The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-03-28


Miss Fortescue be undignifed enough to
giggleY
Then Maud went on:
swell, then, would you be very much Of
Tended il should ask you toto permit me
to make a sketchof your facet You know
we art students are constantly on the watch
for countenances that are not insipid. and
common A face indicative Of strength Of
character eud--and ambtion-is not COM
mon.'
Godfrey began to smile and look conscious.
"You don't know how complimented I'd
feel, he said. ti
"Oh, I'm so glad Will ysu sit for me to-
day9 To tell you the truth, I've begun al
ready; but, of course, it don't resemble you a
bit as yet" And she uncovered the canvas.
And Godfrey posed for an hour to the great
satisfaction Of both III M
After that he sat every morning nearly for
week or more. Mr.. McAllister was amused
to discover that the Tennesseean was quite in
earnest in his IDEA Of laying siege to the
aitiste's heart and gave up trying to impress
upon him the absurdity of his aspirations.
Godfrey evidently believed himself ire
sistible. 81 wn
Miss Fortescue was always present at the
sittmgs but sometimes found il necessary to
retire to The adjoining room to repress her
laughter the models ingenious remarks were
SO highly amusing. Occasionally she gave
Maud some ndvice, as follows: @lf be be-
comes 100 tallintive, my dear, you must snub
him. snub him gorgeously, you know
"What can't understand" said Godfrey
one morning, sis how you can paint so well.
! guess you ain't more than 20, are your
"Not much more, said Maud n@
"Ihen guess I'll be about two years older
than you in September"
Maud-Indeedl
Godfrey-A fact. Aha az1U 9tF
Maud-Well, that's nice age suppose
you'll go into business and succeed finely.
Godffey-Own fault If don't. tClickiAg
his tongue on his teeth) Guess I've got
money enough to back me.
Maud-Yesl There, how am /
getting on with the picturea
Godfrey-Well, gness I'd be lucky to get
as good one again. What do you mean to
do with it any ways
Maud-Do you with iti Oh-ah-why, ex-
hibt it, perhaps
Godfrey-You wouldn'U sell it, suppose
20 met
Maud slowly)-Well, frankly, l. would
rather keep it myself. ~
Godfrey tsuddenly)-I wish had one Of
you'll
Maud (raising her voice)-Carrie, please
come and criticise.
HO,lf fY,lx
When the sittings We're over he requested
permission to call at Miss Satterlees home.
Maud was very pleasant.
"'ro call" she repeated, smilingly. "Really.
should like to ask you, but, you see, the
house is closed, as we 60 TO the seaside very
soon. Our receptions are over for the sea
SOM
Godfrey bore his disappointment like a
hero. Had she not painted his portrait and
refused to sell it--even to himY
my DEAR said Miss Fortescue, Sim afraid
your beautiful eyes have worked mischief to
that susceptible young southerner,"
"You think Soi Dear me, I'd be sorry for
him. But he'd suffer in a noble cause.-the
cause Of art"
Godfrey continued to call at the studio
"I'll have to lock the door" said Maud, aor
I'll never have a chance to work up the cos
tune, | must finish it this week. Aunt
Sarah is complaining because / don't ar
range about my wardrobe"
"You'll never want any wardrobe" re-
piled Miss ForteScue, "if you close the door
such weather as this. You'll melt or stife
IN short order"
"Then I'll risk his coming and leave it
open.n And she did
When the young ladies arrived at the
studio quite early, one or two mornings later,
Miss S9ttellee found a letter awaiting her.
She sat down to read it, and was so long at
the task that Miss Fortescue began to wonder
and inquired as to the artiste's perplexity.
"lts PROPOSAL Pm considering replied
Maud 4A
"Indeed! That's diversion How funny the
portrait looks All, if he should see It'll"
Maud flowned.
"I'd like to burn the old thingl"
"But you couldn't, my love; there's no fire,
thank fortunel'
Listen to this impudencep' cried Maud, and
began to read aloud:
"'MY DEAR MISS MAUD Though have
known you SO short a time, | do not believe
you VIII be wholly surprised TO learn that
have come to regard you as more than
friend, In fact ! have grown TO care for you
more than ever cared for any girl. almost
believe can never be happy without you.
know you know that | ann gentleman; l
even think you like me little and will soon
like me more can offer you name upon
whose honor no stain has ever fallen OF
course we are both too young for an imme-
diate marriage, but hope that some day we
may become all in all to each other. | will
call to see you this afternoon at 2. and hope
1or an me happy
Till then and always Your own
"'GoDFREYp
AMY dear Miss Maud, your own Godfrey"
repeated Miss Fortescue. "Ah, my child, did
] not warn thee' Wen, what to dol"
Maud covered the portrait with an impeti-
Gus movement y
"I'll give the presumptuous Youth little