The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-26
CHAPTER INK.

Ada sat in great easy chair posing
for her portrait. She was dressed in an
ivory-hued WOODEN gown that clung to
the graceful contour OF her figure and
displayed Its delicate proportions. AR.
thur Ferrars, who at this first sitting
was sketching her outline upon the
canvas, thought her decidedly hand
some girl, her eyes expressive and her
face full OF the charm OF intelligence.
lie had arrived the previous evening,
and this morning had selected as
u studio an almost empty room at
the top OF the house, with big window
facing the north. He had taken con-
siderable pains to pose his sitter in the
position lie judged best suited to her
style. The girl watched him with in.
terest, knowing him to be the friend OF
Virgil Lechmere, whose name had been
promptly introduced into their CONVEX.
sation.
"And SO It was Lechmere who gave
my address to your fatherP"
Eyes, we were struck by your pictures
in the New Gallery, last season." She
lapsed into silence, her eyes wide open,
staring before her.
81 remember" said the painter;
"raise your head little, please little
more to the left. Thanks"
you knew him well p
eve were at college together, but l
didn't see much OF him then, nor in
deed later. viii you object to me
smnkinb2 Thanka u
"He liked your she said
"He was good fellow. lie made up
his mind 70 80 abroad, rather suddenly,
didn't he2"
"Yes," she answered, briefly
He noticed how the expression OF
her face changed, and began TO suspect
she was much interested in the subject
OF their conversation. ~ was sorry not
to have seen him before he went"
"You didn't see him?"
mo, was out OF town; but he left a
note saying he was going to Australia,
and bidding me goodbye. i regret
having missed him."
The girls face became Ngitated, but
she made no reply.
II dare say he will find good OPEN
ing abroad; anything Is better than
teaching"
"WiIl he have to work very hard2"
Probably; but the climate is good"
, "He may not DO able to work; he
wasn't strong" sho said, sadly.
1.-THE sea voyage will set him up."
Her face was full OF sorrow, the eye.
lids dropped aud the lips tremhled.
tlNftt hRnNknR IN tusnI I,lV,, ,,as,, ,,,,.ah -
she said.
mo doubt" answered Ferrars,
shrewdly guessing how fully she shared
her brothers. feelings.
"Do people remain long In Aus
tralia2" she asked, after Il long silence,
Some stay there forever"
He saw tho look Of pain that flashed
in her eyes, and plying her quickly
added, "Others make money In short
time, and come back and settle down at
home"
She made no comment, but mentally
wondered which would Virgil do, 70.
main away forever or return soon. Then
came the memory Of their meeting In
the park, and for the hundredth time
shO asked herself II hO had understood
her, II he had really loved her, aud II
loving her why he had loft hOr. She
remained 90 quiet that the artist com.
lnonded her A5 n capital sitter, and after
mn hour or 30 told her no would not
further trouble her for the present
AFTER lunch no wont into tho garden
to eco aud to admire tho manor which,
from the glance no obtained the prev.
ious evening, delighted him. Slowly
and alone Ito BaundUred through the
old'taShloned gardens, thinking what d
place this would be In which 10 dream
away Conlented life. And from tho
grounds no took his way into tho park,
whose space appealed to his innate
love Of freedom, whose undulatlng sur.
lace, soft aud sprlnSy to tho foot, trosh
aud green TO tho oyo, gave him keen