Mohave County miner., 1889-06-29
centre Of interest at the table.

centre OF INTEREST II tne t6DN.
In the meantime, Medhurst, after his
domiciIary visit, had sent for his little
daughter. and had set out with her uDon
. rural excursion for ths day. H0 would
have been In better trim for 10 II the Ma.
jor's behavior had been different, but he
had had to reconcile himself TO 10 roany
losses OF his own that he found II conipar-
atively easy TO forget another'a And
though he was on pleasure bent, he had q
frugal mind. He would give himself .
day Of fatherly Intercourse with his child,
and would. At the same time. make sure
that the American millionaire should keep
his appointment for dinner This raing-
ling Of the domestic and the vulpine was
u little b'zdrrs, perhaps: but Captain Med
hurst did not feel II ~ be 80. He bowled
of to Juan les Pins with the child. and
allowed his fiuttered spirits to be gradual
ly calmei by her gay and innocent talk.
Arriving there ia time for luncheot, he
met the young artist at table.
II am giving my little daughter days
holiday" he said. 1--WE spoke Of your
painting last time you did us the pleasure
TO dine with Major DE We're and myself,
and thought you might not consider me
impudent IL ask leave to look at one or
two Of your drawings"
Paul. scenting possible patron, assent
ed Immediately. He would have said
"Yes" to anybody, for his work was his
one pride aud JOY: but he said it more
readily when he thought he saw chance
Of doing business. II was on the tip Of
his tongue half-a-dozen times to ask II
Medhurst had taken him for the million.
aire: but, candid and 0utspoken a. his
manners were. he was not without deli
cacy. II was not easy to hint that this
courteous and hospitable acquaintance
had only been willing to know him be-
cause he had thought him enormously
rich, and with some suggestion of that
kind Paul hardly saw his way to the In
quiry. He kept silence, therefore, with
respect 70 that topic; though Medhurst
once gave him an actual chance. 1t was
when they were In the painters bed. room
together, and Paul was displaying his
work
Really" said the Captain, settling his
pince-nez and surveying the canvas before
him with some signs Of surprise, this ia
very remarkable workp' He did not know
much about pictures, but he knew enough
to be able to make some distinction be.
tween the ordinary inefficiency Of the am
ateur and this bold yet subtle delineation
Of Nature. ~ suppose" he went on,
''that II would be unfair to ask you. con.
sidering how short time you have been
here, If you have anything more to show
mef
II work pretty fast" said Paul 81 have
done three other things, but they have
gone away"
He could have said, easily enough, that
he had sold them. but he shrank somehow
from that declaration.
When he went out to resume his after
Moons labors, Medhurst walked with him,
and stood by to watch the progress Of the
work. But this was not very much in his
line. and in while he began TO yawn be-
hind his gloved fingers. By-and-by. With
some profession Of admiration for the
beauties OF the landscape, and bis desire
to see more OF them. he strolled away with
Lilla's hand in his Short a. their &C.
quaintance had been. the child and the
artist were already excellent friends, and
she called out to him in her clear treble
that they would not be long away, and he
turned to nod smilingly at her and 10 wave
his broad -brimmed sombrero. They had
not gone far when, rounding . little
rocky headland, the child found . natural
chair, formed In its side, and shrilled the
intelligence OF this wonderful discovery at
papa.
Come and look. papaI' she cried ecstati.
cally. There IL room for two"
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