The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-06


perceive that. az she thought il beauti
= fully done OF sudden II occurred 70
her womanly wit and sensibility that
u here was something whereby she might
gain n hold upon this victim 81 despair
= and draw him back to willingness to
7 live
y did you do thiss" she asked. Are
: you a painter
. His face frightened the merest triae es
g ho caught her look q interest
. Yes ! am a banter. he answered
LET ne turn it to the light FOR you. he
. added with q courtesy OF manner strangely
az variauce with his coarse and even dirty
clothing You see e is not yinished
{. set. " he went on looking kindly at her
! as n he detected Der ignorance Of art and
piiiel her for 10.
Il know the pace. she said. forcing
smile Of encouragement. IL have had the
pleasure Of visiting it, How well you
have represented IT,
80 YOU BAT poem thcrcf" ho replied
with iust the faintest possible smile Of
qualification. 1T is a pewiiful spot"
why don't You sell ity'
what sell il Sc: Il is not vinished
"Thcn why don't you finish it, Sic
.
him promise 20 do 50.
Il hof not time he said, his gloom re
turning
"Oh. but yo1 have time. she urged
eagerly You shall have time"
He eyed her meditatively, earnestly and
solemnly. as II Querying whether he
should tell her his miserable story While
he hesitated this excellent Janet Holcum
. 1.a.a
would guide him toward goodness and
safety.
See here. be said at last, Il viii dell
you something You hat saved my life ]
I viii dell YOU why wanted 20 die. / had
no money conld not get food. could
not bay for my room. had had drubbles
/ pevoro-Ovcr in Chermany IND now J
bad not q cent ia ms booklet. So 90 last
f tires out ind gives it up. | lights NY
charcoal md / lies down 10 sleep II out
That is my shtorY
In spite Of his strong German accent
? he was sublime and terrible aud pitiable
The tears rushed into Janet eyes. and
stepping suddenly forward she caught
both his hands. as L she would prevent
him by forco from again attempting his
hfe
4 tank you. was the simple response
Of man whose sensibility and Quickness |
enabled him 20 understand sympathy |
which had not been uttered.
You must not DO this again" she |
urged rs soon as she could speak Il Will |
see that you have friends You shall |
have time 10 finish your picture viii |
help YOU sell h. Have you eaten today
u haf no abbodide
She understood that ho had not eaten !
and tic tears shone ia her eyes again
Come down 10 my room, she said
"lou must You can take some tea, at
any rate Come down and sit with ne, az
least. while eat
IL am Obliged. be answered as he fol
lowed her But you must excuse my
ab6earaucc he added, glancing at his
ragged clothing stained with grease anc
caubed with paint j am not TT for the
eombany Of lady"
81 ana only poor school mistress, She
smiled and in you ! can respect the
artist
lie bowed with O courteous grace which
gave him the air OF gentleman, in spite
Of his wretched rsimont.
Arrived in hcr little parlor bedroom
with this strange companion, Janet Ilol
Gums heart huttered. 1t was the first
time that "A man had been with her there
alone If visitors should arrive, what
would they think OF course it would b. |
Impossible 20 explain that here was gen
tleman whom she had caught trying &c
commit suicide. and whom she had under
taken 10 cure OF his self destroying pro
pensitics by means Of tea and sympathy |
M.uor-r- rrrtof vrrr+Id 4lf- vrr, ls,...If |
think Of herr She was sQueamish about !
situations land here we come 10 fact
which have not hitherto dared 70 men. |
tionl-well, she was squeamish because
she was an old maid.
1t Is curious, but none the less true.
that a woman of 81 is usually moro
tastidious about appearances, and even
about realities. than girl Of Is. In
meditadons, perhaps some
dangers avoided perhaps some scandals
innocently incurred. habit Of life which
has become a governing motive, are the
explanations OF this singular phenome
non. Well Janet Holcum, being 81
years of are, blushed and was troubled
AZ the thought Of being alone with this
handsome man Of %. although he might
De looked upon az little more than ghost
returned from beyond the grave. Pres
emily her natural good sense. strength.
ened by perfect uprightness Of heart.
came 20 her support
"Pshawl' she thought. Il am old
enough 20 DO mis- aunt; besides. am say ,
ing him from death Let who will blame
me. am doing ny duty"
Having had lunch that day, she had
proposed 10 90 without dinner, and con
sequently she had slight provision for Il
meal She might have run ont TO make
purchases, but she was afraid to leave !
her Tartar TO himself for the present, and |
moreover, haste seemed TO b6 more i'm 3
portant than plenty. She lighted her gas
stove, got her tea 20 drawing and set out
r store Of graham crackers. butter and {
cheese. Then followed q moderate ropast 4
and a conversation which lasted well into O
the evening
Draw, out 10y sympathy. the guest told 4
his whole story His name. he stated. o
was Ernst RodOlf Hartmann and he was
The youngest son of All official III the civil d
service Of Prussia Carried away by the S
liberal ideas 50 common among European a
students, he had attached himself, after d
leaving the University Of Berlin, 10 @ "
secret club 81 republicans, whose object C
was 10 substitute democracy for the r
The club had been fer II
-eted out by The police; Ernst and two or Ii
.hree other members had been condemned o
10 u brief Imprisonment; moreover. he 81
lad been disinherted and disowned by T
ais father "a furious loyalist Worst Of b
III. beautiful girl TO whom he was be z
rothed had, during his confinement, been a
iriven or coaXed into a marriage with h
9me old baron This last sorrow. which | Il
he related with childlike candOr and sim OF
'licity, made Janet Holcum blush to her
ars, even while her heart throbbed with "
,ity Il
When be rose TO return 10 his room. he C
ppeared TO be at least temporarily recon h,
lied 10 tho struggle Of life. k
Il viii dry 1t leetle longer, il you will Sc
ifme hand, he said. II will 60 10 81
ainting again b
oh. how can you talk Of 1t so coollyl" II
he exclaimed with heartfelt sOlemnity hi
nd even with horror Don't YOU know 81
hat what you have done today is very Sc
ickedy Forgive mel' she added IN DC
iently remembering how miserable he &c
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