The morning times., 1896-04-05
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Copyrighted. 1886, Dy Enlila a OpPSA''
"Aiy sakes and senses!" said Georglna's
Aunt Alicia.
Sine hao mounted 10 her brother S studio,
on the top floor OF Dis spacious home. JUDI
Iant shrieks mad greeted her ears. Al the
stuuio door she paused and ADJUSTED Der
eyeglasses.
Geur,sina and Corny were tearing rouna
and round the room. Gcorgina was arrayeo
in a Spanish Jacket of blue velvet, ana a
Mexican symbrero; Corny was IN his usual
costume, the ragged
ua yHas an straw hat and patch
Artists Model. ed trousers, anu blue
''wamus'' of a pic
turesquc farmers boy.
For Corny Whose true and completed
name WAS Cornelius Sladel was an aItIst'S
muuei ami he posed three hours every Gay
for Georlsina : rather, as the chler nGGre
in Ills PAINTING of The Turuip ficld.'
Were two a rab swordsnien,' ~ Georgina
eXplained. pcrCcIving her Aunt Aici2.
She TiDurisnrd u nlaulsuCk; Cony clutch
ed a PANT brush. He paused to Offer
GeurEiaa agnt a char; CoIny was always
genIiCalaniy.
y cure two Wildcats" said Geor-
gina'S Aunt Alicia, with admiration suIn-
ing throagh her glasses, nevertheless. The
boy was iair-haiTed and ruddy and bard
some: Gcorgina who hooked Ike the
HiollGr size mad never known. hao great
black c.es aud ripe lips ana pcachy cheeks
'Pa;a 'S--uver at.-Ihc ACaGcnly!' GcOr-
gina informed her aunt. in jeiky shriek ks.
And her Aunt Alicia rctrcaleu down Tie
stairs with her fingers IN her ears.
And niea a wniie aux huli-iiub ih the studio
waNed merricr. Georgina was twelve, but
she uid love 10 rCmp, and Coruy WAS thIr-
teen, but hc would do anything in the world
10 please Geurginil.
So likewise would Georgna do any
thing for Curuy. He was poor; he was
an orphan; he lived 49,.
away down town in An Orphan.
q rough street with Corny Was
RnoId ST oemaker, who
dranK aud was unknd 10 him, but who took
Hll he earned as a model and kept it. Aii
This Georgii,a knew, because Corny had
t2i4 her; but she cared notat all.
Il like you she had ayowcd the first
time she sa W him, because you are not
like the models papa's forever having.
She dropped ..cr character OF Arab
swordsman suddenly To announce a plan
She had formed. I'm going 10 teach you 10
speak FTcuch, COny, she said.
Il can tax il now" Corny responded.
"Polly-vow FraHhy!"
poly Who cried Georgina dcrisively
She dived al him. he darted behind the
easel and they chased around it and
round, rn they were breathless aud
dizzy-tii nf a Sudden, tL-y found them
selves piled IN a. confused heap on the
floor. CoTny underneath, the easel fallen
on CorUy ana Georgi1a on top OF the easel.
They scrambled TO their feet. They were
unhurt Bui-ah. the direfUlncsS of il!
GeorEina'S : maui stick was stuck through
the canvas. straight through the beauti-
ful haif-iini>hed painting. The Turnip
Field" which had COrny in the foreground.
And In the door quite pale and stern,
stood Greorglnas father.
Cornv caught his lip In his teeth. He
thrust himself in front OF Georgina 1T
was my fault. sir he said. An mine.'
1t WASN'T said GeorGina. She feared
her fathers look. De was staring al the
rUined canvas.
1T does not matter whose fault II was
he said. You have done serious thing.
Five weeks of solid work gone for nothing -
Ue turned 10 his model. He took a roll
OF bills from his pocket and laid two in
Corny's hand
This PAYS YOU" he said "You may go,
and l shall noi need YOU again"
Corny lifted a pale face 10 him. He
gaspef. He looked at GeoTgina. And
stamped her foot.
"Papa,' she cried. ''he didn't do 1t. I
did il. II vas my stick and
'GeorEina," said her father, severely.
"yOu ma V go 10 your room till lunch time -
GeorgIna went. She felt as though The
world had fallen To pieces with a terrible
crash.
She left the door atar Corny was going.
corny was going for good. She knew he
WAS changing his costume for his own
shabby clothes.
Sh" waited til she heard him go down
the stairs and ont the door. Then she
pitched her Spanish Jacket into n corner
and sent her SCmbrero spinning after il
and hurrOwed under the pillows on her silk
canoDei Bed ana sobbed 10 doleful wretch
ednFSS.
That day and the next were gloomy ar
rai-c Tor Gonrr-ina Cornv sent away iu
disgrace TO come no more, Il was terrible
It was unbelievable,
II was very dismal. Nothing chccred her
She went TO her dancing class in Cauzy
yellow gown and she wen: with her maid
70 the opera on Saturday afternoon. But
81 did no rood. She c0uid not forget Coruy
hnd she did not want TO.
II anything could have made her forget
him 1t woula have been the radiant bright
ness Of Easter morn
Coa-v'r'"'S ing and the sUmpiu
Pretty Gifts. OuS gifts IL broueh
her from various kim
people Half a dozen messenger boys rang
the hell ans left huge punches of roses and
or viol"'S and OF boxes Of candy with rab
bits ana chickens na;utnd on them and 9
white hracinlh and an Easter lily in fancy
Jars.
GeOrgina shifted at The flowers with
SON Of '1ir"onsOlate gladneSS. And sud
denly n smile broke over her face. A
bright Ideal had burst upon her: trulS
dcliphfui idea. Comy had no flowers
et NIL. and she had more than she needed.
And she had not seen linn for two days
She cid not pause to weigh and con
sfdcT, because she WIS accustomed "a
taxing her own WAY without asking fc
IL She knew The Carriag re would be al