Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-06
CHAPTER XIII.
AFFAIRS OF THE HEART.

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When Mr.. Dye stalked out Of the art.
ii rooms and the shiny surface of his
v5thcgone coat had vanished from Max
ais 81 ght, it seemed as if every raw Of
r.ht that tended to illuminate the dou-
N, mystery, TO solve which Maxey had
stopped to subterfuge, Ind vanished
uu
Here at last the good artist and the
other acute investigators reached dead
VIII Here every thread was broken.
H.rr toall appearances the matter came
% % hopeless termination. The several
s.'.-~ in the drama settled down to the
rur' ordinary happenings Of daily life.
New matters. quite rs absorbing, how
tyrr removed from the terrible, claimed
,hrir attention. The more vivid sensa-
tons of today gradually obscured the
h., vivid sensations Of yesterday. They
,ri not forget hut they ceased to talk
about fhy fatcful night on the sea road
and all that grew out of il.
Lamar was unhappy. He was n fire.
CUNT visitor at the artists rooms even
row, when there was no longer any need
o.. his Professional services He seemed
. rmr there in his leisure moments rs
-.tu-c from himself. He was the most
ca.,-rr! and witty of society, but the
smile died On his lips when he crossed
o. threshold on his way out. 1t was rs
!; q shadow fell upon him everywhere
Ia here. Is if the sun shonc in only at
,nf windows above the river. and all the
r.sj ~ tho world were dark.
Did Lamar know why this was? In a
-asur way perhaps, but he surely did
o.. a.isnowledgo it to himself and still
r-r,,ryr his relations with the Widow
isythc and still come here. No: Lamar
was not a man of that stamp. The day
D. rally found himself out, that day
would his visits cease.
A. for the poor girl without a name,
'a' crudually became natural and nee
H.arr part of the artists home circle.
TAn time came when the face wore ev.
~ day smile, and somehow that smile
opened a world Of light and beauty in
IN place. II her art lessons she was
making wonderful progress. The day
thai the knock ut the outer door had
startled teacher and pupil into q con-
,cinCsr-ss of how very close to each 9TH
er L.ir heads had come was scarcely
the trt and it was certainly not the
last un which the phenomenon occurred.
such very apt pupil was the girl with
ou' uamc, 20 devoted to art, so very
earnest teacher was Julian Maxey, SO
delighted with her achievements, that
these little episodes were scarcely to be
wondered at. But, however much the
familiarity of daily association might
bring these two together, there was still
a barrier to mutual understanding, for
poor Miss Dye remained mt heart the
Sdm. shy, timid creature that she had
appeared at first. She became easy and
natural and smiled because her sur
fluna.ass were bright and she was
young. Tut there were n native delicacy
and scnsitiyeness that betrayed them
selves through all.
Neither was she wholly happy. When
She thought herself alone, there Were
~ ~ 'AaN Ssit W All
A'r hand, looking out over the lonesome
fly,r To the hills that made the back
ground, and when she was sitting thus
u --i" sm;lcd ut all j. was through her
''af,. Thor" was ono thing that trou-
Died hrr much. Il was the sense of de-
ra1ouro and obligation. she could not
bel satisfied to share in q prosperity to
winch she did not materially contribute
Il vas this that held her to an untiring
attention and studiousncss in her new
"'Hpation. She hoped To earn Eveli-
A''I with her pencil, and the ont,iusi-
a''i' Nazcy. who partly realized what
AF feelings We're, encouraged her in
mat hope. 1t is easy to make progress in
work one loves. Before she had been
uiiu,r ms tuition n month Maxey told
~ Lamar that her copies in crayon and
tIarrlal were something marvellous for
ulig whose instruction had been SO limit
co. Massey undertook to paint her face,
AMI She retalistcd by making q pencil
'N"t'h of his features which was Won
''riully accurate. And so the days were
spent
One morning Maxey awoko to a real
izing sense Of his situation. He loved.
All why not? Was she not beautiful,
mt lligcnt. refined, virtuous? Was she
n't III verify woman Of all women,
saah as man might be proud TO be able
~ introduce to his friends rs my wife?'
was she any the less adorable because
hl'"dy knew the name of her father?
was the fact that she was nameless a
0irrier Of q feathers weight? Not to a
nan like Maxey.
But yet he hesitated. With all his
nmretuosity andvimpatience he was ac-
,ustP!ncd to count the cost of a momen-
t'us step before he took it, and the al
teInatives presented to him were pain.
iul' He had learned something of An
A''ie's character. To place himself in
Ohe Position of n sutton from any reason
unacceptable to her was equivalent to
%si'ing friendless girl from the only
nome she had ever known. Not to place
himself in the position of q suitor was
never to know his own fate. When q
Young man is burning with the intoxi-
cation Of first great passion, this last
Is hos possible.
80 Maxev t1,o,r,l.x H. ~x.o,,1I ~r-o;k