Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-03-27

plan Tor 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 lie.
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 the 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. 1t 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 m nd
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 Lion's'' 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
1t before the concert began.
The Lion was on the point of
grutf1y rejecting the civility, when "fair
Una'' leaned forward. and sad pleasant
ly: "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 glances 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 10 look
and bearing he was every inch a gen.
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 tie hall the three were en-
gagged in SO interesting a 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
Godfrey, but his surname he did not
discover. nor "Una'sn real Christian
name, nor the place of their abode.
Much astoaishe1 was he, therefore,
when on Monday afternoon a card,
bearing the inscription MIR. 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 talked at first on general
subjects, then Mr.. Carew inspected the
pictures that surrounded him, and
Cecil felt that he had seldom had a
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
ing favors, he said: "Mr. Anstruther,
you mentioned Saturday that you had a
number of acqaintances in musical
circles in LONDON, and one of my
reasons for coming here to-day was to
ask if you thought it possible that you
could help me to get situation rs Or
ganist in some church where / should
only be wanted on Sundays and week
day evenings: my days, as told you,
are occupied
Cecil made many inquiries about the
Organist's situation, but without hearing
of any thing that would suit; and at
last, two or three Sundays after, he
thought that instead of writing to re-
port his i'll success, he would 60 HIM
self to the address which Mr.. Carew
had given him. He found his way to a
dull street in an questionable quarter
of the town, but somehow the
house that bore the number he was
looking for seemed much the least dingy
in the row.
The servant that opened the door said
that Mr. Carew was very ill. but that
her mistress was within, and showed
Cecil into pOorly-furnished sitting
room. In few minutes Mrs. Carew
entered, greeted her visitor with stately
courtesy. and said that her son would
like to see him if he did not mni COM
ing upstairs. BY the way, she told
him that the doctor said it would be
long time before his patient got we'll
again, that he had lost his situation,
and was in low spirits.
Cecil was shocked to find him looking
years older than he had done before.
He was too weak to bear a long visit,
though he seemed pleased to see Cecil,
who. after chatting pleasantly to him
for ten minutes, took his leave, prom
Using to call again soon.
1t was not long before he paid a Sec
ond visit, and finding himself made
welcome, he went whenever his time
permitted him. Little by little he learned
of the Carew's history.
Goeffrey's father had inherited a fine
old property, which had belonged to his
family for many generations, but owing
to his youthful extravaganza had been
obliged to mortgage the land heavily.
He had never been fond of business,
and finding his involved alta rs difficult
to manage. had gradually intrusted
them to an agent, on whom he relied
completely. This agent proved dis
honest. and while making his own fort