The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-06-07

II as q thing divine.
ITO think that II had been In HAT
shop window for two weeks and
never noticed IL, though passing every
day! To think that there ARE human
hands SO skillful that they can cut
This dream from Hat surface! To
think that poverty can he 80 pressing
that the carver does this miracle and
-.parts With Il for song And he
Tose from his knees as erect rs his
own exclamation marks, still admiring
It still adoring 1t like one charmed:
Frederick said gentle voice be-
hind him. aren't you ever coming To
dinner? Tho bell bus rung twice
Yes, mother. I'm coming" he laugh.
ingly answered. III can get away
froir it. Did you ever see anything
lovcler as the light shines through IL
and brings out whole gamutof cream
tints from the deepest To the palcst?''
ut is very beautiful said his
mother, bending over II. "See. here is
Marie. Roma. Isn't that UNI
usual on work Of this kind2'
Work Of this ltind?" repeated
Frederick; but who ever sees work Of
this kind2 wonder II 1t can he u
woman who did it? Marie. That
sounds feminine enough
81 have known people in France
whose last name was Marie. his msth-
or rejoined, but still it maybe a
woman, yon know. Come now 70 dim
ncr, and decide that afterward.
Frederick obeyed, bat all the time at
dinner and after dinner, Marie,
Roma rang in his ears Can she he a
woman? II 50, She must he lovely
one and - poor one; ne ugly peasant,
but "a dainty lady must have carved
that charm. and She must be sorely in
need OF money. or how could she have
ever parted ,'ith sncb dreamland love-
illness!
What are you thinking Of o. said
his mother good-uaturedly, sitting
near him in the library, some fancy
work in hand.
'I2 All. Oh. was thinking 1
would go up TO old Preston and ask
him If he knows anything Of this Marie,
Roma
His mother laughed.
"How in love with it You are" she
said.
"Ycs-no; that is, might be able to
order % special companion piece II
knew the carver's address, and he
went out into the hall for his overcoat
and hat.
Il wish the dear boy had special
companion-piece, whispered his moth
er to herself, as she heard the front
door close after him. ~ am such
poor, old. fragile piece of bric-a-brac
Nor his tireside:' and she moved farther
back from the hot fireplace.
Frederick walked rapidly, coming to
the shop where he had bought the
screen quite out of breath. Then he
pulled himself together and entered in
his usual state of dignity.
you remember the carved ivory
screen bought here early this after
noonP- he said
"oh. most certainly" said the shop
Keeper, bowling and rubbing his hands
heartily. IA most beautiful thing,
mr."
Have you anything more by the
same hand?"
The shopkeeper shut one eye and
pursed his lips as if rejecting deeply,
then said. slowly:
81 am sorry we have not. To tell
you the truth. bit of pure art like
that is very rare. Still, II anything
more comes of that kind will let you
know
II observed, said Frederick, taking
mp tlie conversation. much To the SUR.
prise sf the little shopkeeper. who had
Thought ii finished. ''that inone corner
there was Marie. Roma, DO you know
anything Of that signature?'
"oh! Most certainly! The piece wa
from Rome" he answered; Hbut
Marie. No, do not know that. Per
haps the wrapper it came in would b,
some aid. Did you notice it, sirP''
NO did moi" said Frederick, rs i
ready to take himself to task for !
complete stupid. II will look il up
Thank you. And he hurried ont %
the shop just as the next customer en-
tered.
Once more in his library, he fumblet
in the waste-paper basket till tn,
screen wrappings came to light. Yes
there was the importers address. ~
clear as crystal, on the quadrangula
lit of blue paper in one cornSr: &c
Il, Fallatino. -, Roma. lmporte
Of Fancy Goods. This last in plair
English.
80. r. Pallatino, -, Roma, mus
disclose the fun address Of Marie Ru
ma"
1t WAS an easy thing for this wealth,
young bachelor To leave his home to hi
mother and make one of his quicl
trips to Europe. Nobody questioned
nobody commented. and everybod,
wished they could do the same. Thre
weeks later and Frederick was ii
Rome, threading one of It's dark. obsu
1ete little byways and looking up tn
address of &C. Il. PaIlatino. :, -,
with warm, tired arlor, because for Al
hour IL had eluded him.
There II was at last. The nam
clearly above the brown, weather
worn door, and crooked and twiste,
fight Of stairs hy which 10 reach II
Very rapidly Frederick climbed them
paid mo- attention to the mo admis
sion sign. and tapping quickly
walked into an Ill lighted. rubbish
loaded room, in which dark, crisl
Italian was packing odds and ends o
art work for importation to America
he looked keenly up at Frederick, as /
he were an intruder
Frederick nodded 10 him. and mad.
aquIck inquiry in Italian.