The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-12-06


obiisious % the noisy hum around him
ht did not even return The snlnt.s ~.
corded him BY many lady friends. xho
passed him on foot or IN carriare NJ,
steadily held his way. a,oilinv Iii ~.
siAcis- and dangers ~ RI Nc ~ ~,.-i..
~ inner consciousness The accidental
knocking q his stick. however. arains,
Fnn" projection reused him from his
res"rie- Looking up he found himself
IN front ~ the National portrait gallery.
me rain ~as commencing 70 fall. and.
partly % avoid Il. partly because he
didn't exactly know what to do. Mr..
Founder entered the building and wan
dercd from room u room in an aimless
manner.
A little knot % people standing round
one particular picture ATTRACTED his a.
tenfion- Crossing over. Mr.. Founder
looked.
y was painting Of some beautiful
lady, quantity clad perhaps fancy
dress ball costume. = he thought. But II
was the face which absorbed ali his
faculties % beautifully calm. but. Oh
how sad were those divine features
There was s'ateliness blended with
Softness that charmed him. SPELL
bound he gazed. and. Is he looked.
strange memories drifred through hi
brain. As the lady's eyes looked down
on him with sad. mournfui ex preston.
her lips seemed 70 part as If about u
speak. and Mr. Founder. entranccd-
Ike waited Tor the music 81 her words
And. while he waited. his visitor Of last
night once more took shape. and. slowly
unfolding on the canvas before him.
merged into and became one with the
beautiful lady painted thereon. Once
more there fell on the enraptured listen
er's ear. the words: Mr.. Founder. / am
your true loye.s
Not until the last echoes OF those
thrilling notes had died away in his ears
did Mr.. Founder rouse from his trance.
and he looked about him with be-
wiliered air.
All the people had gone away from the
picture. and were scattered about II
was some time. however. before he re-
allied how matters stood At last look
81 relief and triumph passed over his
face. lie had discovered the portrait OF
his true love. He was on the track AZ
last He could easily find out whose the
portrait was. and then all he had 70 dc
was 70 find out her address and 20 and
throw himself down at her feet A few
simple questions and all was done His
bosom hcayed at the thought
Looking round he cspied IN oficial
81 the place. Crossing over to him Mr.
Founder asked. with hated breath
whose portrait that was yonder.
Mary Queen Of Scots xas the Ia.
comic reply.
4 thrill Of happiness and pride com
bined peryaded Mr.. Founder. His a.
pirations had not SCARED 70 the majest,
~ crown. Visions Of himself and bis
love seated ON a throne rose before him
as be inquired where she lived
Live echoed the official. reused
from his apathy: '-shc doesn't live all
shes dead. man.
"Deade~ II seemed 70 Mr.. Founder
as il he mad heard his own knell. and
his visagc percep; IDLY lengthened as he
asked when she died.
let me see, said the other in lack
adaisical voice. and referring 70 book
which he held in his hand. ION the sth
Of February. 1857.
Mr.. Founders eyes filed to bursting
IS he next inquired. in tones husky from
emotion. what she died o.
''She didn't die Of any thing said the
official, looking hard Il him; ',at least
not exactly. Her head was cut on. =
''What for?- was the next question
more huskily than ever. lie could
scarcely speak now.
II can't tell you that said the other
II amt UP in these things. l suppose
whoever cut il of thought she had it on
ong enough. anyhow. That's all know
about the lady. sir
Thanking the official for his informa-
ion in voice that was barely audible.
\ir. Founder moved slowly away.
A. he crossed over and razed on the
picture for the last time ne realized the
ruff between him and his decapitatcd
dored. hut he could not help thinking
low different things might have been
nit for that obstacle. And a. he sadly
etraced ,iis steps homewari. he felt az
rieyed. lie fcl; that his ancestors were
Q blame; that they had done him an
rreparablc injury in not having hurried
i'm into existence three centuries
arlier in the worlds histo-y--Bcl-
rayia-