Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-13

Y lope. Lumley hur-
riedly brought the sitting to close ana
nut the sketch carefully away.
"No need to let all the world know
that you are kind enough to SIT Tor my
Penelope. If Mrs. Hope knows IL" ne
said, sit will be in all the papers next
week, and am particularly anxious
that all the world should not know It. ;"
But Lumley had reckoned II not with
out his host most assuredly without his
hostess. who had gone to meet her guest
with Jock and the stanhope. And Mrs.
Jock had already told Mrs. Hope all
about the girl who was staying with
her and how she left her standing for a
study of the principal figure in Mr..
Lumley's great picture Of Penelope.
Mrs. Rope, as soon as she was intro
duced to We're, went straight TO the
subject just then uppermost In her MIND.
$50 you are sitting to our dear
George for Penelope" she remarked.
"Ohl Georgey, GeorgeY, that Penelope
of yours does cost you an intinitude OF
trouble. When / think OF the endless
women who have sat to you for your
Penelope, my heart quite aches for the
fresh victims-Ohl here he Is. How do
you do, Mr.. LumleY? have been ask
ing to see your study OF Miss Nugent.
hear she Is sitting for Penelope"
"Nothing of the kind" returned the
painter sharply. miss Nugent has
been kind enough to let me take
rough sketch of her profile, which Is
purely classic as you may see." lie
made a gesture as he spoke indicating
a line from the crown Of Miss Nugent's
head to her shoulder, and a less deter
mined woman than Mrs. Hope would
have understood that he did not wish
to discuss the subject further. Not so,
however, Mrs. Hope, who returned to
the charge with undaunted vigor.
Sand you'll let me see it," she said
coaxingly. do, Mr.. Lumley-Pm so
interested in art"
But Lumley was obdurate. 81 never
show unfinished work, Mrs. Hope" he
said decidedly, "never to anyone; even
Mrs. Jock has not asked to see it, nor
for the matter Of that Miss Nugent her
self"
"And you won't show me?"
81 never dol have already said so, !"
he replied firmly yet in his sweetest air.
BY the next train there arrived the
Young gentleman who was called DAM
cry, handsome looking vacuous boy,
with Piccadilly accent, who asked
them II they'd heard that ''dear old
Uonnin' had asked for tho Ohiltern Hun
dreds and got 'em, bal Jove," and hav-
ing RECALLED them with that mornings
Town news and displayed great deal
of surprise that they had heard none Of
it, attached himself to Mrs. Hope and
plunged into the details of the very lat
est Mayfair scandal.
"Why did our dear Mrs. Jock ask this
pair down here?" Lumley groaned to
Jock half an hour later.
"Heaven knows" he replied; 81
never interfere, as you know, old chap.
l gathered from her, though / don't
think she actually put IT into words
that she had asked Mrs. Hope purely
out Of friendship to you"
''To ME-" the painter cried; why,
can't stand the woman at any price!
And we were so awfully happy and
comfortable before" he added, patheti-
cally.
$50 we were. Well, Ruth's only
asked 'em till Monday. I'll tell her not
to keep either Of 'em longer. She
won't ask Mrs. Hope II I tell her not
TO and that you and that young ass
Damery would be stark staring mad II
he were to stop more than three days
in what he calls the wilds OF the coun-
try. BY Jove, what a creature it is!
We happened to see Lady Emily Tar
tarre at the station-she was In the
train, in fact, going on to East Court
for few days rest and change. She
called out TO me and l went to the car
rage window to speak to her. 'Ah, how
d'you do, Mr.. Damery? she said with
a nod to him. How d'dee do?' said he,
and for the life of him the Johnnie
could not remember who she was. 'Bai
the bai-do / know your he asked.
NO, Pm sure you DON'T Lady Emily
said promptly, at least l hope not. l
only spoke to you out Of politeness to
Mr.. Airlie,' and the train went on and
she went ON with it almost doubled up
with laughing"
"What did he say, the sweet youth?"
Lumley asked amusedly.
"Say?" He said, "Bai Jove, that
comes Of KNOWN such a crowd OF peo-
plea fellow can't keep 'em all In his
head. dontcher know"
depends on the head" said Lumley
drily.
''Ah, that was what 1 told him." re-
Joined Jock, with laugh.
Meantime the three ladies were sitting
before the fire In the drawing-room, for
in spite of the lovely weather during
the sunny hours fires were still posi-
tive necessity within doors. Mrs. Hope
had quickly and sharply taken stock of
Miss Nugent and had begun already to
make the most friendly overtures to-
wards her. "Young and odd-looking
and very chic" was her mental COM
ment. Aloud she said-"What do you
do to make your hair stand out like
that, Miss Nugent?"
~ don't do anything" We're replied,
''I suppose l was born so; it has always
been the same"
"But not that color surely?" cried
Mrs. Hope quickly.
sob, yes"
Really. Oh, / quite thought you
used something to give it that very pc
culiar tint. I'm told that laudanum is
the great thing to use now, and it makes
you sleep too, which must be most use
full"
"Don't you sleep well?" asked Very,
politely interested.
"Ohl my DEAR" the lady crisd-''does
ann women in town sleep well?''
ssYes-I do" Mrs. Jock put In, and
I do about thousand times as much
work as you ever do, Gwen, though
perhaps / don't cad about to as many
parties IS You do. So there isn't any
thing to be said for it BY the way,