Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-11

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month Their only child, Aurora, was lef
with what even in those days was q largs
fortune, and in the guardianship Of mater
nal uncle. Judge Latirner was . shrswd
frigid man Of the world, an able lawyer in
certain limits, and well adapted TO the ju
dicial honors he had attained Aurora dwell,
with him in town during most Of the year
and il was through having some professiona
business with her uncle that had met and
been presented to her
To say that Aurora Vale WAS lovely would
be but common place way TO describe her
| She moved you a handsome woman doe
and women who are not handsome, for
that matter-when you instinctively per
| ceive in her very wide sympathies But
| there was something more decisive in her in
| fuence than that; and what il was eludes
my analysis or powers Of description l can
say. however that there WAS a radiance
| about her, suggestion Of what Emerson
| calls the rose of hilarity, immortal joy.
| which, but for the feintest possible touch Of
something more earthly in the lower face,
would have made her almost divine. Superb
she truly was, and, the talk WAS as proud as
fair. Why, then, should her portrait be the
handiwork and in the attic OF this poor and
questionable artist. Had she sat to him for
1t! Impossible. He must have got it from
some other and luckier painter. And Yet,
no. the handling and coIoripg were nm.
ouestiouably those OF PhiIin
Such were INV thouyhts during this mann.
cradle visit DIR. B, achem knew the or.
iginal as well as did But either b,canse
Of his short sight mr. ont of fixing his at,.n
ton on Tudor. the doctor failed 10 recognize
the portrait and l kept my own counsel
PbiIip. too seemed willing W avert tn, close
an in,,ection of his work Indeed h., drew
the curtain over /, almost rudely iefore I
had half finished INV scrurity Hi, bagpani
look, meanwhile. and abrupt and incoberent
sreech apuearei TO Justify til. doctor, he
lief i'm. Mt least n tem,orary alteration
Tudor profess4,d IN IL. hoppv and free from
cur, But Beachem was notwithstanding
convinced that he hal an inward sorrow
which was corroiiny his mind and health
He would no, sr.eak before a third ,erson
even rs freely as he hal to me-I mean of
his marvellous di,coyery-b,t Mt interval,
with a hearty chuckle s,urtI;ngly at yariuncs
with his usual manner. he would exclain.
Two DAYS, John; in two days when l am
convinced. so shall YOU be"
He did not even show i,npatieuca when
trea ed by me with palpable distrus. He
sail not "A word about NV locking the door.
lie was simply absorbeI in his mysterious
reflections and soiitar, tolls Thinking TO
divert his mind into a single channel-that
Of nrt-I had purpo-ely omitted TO remove
the philosophical apparatus to his room
This should lie KEEP from him. resolved. at
least until he shouli insist upol having il.
entertained at this time IA lurking persua-
sion that Philips insanity was in soma way
To return % nv second visit To INV
smazemei,t and cha rim my prisoner ..as not
in the room. Tier. was the eng
NAUTICAL picture on the easel the sweet
eyes thrilling and swaviny me as
they looked into nv own. .b,r. t,o
was the shaaiowy creator Of thu work smiling
mockinyly a. me in the dina twilight In
both traced an EXPRESSION II frilInph
turned. dispiea-ei away. Was thi. the er-
planatioa he had promised me. Flight
without leaving me trace n woni NV
wh.c, could learn his whereabouts, What
should | do, He might eye. this. have
drowned himself IN the river: or have done
himself a mischief in some other way.
Sho,LJ I alarp, the n,li,,a nj nnc. have him
searched f,r and if fund .rr,..,oJ, Th.,
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.Wbat can Won mean .Jobn,- h.. r.rI;a,
calmly. how WAS it noss,bl. for M. .vsr ~
leave the room, Tbedoor has been fo,,.nat |
and have not Won vours.ly tho lav,-
aDo Won mean 10 as..,. .o.;a,,.,r ia
;oin.d that you have M le,, ,h;s 80,
since Inst visited vour
.Decide.ilv--
was tbund.,s,ruck Tudor ,-h,,.rs,
his foihIes was man y, d.I;c,,, go. -,
hover ~. scnr,.a :. t.Is..ho-5 r. -.
the sincerity of his present declaration wa,
impossible. Yet could not have been de- !
ceived. There vas NO place in tho rocin
whore he could have hidden h,nseIf-ev.u Z,
such bubble could have settled the c,,>r
Yes, ho was mad - uneauivocally maj.
Presently he spoke again.
Did You remove the EASILY from tia,
Corner john
Certainly not. | only entered tile room
the instant before invoke vmr
And YOU did not raise the curtain tl,f
c,vered i,,- be continued ,usni,.;or.,,.
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