San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-11

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body to Introduce me to her. There's moth
ing worth looking at since she came in But,
by i'll luck, nobody here seems to know her."
Eustace Kendall, to whom the warm artist
temperament of his friend was we'll known,
turned with some amusement towards the
picture named and noticed that flutter in tl,o
room winch shows that something or some
one of interest Is present People try to look
unconcerned, apd, catalogue in hand, were
edging towards the spot where the lady in
black stood. glancing alternately at her and
at the pictures, in the manner Of those
equally determined to satisfy their curiosity
and their sense of polteneSS The lady i'll
question, meanwhile, conscious that she was
being looked at, but not apparently disturbed
by it, was talking to another lady, the only
person with her, Il tall, gaunt woman, also
dressed in black and gifted abundantly with
the fOrbidding aspect which beauty requires
in its duennd.
Kendall could see nothing more at first than
a tall, slender figure, beautiful head, with
a delicate white profile, in flashing contrast
with its black surroundings. and with lines
of golden brown hair. But in profile and
figure there was an extraordinary distinction
friends eagerness and made hlm wish for the
beautys next movement. Presently she
turned and caught the gaze Of the two men
full upon her. Her eyes dropped little, but
there was nothing i'll bred or excessive in her
self consciousness. She took her compan-
ions arm with a quiet movement and drew
her towards one of the striking pictures of
the year, some little way off, The two men
also turned and walked away
- never saw such beauty as that before, -"
said the artist, with emphasis. IL must find
some one who knows her, and get the chance
Of seeing that face light up, else shall go
home-one may as well These dauJs are not
worth the trouble Of considering now"
SEQ what it is to I've an ideal painter, -
SAID Kendall, laughing. AT home one paints
river goddc'seS, and tree nymphs, and such
Ike remote creatures, and abroad one falls a
victim to the first well dressed, healthy look
ing girl-chaperon, bonnet and all"
SHOW me another Ike her." said his
friend, warmly Il tell you they re not to
be met with like that every day. Je me
COMMAS en- beaItc, my dear fellow, and
never saw such perfection, both of line and
color rs that. 1t is extraordinary; it ex-
Ii,
now going up to here
Kendall turned and saw a short fair man,
with dry, keen, American face, walk up to
the beauty and speak to her. She greeted
him cordially, with a beaming smile and
bright, emphatic movements of the head, and
the three strOIIed on.
Yes, that is Edward Wallace-verv much
in it, apparently. That is the way Ameri.
cans have. They always know everybody
its desirable 10 know But now's your
chance. Forbes. Stroll care!essiy past them.
catch Wai.2c,'s eve, and the thing is done"
Mr.. Forbes had already dropped kendarS
arm, and was sauutering across the room
towards the chatting trio Kendall watched
the scene from distance with some amuSe
ment; saw his friend brush CIrelessly past
the American, look back, smile stop and
hold out lis hand; evidently a whisper
passed. between them, for the next moment
Mr.. Forbes was making Il low bow to the
beauty, and Immediately afterwards Kendall
saw his fine gray head and stopping shout.
derS disappear inco the next room, side by
side with Miss Bretherton's erect and Grace
full figure
Kendall b>tooIi himself once more to the
quaintances, nadc a rapid tour of tho rooms
with them, parting with them at the en-
trance that ne might himself go back and
look at two o.. three things in the sculpture
room which lie had Gccn told were impo--
tant and promising. There he came across
the American, Edward Wallace, who at once
took him by the arm with the manner of an
old friend and a little burst of laughter.
80 you saw the introduction What a
man is Forbes: Ho is as young still as he
was at IS. | envy him. He took Mss Breth-
erton right round, talked to her of all his
favored hobbies, looked at her in a wav
which would have been awkward if it had
been anybody else but such a gentlemanlv
maniac as Forbes, and has almost made her
promise to sit to him Miss Bretherton was
A little bewildered, think She is so new to
London that she doesn't know who's who vet
in the least had to take her aside and ex-
plain to her Forbes humors; then she fred
lp-there is q naive hero worship about her
just now that she is fresh from q colony
and made herself as pleasant to him as q girl
could be. | propheSy Forbes will think of
nothing else for the season"
well, she's a brilliant creature" said
Kendall Its extraordinary how she shone
out beside the pretty English girls about her.
It is an Intoxicating possession for woman,
such beauty as that; It's like royalty; it
places the individual under conditions quite
mike those of common mortalS | suDpose
It's that rather than any real ability as an
actress that has made her a success. Iuo-
iced the papers said as much-some more
politely than Others"
''Oh, she's not much Of On aeSSIess; she has
m trAinin" - hnesse- But you'll see, she'll