Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-18

for her beauty, the daughter
of an English earl, who many years be-
fore had been married to a Hungarian
nobleman of great wealth and of his
toric name. Calling up the porter. Mr..
Heaphey asked him by whom this roll
of paper had been left The porter re-
piled: II have no idea. never saw it
before"
did you not bring it with the last
mail?"
mo, sir, it didn't come with the last
mail"
Now, there was no letter slit in the
door of the studio. The studio itself had
Leen locked and the key in the porters
possession during the whole time.
Mr.. Heaphey finally took the paper
and put it into his dispatch box, mar
yelling not little in his mind as to the
meaning of these inexplicable perform
ances.
Gradually, however, the whole mat
ter passed out OF his mind, until some
weeks afterward, while staying with a
friend in one of the midland counties.
he took the engraving up and-!ie could
not exactly say why-felt suddenly
moved to make sketch from memory
of the lady whose face it recalled to him
SO wildly. He put this sketch with the
engraving back into his dispatch book,
and again the subject passed out of his
mind.
Two or three weeks passed by. Visit
ing another friend-in Yorkshire, near
the Derby shire line-Mr. Heaphey found
himself seated at dinner next to gen.
tleman of an old family and of good
estate in Derbyshire, who had entered
into correspondence with him some years
before with an eye to inducing him to
come down into Derbyshire and paint
portrait there of an invalid child Of his
to whom he was very much attached
and who could not conveniently be car
ried up to London.
Finding Mr. Heaphey near his resi-
dence, this gentleman entreated him to
come over at the end of his Yorkshire
visit, pass two OF three days with him,
and paint this portrait. Is was not very
convenient for Mr.. Heaphey to do this,
but such was the urgency Of the Derby.
shire man that he finally gave way.
IL shall be going home myself in q
day or two, said the Derbyshire man,
who was visiting a neighbor of Mr..
Heaphey's host in Yorkshire, land / will
have everything ready for you. You
will take the train at such station"
(naming it), "change carriages at such
junction, and in 20 minutes after that
you will find yourself at little way
station, where my carriage will be in
waiting for you and bring you to my
house"
1t was gray rainy morning when
MI. Heaphey took the train to make his
trip into Derbyshire.
Just before the train was to start the
guard came up, opened the carriage door,
and handed in lady, with the usual
paraphernalia Of umbrellas, bags, and
shawls.
The train moved off and Mr.. Heaphey,
after a while, glancing around from his
corner, became aware that this lady was
looking at him fixedly through brown
veil which obscured and blurred the out
lines Of her countenance. 1t is unpleas-
ant to be fixcd in this way from behind
a veil, and Mr.. Heaphey felt unusually
and unaccountably restless under the in
Fiction.
His uneasiness was soon removed, how.
ever, for the lady. throwing her vel
aside, revealed to him the face of hi
mysterious visitant Of the summer. She
seemed not in the least surprised at find
ing him in the carriage.
This cool demeanor aided Mr.. Heaphey
in regaining his composure, and he me
her in the same spirit.
"You have made the sketch of me
have you not, Mr.. Heaphey?" she sale
suddenly.
Good heavens, yes! but how did 20,
know that?"
Deigning no reply, she went on:
"Why did you not finish it. "
Mr.. Heaphey stammered out some ex
cuse, which was cut short by her asking
him whether the engraving had no
helped him as she had told him it would
~Very MUCH" he said; "but-but
never quite knew how you sent that t.
me-.
mo, I suppose not" she said; and
changing the subject, began to speak Q
some book which she held in her hand
The conversation went on until tn
train reached the point at which MI
Heaphey was to leave it. The lady az
parently intended to continue her jou'
ney in the direction of London, for sll
made no offer to get out, bade Mr.. Hex
phey good morning very composedly
and as he got out of the carriage said
him:
Nov, you will go on with the sketc
and will try and let you see me agaii
1t should b. done.
Without quite owning it to himsel
Mr.. Heaphey was greatly pleased to tin
himself in different carriage going
q different direction. In due time
found his host carriage waiting for hir
and was driven to the house and usher'
, to his room in time TO dress for Dime