The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-02
LIFE OR DEATH.
BY THE LATE HUGH CONWAY,
Author IF "Cuiied Back" "Dark Days,"
"A Family Affair."" Etc.
CHAPTER Nv.


been open about week-long enough Tor
the newspaper critics to tel the public what
it ought to admire. Strange to say, this
wear tine critics were unanimous in bestow-
ing their highest praises on piece of statu-
ary: and great future for the sculptor was
predicted.
As the bulk of the god people who pay
their shiiiings at the turnstiles care little
about statues, one which attracts general
attention must he either very great one or
a very tricky one as a rule the latter.
Yet, No. |, AGO i'll the catalogue appealed
to no one by cheap sentiment or sensational
treatment 1t was but the lightly -drapei
figure of a beautiful girl Ono just in the
first fi,sl OF womanhooi. Sue was in the
act OF stepping hastily forward. Her arms
were extended as if to welcome, perhaps
embrace, some one who was coming toward
her. Her lace bore a smile OF eager de-
light. The grace, the lgntness, the life OF
the figure arrested each passerby. The fall
of the drapery, the position OF each we'll
rounded limb, conveyed the idea of rapid
motion. II was inde.d harl to believe that
she was do med to remain forever in one
fixed altitude The stock remark of the
spectators was tnat in minute they ex-
pectei to 500 her at the other side of the
room.
This statue bore no distinguishing title,
but those persons who turnel TO tle.r cata-
lOguss touli under the number and the
artists name a few words o. poeUrY:
H,r hands outs.retcIed
To greet tie new love; while her feet
Tread, scarntul ON the old loves gifts
Alter read NJ tins one turue !, of course
TO her feet AMI found that ona Of them vas
trealin on howers--ro5es AMI large star
shaped bl s3omS.
Several Teupie. while aImirinE the statue,
fancpd they Lad somewhere seen the or4gi-
nal Of that beautiful face; but, save the
sculptor, only one, James Herbert, knew
the truth lie cursed Leigh's impertineace,
but was too s. TO take any notice OF 1t.
Yet he determined to keep Eug .nla from
the Academy if possible.
She wa, in town, AMI in a weeks time
was to be mprr,el to Sir Ralph Two
months after Mrs C,thcart hal taken her
niece abroad the baronet joinei tn and
renewed his proposals, t1ii time with sue
cess The gir stipulated that the marriage
should not take place until the spring, The
truth is, she wantei some months delay In
order to get rid of the memories Of Gerali
Leigh, and by the time she returned to
England flatterel herself she hal success
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