Mohave County miner., 1888-07-28

usaYtsd SsrA ~ u hai hssn shot. fhssA
written oo the sasA IN clear. bold is&tAsA
was fains- Constance
20 now ON clrcnmstsatiA evidences,
had befors me 3 picture Of q bsang that J
hsd never s~en and Of whoss sxjstsnce
had not known untn this day could
almost imagine that "fonstaiacsr walked
before sne. pressing footprints In tbs sand
3 tall. slender girl. With grlcsSm walk.
stylishiy drssscd. and swinging d dainty
parAsol. bat. aiasl with hsr back always
turned 70 me
Was my fair unknown p'rttyf That
abe was strong. setissble, thossghffm and
refined. had guessed, but the paramount
question still remained naanswsrssd--waa
she prettyf
Y had walked for some distance nndei
4hs ellis toward Dover. when los o fash
OF color eanght my eye Could u be
bird OF brilliant .plumage. or chslf
dressed In rod. on young aady with
crimson hatf II wss tho lattert
She reclined upon The beach. her head
resting upon q little bank Of sand, ard A.
ncared her | noticed pasTlsol and .
novel C0nstancei
hesjtated as 10 what ] should do
Should pass her. and thus turn my back
upon those artistic footprints forever
No. could not do that
! slaekened my pace. and politely ~
Trained from gazing too rudely until
slmos, reached her, when turned to have
q good look at her facc.
Judge my disappointment. however
when found that the pretty crimson
sailor hat. with its pcppies and plush
was tilted over the face. obscuiing II CON
piesclyi l stopped short and gazed o.
her. and was seized with IN intense d"
siro 10 snatch of ths hat. and unrnaak tL'
sace at Whatever cost. But could no.
nerve myself to do It.
Ny unknown appeared fast asie"r
What II she should be side awake. staf
ing from under the bewitehing little bat
There was something awful In thts
thought; and though am not cowsrd
confess quailed before ths mere idez OF
two staring. glaring eyes In ambush unde'
the bat
After contemplating such . desperass
onslaught. 1t seemed quite tame and evil
quito delicate and nnobtrusive,, when
quietly unfurled my camp stool and sal
down and sketched her a. abe lay, wash
ing her In grays and crimson
Scarcely had ! finished when O sudder
panic seized ms. What II ahs should
awake and come out from undsr the hal
like hideous yisionl I shuddred at thu
/ thought. and. bundling my paints Int
the box. caught up my stool and hurriet
away, retracing my footsteps and hers
rejecting rucfully that. though had sect
her In the flesh. knew no more than
| did before
The problem as to her sgs and 6ssuty
alasl was still unsoived
Twelve months later had painted tw'
! pictures, which | intended TO send In u
| the academy One Of them had desig
mated Day Dreams" II was. a. you vii
have guessed. an exact reproduction OF th
fair ono whose footsteps ! had traces
along the sands at Deal. Tho centra
figure was that Of fashionabay dresse'
young lady reclining at full length upo'
tho golden sand. her hat pulled down owe
her face to shade IL from tho Bun sh
was asleep indulging In day dreams
while the pale green waves sighed softI
upon the shinglc. and the white sails Of
yacht relieved the broad expans4 OF blue
My friends generally said that the pict
urc was fantastical. but they all prophe
sled. II would be success. snd some ar
critics, whose acquaintance had made
thought well OF It. Ny friend and col
legs chum, Jack Barrett, though an axtis
himself, was ecstatIcal over II. Wins
sport hs and had In our studio about II
We always spoke Of 1t as Dreamy Cor
stance. and we made hundred gusssc
at what sort Of facial sxpression wa
under the sailor hat. ~
The LIST Of May had come and gone. NJ
pictures had bean accepted, and, what
more important. Day Drsams' svas hun
on the line ., ..... -
Walking lcasurely about among II
throngs Of people. his hands clasped b
hind his back and trying TO look like On
Of the crowd Of commonplace young me
who had not . picture accepted, was m,
self For the greater part Of the Or,
week could not help hanging sbout q,
pictures and listening to what the publ
said about them.
One day, - was standing In the vest
bule. Just on the point Of leaving, . cs
rage drove up and from II alighted
young lady, accompanied by . gsrtlAms'
perhaps ten years her senior. ....
As they were passing ] caught Il
words DAY Dreams, and turned to hs'
what they would say about II.
The face Of the gentleman struck me
, having . resemblance To soms ono ] hs
seen before, and the Lady was very bss'
, tiful--just the sort Of crssturs who
grace and beauty would drive ussn d
tracted-
. In the crowd at ths entrance ] 10
them; but making my way to where n
! picture hung, found them beforet. IT
. man was evidently no lover Of art. for
he was staring about the room in an q
. sent minded manner; but tho lady W
!. bonding forward intently. with her 9.
!: fixed upon my canvas In manner th
0 caused me to feel delighted.
2 Twas Just noting certain points In b
= girlish fguro-for, Of course, her ba'
. was turned 10 me. and ! could not ses b
= face--noting casually that she was Ia
D slender and graceful, with certain I
a qusnt dash about her stylish dress, VIII
, man whom took to bs clerk stepp
o briakly up and whispered something in
a the car of her companion
"Oh, yes; I'll be there immediately" "
o responded; and turning to the lady, "a,
|. "Constancs. must run away on matt
. Of business. Don't move from this pls
|. until I return, 20 that shall know whs