The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-06

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now that he WIS going to be close TO Gwen
nolen and he'r her voice and watch her face
during several precious hours. Garth had
nothing valuable to add to his life for tho
present.
Tho carl said to himself, ,''This spectsr
can snt applsa. apparently. VS. shall find
out, now, If that i = spacialty. { think. my
aeif. W. q speciality. Apples, without doubt,
constitute the spectral limit. II was the
case with our first parents. No. l Nm wrong
--at least only partly right. The line was
drawn at apples, just M il. the present case,
but II was from tho other direction Iho
new Mothes give him 4 thrill of pleasure
and pride. Ho said to himself, tive got
part OF him down to date, anyway"
Sellers said he WAS pleased with Iracy's
work, and he went on and engaged him TO
restore his old masters. and said he should
also wat him to paint his portrait and his
wife's and possibly his daughters. Tho
tide OF this artists happiness was ut food
n np;,. 1 rhs chat hat. flowed elegantly pa Along
unpacked q picture which he had brought
with him. It Was 4 chromo: a new one,
Just put. 1t was the smlrking, sslf-satis-
fed portrait of a man who was %inundatina
the Union with Advertisements inviting
everybody to buy his specially, which was
a $S shoe or = dress suit or something of
that kind. The old gentleman rested the
chrome fiat upon his lap and gazed down
tenderly upon it, and became silent and
meditative. Presently Tracy noticed that
he was dripping tears on it. This touched
the young follows sympathetic nature. and
at the same time gave him the painful
sense Of being an intruder upon u sacred
privacy, an observer OF emotions which q
stranger ought not to witness. Bat his
pity rose superior to other considerations
and compelled him to try to comfort the
old mournor with kindly words and a show
Of friendly interest. Ho said:
II am very aorry--is II = friend whom
"Ah, more than that, far ma n than that
"a relative, the dearest I hse on earth,
although I was never permitted to see him.
Yes, it is young Lord Berkeley, who per-
ishod so heroically in the awful conaa-
why. what is the matter?"
sob, nothing, nothing. II was a little
sta.tling to be 50 suddenly brought face TO
face, SO to speak, with a person one has
heard go much talk about. Is it 4 good
likeness"
Without doubt. yes. I never saw him,
but You can easily see the resemblance to
his father" said Sellers, holding up the
misrepresenting the usurping earl and back
again with an approving eye.
"Well, no, | am not sure that | make out
the likeness. 1t is plain that the usurpinR
earl thee has a great deal of character and
a long face like q horses, whereas his heir
here is smirky. n.oon-faced and character
leas.'. ~ +@
I'VE are all that way in the, beginning
all the line,'' said Sellers. undisturbed.
all start as moon-faced fools, then
later we tadpole along into horse-faced
marvels of intellect and character. It ia by
that sign and that fact that [ detect the
resemblance here, and know this portrait
to be genuine and perfect. Yes. all our
family are fools at first"
This young man seems to meet the
hereditary requirements. certainly"
Eyes. yes, be was a fool, without any
doubt. Examine the face. the shape IF the
head, the expression. It's all fool, fool, fool,
through"
''Thanks,'' said Tracy, ~involuntarily. 3
'Thanks?"
II mean for explaining it to me. Go on,
please"
GAS I was saying, fool is printed all over
the face. A body can even read the de-
tails" aasS% Esf 1ss \
what do they sayY'
"Well, added up, he is q wobbler."
"a which,"
"Wobble.. A person that's always tax
a firm stand about something or other
kind of a Gibraltar stand. he thinks, for
fidelity and everlastingness-
and then, inside Of a little while be begins
to wobble; no more Gibraltar there; no, sir,
y mighty ordinary commonplace weakling
wobbling around on stills. That's Lord
Berkeley to a dot, you can see it-look at
that sheep. But-why, you are blushing |
like sunset. Dear sir. have I unwittingly
offended in some way?'
"Oh, no. indeed; no. indeed. Far from
it. But it always makes me blush to hear a
self: "How strangely his vagrant and I'M
guided fancies have hit upon the truth.
BY accident he has described me. [ am
that contemptible thing. When / left
I thought I knew myself; I thought
I WAS a very Frederick tho Great for reso-
luton and staying capacity; whereas, in
truth, | am just a wobbler. simply a wob-
bier. Well, after all. it is at least credita-
ole to have high ideals and give birth to
Iofty resolutions; l will allow myself that
comfort" Then be said, aloud: Gould
This sheep. as you call him, breed a great
self-sacritcing idea in his head, do you
think? Could he mediate such u thing,
to- instance. as the remuneration of ths
and its wealth and it's glories, and
voluntary retirement to the ranks of the
,ommonalty, there to rise by his own merit
II remain forever poor and o%bscure?"
Gould he? Why look at hitn-look at
his simpering, s~elf-rlghteous mug. There
would think of. And he would start in to
10 it. too"
And then?"
He'd wobble.' "
And back down."
eve y time"
els that to happen with all MY moan
that happen to all his high resolu-
ions?"
ooh. certainly, certainly. It's the Ross
no O of it,
Then this creature was fortunate to
lie. Suppose, for arguments sake, that
was Il Rossmore, and"
at can't be DONE"
"Why?"
because it's not q supposable case. To
70 q liossmore at your age, you'd have to be
fool, and you're not q fool. And you'd
lave to be n wobbler. whereas ANYBODY
hit is an export in reading character can
ee at u glance that when you set your foot
lown once it's there to stay; an earthquake
wobble it, He added to himself.
That's enough to say to him. but it isn't
strong enough for the facts. The more
observe him now, the more remarkable |
md him. 1t il the strongest face | have
yer examined There is almost super
titmness here, immovable purpose.
ron steadfastness of will. A most extraor.
mary young man.
He presently said, aloud:
Some timeI want tic ask your advice
bout IL little matter, Mr.. Tracy. You see,
We got that young lords lemaius-my
GOODNESS. how you jump
ooh, it's nothing; pray go on. You've
OF his remainsY"
''Nes."
Are you sure they are his and not some.
'odv ~elsc's?"
"oh; perfectly sure. Samples, I mean,
lot all of him."
"SamplesT'
ayes: in baskets. Some time YOU will be