Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-03-22
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them for some time. and was arranging
H. take Italian les-bns," answered RuSh.
II, toD, have known them for some
time. AMI was arranging "a take Italian
lcs-onA There l. nothing Ike n pretty
woman to teach i.llow a language. !
can learn more Italian from Leonis eyes
than from "a dozen text l. soks." John To
piled. lightly.
Rush tried to press the mater. hut his
brother answered him with chat
"whcn are You Ia marry Amy l'yliss,
john ashci Rush.
An expression % annoyance passNi
over Johns face. lat hc rcplic,l. amia
bly enough'
''sone time In the fall. believe"
II thOught IL was to have bccn In
June" saii Rush.
"Spmething was sail about June. hut
ANY thought We that had letter walt,
rrpli,i John. carclcSsly, beginning Ia
ircss for dinner.
delays are dangerous, John"
sand haste IL often fatal"
After a pause Rush resumed; IL
thought you told me You dill not know
i,eoni. john
"Dij n Then suppose didn't when
I told YOU. One makes acquaintanccs
On short notice In the city. Nice little
thing. isn't shei The mother Il dear
oli boiy. quite like tho athlete, too.
II Is be- ! so To 80, ycu know; hc Is very
fond ~ me-"
Theru was no uso In trying o. talk scri-
ously with John. lie never for mo-
mcit allowed himself to - concerned,
and. as Rush was going to dine at tho
Archcrs' with Helen AMI Archie Tilling-
hast. be had to leave without accom-.
plishing his object, which was Ia take
John 10 task for forgetfulness % his vow
to Amy.
Tho dinner at the Archers' was de-
lightful Sir. Archer was famous Tor
his cook. and there was no letter house
kec,.r In New York than Mrs. Archer.
Rush took Helen cut Ia dinner, Archie
took Mrs. Pryor-tl,c woman with whom
lL-~ie visited tho mediums and the
lIuddhists. and whom be detested-and
Il-S.ie went out on the arm ~ Diony sius
Ollara. an Irish artist. with some talent
hut mcrc prctensions. who sat at the feet
II the Parnpod and smoked lad cigars
0'IIan seemed clever fellow at first
si.,ht. and Il took you some tirne to find
cat that hc was telling you how clever he
was. mthcr than proving II. lilo affected
somc coccntriciiy In drcss, combcl his
black hair straight forward from the
middle of his head % his eyebrows,
brushed the ends of his mustache cut
straight from his thin liz. and. PARTING
his l-ari from the middle. brushed that
up. ton, from either side of the part.
Ills eyes were pale blue. and the pupil
expanded and oontracts-l like cats n
l,c talked.
Altogether, hc WA an old looking fel-
low. and IL bc had not been - absurdly
oonceitcd would have been rather inter.
csting. Ills pictures were Of the imprs-
sionist type, and, although his portraits
oould hardly bc called likeness, they
w,rc fashionable. and O'llara was quite
s0ught after In society-that Il. by the
women. Tho men could not stand his
ni!ctaiions and conceit, but tho women
said. "Mr. 0'llara IL 70 clever! You
know he is n Duidhist-eats nothing but
vegetables. You could not induce him
IA touch meat; II Il against his religious
principles Mrs. Pryor was intimate
with O'Ilara lie was very fond Of
painting her portrait, and she was very
fond Of sitting 10 him. "Such an intel
Icctual man. my dearl" she said 10 Bes-
sie. "You should hear him read poetryi
And be writes poetry. too. Pure inspi.
ration. lie says hs never made rhyme