The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-03

| - H. We were In TACT eitunG over our Wine'
that this didn't, prevent hts own from being
| vSfy goods. which led him to rejoin: I'VE
thought that it you ever have to do people like
uA We might be something like It. She. par
ticularly for . lady In . book. you know"
.I.wns 80 amused By them that, to get moro
OF II. did my best to take their point Of view:
and though II Was IN embarrassment to find
myself appfaisink physically. IS II they were
animals on hire or useful blacks a pair whom
Ishould have expected to meet only In one OF
| the relations In. which criticism IL tacit
looked at MIRA Monarch iudioiously enough to
| be able TO exclaim. after q. moment. with con-
viction: '"Oh. YES. . lady in bookP She
was sineulsrly like bad illustration.
wellstandu up. II you like" said the Major:
and he raised himself before me with q really
grand air.
could take his measure at . glanoe-he was
six foot two and . perfect gentleman. Nwould
have paid any club. In process OF formation
and In want OF . stamp. to engage him. at .
salary. to stand In the principal window. What
struck me i'm medlstely was that In coming to
me they had rather missed their vocation;
they could surely have been turned to better
account for advertising purposes I couldn't
OF course. see the thing In detail: but could
ses them make some ones fortune-I don't
mean their own. There was something in
them for waistooat maker. an hotel keeper.
or q soap veuder. I could imagine I'VE al
ways use Il" pinned on their bosoms with the
greatest effect: had vision Of the prompts
tude with which they would launch table
fh6<e.
Mrs. Monarch sat still. not from pride but
from shyness. and presently her husband said
to her: Get UP. my dear. and>sh how
smart you are" She obeyed but she had no
need to get up to show It. She walked to the
- h. t,,At NJ oha haN
blnshing. with her huttered eyes on her hus-
band. Twas reminded OF an incident had &C.
cldentally had glimpse Of In Paris-being
with friend there. q dramatlst about to pro-
duoe play-when an actress came to him to
ask to be intrusted with . part. She went
through her PAGES before him. walked up and
down as Mrs Monarch was doing. Mrs. Mon
arch did quite as we'll. but sbstained from
applaudlng. It was very odd to see such peo-
pie apply for such poor pay. She looked as
II she had ten thousand year. Her husband
had used the word that described her: she was.
In the London current jargon. essentially and
typically smart" Her figure was. in the
same, order OF ideas. conspicuously and irre-
proachably!" good" For woman OF her age
her waist was surprisingly small: her elbow.
moreover. had the orthodox crook. She held
her head at the conventional angle: but why
did she come to me2 she ought to have tried
on jackets at q big shop. I feared my visitors
were not only destitute. but artistic (which
would be great com lication. When she sat
down again thanked her. observing that
what draughtsman most valued in his model
Was the faculty for keeping quiet.
"Oh. she can keep quiet" said Major Mon
arch. Then he added jocosely: i've always
kept her quiet"
I'm not nasty fldget am II" Mrs. Mon
arch appealed to her husband.
He addressed his ans wer to me. Perhaps
jkisn't out. OF place to men tion-because We
ought to be quite business-like. oughtnt we2
that when married her she was known as
theBeautiful Statue"
"Oh dear". said Mrs. Monarch. ruefully.
'"Of course should want certain amount
Of expression" Ifejoined.
."Of courser' they both exclaimed.
And then suppose you know that you'll
get swfully tired"
"Oh, we never get tired! they eagerly cried.
Have you had any kind Of prsctice7'
They hesitated-they looked at each other.
MIRA Monarch.
"she means the fellows have asked u.s."
added the Major
"Ises-because you're 80 sood.lookins."
81 don't know what they thought, but they
were always after U.s."
I'VE always got our photographs for moth
Ing" smiled Mrs Monarch.
We might have brought some. my dear"
her husband remarked.
I'm not sure we have any left We've given
quantities away" she explained to me.
with our ,autogr phs and that sort OF
thing" said the MAJOR.
ouired, as q harmless pleasantly.
"Oh. yes .hers--they used tn be-"
mot now" said Mrs. Monarch. with her eyes
on the floor.