Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-11-02
She Loved ola artist


Mrs Carnegie's last words had been:
For heavens sake, Letitia, don't let it
be late again today,
1t was luncheon. and luncheon to men
who have spent the morning on the
moors is important. At 1915, there
fore, iuSv fifteen minutes before it was
necessary to start, the wagonette was,
by Mrs. Carnegie'S orders, at the door,
the baskets put in, and Mrs. Carnegie
in the breakfast-roOm, worrying her
sister, Mrs. MainWaring, by assurances
that the girls would make them late,
as usual
'Dollie was ready half an hour ago."
said Mrs. Mainwaring. Il saw her in
the hail"
Dolly is net going with us. Don't
distress yourself about Dolly; she is
quite happy"
"HOW does she make herself SOP
"Oh, I don't know. We are going to
] be late! She sketches, she does all
kinds Of things. don't think she milks
the cows, but she certainly feeds the
chickens"
She Loved an Artist.
You ought to know Il great deal more
about her than you do. There is such
thing as getting tired of gardening
and feeding the chickens.
yes, know, but that hasn't happen
! ed to Dollie yet. and you see going out
! is so much more important to the
other girls. Just think, EVE is twenty
six and Agnes only q year younger.
But DOllie is tWenty-One."
My Gear, you worry me. | must
do my duty TO the two chestnut l
wish they would come"
And while you are marrying them
! Dollie will marry herself, and probably
! not to your liking. In a fairy tale she
! would fall in love with the gardener,
j who would, of course, be the kings son
! in the ample ana effectual disguise of
4 shabby coat and cap"
"Oh, Cecilia. DOllie is not a girl of
that kind. She is as good as gold, and
perfectly bidable. and she shall go
everywhere when EVE gets engaged.
Has it struck you that Sir Philip is in
that he is, and l am delighted. Oh,
here the girls come. How charming
they both look",'
"And what have you been doing this
afternoon, Dollie ?" asked Mrs. Main
waring at teatime.
DOllie bluShed cher aunt thought be
cause it was so unusual for any one to
take any interest in her employments),
and said: "Sketching in the glen
aunt"
"And you had dull little luncheon
all alone by yourself in that great din
ing-room?'
NO, | was working so hard that
could not spare the time to come in.
ate all the bread I had taken with
me to rub oft with. I wish you would
come to the glen, aunt; it is so pretty
Dear child, [ am much too old tt
scramble. May 1 see your sketch:'
Dollie brought it. Her mother looked
at it, too, and was startled at its merit
why, Dolly she exclaimed, ''yOJ
have improved wonderfully! That bi
in the left-hand corner is excellent.
Again DOllie cOlored. L had some
help there. MOTHER" she said, IAN arts
who comes to the glen sometimes
An artist, Dollie. What do yol
: mean"
Il mean a gentleman, mother. HI
) strayed III by accident three weeks ago
: when I was there painting. He ha'
: often been to work there since, ant
l whenever he comes he gives me reall!
beautiful hints He has taught me
: Here her mothers attention was dis
tracted by a servant with a message
Z and Mrs. Mainwaring finished DOllie'
sentence for her ITO color, my dear
/ Yes. see that he has taught you to d.
) thatr' She was not, however, look1n;
: at the sketch, but at her niece's ros.
2 cheeks.
e Take care that he is not teachini
e her how to fall in love- said Mrs
, waring.
< II Will really will. Just now it i
d hard to attend to anything but Evi
and Sir Philip, but when the bushes
i is settled Dolle shall always be wit
|, me. Did you see how he watched Evi
at 1uncheonT
NO, I thought he was rather yeXe'
q or disappointed about something"
s 81 hope not. EVE may perhaps hav
been making some Of her stupid speech