Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-10

looked more in its proper place and less
Objectionable on Valentine Estmere than
on others. All the esterhazy diamonds
would not have made him look snob or
petroleum prince.
''Now, Estmere,p said Yigor, 'flet us
know what you have been doing all these
months"
"Robbing from one mistress to adorn
another. Trying 70 get wrinkles from
the attire OF one to beautify the other"
"ralk more II you can; poetry and han
som cabs don't 20 together. Besides you
are frightening Norris with your glowing
metaphors
~ have been with nature for the sake
OF art--yet trying 20 turn art into nature"
"rhat sounds even more obscure"
"Then in words suited 10 your capacity
have been down in Cornwall sketching
the COAST
"You really mean to be an artist,
them"
"Of course do-haye not to-day
been to MIR. Solomon, the dealer, and
requested permission TO bring him some
OF my sketches with view to a mutually
advantageous arrangement
"That was kind TO Soloman. What did
he say?"
Estmere laughed merrily. "Said he
WAS never 90 disappointed in his life!"
"Were the sketches so awiully badl"
"No; he didn't see them. | couldn't
90 Juggling a bundle about With me, so
{ thought it better to make an appointment
with him The old rogue was bowling
and scraping, and begged me TO walk up
stairs; called me my Lord think. You
/ should have seen his face when told him
| | was young artist. Pm deceived he
murmcred, Il should have thought, sir,
/ you was more In the habit of buying pic
( lures than painting them"
/ "Elattering, but discouraging. So
I you couldn't trade ?"
"No, we couldn't trade. Very good
/ thing, too. hate Jews. You are look
1 ing at my rings, Mr.. Norris" he said,
turning 20 me.
colored, feeling rather foolish. He
| had waved his hand as il 10 Danish all
Jews, and the gems glittered through the
cloud of tobacco smoke.
I 'tValentine's hands look Just like a
struggling artists, don't they?" said
/ Vigor, with good-tempered sarcasm.
! 81 know; am awfully ashamed of It,"
| said Valentine, almost humbly. "But |
can't help il. 1t Is q constitutional weak
ness, or an inordinatc love for bright
things. After ALL whatc can be more beau
titul than a sapphire?"
lie looked at the tine stone on his fourth
finger with great affection.
"a woman's eyes, suggested Nigor.
"Perhaps SO, but I havon't seen them
yet. When do, will fall down and
worship them. Till then, | shall continue
to impoyerish myself TO wear what Vigor
calls 'glittcring gewgaws.'n
"AnYbody else would look an awful
cad" grumbled Vigor, "and suggest
thoughts OF how much he might be
pawned for; but, somehow, such adorn-
ments seem natural to you. They suit
your peculiar style of beauty
Estmore took his friends banter in the
best possible spirit, owning and not de-
tending his weakness.
"Now, sing us something" said Yigor,
who was fond OF music aud whose ropms
boosted piano
He oDeyed without any amaleurish
apologies ior threatened shortcomings.
He sang couple OF ballads with great
j taste and feeling. His voice, if nothing
, wonderful, was well trained, Then, after
! PLAYING few snAtches of popular operas,
he twisted round ON the mH5ic stool aud
told US some amusing anecdotes Of his
, sketchiBg tour His descriptions and
limitations wore so fresh and original that
: [ began TO envy Vigor aud his friend.
: 81 must be off now" he said; "mJ
mother waits for me. Are you cominl
7 my way, MIR. Norris5 II so can give yol
. lift"
! "You extrtyagant yohng beggar!n OK
e claimed Yigor "a cab all this time
! You must be rolling in money. Get GU
r az onceiN
{ was half amused to hear him tall
I about his mother waiting up for him
: Few young fellows OF his age would havI
b mentioned the fact. Estmore spoke rs /
! IL was the most ordinary thing in TIN
e world
$ did not go with him; my rooms wer
5 very near TO Vlgor's, aud / was SO in
. terested IN my new acquaintance,
+ wanted 70 learn something about him. IL
e lett us, promising Vigor to see him agai
5 very soon, and, TO me at least, the roor
seemed darker as the door closed behin
Z. him.
0 'who is hc2" asked
=! "Nalcntine EsLmere--a great iavorit
with everyone You can't nelp liking tn
o fellow. lie lives with his mother, Lad
Estmerc, in st. Johns Wood"
ed "Arc they richfn
3 sven Off, l should think. Valentin
has more money than is good for him,
a he intends to do anything in art.n
us his father lNingY"
!. "Deadyears ago, think Sir Somc
o body E>tmere, he wash
y "Why doesn't he get the titlo?n
b ",Hher, g an elder brother, suppos,
z But / know nothing Of the family:
10 know only Valentine. BY the by, Norr,.
le SHOULD think he was Just The fellow /
Il suit you. Not bit ct harm in him; an
I defy your melancholy humors to sho,
81 themselves in his presence"
IS 81 wieh you'd bring him to my rooms.
Is II Will. Ask me 70 dinner or tea c
t something, and win bring Estmerc Wit
A. mei
s, But happened to fall across Esther
u the next day 10 the park, so asked hi
Is OK my own account. he accepted the II
~ yiiation readily, and after that oftt
ar dropped in of an evening. VigC
y was right-hc did suit me q.
j. nctly---and Il may he | suited him. Pc
IN haps the many different points in Ii
81 Character OF each attracted us one
&c another / had spoken OF myself as b
a inga happy man; SO | was, but duubtle
I'd the solitary life ] had led during my bo
70 ish days had made me thoughtful AZ
| melancholy 1T times in NY mannc
n Gradually believed | was growing al
Us OF II, but still had fits of what call
is dreaming, or ia other words, remer
ar hnnros Of my former solitude or rcaliz
IL ton OF my present loneliness; for aft
n AL, with The exception os nay father, the