Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-10

Gwepap money will be- means to an
end, and that will be my success in
| life" ga
Sholto, | can't bear to have you
speak in that way. You don't mean u,
I'm sure. you don't mean you will ever
sacrifice a bit Of your independence for
the sake Of making success by means
Of another mans money? would
rather you remained a war-office clerk
and hard working press man all the
days of your life"
mo, you wouldn't, my darling. When
we have to face the stern realities OF
domestic life YOU will infinitely prefer
that / should be In a position to give
you handsome checks for household ex-
penses every week than that | should
dole you out the nlggardly sum which
would be all that | could command II
| remained war-office clerk. and hard
working press mansall the days o. my
life" r
She negatlved his assertion by a
pretty determined shake Of her head
and a brief frown. But in moment
the shadow passed from her face as
she said; t-.l,
II shall have you all TO myself this
evening, Sholto. Papa has gone to
dine with some friends Of ours--the
Thorbu1ns in Chichester street; Mrs
Thorburn is a great chess player, and
she and papa are going to play some
problems tonight"
/ TITS odd that you should have men
toned It, I see Thorburn at the
'straggIers nearly every day Of my
life, but / didn't know till to-day that
you and his people are acquainted"
Didn't you? | wonder / haven't
spoken to you OF May T'horburn. She
Is such a handsome girl; stately
blonde with beautiful features and the
port and presence of an empress,
papa always says. feel such puny
mite by her side. She Is such dear
girl. too, so unselfish and thorough,
and 80 utterly devoted to her mother
and her brother Ned"
Hin, Sou know her brother Ned
too, unStEfSUdnu
II have seen him several times, but
/ don't know him personally. Only
May makes him her theme constantly,
so | seem TO know him well. lie is
such a good son and good brother"
For mercy's sake, spare me Miss
May Thorburn's raptures secondhand,
He's good fellow enough in his way
not very brilliant, but good, plodding
fellow, | should say. Just the ordinary
admiralty clerk, nothing more"
II can tell you that he is something
more than the ordinary admiralty
clerk" Patrice said, sparkling up in
defense Of her friends brother. He
Is first-rate civil-seryice tutor. and
he works like a slave to keep home
for his mother and sister. who haven't
q penny, and to save May going out as
a goyerness."
Sholto stihed yawn deliberately
my darling, I'm quite ready TO be-
lleve that he's the typical CassePs Mag
azine and Family Journal excellent
man. But his excellencies certainly
don't concern me and fail to see that
they concern you. Tell me what you
have you been doing to-day"
Painting hard. / am actually go
ing to be presumptuous enough to send
a picture to the Royal academy"
well done! What's the subject?
May see it?"
Not till It's finished and framed.
! started with the intention of not tell
ing YOU about 1t until it was accepted
and sold But perhaps 1t will never
be hung, and can't keep my secret
any longer "
What is the subjest?"
Il call 1t In Dubin's Fair City. It's
lust the picture of a girl with a basket
OF cookies and mussels on her head
| got a pretty girl who sells flowers in
Oxford circus to sit to me- "a real
dark haired, grey-eyed Irish girl, With
q lovely shaped head. real Colleen
Bawn.
You should go in for portraiture.
That pays ever 40 much better than
these figure pictures, which try to tell
a story and don't.
but YOU see Sholto, the line under
the picture tells my story, however
badly | may have painted IT," she
laughed out good-temperedly.