The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-09-13

interest in Iietro. lie could talk of lit
tie else than horses, and as such con
| versati0n undoubtedly is. it pals upon
a girl Of eighteen leaning over a ston'
wall in the golden evening light tha
hOyers above Como. There are Othe,
| subjects, but that IS neither here no
there. as Pietro did not recognize the
! fact. and unfortunately for him there
happened to come along a member q
the great army Of the unemployed
who did
He came that way just in the nick o.
time, and proud as Old LEM was Of his
( pension and its situation. it was not
that unriyalled prospect las stated il
| the hotel advertisements that stopped
him. It was the sight Of a most love
/ ~ girl, leaning over the stone wall al
/ the foot Of the garden, gazing down at
the lake and singing softly to herself.
by Joyew said young Standish,
she looks as If she were waiting for
her lover" Which. indeed. was ex-
actly what Tina was doing, and it
augured Ill for the missing man that
she was not less impatient at his delay.
The missing lover is defect in the
landscape which ought to be supplied" ."
murmured young Standish as he un
siung his knapsaCk, which. like that Of
the late John Brown, was strapped
upon his back He entered the pen
sion and inquired the rates. Old LenZ
took one glance at the knickerbOckers
and at once asked twice as much as he
woui, have charged anatiye Stand
ish agreed to the terms with that fnan-
cial reckle5sue5s characteristic OF his
island. and the old man regretted that
he had not asked third more.
But never mind" he said to him
self. IN make it upon the extras.
With deep regret it must be here
admitted that Standish was an artist
Artists are met with so often in fiction
that it is a matter of genuine grief to
have to deal with one in a narrative Of
fact. but it must be remembered that
artists flock as naturally to the lake Of
Como as stockholders TO the exchange
and in setting down an actual state
nent Of occurrences In that locality
the unfortunate writer finds himself
confronted with aatists at every turn.
He was an artist IN water cOlOrs, but
whether tnat Is a mitigation 'Or an
aggravatIon Of the original Otfense the
relater knoweth not He speedily
took to painting Tina amidst various
combination OF lake and mountain
scenery. Tina over the garden wall
as he first saw her; Tina under the
arch Of roses; Tina in one Of the clum-
sy bat picturesque lake boats. He
did his work very well, too. Old Land
lord LEM had the utmost contempt for
this occupation, as a practical man
should. but he was astOnished one day
when passing traveller offered an in
credible sum for one Of tho pictures
that stood on the hall table. Standish
was not to be found, but the Old man,
quite willing to DO his guest good
turn, sold the picture The young
man. instead Of being overiOyed at his
luck. told the old man. with the calm
cheek Of an artist that lie would over
look the matter this time, but it must
not occur again. He had sold the
picture, added otandlsh' 1or about one
third It's real value. There was some
thing IN the quiet assurance ot the
youth that convinced old LenZ OF the
truth Of his statement more than his
words. Manner has mucn 10 90 WIN WI
getting we'll told lie believed. The
innkeeper's respect for the Young man
Went up tolt5 highest attanable point,
and he had seen so many artists, too.
But If such prices were obtained lor a
picture dashed oil III te" hours, the
hotel business wasn't IN 1t as a money
making venture.
1t must be confessed t1at II was a
great shock to Standlsh when he found
that the fairy-like Tina was sthe daugh-
ter OF the gross old stupid keeper Of