Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06
YOU business proposition. Is it yes or

come on, then"
He took me to clothier's and full
filled his word, and thence to restaur.
ant, where his ideas of ga rousing good
dinner conceded with mine. II want
you ~ look pleasant" he explained, as
we wendell our way to the photogra-
piers, and throughout the sitting
smiled most amiably. He drafted a
| short agreement, which l signed.
"rhere's your money, Mr.. james
Wilton, and good luck to you" he said.
"But won't"
"No, no. You've kept your word and
so have /, and that ends it. Good day
and goodbye" and away he toddled.
| was dazed by the adventure and the
touch of the roll in my hand. Still,
there was another influence binding me,
| far mightier than establishment, which
kept me from idle conjecture. 1t was
the memory of that fair young girl. It
| permeated my senses and gave purpose
to my good fortune. | would SEQ her
/ again, since now could.
Money has ever been specific with
me against the megrims. Like the lay
ing on of hands, its contact is effective.
With $100 10 my pocket felt as secure
and self-confident as If II were million.
All the struggles, failures, sufferings l
had undergone were forgotten in a
twinkline. That self which had been
born to luxury and educated in ease re-
vived and reclaimed its old kingdom.
established myself in quiet hotel.
Then l pursued my purpose. For once
chance befriended me. l was enabled,
through the joint fundamentally of a
storm and an umbrella, to be of service
to the amiabfe old mother Of my divi-
nifty, who was out in the one and with
out the other. Il
Her gentle inquisitivenes soon CLEANED
the history of my past, and the blessed
fact was revealed that she and my
mother had been schoolmates. Thence
forward the doors of the Meldon house
hold were Hospitality open to me, and
Anna--the Anna of my dreams-was
fast becoming the Anna of my reality.
Perhaps it was due to my improved
appearance, perhaps to the assurance
which happiness gives; but now found
little difficulty In disposing of my pen
and ink sketches and even of few
small paintings. Thus my mysterious
capital which had suffered a decline
began to pick up health and strength
amazingly. Thus, too, fame gave me a
name and local habitation.
l say perhaps" in naming these
causes of moderate success, for daily
some doubts on this subject occurred,
and daily they increased. My con-
spieuousness seemed too large for my
merit; it possessed too many qualities
of notoriety. People stared at me on
the street. and little boys were signifi-
, cant with their fingers. Surely art did
not make one an object of curiosity
although some, think that curious OBJ.
! jects make art
One morning after breakfast l asked
at the desk for mail. The clerk laid two
score of letters before me and winked
! knowingly.
"What the dew"
, ooh that's nothing to what you will
: get, sir" he interrupted. "You see the
; people are on to you. The likeness is
, too exact; we recognized you at {
glance. A wonderful change Hop,
r you don't feel any i'll effects, sir? The
head waiter says your appetite keeps VI
4 tip top"
| IT don't know what you are talking
t about"
!. sob! that's all right, sir. NUNS tn,
" NoAd WIN ups hO huOW EGull6tudl
when we see one, and try to respect hi
e wishes and give him as much of hom
for as little cash as possible. But it's NJ
|, TO 30? Certainly, sir. Frontr'
d walked away discontentedly. VIVA
Q the deuce did the man take me for,
l freak in incognito opened one of tn,
e letters. A mass of drivel: ~ take m,
# pen In hand hoping that may find vol
e the same. When did you first notice
n changer Did your hair always curl 8
natufally2 How many bottles o
k 'Agatteine' have you taken? What re
l. duction do they make TO a wholesal
G customer ?" Oil what did it all mean
g Was going mad? l was about 10 tea
# the curl from my hair when my ey
A caught the clock.
IT Great heavens / had an engagement
e. with the Meldons to search for arbutu
" and incidentally to sketch rock, an
s. 1t was already past the hour of ou
N starting. l hastily returned my mail t
vs. the grinning clerk and escaped from Oh
Id volume of comment of which he was
l master. As rushed through the street
lg again noticed the glances, the stoI
Sc pings, the pointings, the whispers. Ha
my personal appearance changed? Ii
IN stinctively felt over my face in scare
ct of q second nose or third ear, but
ne could detect no sign of any such ecceI
Ike tricity.
We rang the bell. In response to m
1t. inquiry the maid said, snappily: "Tl
n ladies beg, to be excused and to N
!, | insistence she shut the door. Well, he
1t was pretty ending to my dream
l Even as the absorption yielded to d
ng SPAR, the daze returned. Why had tn
IN. man wanted my picture, and what h,
I'M he done with it? Here must lie h
1t mysterious cause of this mystery, al
he perhaps patient examination of n
II, letters would solve it had paused
us my thought, but crowd now gather,
about me. hailed cab.
II "Ye're not sick, be yez?" asked 4
driver. ,''Tis not aten' away the lini
?" av yez stimach, l thrust Shure me GU
ie- CONAN insists that oil should thry--"
he I slammed the door fiercely and
dered him to drive to the hotel. o
ng for light
lex The letter which l next opened f,
my nished all Of that ethereal essen
ing requisite for my undoing. It W
up straightforward, not hysterical, and re
my as follows: "Dear Sir: | have Sc
your pictures in the Daily Gazette, a
led have read that one years faithful use
for 'Agathene' (price so cents per bottle,
So per case) had wrought the marvelu
i'd, change in you from the hideous 'Befo
to the noble After You have be
ex- pointed out to me on the street, a
Iul- | thua I have hnen convinced thnt