The morning call., 1893-09-03

TUT MISS O6cllId DODu, w Tie
walk, suddenly stood still! with start;
then smile flashed across her charming
face. She waved her hand toward the
window.
Patience met her with double warmth to
make up for her forgetfulness. Cecilia
would hear no apologies.
"Of course you forgot me In this heaven
~ place! How cuuld You think of me? 1t
was sweet of you to say | might come if
liked, you dearest gndmOtherl So | Just
came, you seei But-you are not alone ?'
mo. dear. An old friend of mine is
staying, near. and we have been on the
mountains together. Come and warm
yourself. You must be tired and cold"
The girl did not look either tired or cold.
She was radiant with the bloom of Hebe
as she came into the fire-lghted room-her
arm lovingly entwined in that of the elder
woman-and with exquisite grace. half
shy and half confiding, claimed acquaint-
ancP with MIR. Roscoe.
"Ah, no! 1t isn't likely you could recog-
niZe me; but. of course. | know you. We
have not many great artists in our circle of
friends, and when my father said he knew
you we quite felt that an honor was con-
ferred upon us. and we had something to
boast of. Oh. dare say you don't under
standp
II he did not understand. it was at least
agreeable TO receive the homage of this
brilliant young beauty.
MS 49, luuteu, reward OF lame worth
tolling for" he said. with mock earnest
ness. This is full compensation for the
GOODNESS of the cautious critics and the
meanness of purchasers. Miss Bond, that
you and your sister should consider me "A
great artist is compliment which | must
heneeforth struggle to preserve"
"Oh! but every Que knows you are a
great artist" The girl said. with sim plicity.
Don't they, Patience? | am not silly 10
think so, am /? 1t isn't my ignorance?
The world ackno Wedges Mr.. Roscoe as in
The first rank-the very first rank of art
lists. Don't You think SOP"
Her face was full of eagerEess and O.
lovely flush covered her dimpled cheeks.
The artist turned his eyes for an instant to
the woman appealed to, but quickly let
them rest again on Cecilia. Patience
looked very old and plain beside the per-
feet picture Of youthful beauty, and her
words sounded cold.
Il have admired most of Mr.. Roscoe's
pictures very much,' she said, but l do
not know what the world says to them and
do not really care"
"Oh !" Cecilia cried impatiently, but
one must care. You want your friend TO
be thought more OF than any one else,
surely"
Il want my friend to do better than any
one else"
you dear. heightened godmother."
laughed the girl. That exalted attitude
is beyond me-. | want plenty of substant ial
praise ana pudding, too, FIR my friends.
Which of us is right, MIR Roscoa ?"
II lear have most personal sympathy
with your view If things" he said, "Dut in
the long rur the man who does tie best
work Will get the praise and the pudding.
That l run short of both is proof that
have hardly yet attained the pinnacle Of
excellence on which you 80 generously set
mr..
"A great man is always humble" she
murmured. 1T Is beautiful of you To
sreaE like thar. but can keep my own
opinion Godmoiher! row lovely it is
hsrei The half was nottuld me! an so
glad | came"
The girls enthusiasm did not cool down
as time went on, aud was the source Of
some amusement to her older companions.
She wanted I" see everything, md NJ.
Roscoe gO1d-natured'y accOmpau ell h r
on some of The exclusions which urfr TOO
difficult for Patience. Cecilia never poke
OF her broken heart; and though she was
sometimes titful, and given at briei III =
meDts to signs which might have tuuci ed
20 compassion heart Of stone, she be ged
Paiience not 10 nllude To her foolish letter.
AT the end of lhrrc weeks Anthony
Roscoe said that he must 60 back TO town.
tie had been constantly with the luiIes.
mi had mad" several pretty sKeicf es of
Cecilia. To PLtleacr his manner had not
changed, except to become more consider
alone with him since Ceciia's arrival, but
this Quiei, familiar intercourse had heen
very sweat, and one can wait for all things
bet er at forty than at twenty. So that
when Mr. Ii i>coe announced he meant to
20 home The following day, Patience was
not troubled. although the sentence Ce-
ella had lnierrup ri was stu unfinished.
Il shall run duwn and yum the first
opportunity have, no said. Il shall not
let YOU slip out OF my k'r any more, and
II is emily an hour ; railway journey. And
Won and | shall he near neighhors, Miss
Bond. and you will remember your prom
ise, and give me a few siltings, if only in
memory of our alpine climbs together and
thu good care | took of YOU"
lie babe them gond-by and went away
Patience stood a few minutes on the porch
10 see him off. She noticed that he looked
rather eagerly toward the window, but
made no sign OF greeting. IL was I'M
friendly OF Cecilia not to bid him farewell
more cordially after all his kindness to
her; for he had been exceeding kind TO
the girl.
She returned to the parlor feeling
slightly annoyed with Cecilia, and found
her crouched in chair and sobbing vo-
lentlv.
For PHYS sake. be reasonable and tell
me what is The matter" Patience said
"Oh. you know! You must know" &C.
ella soObed, and l don't mind if all the
NbIiA kuONos diu not IL Dls dSDaineQ oil
loving him. What shall do? After all
these days of happiness, when l thought
ne really cared for me, he can go away,
like this, without word When | go
home he will not know me from the others,
perhapsi How eau man BIZ so hard? |
knew ii was my fate TO love him from the
first moment | saw him and when found
he was here L thought it was provident ial,
and that we were TO be brought together.
l have so prayed that he would love me!
and now he has gone. On. can't you help
me ?-caD't you do something? He thinks
so much Of your opinion"
Then it was Mr.. Roscoe you were
breaking your heart about before you
came hPre?"
"Ot course. Who could it be? Oh! can't
you help me?"
But Patience shook her head.
Meanwhile the object OF so much solicit
tude was in an uncomfortable state of IN
decision. A fortnight ago he was con-
WINGED that TO marry Patience Wright
would secure his happiness. But since
that time the brilliant beauty of the girl
who had been his almost constant COM
panion had daZzled his senses, while her
admiration of him-the incense OF hero
worship with which she had surrounded