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from extreme poverty"
Claude laughed outright, for the
first time during the interview.
NO" he said, in voice full of con-
tident satisfaction. fortunately my
profession enables me to live we'll and
also to keep good account at my
bank.
You take many private commits
sions, l suppoSe-you were always
clever at portraits" said Colonel
Bland In an interested tone.
"Yes," replied Claude. lightly. 81
have more requests for sittings than
can well attend to and the offers
sometimes range as high as $1,000,
but"
"liave you some work there-may
see it?' interrupted the Colonel, indi-
eating the covered easel by an inclina-
tion Of his head.
Claude arose from his chair and
walked over to the easel. Then he
paused and faced the Colonel with a
peculiar look in his face.
'Ihis is not painted from life but
from memory, Colonel" he said, sad
ly. sit is picture which you and
once saw together, two years ago next
With deft move of his hand Claude
Remington pulled aside the brown
silk curtain and Colonel Bland stood
spellbound before the portrait. The
artist watched him while his eyes
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drank in every detail from the can
vas. No word was spoken save a
suppressed whisper Of astonishment
from the Colonel. That whisper was
the name Constance. His look was
riveted upon the picture, and while he
gazed he felt himself transported from
the busy metropolis of the new world
to small French village In the old.
Not simply his mind but his whole be-
ing, his entire senses, seemed to be
taken back to that Easter morning
when, in the very shadow of the Pyr-
enees, he and Claude had sauntered
out from the old farmhouse where
they boarded, for stroll before break
fast. The Blythes and several other
New York families were staying at
the Chateau Russo in the neighbor-
hood, and in their morning walk the
two friends had encountered Con-
stance in just such an attitude as the
artist had painted her. The Colonel
almost fancied that he could hear the
church bells of Ste Marie de la Croix
in the distance, and smell the per-
fume Of the wild flowers that grew In
the beautiful meadows Of the Landes.
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For fully five minutes he stood with
his eyes chained to the canvas, Claude
meanwhile watching him with the
keen delight of an artist who knows
that his work has enraptured a critic.
Then the Colonel spoke deliberately.
IL said Constance was in Nice. I
was mistaken-she is herer' and he
pointed to the easel.
"Thank you, Colonel, for your grace
full compliment" replied Claude.
The heart has better memory
than the eye," continued the visitor,
without noticing the artists remark,
land for that reason | think that nc
one but yourself could possibly paint
that picture. There is not only con-
summate art but every evidence of
heart in the work. Can you finish it in
time to take it with us?"
II will try. l have only worked on
1t occasionally, more for pastime than
Tor any other purpose. 1t Is nearly
six months since | commenced it. You
see, Colonel, when ! got that cutting
note OF curt dismissal from Mrs.
Blythe, SCATTERING my hopes of ever
making Constance my wife, i felt, as
you said awhile ago, like going to the
devil. plunged wildly into dissipa-
tion, just like the headstrong fool l
was, but few months of that kind
OF thing convinced me that if | wished
to save my health and reputation it
would be wiser for me to drive aWay
care and sorrow by hard work rather
than by indulgence in gambling and
other delusive eXcitements. So l
went to London and started In
doing a little work for the illus
trated papers. The few portraits /
painted there got me favorable notice,
in fact the press was too flattering al
together. | would have stayed in Lon
don but for the fact that Constance
was within two days reach and could
not trust myself to obey Mrs. Blythe's
injunction not to see her daughter
again. So l came back home to find
myself famous, and never was fame
more distasteful to mortal Clubs
and coteries wanted to dine and wine
me. The fashionable set sent special
invitations to receptions and dinners,
society leaders almost pleadingly re-
quested my presence at some of their
functions. | tried it for little while,
but the calls upon my time became so
persistent that l had to cut society
and, thank heaven! society has since
cut me and left me alone to myself.
- DS PSiiCoIlJ Cduulu WlJH yOu, OOl-
onel, | was almost denying myself to
you, for i felt as il your conversation
would naturally lead back to subject
which had been striving to Danish
from my mind"
THAT was why you had the picture
covered?"
Precisely. I was afraid the sight
of it might remind you Of Constance
and make you speak of her."
well, my dear Claude, you see
came here with that view, picture or
no picture. Lam stopping at the Savoy.
VIII you come up TO dinner this even
ing and let us have an old time chatp
We ought to have a deal of news to
after twelve months"
II shall be pleased to join you, Col
onel. At what hour do you diner"
asked Claude.
"Seven-thirty. Now l must hurry
down town to Wall street to transact
some business. Good day, Claude, /
shall expect you this evening"
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Well, why did she wish you to see

