Ee--. eu~-. What's that word,
Mame~-that word beginning with Csa
"Eashsr, sapaeay. European. sa
"Nensease. l mean~~-~ Eureka.
have got moael,"
"ioa mean the Tennessean, lover
saw You studied him CLOSELY
Il could sketch him already Take
his face just ~ ii is. crown the hal,
with ragged straw hat, put flannel
shirt on him, opening eareiessly iron
his long neck: plenty of red and tam
Will YOU ask him To sit"
Il dare say he'll probably call again
Soon"
Nor MAS Daisy greatly surprised
when they received. some two hours
later, by messenger, an invitation h
. Join the young gentlemen that sam,
aay for raahle In the park,
The assnranee'" exclaimed Mis-
Hailett. We ana they Ramhl,
in the park. indeed, snah ,hem. gor
geonsly. deart~
~SGuh ,hem." repeated Daisy. ~los
forget, dear can't saah my model
On the contrary, We must accept"
Aud immediately shesllsratehed wos,
to that effect hs the messenger, a>kins
Maclean and his friend to call for then
nj the studio.
A, the appointed hour Maelean ar
rived. alone.
Its all right. he explained. Iii,
was detained. he'll meet us ~ the ele
waited railroad station"
They reached the station ahead q
time, and sat down on platform hench
Just then Miss Hsllets discovered ST.
was per.shing with thirst, anl Maelea,
insisted upon al immediate adjourn
ment to neighborlng Drug store, f.
soda water.
; -fon two may 60. said Daisy deter
: minatelv. and will wat here. MIR
| Foster mas arr se at any moment: an,
! | am rot a, all thirsty"
So fell into rsserle, Is they hur
D risi oti. from which she eas PRESENT.
7 aroused hy the exrasei voice of TIL
/ station door keeper In loud remoa
D stranee.
| That's na Way 10 come up 10
want to come W the other door, ~,
: get your ticket
-, Ill hns nv ticket" eriesl AL lnl
, patient. rather aasal Voice. al Das>v
+ looking up, saw Gideon Foster. Grim