The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-06-13

"She nodded in reply, and, STOPPING down,
plucled a long blade OF grass, which she
placed in her mouth and began to niLble-
bashfully, thought.
"'May I ask where you como fromr said
Imcau, where do you liyeH
"WithouJ speaking she stretched out her
arm and pointed across the lake in the dircr-
ton Of the sea. l coull not help noticing
then, as an artist, that the sleeve Of her gown
was loose and torn, and that her arm was
round and well formed, ind her hand, though
rough and sun-burned, quite gcnteelly small.
IF it is not inquisitiye, may l usG your
namen
"'Matt, was the reply.
6 Is that alli What is You other manner
am
Indeed Do your parents live heref
Got no parents, was the reply.
"'Hour relations, then. You belong to
some one, Isupposef
''She gave me another nod.
"'Nes,' she answered nibhltng rapidly. 4
belong to William jones'
"'Oh, to him. said, feeling rs familiar
with the name as if | had known it all my
life. But he's not your fathcrH
''Sho shook her head cmphatically.
But of course he's rolJtionT
Another shake of the head.
But you belong TO hhnT / said, consider
ably puzzled. 'Whgrc were you hornE
- 1 wasn't born at all, answered Matt. 4
como nshurc'
"Ihis was what the immortal Dick Swivel
Ter would have called a 'sta-gcrer' looked
at the girl again, inspecting her Curiously
from top to toe. Ni..ou5 taking her eyes
from mine, she stood on enc log baahfullv.
and fdgcted with tho Oder foot. She was
certainly not bad-loodn=, theEah evidently a
very rough diamond. Even tic c&truorlin-
airy headgear became her well
1 know what You was ds.-g thcro,' Sic
cried suddenly, pointing TO my easel. You
was paintingp
"The discovery not being brilliant one l
took TO trouble to confirm 1t but Matt there
| upon walked over to the canvas and. STOPPING
| down, examined it with undis guised curiosity
/ Presently she glanced again at nc.
/ Il lnOwwhg Hisis,' She cried, pointing.
/ It's water. And that's the SKY. And that's
] trees. And these hpro'-;or q moment she
seemed in doubt, but added, Ia.tily-pi-a'
| Nov, as the sub iany presented a foe; Of
/ sheep budding together CHE h pond On q
/ rainy common, this SUGGESTION was not over
/ complimentary to my artistic skill. ! was IN
/ the point Of correcting M Uatg.r critic whom
. t-7's'Nr+' 90. a 4-+'r'.4. 8 AVA I'M
ton:
" No; thcy'roshoop. Lnyl: ycRow, know
/ They're sheep
" Pray don't touch Inc paint. suggested
! approaching her in 5...a ulrrm. 1t is wca.
and comes on
she drew hack cautiously; and then, ps 9
! preliminary to further conversation. sat down
on the grass, giving mo further occasion t.
remark her length and shapcliuass Of limb.
thcrCT was free-and-, ag;Icss. not 10 say bold.
nos, about her manner, tempered though il
was with gusts of lashfuluc.5 which began &c
| aulEC me-
"'Can you paint fa,cP she asked, Gu
bouslv
"Ircpiiad tlat / could even aspire to that
acco"lsii hmlf, by which l understood heI
. tomoaa portrait painting, IL need were. EhJ
ga.e 4 quiet nod Of satisfaction.
"'IAara was pGiHter chap carno to Abcr,
glyn last a.m.Dor, ind llo painted William
| ions
"'Iads-d3 1 said, with TN assumption q
friendly interest.
"'Nos; ! wanted him to paint me, lat ht
wouldn't lie painted William Jones' father
though, along o William jones'
"IhiS with an air Of unnistakable Discus
and recriiu.nation. looked at the girl NOR,
olservuntly. 1t had never occurred to mt
till that moment that she would make CAPT