"Well, why did she wish you to see
me?"
81 bear her personal assurance that
her opposition to your marriage with
Constance Is withdrawn"
The greatest transformation ever
seen in human countenance was pos
sibly right there in that Fifth avenue
studio as the afternoon March sun
light streamed in upon those two fig
ures. Claude's joy was ineXpressible
in words, he merely wrung Colonel
Bland's hand in silence.
Constance has not been well, you
know" continued the Colonel, in a
voice that tried to be CHEEKY, but
seemed TO lack the power. "To speak
plainly, the separation from you preyed
on her nervous system to such an eX-
tent that her strength gave way. At
first Mrs. Blythe called it sentiment
alism and tried to wean Constance
from thoughts Of her disappointment
by providing extra gaieties, recep-
tions, concerts and so forth, but it
was to no purpose. At Christmas the
poor girl had to take to her bed. Doc
tors prescribed for her in vain, until
Sir William Jowitt, the fashionable
English physician, learned the true
particulars of her case, and frankly
told Mrs. Blythe that the only sure
way to save her daughters life was to
permit her to conduct her own matri-
monial affairs Constance Is now at
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He certainly did not look very gay
young man as he half sat, half lounged
there in the somber glow Of the fire,
moodily gazing into the dull, fiery
glare Of the Goals as If he were study
ingosome abstract problem In which
the fire CRATE was concerned.
Presently he arose and shook him
self like a huge retriever after a
plunge in the water. His tall, mas
siyely built figure was the very pic
ture of an athlete, and denoted great
physical strength, but a close study OF
his face discovered almost a feminine
beauty in the sweet sadness of its ex..
preston and contour. The eyes and
the lines of the mouth had look OF
fixed resignation to the inevitable.
ltwas with deep drawn sigh that
he took from the mantel a long Ger
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"boy-in-livery" entered noiselessly,
and handed the artist card. Mr.
Remington took the piece of paste
board quietly, glanced at the name
and said, "Show the gentleman in"
AS the boy left the room the artist
took a brown silk curtain from a side
shelf and carefully drew it over the
easel so as TO effectually conceal the
portrait. There was a slight tremor
In his hand as he did so, and his face
seemed to have flushed considerably.
His brows, too, were deeper wrinkled,
as if in anger.
One minute elapsed before the boy
returned, ushering in gentleman OF
middle age, whose dress and manner
showed at once the unmistakable ease
and grace of a Travelled man OF the
world. He walked directly up to
Claude and grasped his hand, though
it seemed as il the artist were tar
from cordial in reciprocating the salu-
tation. But the visitor did not notice.
or did not seem to notice, any lack or
hospitality on the part of the artist,
and Immediately commenced the con-
versation.
"Delighted to see you, my dear boy
Just came direct from the Riviera
and have good news for you"
"Good news for me-" repeated
Claude in measured tones, VI wonder
what good news anyone can bring me
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An Easter Romance.
BY PAUL FLEMING.

