Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-07

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Phil;
"Why notf' asked Lucia. She knew how
TO look defiant without ceasing 10 be pretty.
"Well, would have been responsible for
you, you know-your instructor In naviga-
tion, 20 to speak, and it's one Of the first
principles Of that art not 10 takc any risks
unless something's TO be gained by It."
"Goodp exclaimed Tramlay.
"Not bad" assented Margc
"But I'd have got something II I'd sue
ceetied In upsetting tho boat" said Lucia;
"Id have got a ducking."
Then eve ybody laughed, every body but
Mrs Tramlay, who intimated to Marge that
Lucia was simply being ruined by her IA
thcrs indulgence.
The dinner ended, the host and Marge re-
tired to the library TO smoke. Phil was in
vited to accompany them, but Lucia cx-
claimed:
Phil has been too we'll brought up to have
such bad habits He Is going to keep mo
from feeling stupid, as ladies always do
while gentlemen smoke after dinner"
/ She took Pills arm and led him to tho
drawing room, where the young man soon
showed signs Of being more Interested In
tho pictures on the wall than In the girl by
his side
'These arc very different from the pictures
you used to SEQ In our little parlor in Hayn-
ton," said Phil. Different from any in our
town, in fact"
"Are theyr said Lucia. "But you might
be loyal to home, and insist that yours were
unlike any In New York; because they were,
you know"
II didn't suppose they were anything un-
usual" said Phil, quite innocently.
"Oh, they were, though" insisted Lucia,
with much earnestness. "Tm sure you couldn't
end one Of them In any parlor In New York
IIet me SEQ; do believe could name them
all IL ! were TO close my eyes moment
There was Gen. Taylor at the Battle of Buena
VISTA Tho Destruction Of Jerusalem tho
Declaration Of Independence 'Napoleon's
Tomb at 1t. Helena, Rock Of Ages, George
Washington Peale's Court of Dcath,'
Abraham Lincoln aud His Family and
RUNS Deadly Upas Tree Therei"
"Your memory is remarkable" said Phil
II didn't suppose any one had even noticed
our pictures at all; for I'm sure they are old
fashioned"
"Old fashioned things-why, they're all the
fashion now, don't you knowp said Lucia,
with pretty laugh.
Phil did not reply, for he was quite over
powered by what seemed to him tho elegance
of the Talnlay pictures. He could easily SEQ
that tho cngravings were superior In quality
to those TO which he was accustomed; he was
most profoundly impressed by the paintings
real oil paintings, signed by artists some OF
whose names he had seen in art reviews in
New York papers. He stadied them closely,
one after another, with tho earnestness Of tho
person whose tastes are in advance of his op-
portunities; In his interest ho was almost for
getful Of Lucia's presence. But the young
woman did not intend TO be forgotten, SO she
found something TO say about each picture
over which Phil fingered.
Among tho paintings was ono which had
been seen, in tho original or replicas, In al
most all the picture auctions which were fire.
Quently held In the New York buniness dis
tricf FOR tha purposs Of neecing men wha
have moro money than taste Sometimes
tho artists name Is German, oftener French,
and occasionally Italian; the figures and
background also differ from time TO time as
to tho nationality, and tho picture is vara-
bly, named Tho Parting" "Good-By,n "Auf
Wiedersehen," Good Night" or "Adieu,"
but the canvasss all resemble one another in
displaying young man respectfully kissing
the hand OF young woman. The Tranlays'
copy Of this auctioneers standby was called
"Adieu," the name being lettered In black on
the margin Of the frame.
why" exclaimed Phil, with the air Of
man In the act Of making discovery, II am
sure have seen wood engraving OF that
painting In one Of the illustrated papers"
II don't SEQ why they should do It," said
Lucia; sits dreadfully old fashioned Peo-
pie don't say 'adieu' In that way nowadays
except on the stage"
II thought you said a moment ago that
old fashioned things were all the fashion,
Lucia shrugged her shoulders and said;
kissing hands may come In again" Then
she raised one Of her own little hands slightly
and looked at It, Phil's eyes followed hers,
and then the young man became conscious
OF wish that tho old form Of salutation
might be revived, on special occasions at
least. The thought succeeded that such a
wish was not entirely proper, and while he
reasoned about it Lucia caught his eye and
compelled him TO blush--an act which tho
young woman perhaps thought pretty. for
she Immediately initiated 1t, the imitation
being much more graceful and effective
than tho original The situation was awk-
ward, aud Phil instantly lost his self posses
sion; but not SO Lucia.
Here" she said, turning so as 10 face the
wall opposite that on which the mischief
making picture hung, sis papa's favorits
picture He thinks everything Of IL; but /
say it's simply dreadful"
IL certainly was. The center Of the canvas,
which was enormous, was filed with several
columns and portion OF the entablature Of
a ruined Greek temple.
ut is as large as all the other pictures COM
bined, You see; all the lines in it are straight,
and there isn't anywhere In 1t dress, or a
bit OF furniture, or even bric-a abrac.n
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qualities than those named by Lucia, and he
seated himself ON a sofa to study tho picture
In detail Lucia also sat down, and con-
tinued;
There Is color in 1t, TO be sure; bits cof tho
columns where the light is most subdued are
as lovely as-as real Turkish rug"
Much though Phil had cndeavored 10 keep
himself in communication and sympathy with
the stronger sentiments Of the world outside
OF Haynton, he had never realized even tho
outer edge OF the mysteries and ecstasies Of
alteration Of old rugs SO Lucia's COMPARE
son started him into laughter. The girl seemed
surprised and offended, and Phil Immediately
tumbled into the extreme depths Of con-
triton.
II beg your pardon" he murmured, quick
ly. 1T was all bcause Of my ignorance. We
haven't any Turkish rugs at Haynton, nor
any other rugs, except those We lay on floors
and use very much US If they were carpets
ought to have known better, though; for I
remember that in eastern stories, where the
rare possessions Of oriental kings and chiefs
are spoken Of, rugs are always classed with
jewels and silks and other beautiful things.
Please forgive me-"
Half In earnest, half pretending, Lucia
continued 10 appear Offended. Phil repeated
Il. t. a A.
In his earnestncss he leaned toward her;
Lucia dropped her head "a little Marge, who
had finished his cigar, entered ths parlor at
that instant aud raised his eYebrows-a mo-