The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-10-12


Il couldn't possibly promise il before
Ibis day week, % said Juliet, after men
tally reviewing all the possibilities aud
probabilities Of the situation"
s'0h. well. ihat'l do - said the suart-
faced giant. Then I'll call a week from
from to-day Ny name is Appleby, and
i've ~ sheldon Plains, Just across on
the Jersey shore"
juliet could scarcely wait for the
studio door 10 Close before she was at
HOrk Eifh her coiors and brushes.
hle ate her lunch Of bread and cheese,
and cold coffee, Ehen the bell struck
twelve and a night. when she came
hack from WORK, Sophy and Kitty
danced about with JOY 1t the good d
iIss she brought
The picture vas duly finished, paid
paid for aud carried away. The chill
oreu had their Jerseys Juliet bought a
black rbben DOW for her mothers Sun
day bonnet, 8 rubber toy for Mrs. Pref
ze.s Daby. ADD > tiny volume Of Every
Day DeFoiious' for gentle Marian.
on the following Monday the mud
Z bespiashea wagon again made its ap-
Z pclfuRoe n The studio door.
'-0h DEAR cried Juliet, Apprenens-
iselF 4 hope the picture is al right"
'ie, the young man answered.
that picture gave every satisfaction.
Add ny Aunt Mara, who ia visiting
fheTe nov, Is 50 much pleased with Il
I that he wants you 10 come out there and
4 paluf her portrait -
''can't she come herei7 said Juliet.
Bless you, no" said Ar. Appleby,
laughing. she never crossed the river
10 Ter life She's afraid Of ferry boats
t aud sfesm-cars, aud travels only by
hone an1 wagon. But If you don't
+ a. ID The journey. she'll pay you well,
ADD M mother viii be glad 10 make you
q home. Perhaps you've got a sister or
. cousin thai would like 4 breath Of
E country AZ, and that would be sort Of
conpang for you"
Jalei thought Of Marian, who com
f planned 20 muck Of sideache and weari-
ilesa ~ The evenings, and instantly &C
cepied the quaint proposition.
Il don't know whether ! can paint
T Yofiraiiof not. she thought ''But at
least can tn
~ Martin Appleby came 10 the ferry
70 NEED the tEO girls. the next after
noon and Marian agd Juliet went out
10 the farm on the Jersey meadows
where the red hpp'es were Just begin
aing 70 fall, and the giapes hung in
purple fest9ons along the stone fences.
aunt Arsi'ls7 was fat old woman,
Nhose face Trsembled nothing more than
Summer squash with three beech-nTts
stuck ia il. By way of features Mrs.
Appie5y was plump, comfortable
IaaiTou, Hho called everybody my
dear. sud kept house as her good Dutch
ancestors had done before her, and
hoaest Martin Was the flower Of them all.
The picture took some time longer than
they had cslculaied but neither Juliet
nor Marian grudged the deiey.
Marian j. e1jogi8g ihis country air
50 much, SAID Juliet.
juliet il 20 absorbed in her art, -
reasoned Marian.
And by the time that Aunt Marilla's
portrait xas hnished, they were all like
one happy family.
Il didn'f s'pose as city folks could be
- nice, aid Aunt NarillA 81 arays
reckoHed they was sot up beyond every
thing
Il do ike the farm 50 much, " said
Marian. who Was helping Mrs. Appleby
10 make over the one silk gown that
she had had for ten years
i always posed, said Mrs. Appleby,
that there WAS an end Of the gown,
because i takes 50 much material 10 fix
q fashionable dress in these times and
never had but twelve yards Of silk. But
Miss Marian she fsys, says she: why
deaf you take your satin cloak and
rombiEe the tEOf It's what everybody
j. dong nowadays, and long cl0sks amt
E0rn any mote And sure enough,
there's eight good vide yards Of satin in
The cloak. aud / shall have a first class
dress and saiin enough left for one O.
thee fisiies, as they call EN-, into the
bargain. ] declare, economy is wealth,
aud rs Ms Marian that has proved it
70 ne"
There amt many girls like Miss
Marian Jay. said Martin, with an ap-
proving nod Of the head.
Aud Juliet, glancing suddenly up from
her Eofk, caught his eye, aud colOred
sczrlef. Il was as if thought leaped TO
thought in their two minds, and each
ANAA NAI rGAArA u mt RA4ltl , utaiAs
He loves her :" thought Juliet
.'-he fhiass ! am looking beyond my
staiiOa. Ess his idea; and perhaps
she's right"
Joliet did not rest well that night She
cried herself 10 sleep in the pretty little .
hei-room which looked out over the
winding blue Hackensaek River.
4 am s selfish, hateful. mean spirited F
creature she thought. Il was vain
enorgh 70 think that he cared for me,
and an Findietive enough 10 feel a
psng countless pangs-because he
has discovered that Marian is thousand
times fairer and sTeeier than / am,
sill discipline myself / viii conquer
these mean groveli5gs Of my base
nature
She finished the picture the next day.
sui put Il 10 the frame. Aunt Marilla
vas delighted with the reproduction Of I
the summer squash face with the beech
uuf features Perhaps II WAS not exactly
3 miracle Of art, but il represented a
c5mely old lady's face, with an excellent
copy u The gold neck chain and the lace
collar. with enough resemblance 70 in
sure that there should be no mistake in
identifying il and the good old soul
cheerfglly paid FOR il goodly price
You are going homer" said Martin.
ssBut you viii leave Miss Marian here a
lev DAYS longer. ] think my mother
neser would ct that dress done without
Der heiplH
''0h. yes. sad Juliet, trying to smile.
a.Nafian shall stay. And you needn't
take the trouble 70 drive me to the ferry
boat. Mr. APpieby. can just as well
palk % sipley's Gross Roads, and take
the horse-cars there"
you can. but don't think you will. A"
said Martin. quietly. 80 speak the
truth, Miss Jaliei, want a good long
TAX with you
'iOh !" said Juliet.
But they had gone some distance,
however. before they began 10 speak.
Miss Juliet, I've made up ny mind
% Do very presumptuons thing" said
be TO ask you 10 marry me"
Me- cried Juliet, starting 50 that
ne nearly dropped the basket Of big
flue NUNS that she Was carving home