Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-03-28

ing footprints in the sand, a tall, slen-
der girl, with graceful walk, stylishly
dressed, and swinging a dainty parasoi;
but, alas! with her back always turned
TO me.
Was my fair unknown prettyP That
she was strong. sensible, thoughtful
and refined, had guessed; but the
paramount question still remained
unanswered-was she pretIy7
l had walked for some distance under
the cliffs towards Dover. when, lol a
dash of color caught my eve. Could it
be bird OF brilliant plumage, or a
child dressed in red. or a young lady
with crimson hat7 It was the latterl
She reclined upon the beach, her
head resting upon a little bank of sand; !;
and, as L neared her, L noticed a para
sol and novel. Constancel
L hesitated as to what I should do.
Should l pass her, and thus turn my
back upon those artistic little footprints
for eveTp No; could not do that.
slackened my pace, and politely
refraIned from gazing too rndely until
L almost reached her, when L turned to
have full look at her face.
Judge my disappointment, however,
when L found that the pretty crimson
sNAaAOA-heNef "AlA ASS PORBACS B4u5ll .
| was tilted over the face, obscuring 1t
| completely 1 stopped short and gazed
! at her, and L WAS seized with an intense
desire to snatch off the hat, and un-
mask the face at whatever cost. But
l could not nerve myself to do it.
My unknown appeared fast asleep.
| what If she should be wide awake,
staring from under the bewitching little
haJS There was something awful in
this thought; and though / am not a
coward. confess l quailed before the
mere idea OF two staring, glaring eyes
in ambush under the hat.
After contemplating such a desper-
ate onslaught, 1t seemed quite tame
and civil. quite delicate and unobJru-
sive, when quSetly unfurled my camp
stool, ana sat down and sketched her
rs she lay, washing her in grayS and
crimson.
Scarcely had finished, when a sudden
panic seized me. What II she should
awake and come out from under the
hat like hideous vision? l shud1ered
at the thought, and, bundling my paints
into the box, caught up my stool sd
hurried away, retracfng my footsteps
and hers, rejecting rue kully that though
| had seen her in the Hesh, knew no
more than l did before.
The problem as to her age and
beauty, alasi was still unsolved.
Twelve months later L had painted
two pictures, which l intended to send
IN TO the Academy. One of them /
had designated DAY Deams.' 1t was.
as you will have guessed, an exact re-
production OF the fair one whose foot
steps L hal traced along the sands at
Deal The central figure was that of
fashionably dressed young lady recllu-
rug at full length upon the golden sand,
her hat pulled down over her face TO
shade 1t from ttR sun. She was asleep,
indulgIng in day dreams, while the pale
green waves sighed softly upon the
.shingle, and the white sails OF yacht
relieved the broad expalse of Blue.
Ny friends generally said that the
picture was fantastIcas, but they ell
prophesied it would be success; and
some art critics, whose acquaintance
I had made, thought well Of it. My
friend and college chum. Jack Barrett,
though an artist himself, was ecstatI-
cal over it. What sport he ami L had
IN our studio about II. We always
spoke of it as Dreamy Constance"
and we made a hundred guesses at
what sort of facial expression was under
the sailor hat
The first of May mad come and gone.
Ny pictures had been accepted, am,
what Is more important, ''Day Dreams''
was E4ng on the line.
Walking leisurely about among the |
throngs of people, his hands clasped !
behind his back, and trying to look |
ike one of the crowd of commonplace |
young men who had lot a picture ac-
cepted, was myself. For the greater |
part of the first week 1 could not help |
hanging about my pictures and listen !
ing TO what the public said about them. |
One day as l was standing Ia the /
vestIble, just on the point OF leaving, |
| carriage drove up, and from it |
dIgAIted u young lady, accompanied |
oy a gentleman perhaps ten years her |
senior.
As tIiNNy were passing L caught the |
words ''Iiay Dreams" and turned To 4
hear what they would say about it.
The face sG the gentleman struck me |
As having a resemblance to some one L |
had seen before, and the lady was very |
the sort of creature |
whose grace and beauty would drive /
men distracted
In the crowd nj the entrance l lost |
hem, but making my way TO where /
plCLulc l. AONu1 OCAOAO
(. The man was evidently no lover of |
UT, for he was staring about the room |
n an absent-minded maIsner; but the |
ady was bending forward intently, |
with her eyes liked upon my canvass in |
|, mannec that caused me to feel de- |
lighted
L was Just soting certain points in /
.r girlish figure-for, of course, her |
,;u,k was turned to me, aud could /
lot see her faoe--noting casually that /
he was tail, slender, and graceful. |
With "A certain piquant dash about her /
wish dress, when a man whom took /
@ be a clerk stepped quickly up, and /
whispered somsthIng into the ear OF 4
Ter companion
"Oh, yes; I'll be there Immediately"
,e responded; and ta1rning To the LADY, /
aid: Constance, l must run away on l
. matter OF business Don't move from
his place until l retGrn, so that snail /
Know where TO find yoN-"
He was walking quickly past me
when I touched him on the shoulder
ssWhv. Musgrave, old fellow, can II
,e your'' cried, for 1 remembered IN
. mouers where / had seen ms race
,efore- We had studied together IN |
,aris. asCan 1 do anything Tor you,
,r-- 1 glanced toward the sIlil
Iverted fgure- ,.
SGood heavens, Ray, who'd have
nought of meeting your said ne,
,nrrieIly- "Thanks, yes; I'm called /
,way on an important natter intro
luce YOUR, elf. III bs back again IN
ew minutes Want to run 10 tue
elegraph office. 9, tho
The na Il Instant ne was toSe III 'ii'
,rowd. exsd |
rlance 1 silw at once that the ltluy nad
,OS waa ornite unconscious OF her es-
.ort,s depa rture. L stepped up to her
,ide hut h. fore I could speak she was
,ayino IN half whisper: Il never
1eard of auything so strange In my
ia The beach down at Deal, don't
~. - -. tho haach- though