The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-11-22

SIhi COmplebeu pictures (pu1Cudbeu
at an art store) to impress them with
an idea what these sketches would be
"when finished"
And, meanwhile, it was observed
that he appeared immensely struck
with Miss Fitzsimmons, and never took
his eyes off her at church, and that
finally he secured an introduction and
became daily visitor at the big house
on the hill. And then people who
knew Mr.. Fitzsimmons began to pre-
dict trouble.
1t came at length sooner than had
been anticipated.
Carol Northrop became weary of
his artist life, and impatient for the
happy ending promised by Elaine,
and the consequence was that she
found herself to give her consent
sooner than she had intended TO his
proposing to her father for her hand.
When he preferred this modest re-
quest Mr.. Fitzsimmons, who had made
his fortune in the tannery business,
looked him over from head to foot
with supercilious air.
you are a poor artist, l under
standP"
Eyes, sir" he answered truthfully.
'And you want to marry my daugh-
ter?"
81 love your daughter, sir !" he re-
piled, with fevor.
ugh l confess that 1 never ex-
pected much better of Ellen. At
school last year she fell in love with
an Indian chief belonging to a travel
ing circus, decked out in war-paint
and feathers, and l verify believe
would have married him if he had not
turned out to be Welshman. But if
she is fool, l am not, and / now tell
you candidly, young man, that 1 will
never consent to my daughter marry
ing poor artist.
Carol was, of course, prepared for
such an answer, and he appeared SO
little affected by it that Mr.. Fitzsim-
mons's ire was aroused.
"With this understanding, he re-
sumed, scowling at the young
man, ''you will, of course, discon-
tinue your visits here, and no longer
presume to Miss Fitzsimmons' s
acquaintance.
Carol smiled, remembering the real
state of the case
'Sir," exclaimed the hot-tempered
old gentleman, edo you consider that
l am in jest that you presume to
laugh in my face? Now, TO convince
you that l am in earnest, / will give
you just half minute to get out of my
housed" and he pointed to the clock
ON the mantle.
81 have no desire to remain, sir,
where q gentleman is subject to such
treatment. But love your daughter,
and"
"Get out, sir!" shouted the irate
father.
And he took the young man by the
arm, and leading him to the front
door, thrust him out into the rain, and
flung his hat and umbrella after him,
to the unspeakable delight of a lot of
urchins on the opposite pavement.
Elaine, who had witnessed it all
from the landing, ran to window and
dropped rose at her lovers feet as he
stopped to pick up his hat.
Such ignominous treatment was
more than either of them had anti
cipated, and the young man, in great
disgust, ventured a remonstrance with
his beloved.
They had, by her arrangement, met
at twilight in a fowery lane, she wear
ing a red shawl and a coarse straw
gypsy That rs disguise.
"But, Carol, dear, if we marry now,
we shall miss these delightful! stolen
interviews, which are so much sweeter
than a formal call and a tete-a-tete in
n parlor!" she pleaded.
"But we can't meet here every day.
People would talk, you know; and
only see how that old woman is staring
after MS !"
81 have arranged about that, she
answered, with great animation. my
dearest bosom-friend, Josephine Way
mack, has promised to help us all she
can and she is to go to your studio
every day at certain hour, accom-
panied by her grandmother, to have
her portrait taken"
"Great Jupiter !"
"Oh, only as an excuse, you know,
though you must pretend to paint it
all the same Her grandmother let's
her do as she pleases; and so every
day while they are there can slip in,
you know; and, oh, won't it be de-
lightful?"
"But when are we TO be married,
Elaine?"
ooh, well-iu about two weeks, |
suppose! Only think what Il row pa
will make when he finds US gone Aud
how people will talk, and how aston
ished they will all be TO find out at
last that l have married n rich man in
stead of a poor artist. Why, it will
be just lovely -
He did not appear TO see much love
illness in the prospect, and she fancied
him a little sullen and discontented.
Yet he dutifully acquiesced in her
plan; and thenceforth Miss Waymack
and her grandmother daily repaired to
his studio, and the artist daubed away
at painting supposed to represent
Miss Waymack-who was a very pretty
and liuely girl-and in which, as it
had blue eyes and golden hair, the old
lady soon began to perceive striking
likeness to her granddaughter.
1t was not, however, every day that
Elaine could come, she being closely
watched at home; vet she enioyed the