Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-24
A TIMELY LESSON.

MS extreme anxiety TO serve Mduc
he had neglected to consider God
frey's interests.
Maud was a young lady whom he
Worshiped rather humbly from afaT
she being rich, beautiful, and Of a
formidably aristOcratic family, while
he was a lone Bohemian-but with
whom he could claim artistic kim
ship, since he and she had studied in
the same building. She was an anna
teur, it happened, and he a bread
winner; they both managed to turn
out some very good work, and each
was often of assistance to the other.
One fine morning in early summer
Miss Maud-whose surname was
atterlee-entered her studio, with a
slight shadow on her high bred, rose
fair face. Her companion, q charm
ing brunette girl a little her senior,
followed, looking amused. Miss For
tescue was a happy compromise be
tween chaperOne and cOntdante.
She was a girl of excellent sense and
Judgment and brimful Of humOr,
which was fortunate, for Maud had
only a father, who was in Europe.
and an aunt, who was splenetic.
"My dear Maud, said Miss FOrtes-
cue, reprOachfully, yet half laughing,
''yOu know very well I'll go out and
hunt YOU up a model if you wish it. y
Miss Maud frightened.
81 1ryigh Won UvnnIH Carrie I'm
lust in a splendid mood to begin a
portrait. Get me something rugged,
uncOuth, if you like"
She tossed herself down on the
studio sofa and looked inquiringiy
at her companion.
Miss FOrtescue reflected.
"There's the banana mantle
Italian-dOWn on the street corner
ooh, don't want him, said Maud,
contemporary.
Just then a tap at the door. 1t
was Harry McAllister. After the
usual polite good morning" he
requested permission to bring in a
friend to see Miss Satterlee's hand
some eden" aud examples. "a friend
from my old home in Tennessee, he
exclaimed" going to spend the sum-
mer in town. A little provincial,
you know, but of good family"
Maud assented languidly. But
when the young stranger entered
with McAllister she sat up suddenly
like one revived.
Mr.. Godfrey Warning was large and
tall He was sunburned and had
lOngish light brown hair and pale
blue eyes. A nose of good size and a
long, clean shaVen upper lip were
facial peculiarities. And Mr.. Godfrey
Warning was blessed with an abun-
dance of confidence. He gazed about
him with a smile of approval, shook
hands twice with the ladies, com
mented in a clear, high, NASSAU voice
on Maud's work, and finally departed
III a state Of self cOmplacency.
'Fine girls, he remarked to Nc
Allister, when back in that gentle
mans sanctum.
"Eh?" queried McAlhster, a little
startled at the irreVerence.
81 say they're fine girls. She's an
heiress, amt she? Think l made an
impression on her?"
McAllister gasped. Then his sense
Of the HUMOROUS prevailed. He
answered dryly:
''Aheml l shouldn't wonder. Miss
Satterlee had her eyes on you all the
time. ="
''WOuldn't mind having her if my
family didn't object" remarked God
frey, with a reflective little click OF
the tongue against his teeth.
AS for the young ladies, they had
preserved silence until their callers
were out Of hearing range.
Then Miss Satterlee exclaimed:
Gu, Gu, what's that word
Carrie, beginning with a cup"
"Euchre, euphOny, European.
eupepsy''-
0Nonsensel I mean Eureka. ]
have got a model"
''You mean the Tennesseean, my
dear?'
eyes. I could sketch him already
Take his face just as it is; crown it
with a ragged straw hat; put fan.
mel shirt on him opening carelessly
from the neck, plenty of red and
tan"
"But how will you get him to sit?'
ooh, Mr.. McAllister viii manage il
all for me"
And sure enough Mr.. AIcAllistel
did. That is to say, he brought Mr.
Waring frequently to Miss Satter
lees studio, and the young artistic
began to surreptitiOusly appropriate
the features of the Tennesseean-aS
best she could from recollection aftel
he departed on each occasion.
Meantime Godfrey began to loOl
very self satisfied and to throw out
certain little hints about the con
quest of an heriess, and such a tai
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