The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-26

That can't tell you," said the young
woman, but suppose it Is because he had
heard frem you"
Heard from mel" said Mr.. HeapheJ.
my dear young lady, have had no COM
munication with yoRr father for years.
am sorry to say l didn't even remember he
was living here in Lichfeld.
The young Lady looked at him incredu-
lousy.
How can this be when you have been
painting my sisters p0rtraitP'
Painting your sisters Portrait said
Mr. Heaphey. ''Pray, what is your sisters
namef"
Her names" said the young lady, re-
peating it.
II assure you," said Mr.. Heaphey,
either / am dreaming or you are Your
sister never sat to me for her portrait. 1
never heard Of it until this moment"
you must not say this to my father, !"
said the young lady; sit will XIII him He
has been counting on this Inere must be
some strange mistake.
Certainly there is some strange mis-
take" said Mr. Heaphey, but can't IN
deFstand how am in any way accountable
for it, assure you l have no recollection
CT your sisters name-no recollection
Where did she sit to me?
THAT I don't know" said the young
lady; at must have been before she died l"
"She is no longer living, them
mo; and il il since her death that my
father has been so eager TO secureShe por-
trait yoa have been painting OF her. can't
understand how you didn't know her
name; but you win surely recall her faceat
once. for you have the engraving of the
portrait of Lady -, which was taken out
out Of our Book Of Beauty ard sent to
you because of its strange resem hlance to
her" And with this the young lady, ris-
ing. handed him a copy of Heath's Book
Of Beauty" opened at the page from which
the engraved portrait so long and 50 mys-
teriously had been taken.
The effect OF this disclosure upon Mr..
Heaphey may be imagined. His oounte-
nance changed. He paused amoment and
then said
This is inexplicable When did your
sister die?'
The date was named, date not long pre-
ceding the time at which his mysterious
visitor had first entered his studio.
81 have picture OF that young lady, {"
he said, Sin my dispatch box. and Will
bring it down stairs to yon."
Going up stairs, he opened the dispatch
box and returned to the drawing room
with the nearly completed sketch and With
the engraved portrait, bothgof which the
young lady received With expressions OF
the most intepse deEght. She carried them
up stairs to her father, and after little
time Mr.. Heaphey wss introduced TO his
old acquaintance, whom he found in a
state Of inexpressible happiness at the
possession of the portrait, and not in the
least, apparently, disturbed or concerned
as to the way IN which it had been painted
or as to any of-the circumstance. connect
ed with It. He could not. sufficiently
thank MIR, Heaphey for what hahsd done,
pressed him to name his aFnszeuunera-
ton for the work, and exhibited In short.
every symptom of unbounded satisfaction.
1t is unnecessary TO say tHstsM Heaphey
positively and psretnptortlye declined any
payment whatever forthis strange and I'M
canny piece of work, He said as little as
possible to the father or to the family as TO
the circumstances IN which.fit had been
painted, and got OUT of 'Iiohfeld by the
earliest train with sense of intense relief.
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