Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-05-17
CHAPTER Y.
A TERRIBLE VISION.

A TERRIBLE VISION
h II have been thinking, Miss Wentworth,
said Will Tryfoil, as he prepared to give
Ada the next morning her first drawing les
son. Il have been thinking tina. you will
be better pleased by our commencing not at
the beginning. but in the middle. /"
Ada being unlike other pupils, Will re-
solved to teach her drawing unlike other
masters. She was seated IN the arm chair,
which her aunt had occupied when Tryfoil
first saw her. This time her dress was OF
dark blue: her golden hair hung loosely
down her back, and she looked very del
icate, excessively pretty, and quite sane.
"Oh, yes, that will be charming, she
said. was afraid you would be boring
me with lines, curves. semicircles, wine
glasses, boxes and Jugs"
She stopped suddenly, and in hushed
voice said:
You went to the Priory with my aunt
yesterday. Oh, Mr.. TryfoiI, did you keep
the promise yod made me in the hall2 You
did not tell her, did you, Mr. Tryfoil2'
in whatever why seemed best to him.
This be did.
Miss Wentworth, he replied, seriously,
when you are in this room you are my
pupil; our purpose a drawing lesson
When we leave, with the lesson over,
shall be happy to speak to you on any SUBJ
ject you please"
Ada looked surprised. pulled some Of the
golden hair over her shoulder, and lightly
held the ends Of it between her teeth.
You are as business-like as aunty, she
said, with laugh. u thought you were
the reverse. You are risht-you are lit
ne too right, tnlnk; put tnar does not
matter. beg your pardon.
c.<xk La <1A
fashion.
+ viii and his pupil were both to sketch
roughly certain angle Of tho library,
which embraced shelves Of books, small
writing desk. and part Of one of the win
dows. They were to draw Independently
Of each other. At the expiration of twenty
minutes the two drawings were to be laid
side By side. He was then to point out to
bis pupil the differences between them.
explain whore che was wrong and he was
right giving her information for her fu-
tuFe guidance which happened to spring
from her present mistakes. =
Il was foolish plan, possibly, but with
Ada Wentworth IL was successfsll.
hended bis meaning was astounding. For
Instance:
Look It my window curtains" he said
Yes. see them: Beautifulp
Look ct yours.
Yes-they arc wrong quite wrong.
| They seem to be the same material as the
books. Shall guess what ought to have
done to make them right?'
~Yes.r
She guessed, and correctly, expressing
| what be would have said himself; aud on
| some occasions expressing more. and I'M
| consciously giving him new ideas or plac-
y
than it had previously received.
Ada Wentworth sketcheu the angle sec
ond time.
VIII looked over her shoulder and cor
rected her when she happened to make q
mistake, which was very rarely.
After this, and q short dissertation from
him on the art Of drawing, the lesson came
to an end.
The second lesson. which took placs the
following morning, was equally successful;
Miss Wcntworth's behavior throughout
being perfectly rational.
During the second lesson, VIII settled a
question which had bothered him the day
before. Miss Wentworth was only sixteen
o. seventeen, but despite her slight figure
and airy beauty. she appeared considerably
older
The ehastIy images mentioned by Miss
Bentley had made strong impressions on
her face. At times they we're more appnr-
Ont than a others. For instance. When she
laughed she looked less than fifteen, bui
when she thought deeply she looked Older
han her aunt
The circumstance which led win to de-
|I4e this particular question was as fol-
- barring shaded the trunk Of tree ID |
sv ene eQ1ejd ered clever. turned from
e:eecn toward VIII. md exaltili2ly (
u n q e. !0o of IL Three iucLes u /
4 = q /, 'eS4 f9e1r l1ees. and regarding her
e.,s.s us sno eelI9hsed By the taleit she
KIM ~ ~ H's apoqt 70 express bis ap-
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