The Springdale news., 1890-01-24

nal. She did not attempt to hIde her work when she saw him. He came to her side, and looked at 1t.
 An he said, atth pleasure in his tone, "you possess one of the rare qualifications for m artist.
 What Is that" she ask ed
 You love nature, and are eontelt not to attempt extraneous adorn- ment."
 "lIow do you know that:"
 First, judge from the subject you have selected for your pencil. Second, can see from your work that the true harmones of nature have been studied and understood. The true spirit isIn your picture
 "But you can criticise il with something more than prmse. l trust =
 "ln sane of the minor details, perhaps '
 And he pointed out to her where she mlgbt make improvements III some of the lights anu shadows.
 By and py, after valuable in. promptu lesson ia art, the work was put aside, and silence ensued. AL bert had taken seat on the sofa, and was looking aown upon the carpet. Julia had moved back from the table, and was looking out through the window. The silence was becoming painful. After a time Seymour summoned hls strength. and resolved 70 know his fate. He had thought the matter over before, and he thought it over again. and when he had galned sui fieient control of h. mself he pro- ceeded, manfnlly
 Miss EeA eleth," he sad, with Il smile which did not dctract from the seriousness of his utteraHee," l have q rnind te offer you an exPla. nation, which l partially promised last c} enlnE. Would Il please you to receive it;'
 This breaking of the silence was A relief to Julia, and there was bright light n her eyes aa she an swered.
 eIt would certainly please me, sir. and l am willing 10 own that l feel considerable curiosity Tn the matter"
 When I have told my story, Mss Evcrleth, may need your p4rdoa more than ever, but I shall make bold to tell 1t, nevertheless.
 "On that January day, of two years age. I saw you for the first .fm3.s I - - my way from New York, where l n46her age an,-=,'''.= passage to Europe. You were III the same car with me, and were SO seated that could look upon your face wh.le you read l always lov- ed to gaze upon that winch was beautiful, and as had then lately been engaged in copying female heads from some oi the best ot the old masters, I was natural that l should be kceniy sensitive to the attractions of female beauty. Par don me. If l aIn to be understood l must tell the whole truth. 1 do not hatter, and you must not be offended studied your face untiI Int became to mo mirror, IF winch l saw reaeoted the inner beIng. l saw nothing elsc-l thought of nothing else. Your lace absorbed me completely. wished that 1 could know you-that you could be my dear, doar friend 0, how could cherish such friend, fer l knew full well tbat goodness of heart gave tie crownlhg charm to
 
 the face. An empty beauty, had It been dazzling like the sun, could not have so attracted me. l was thus absorbed when the crash came. A brief space O. chaotic confusion, and l picked myself up nnharmed.
 My first thoughts, IS hly scatter ed senoes returned, was o the being who so interested m". saw her laying amid portions of the wreck, white and lIieless. sprang for. ward, and lifted tho senscless form III my arms and agalnst my bosom. l was sure 1 felt gentle futtering which was not my own heart. As l stood seeking which way to turn, 1 saw Dr. McElroy, and called up on him f,r assistance. He led me to tbe cottage of Mrs. Preston.
 ''Necd l tel you what wild, rap turous tancles filled my mind dur