':. G. : |''' \ / +. /
>I, LAUDE REMINGTON sat
% lSN in his comfortable studio
AGR and watched the sputter-
HsAtlftE ing emberS in the open
VHASH& fireplace. His giant fig
Ve'Hl nj ure looked as If 1t had
NW'A been thrown into the lux
uriOus arm chair, so ut
terly regardless Of grace
was his attitude. His chin rested
heavily on the closed knuckles of his
left hand. His huge legs were crossed
in an unceremOniOus fashion. His
brow was clouded with heavy wrinkles
that bespoke thoughts of an unquet
nature.
Claude was an artist, in fair, almost
affluent, circumstances. He may be
said to have been born with the pro-
verbal silver spoon in his mouth, for
his parents were wealthy and he was
an only son, but, though the scion of
rich family, the young man had an
inherent spirit of independence which
urged him, after leaving college, to
adopt some profession as means of
earning his own living. His natural
talents leaned towards art, and after
taking some preliminary lessons in
drawing and painting, from a local
teacher, he betook himself abroad and
studied for several years in Paris, Vi
emma and Florence.
He was an apt scholar and soon
made name'for himself in European
art circles as an adept with the PEN
Gil and brush. Magazine publishers
sought his work eagerly, and his
paintings had great demand and at
high prices. So when Claude returned
home to America in the summer of
'92 his fame had already preceded him,
and society in New York prepared to
lionize, in becoming style, the young
artist of whom the European critics
had spoken so highly.
Mr.. Remington would have been a
very popular young man had he al
lowed himself to become so, but flat
terry and fawning were distasteful to
him, and when he found that the
fashionable sets in town were bent on
making a social lion Of him, he imme-
diately sought retirement, and could
rarely be induced to leave his own
sumptuous apartments up town. Even
the most influential members of soci-
ETY. failed to draw him from his seclu-
sion. Politely, but firmly, he declined
all invitations to dinners, receptions
duu SdluCll pdl UlCo, ullIll lllc lllBliSi
circles of society began to think them
selves snubbed and concluded that the
famous Mr.. Remington must be some
thing of crank.
There were chosen few of his inti-
mate friends, however, who knew the
cause of Claude's dislike for gaiety.
Rumors had been waited over the At
lantic which brought whisper of ro-
nance in them-the romance Of an
artists love for beautiful American
girl whom he had met in one Of his
Alpine tours. The story took vague
shape, in fact several shapes: one had
it that Claude was already married to
the fair unknown but for certain fam
lily reasons they would not live to-
gether for year or so. Another rea-
son was that the girls parents were
opposed to her alliance with Claude,
but on what account was not stated.
One thing, however, seemed certain,
and that was the young artist was
deeply in love, and his romantic
disposition was such that he silently
fretted over the absence of the OBJ
ject of his affections.
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came ana went
in KALEIDOSCOPE
ic expression
on his fea-
lures. AS the
Colonel fin
ished the artist
sked, hur-
riedly-
"When does
t he quickest
steamer sail?''
"The Paris,
on Saturday,
is the first fast
boat. viii you
go back with
me on tina [
day?"
eyes, l will
go direct to
Con s t a n ce.
You say she is
in Nice?"
"They will
stay there all
summer, / be-
leve," replied
the Colonel, e
"but now that
you have de-
cided about 60
ing tell me
about yourself!
II u NOR said
that when you
left our party
so abruptly in
Mentone, you
prac ic ally
went to the
devil, that is,
to the gam
bling rooms of
Monaco, which
amounts to the
same thing. F"
"Rumor was
truthful, " re-
marked Claude
nod ding his
head.
"And 1t also
said that you
lost heavily,
resumed Col.
Bland, fixing
his keen eyes
on the young
artist.
81 lost all |
had, " replied
Claude, care
lessly. 81 could
not lose any
more, except
by borrowing,
and l would
not do that for
gambling pur-
poses. "
"Still, con-
UlnueQ Une COL
onel, glancing
a gly
around the pa
latial apar t.
ment, "you do
not appear to
be Sunp prinn
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ra IN bic in
the south Of
Europe. He 1
ii lied the I
meer scham
bowl IN e.
C h a n icall y
with som g
choice Turkish
t tobacco and
leisurely ap
piled a match
to the weed.
Almost with
a Fl ction he
handled that
pi pc, and a
more satisfied
look crept into
his eyes as he
W a tched the
blue Smok e
curl in circles
from the bowl
and ascend to
the ceiling like
t he azure
cloud s that
float over the
far away Medi-
t eTan n c a n.
For fully ten
IN es he
smoked on in
silence, then
he laid aside
his pipe and
turned to his
easel, on which
rested the half
fl he'd Dor
t al + of a
young girl. 1t
was the pic
ture of a maid
en- of eighteen
or tw n ty,
d r g s sed in
white and with
just a single
rosebud at her
throat. On her
h cad was a
simple straw
hat, and in her
uplifted right
hand a bunch
Of wild grapes
which she had
evidently Just
plucked from a
vine h a t
dropped above
her. Her dark
eyes sparkled
with fun and
her lips were
parted in a
m erry smile
that seem eo
contagious as
one looked up
on it. The
b a c k z rOu n q
was unfinished
as were also
some details Of
t he drapery,
but ven a
novice in art
matters would
h a We pro
nounced tn e
p | C t ure the
work Of a mas
t er h a n d.
While Claude
toyed with his
brush, looking
lovingly on the
canvas face
to which his
art was giving
life and reali-
ty, there came
a gentle knock
at the studio
uoOi, anu III
response to the
word "come,
a little colored
"boy-in-li livery"
and handed IL
Remington too
board quietly,
and said, "ShoI
AS the boy le
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the Royale,
and is some
what better
because L
believe she
knows the
n a ture of
my mission
t o n e W
York. +"
G1a.t1a1ic-
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n Fruit DaintilY Served.

