The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-03-26

/ paint the picture, naming wholly made
! quate sum IN order to secure the commits
sion.
! II won't do it, of course,u he said to
himself ''She shall be paid in her own
4 coin, but see her again | will"
! This Is an extract from what he wrote
! to Mrs. Tancarville SIMPSON of George
street, Hanover Square: Il viii do what
you wish if sufficient opportunities of
studying the principal figures are al
1orded me. The brides face, for instance,
which, If covered by veil, will only
have TO be limited at, must on that account
be carefully studied in order that the
/ little that is shown may be perfectly rec
ognlzable. She must give me at least one
sitting before her wedding-day.n
An answer soon came. The bride
THAT is to be-" wrote Mrs. Tancarville
/ SIMPSON, who still seemed to fear that
! this almost to-good-to-be hoped mar
rage would be broken off il she tempted
tate by writing bride" boldly, 'retuses
! 10 SIT before her marriage. She is much
| too tired with preparations she says, to
look well and Go herself JUSTICE and,
therefore, If she did sit, the picture would
| be just as little like her real self as any
! lmpertectly caught likeness you might
take would be. Her face will be hidden
/ by thick lace veil, she says, and that is
true, Tor she is going to wear beautiful
lace-'the gift Of the brides mother,
VIII be said in the papers, but that won't
! De True, Tor have other girls to think OF.
am afraid, however, as she seems so de-
termlned not to sit-between you and me
and the postman, believe she rather dis
/ likes the idea OF the commemorative
picture, and feels that there is a certain
! ostentatlon about tive shall just have
/ TO let her have her own way. She says,
indeed, that every moment of the time is
hlled up with all kinds of appointments.
we Will not give up the picture. Sir
Edwards heart is still set Oh it, and so is
mine, and must have il. / think if you
come to the church, and then on to the
! house for the breakfast and reception
| afterward, you, with your genius-I as
sure you / have heard it called genius
will have ample opportunities of study
ing her in her wedding-dress, and you
can have it sent to your studio after
! ward. Don't press. for a sitting-she
really has so little time that it would be
cruel to urge her.
"P. 81 have just been to her room
again to ask If you might not come, and
/ assure you l was sorry for her. She
begged me TO give up the picture, told me
! L was unkind to ask her to do more when
| she was worked to death already and
wound up by bursting into tears. let
her think | would give it up. 1 did not
say you would go to the church or any
thing. Come to the church as arranged,
and then to the house,
- Drummond went to the church and saw
a yelled bride float past him and stand
| talterlng by the bridegroom'S side at the
altar. He heard the words that were
said, the promises she made. She was a
! girl who, to his knowledge, was little
bound by promises. When she came
from the vestry her face was by no means
hidden-her veil was flung back, and she
! looked radiant. There was certain in
| science in such radiant happiness when
| she had brought such darkness and dis
appointment on him.
lie hurried away to George Street
When he entered the drawing-roorn
everyone was shaking hands with and
! kissing her. He did not approached
[ those shake hands with her who could do
! it without heartache. He went to re-
mote corner and pretended to be looking
at drawing.
Presently Mrs. Tancarville SIMPSON
| came. "Oh, Mr.. Drummond,n she ex-
claimed reproachfully. 81 didn't expect
to find you in this corner! | thought you
would have your picture in your mind
and be lOo!ling!''
''Vhere is such a crowd! Its so diff
/ cult" he began: he scarcely knew
what ne was saying, he felt this so much
more than he had feared.
''Oh, | know there is crowd-I quite
understand that it is not convenient. but
you are under engagement to do this
/ picture, and ought to be anxious to max e
/ IL good one, and be studying the bride"
Drummond looked full of embarrass-
ment and despair. She thought it was
despair of using his chances properly
and said, ''I'll tell you what I'll do for
you. Lady Cleeve will have to 90 to
change her dress almost directly. She
can't go up stairs the ordinary way, it's
/ so crowded. She will escape by door on
/ the opposite corner of the room. You
shall stand there and see her come UP and
/ pass through. You can look at her with
out speaking she wouldn't like you to
! speak. You don't seem to understand
me. Come, l will take you there"
| She took his arm, and led him to the
door. Some one had told her that men OF
genius were idiots in the affairs of COM
mon life, and she saw that it was true-he
was capable of drifting away from his
good position, she thought, so she stayed
TO see that he didn't.
Nv hen you see a movement in the
crowd in the other room, that will mean
she's coming. Watch her as she comes
watch her carefully-it will be rather un-
fair to us if you let yourself be dIsap-
pointed. Here she is! Mr.. Drummond,
she is here!"
Lady Cleeve came resolutely forward to
her mother, and seeing that, the train of
| followers fell back a step or two.
Mother" she said in low voice, Ego
a little further oft. | want to say some
thing to Mr.. Drummond. Keep all those
| people away from us for minute or two.n
on good darling'' exclaimed Mrs.
Tancarville Simpson. 81 knew you
would find some way to oblige us ALL
| You understand how our hearts are set
on this picture. Don't hurry; let Mr..
| Drummond have a good look at you. /
| have told him he is not to talk to you. 1
| will keep every one out of the way. In
| fact, will explain to them why you
want to speak to him. And having said
all this loudly enough to be audible to
Drummond, she went to the nearest
guests and eagerly explained that this
was hurried sitting for really import
ant work of art.
| "Mother does not know why want to
| speak to you so much," whispered Lady
! Cleeve. 81 want to ask you to forgive
me-" She held out her hand, but it fall
tered on its way to him. Seeing that he
showed no disposition to take it, she
drew back and said, ''You will shake
hands with me, [ hope"
| es but how could you treat me so ?n
| 81 didn't want to behave badly was
very foolish-that's all. You see, I had
been told about girls being models, and
thought what fun it would be to play at
| being one for a time myself. | had TO
wait until my mother went away for
three-weeks' visit and then L came to
| you. That was ALL"
THAT was allv' he repeated despair
ingly. She spoke so lightly, and she
seemed to him to be dancing upon his
coffin.
''WeA, no, not quite all. There was
such pretty ring-a sapphire and dia-
mond one in a secondhand shop, and [
couldn't afford to buy it out of my allow
ance-it was seven pounds. Come, Mr..
Drummoud, don't look so vexed with a
poor girl on her wedding day. l admit
it was stupid thing to do, but no one is