Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-11-17

only TO ulrect tnelr attenJlOn TO sew
eral completed" pictures purchased
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 ut length sooner than had
| been anticipated.
Carol Northrop became weary of
his artist life, and inpatient 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-
his fortune in the tannery business,
looked him over from head to foot
with a supercilious air.
''You are a poor artist, l under
stand?"
eyes, SIR" he answered truthfully.
"And you want to marry my daugh-
ter?"
II 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 wnr-paint
and feathers, and 1 verify believe
would have married him if he had not
turned out to be Welshman. But if
she is n fool, l am not, and l now tell
you candidly, young man, that l 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 ut the young
man, .'you will, of course, discon-
tinue your visits here, and no longer
presume to Miss Fitzsimmons's
acquaintance. 5,
Carol smiled, remembering the real
state of the case
''Sir," exclaimed the hot-tempered
old gentleman, edo you consider that
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 gentleman is subject to such
treatment. But l 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 oil
from the landing, ran to window and
dropped rose at her lovers feet as he
stopped to pick up bis h.: =
Such ignor'' = 1t was
more than t..nor OF them had anti
cipated, and the young man, in great
| disgust, ventured n remonstrance with
| his beloved.
They had, by her arrangement, met
at twilight in fiowery lane, she wear
ing red shawl and IA coarse straw
/ gypsy hat as disguise.
!
we shall miss. these delightful! stolen
interviews. which are SO much sweeter
than formal call and tete-a-tete in
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 u.s.
! "I have arranged about that, she
answered, with great animation. my
| dearest osom-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 IL
all the same Her grandmother let's
her do m 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 30 be married
Elaine?"
ooh, well-iu about tive eeks, |
suppose Only think what row pa
will make when he finds us gone Aud
how people will talk. aud how aston
ished they will all be o. find out at
last that have married a rich man IN
stead OF u poor artist Why, II will
be Just lovely :"
Tie did not appear to see much love
illness ln the prospect, aud she tancicsl
him "a little sullen anl discontented.
Vet ho dutifully aeanieseed IA her
plan and theneeforth Miss Waymaek
aud her grandmather daily repaired 81
his atudio, aud the artist lanhed away
at painting supposed io represent
Miss Waymaek who VAS "a very pretty
and liuelY girl aud in which, a. Il
had blua eyes aud golden hair, the oi,l
laiY soon began 90 perceive q striking
likeaess to her granddaughter
u was nat, howeyeri every day that
Elaine could eome, she heing closely
watched AZ home vet ahe eniuYei tAe
Attain an thr uaarf f4r tha olsfarl,.