Fruit Is SO largely used on our breakfast
tables that it is an exception to find one
without tho daintily piled dish In the cen
ter and tho plates and finger bowls ar
ranged for the first course in the days re-
freshment 1t Is important that fruit
should be very cold when 1t comes to the
table, says Harper's Bazaar Oranges and
bananas should be set in the iccbox the
evening before and should be so placed in
their beautiful dishes of glass or baskets
of silver as to DO as decorative as flowers.
Strawberries for breakfast are best served
whole, with their stems intact, so that
they may DO dipped into the sugar and
eaten one by one. Cherries and currants
arc so picturesque that they need only to
be heaped high on platter, while apples
must be wiped dry and polished till they
shine Pears and grapes in their appointed
season are delicious breakfast fruit, but
they must BIO served in such a way that
they tempt tho palate.
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any height ard take the thousand stings
on his bare nose for tho sake Of good
feed of honey fresh from tho tree. Ho is
not particular about the quality OF it or
tho shape II the comb, but reaches his
black arm into tho cavity, rakes out the
sweets with his living rake and devours
them grccdilJ comb, honey, young bees,
larvB and all
How much danger Is there to the pound
in d wild black bear when you meet him
in his haunts, accidentally and at close
quartersl Mrs. Latham of Oak Lodge
on tho Indian river peninsula, Florida
can tell you exactly
There Is % cleared trail leading from
this lodge in vast Wilderness to tho
beach, half milo away. About year
ago Mrs. Latham was returning from the
beach alone and armed only with an UNI
brclla. When just aquarter of "a mile from
the lodge, she heard the rustling Of some
animal coming toward her through the
saw palmcttos. Thinking it must be a
raceoon, sho quickly picked up a chunk of
palmetto wood and held it ready to whack
Mr.. Coon over tho head tho instant he
emerged. All at once, with mighty
rustling, out stepped u big black bear
within six feet of herl The surprise was
mutual and profound. Naturally Mrs.
Latham was scared but not out of her
wits. She stood her ground and said moth
ing, and tho bear rose on his hind legs to
get better look at her, making two or
three feints in her direction with his
paws. Feeling that she must do some
thing, Mrs. Latham pointed her umbrella
at the bear and quickly opened and closed
1t two or three times. "Woof!' said the
bear. Turning, he plunged into tho pal
mettos and went crashing away, while the
lady ran homeward as fast as she could
go. So much for the Savage and agrees
i've" disposition Of tho black bear, says
st. Nicholas in an entertaining illustrated
account Of American bears, in which the
foregoing occurs.
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REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

The Republicans of Augusta ar, hereby no,is,a
to meet in general caucus ut Neonisn hall oa
Thursday evening. July %, for the purnosc ~ ~
nominating two candidates for the Legislature IN ~
ssppoi:ed at tue genera, election III September
The c ty com Litfee have decided 10 hola III.
caucus under the Australian system as practeed IN
the recent city caucu.es the polls being open To-
the purpose of voting from to O'Clock in ths
evening.
The city committee will, on the mo ming of ,ho
day of the caucus, publish in the newspspers n
list Of the candidates TO be voted for The will
piece upon the ticket any name which any 10 ps
publicans in writing request them TO place un,n
the ticket provided the candidate consents in
writing. Blank space will be left on The ,icke, ID
that every voter, If he wants 10 vote for one Other
than whose name is on the ticket, can write unon
the ticket his choice. There will also be printed
upon t. c ticket the two words PLURALITY ana
MAJORITY, and each voter is requested 10 ok.
pressh hts opinion by putting cross against one
of these words, VIII tier he desires this nomina
ton TO be made by plurality or majority and
decision of the majority thus voting shall govern
this nomination.
The caeck lists will be used and will be in
charge of two persons from each ward, 10 be-
named by the committee man from the respective
wards. Nominations must be made to the city
committee before 4 O'Clock L. NJ, "Wednesday.
July %, and the papers to be filed with Byron
Boyd, secretary. Per order
REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE.
Augusta, Me-, July %, 1894.
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Cleaning Furniture.

