Wichita eagle., 1888-01-13

like to make some Oriental studies! Thi
fired Lizette at once, and she decided to e,
with Isabelle. So the sick man was carefully
and tcllderly dragged to Constantinople, and
against his perverse viii, was better instead
of worse
And he continued TO improve After l.,
found that Lizette was anxious to go here anc
there, and that the young men of her rae,
wanted TO escort her where she would. he pu
his suffering body under the command of hi
VIII, and he too went with her, and more anC
more
And then the day came when he stood by
her with firm, good tan on his hands anc
dawning health il his eyes, and asked hel
when she would marry him.
Lizette looked at him with horror as she
realized her position. She had not warned
herself against his claims, because, hard and
cruel as it seems, she had thought of him as
one who was doomed, and this underlined feel
ing had given her both tenderness and free
dom She had repealed other men who would
have made claims on her love She had
drifted into relations with Lowell that now
frightened around her. He had regarded her
as the woman he wished to marry if life were
possible, and now when he began to feel
I
! to him. For days Lizette was in perplex-
! Ity that sometimes irritated her, sometimes
! stupeiied her. She had been so uniformly
| KIND and devoted 70 Lowell that an en-
! gagement was the solution of every one.
! when woman gees SO far that she allows
| ono mans claims to dehar those Of every one
else, she cannot say she has not involved her
word. From Isabelle Lizatte got neither
braided her, and asked if this was the way
she treated all men. Lowell cried his sis
ter, has had every reason to believe YOU
love nm, and now, as soon as he begins to re-
coTer-and it is love for You that mas inspired
him with strength-you call off 1t is all
that absurd nonsense of yours, Lizette, about
killing your heart. Kill your own, dear but
don't kill him. And you know that YOU love
him.
u do love him." said Lzette, pale and be-
wildered, ''and love you and Jack Hilyard:
but don't want to marry you nor Jack, and
l don't want &c marry Lowell | am welded
to my art, and have told Lowell so many and
many time
And he agreed with you? Of course ne
did: but what man would not? If he could
not marry you himself, be was perfectly
willing to have you welded to your art.'n
And Isabelle laughed" Now affairs are On a
different basis. But you must not give I'D
your art"
oh, lsabeller' exclaimed Lizette: sprav
where IS your musc.n
MY music!' replied Isabelle, as indiffer
emily as it Der shawl was in the question.
II have not given that up. As soon as Bette
IS a little older l am going to take it I'D sel.i-
ously. Jack and have agreed upon that"
And Elizabeths society"
''AS for that, it was impossible from the
beginning
Wen, my profession is not And I will
not marry"
Then you will send Lowell back to des
pondency and death" was the calm, conciu
BiFe reply. II do believe you are a. tiirt.
Lizette Brown"
And she was She knew she was. She had
TO confess to herself, not a week after that
she must be a flirt, or such dreadful tbincs
could not be perpetually happening to her.
All through these months Dr. Harrod had
been the soul of kindness. Had he been
Lowell's brother he could not have watched
aim more closely. He gave all the time he
couia beg or borrow from duty to the per
sonal supervision OF the case He had long
talks with Isabelle about her brother, and he
gave Llzette many useful hints concerning
the sklllfui management of his caprices. But
his recovery did not bring his doctor all the
Joy 1t ought, and as Lowell grew stronger
and gayer, DR.. Harrod became thin and
silent Both he and Lizette were now bored
3y what had once pleased them, and lie began
TO refuse invitations for their little oypedi- |
lions Duty evidently now made claims on
MN, SO often did he give it as an excuse But !
Isabelle did not like Lis excuses. She Rad /
grown used to him as an escort and in Low !
Ellis convaiescence she had learned to depend |
On him, and she still tried to keep him in /
their party.
One day he stood by Lizette, alone with
ner, and watched Lowell walking away. His |
'Gep had become firm and elastic. and he was
low very handsome man.
OF don't know what it is to feel like
1rute! said the doctor, interrogativeiy.
NO" replied I4izette; but | do know
what it is to feel like a little fiend"
Then they both laughed, looked at each
'ther, looked away.
ooh, Lizette," he said, 'are you really
,oing to marry hing
''No: [ am never going to marry any one"
''But ii You do, will you marry him!'
She hung her head and said, II cannot
elp it,
But you must help it" he said ''Tou 80
ot want to:'
To this she made no answer.
II wish, =" he said, that had never studied
Lizette cried out that this was wicked. and
e replied he did not care; but why so limo
gSC Io. I
Explained to the other. but Lizette went
way feeling she must be fiirt and that the :
7orld was fun of trouble After this she
red OF Oriental studies, and as soon as she
ould she went back TO Paris. leaving Lowell ,
= very unsettled state of mind Isabelle
ngry and the doctor looking as if the salt
aG been taken ont CT everything
Now came iI2sttes great opportunity for 4,
er best work, bit she took 10 pleasure in it. l
he Louvre wealied her, the studios were
upid, her teacher was undressing and she !
ould not get on. She began to suspect what {
1e had once doubted, that happiness made l
eople happy. She had once fancied this the :
wine mission OF Suffering She used no {
.ore fine phrases about the hungry heart" {
ecause she was herself starving, and she had |
'Ccd that heart imperative enough to as 5
IT itself was also impo-tinent enough to ask +
lat il should he satisfied :
But poor LiZette was doomed never TO n
now the tonic effects of suffering Whether Z
e carried luck stone. or had fairy god +
other. or was born under horseshoe no n
lie knows, but fortune would insist on 7
lIling on her. One day when size sat list
SLY looking at her canvas she received a
ter brOIult in hr a friend
She at once knew the writing, although q
6 had never seen IL except on Prescriptions '
1t was 3 very short letter. and began very b