New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-29

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,aDcod i,,r,oIiateiv and shook HANDS WIN .he
newcomers She asked Porta II -, Tho season
left Florida-and was 1t NOT ea hS As for her
TO come away from the 80 here in Boston
she thought the spring wihdS '
very trying. . .,o ,,;obt before
Yes. Portia had arrived only the ie' STING
The friends with whom Sp non n home.
I "And ~ course I could not remain poor
unchaperoned thing. down tne, W. o,,ri laugbed
! finishing her explanation tius' o -. again af the
portrait and remarked in an aEleee in c anu
superficial voice that one whom "a nattarod IN
consented to paint ousht u i
We stoned over a day in New-York, and |
had the pleasure Of meeting M. Ni Di,l'S
wasn't it? We happened TO U o', IL - a. onr table
for lunch and he walked up 10 oui
| congratulated him that his uncle hdu uleu WIZ e
| out changing his will. Even III MAJ liaec io
love it is rot unpleasant 10 nam an ,Incle who
has fnonoy IL is nice to have nm dle Wheh
he can do the most good by dyig, %, aie
not often sufficiently thoughtl III ~ snn -, =,
! time" And Portia strollcd OIL uo"N '"0 '0o'' ~
| look at sketches and pictures ~, e.. NJ.
After having listened to few words rom MIS-
! Darrah. Salome FASTENED out lhto the sIIce, ,
| She was thinking that POrtia looked much
| older that her face had hardened In some way
still the subtle something that MADE Forta
at will fascinating woman renamed, 80. a..
When Mrs. Darrah and her niece ieIt ,he
| studio and entered the carriage in waiting Tor
them Portia began to talk Immediately of the
artist. She talked so perslsteh'iy ol her anu
her work that Mrs. Darrah eNciiliheu'
| 'Portia. I wish you wouldn't chatter so. You
! make nv head spin: and I'm trying to describe
that portrait for my next chapter
ARE. YOU still using Saome? asked The girl
| Then she shrugged her shoulders. How dis
/ gushing il is to s'e any one as harry as she is!
! But there's something the matter WIN me por-
| trait II has too much conscience in 1t now
il is more like what SalOme was in Florida at
| the very first. when YOU know she was just Il
conscience walking about in incipent phthisiS.
/ o. from lsre
/ than she did from her phthisis. She hasn't much
Of T. left now. on. how happy she looks" Here
the speaker but half repressed shudder III /
/ had a paint brush I'm my hand and knew how
TO use IT, would make that a portrait OF a
/ kind If odalisquc and have done with IT, 1t
/ "A England face. but II isn't "A Ncw-England
spirit How ia one Soing TO manage such a
| subject that
/ nomenaL" remarked Mrs. Darah
/ so 1t is. Bat YOU 500 she Is dIssa'lsli'd WIN
/ her work She will change II. should like TO
/ 500 what she does with it.
Il was so true that the artist was dissatisfied
/ that she could not get I'll, portrait out OF her
/ mind While Salome had been talking this lact
| time there had been that in her face which
mad. Mrs bradford put in a few touches which
/ al;, rcd the expression. Now LETT alone with
/ the picture. the maker OF il walked fosuessF
/ here and there. trying TO get 10 a point from
which she could view it with some satisfaction;
II now sccinal to her simply Ncw-EnSland
face. spiritual. and with a hint of ardor IN II.
She had seen such faces before. liut she knew
/ Salome's before.
! DAYS. but the next dav she was before II again.
| and IN. next. although Sllomc was not 10 haV"
another sitting until the following week.
As she stood studying alsorhcdly. she would
| make a touch here and there. then draw back
f. note the effect At last the cloud Of doubt
| and bewidcrment left her mind. she lay down
/ her brushes and pressed her hands together
That is really IT, she eNeia'i"cu Win eN-
While she was thus contemplating her work
a servant came and said that person VINO eN-
pcctcd to meet Mrs. Moore was in the reception
/ room should Re show her To- the studio?
Anybody connected with Mrs Moore was inter
cstinr to Mrs Bradford. she said ycs. and
presently a mlddle-apcd woman appeared under
tho portiere which the servant held aside.
This woman was dressed in black Of the best
material but with No. "styl whai' yer IN h'i an
rcarance. She hcsitated not in confusion, how
Il thought should find my daughter here,
/ che said
Ing Sh. held ont her hand.
II knew YOU were her mother she responded
with some eagerness. Il an. go glad TO see YOU.
Mrs. Gorry's controlled countcnancc CAV" way
/ son cwhat She was instantly drawn 10 this
woman she said to herself. II wish she was
Salomc's friend"
An armchair was pulled forward and the guest
/ was seated In II
/ "Mv daughter asked me 70 meet her here at
. this time" she said. "She wanted me TO see the
YES. yes" replied Mrs Bradford. more eagerly
I than she usually spoke Il have =" much WISH
/ vou would come" She stopped. gently took Mrs
| ,:-rr,.'e hand and led Der I'm front ~ the easel
IA she stood there with her she retained the
J hand In warm clasp
The mothers eyes gave on" long look ~ the
/ PAINTED face then they turned away. They
sc"mrd 10 be- se"kiug son eihing upon whlch tn''
could rest. But they came back again. she
/ made an effort. and stood more cr,Ctly, "a II
| thus the better Ia endure something.
After a moment she said that sh" believed she
would sit down: she fond that she tired
Iaft In a Nif q
| became more tired than If she were "a hom" and
Ut work
| sat down 10y her companion.
Presently Mrs. Gerry seemed TO think that she
must speak
seen hs likeness; don't think he ever had any
! likeness either
Il don't know what you mean" was the re-
sponsc'
Il hope you'n excuse me- returned Mrs, Ger,
~ carefully PUT I was SO surprised when
looked ut your printing Of my daughter
isn't il like her. them
Mrs Gerry now fixed her eyes on the woman
near her If in restrained. but still inter ''
examination Then she seemed To relax through
nike herr" she sail in whisper. 1T is d
picture Of her soul. But how strange 1t Is e
/ talk like this hope YOU VIII forgive mo. Sh'
has meyer rcsemblcd my grandfather I'm tho
least i'm looks but there she does resemble him
there she nigh; BE- his own child How die
Won find her ont? what shall ! DO II che IL no
happy? And how can she be happy for long
But IL we Will only do right, IT Is not necessary
TO be happy
Here Mrs. Gerry stopped suddenly ana mid'
an attempt to resume her ordinary manner. Sl'
Lad been greatly startled but even then Sh'
would lot have yielded 10 her surprise II Their
had not been sCm, thing in her companion
manner which made her feel as IF there were
no need OF conc aim mt with he;. In momen
she asked
Has MIR Moore seen this"
"Not IS IL Is now" was the reply.
TO be cOntinuedD
SPIDER RAISING As Az INDCSTRY.
From The Chattanooga Times.