There are several mixtures excellent for
cleaning off furniture, new or old. One
is given as follows by The Decorator and
Furnisher: Pure raw linseed oil, quart;
spirits of wine and vinegar, of each II half
pint; butter (terchloride) Of anthony,
ounces; spirits Of turpentine, half pint.
Shake well before using. Use a rubbing
pad made by rolling up n = inch strip of
WOODEN cloth. Several applications will
be needed for new furniture or for such as
has previously been French polished or
finished In becSwax.
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WISH TO MAKE MONEY

- Map, Woman. or Child. / will tell you OF
an investment that is absolutely safe and sure.
Buy one or more lots in the principal manufactur-
ing suburb of Seattle, state of Washington. lie
property is finely located, and is just one mile
from the proposed ship canal which is to make
Seattle world famed There are niue thing. e
six shipyardp, also boiler works, toundries
and other Industries. Negotiations are now
pending for the erection of steel works
1t cost of S5,000,0N have ex-
amined this locality, and every statement make
ia true. Don't hesitate. buy while the chance is
for you, it will soon be passed. Lots SIPS each.
Warrantee deed and abstract. Letters encfosiu Z
James Lowells, Front St, P.O. address, Miss l..
5. Stilphen, Richmond, Maine. Box l55.
iuue.Sn5Wt
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Red Raspberry Jam.

Six pounds berries, 4 a pounds sugar.
Crush the berries with wooden spoon
and put pulp and juice in preserving
kettle. After they boil cook steadily half
an hour, stirring often. Add the sugar,
cook 20 rnnutes longer and put boiling
hot int jars II there is q great deal of
juice, dip out part of it and make jelly of
it or reserve it for raspberry vinegar
Either black or red raspbcrrics may be
used for this, but the latter are especially
delicious
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THE BLACK BEAR.
He Does Not Appear to BE Very Aggressive
and Has a Fondness For Honey.

He Does Not Appear to Be Very Aggressive
and Has a Fondness For Honey.
AS his name implies, the black bear is
Jet black all over, except his nose, and
when his fur is in good condition it is
glossy and beautiful His muzzle. from
his eyes down to the edge Of his upper lip,
Is either dull yellow or dingy white. In
size the black bear ranks third (among
American species Of bear) after the polar
bear, the grim grizzly occupying the sec.
ond place.
1t is easier to tell what a black bear
doesn't eat than to give his bill of fare. His
principle seems to be-everything is food
that can be chewedl He Is carnivorous,
herbivorous, frugivorous, insectivorous
and omnivorous. If any new 'ivorous"
is ever invented hereafter, beyond doubt
he will be that also.
But bee tree, oh, bee tree, with
honey In it! That is the candy and Ice
cream of bruins whole life. He will climb
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~ think that the bundle of clothes found
on the river bank near the Wilder oil clo'h
factory the 23rj, was the old apparel some
one threw away for new outfit" said
Hallowell officer 10 JOURNAL man yes'ef-
dav
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b. +. French of Iallowell informs
JOURNAL representative that he unloaoed
25 cattle from the cars in tbirty-two minutes
which he claims was twenty minutes quick
er than two men ever did it before.
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Flower badges Of Nations.

Athens, violet; Canada, sugar maple;
Egypt, lotus; England, rose; France,
flower de- luce Qily); Germany, cornflower;
Ireland shamrock leaf; Italy, lily; Prus-
STA, linden; Saxony, mignonette; Scot
land, thistle; Spain, polnegranate; Wales.
leek leaf.
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N. A. Luce, State superintendent Oh
schools, is in Aroostook county, at FoH
Kent. A letter received from him yester-
day, stated that last Friday it was 81 de-
grees in the shade at that place.
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Company d., N. G. S. NJ, of Norway
was inspected last evening, by Capt Hall,
U. S. A. This evening Co. A., of Port
land will be inspected by he and Col. Ken
dali
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Prepare very rich and sweet lemonade
and freeze it in the usual way. When it
ss nearly frozen, allow to each quart of the
nee the well beaten whites of two eggs, stir
thoroughly or turn the crank few times,
% that the eggs may be well mixed in, and
pack the ice away until needed.
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Excursion Agent Kimball of the Maine
Central Railroad, was in the city yester-
day, making arrangements for the Sunday
excursion to Bar Harbor. The excursio"
will leave here at 500 and the fare will DC
SI.7O.