Telegram-herald., 1888-06-03

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decidsdly southern depth aud warmth Of tone
ia Miss Essrsrts complexion. Is well as that
breath and thickness of feature Shleh ~
commOa IN Italian woznezl ioa see the TO
ssEnblanes i mach more . matter of type
than Of expression Nsyerthels>s. I'm sorry
II the copy bstrsys the original"
Il doubt. said Lennon, whether IL woud
betray II 70 any other perception than mine.
l have the honor" hs added after pause.
ITO De engaged 70 Miss Everett You viii.
therefore. excuse me II ask whether you
mean TO sell your picture"
''It's already sold-to lady" rejoined tho
artist. with smile; "a maiden lady, who Is
. great admirer Of Browning"
AT this moment Gilbert returned The
two friends exchanged grestings, aud their
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do After they had talked awhile OF what
had happened TO each since they parted,
Lennon spoke Of the painter Of the Duchess
and Of his remarkable talent, expressing sur
prise that he shouldn't have heard OF him
before, and that Gilbert should never have
spoken Of him.
''His name Is Baxter-Stephen Baxter
said Gilbert, ssand until his return from
- 4
about him than you. He's case of improve
ment l met him in Paris in az; at that
time he was doing absolutely nothing. He
has learned what you see in the interval
On arriving In New York he found il inn
possible TO get a studio big enough to hold
him As, with my little sketches, need only
occupy one corner Of mine, offered him the
use Of the other three, until be should be able
to bestow himself 90 his satisfaction When
he began 70 unpack his canvasss / found I
had been entertaining an angel unawares-"
Gilbert then proceeded TO uncover, for
Lennox's inspection, several Of Baxter's por-
traits, both men and women Each Of
these works confirmed Lsnnox's i'm
preston Of the painters power. He
. returned 10 the picture on the easel. Marian
Everett reappeared at his silent call, and
booked out Of the eyes with a most pene-
trating tenderness and melancholy.
'He may say what he pleases." thought
| Lennox, ''the resemblance is, IN some degree,
also a matter of expression Gilbert" be
added, wishing 10 measure the force Of the
likeness, whom does it remind you off"
Il know said Gilbert, ''of whom it re-
minds you-n
''And do you see il yourselfr
''They are both handsome, and both have
I auburn hair That's all can see.n
Lennon was somewhat relieved II vas
not without a feeling Of discomfort--a feel
ing by no means inconsistent with his first
moment Of pride and satisfaction-that he
thought of Marian's peculiar and individual
charms having been subjected 10 the keen
appreciation Of another than himself. Is
was glad TO be able to conclude that the
painter had merely been struck with what
was most superficial in her appearance, and
that his own imagination supplied the rest.
It occurred to him, as he walked
home, that il would be not unbe-
coming tribute to the young girls loveliness
on his own part, TO cause her portrait to be
painted by this clever young man. Their
engagement had as vet been an affair of pure
sentiment, and he had taken an almost
fastidious care not TO give himself the vulgar
appearance of a mere purveyor of Injuries
and pleasures Practically, he had been az
yet for his future wife poor manor rather
q man, pure and simple, and not a million
aire. He had ridden with her, he had sent
her flowers, and he had gone with her to the
opera But he had neither sent her sugar
plums, nor made bets with her, nor made her
presents of jewelry Miss Everett's female
frieuds had remarked that he hadn't as yet
given her the least little bethrothal ring,
either Of pearls or OF diamonds. Marian,
however, was quite content She was, by
nature, great artist in the mise en- scene Of
emotions, and she felt instinctively that this
classical moderation was but the converse
presentment Of an immense matrimonial
abundance. In his attempt to make it i'm
possible that his relations with Miss Everett
should be tinged in any degree with the acci-
dental condition Of the fortunes of either
party, Lennox bad thoroughly understood
his own instinct He know that he should
some day feel strong and irresistible
impulse TO offer bis mistress some visi-
ble and artistic token of his affection,
and that his gift would convey a greater sat
sfaction from being Sole of its kind Ii
seemed To him now that his chance had come.
What gift could be more delicate than the
gift OF an opportunity to contribute by her
patience and good will 10 her husbands Dos
session Of a perfect likeness Of her facet
On that same evening Lennox dined with
his future father tn-law, as it was his habit
TO do once a weeh
Marian he said, IN the course Of the din
ner, 81 saw this morning an old friend of
yours"
"Ah,n said Marian, "who was thatf'
"Mr. Baxter, the painter"
Marian changed color-evsr 20 lsIs: no
more. indeed, taan was natural to an aest
surprise