Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-12-17
WON BY ART.

when Jack Ashley, the gifted but
ssEzsaiins young New England artist.
v-3t ssaath for his health he did not
cz2ssct to fail in love.
asHt i@ did
ff:e first time he saw pretty Alice
kiclieg. with her soft. deep. dreamy
sssswzs- sweet face and modest, siInol
wzsga. f,e admired her and told his
fssaEsA s~.si Mooriand. SO. Moorland
fsf1ssksead the pair. and the admira-
SIon s~.eEaei mutual. Jack asked Miss
FSfsyass-s permission to call upon her
And she readily granted his Request.
.tassley felt elated.
boat you think I've made good
fnprefsson on her. Ned" he asked that
s.~sniag As they sat smoking in their
lnsasinsss
Mnorfand smiled lie had known
Miss HoIicy from her grihood. Be-
zss5s,i. ne WIS ten years older than Ash
kv- -. ..
wei sou two do seem to be getting
acquainted rather easily" he replied,
~ith IA slight laugh. as he blew me
xeEzske- .ye.tfts into the air and Sazed
almost ganniingly at the earnest face
ssS nAS handsome friend. IL thought
Eeza didn't like southern girls, he
ossS-a
"-fspn't be crab. Ned" was Ash
Kegs Yeyiy- Wise men, you know,
cisaase their minds-when sufficient
-yfsaessas is produced
Us the evidence conclusive in this
s-s.se. then" asked the triumphant
Nsrartafad-
-Tou ARE posing as the judge. no;
u s,siig Ashley
Thc two rclapscd into silence, civ
fns tktesr minds to more acrioNs
EzaGghtS. Mocriand, the southernoT,
~s.sss -v',isesc,sns upon the happy days h
faasi ppeHt on his fathers old planta-
Siszs. II part OF which comprised the If
ei.s Village in which he now lived, in
tE< ~1oci old d2yB before the war. "
9sSxsE9sy- saM the other hand, was in
sNaszsaY planning out Gchomcs for sue
ezra ia has profession, mapping Oh,
s~ssEssa!ss roads by which he hoped 10
fzaNsss through the present trials TO fu-
sEazfr irisTigh To he sure. he had 500
II sGsnS- ia Teutals from n small Bost N
Trrspersy left him by a deceased aunt
nss5 the lsterest on a few hundred dol
F.arss let him by his father. Beside
As- was something of Il writer ana
szArDsd mn odd penny now and then "a
~ newspaper CORES pon6ent. Then &C
s.RsaSssssaEiY he sold one of his pictures
Daa tbs thing for which his heart really
SaarnTss. the one ambition OF his life
shaY ii as he would. was success and
Txssa> M an artist. success which would
bvtgsE kifs nnanc al independence; sue
ssszss tMat would act him free from the
kssrazut@nSlis grind of newspaper toll;
rRESss that would make his name re-
resssss'vsi among men. He wanted to
sSsTgs n pretty little. dove-white COT
czx~, taeiticd upon some sunny hillside
wSsc. the birds singing around and tho
viaes=s climbing over the porch and The
lawyers shedding their delicious fra.
xy1Hrr everywhere. Then. too. he add
ssf az this mental picturc--for Jack wa:
rw.sr nag u "a charming woman, here
fafssrss a creature OF his own imagnG.
tlsn. wsso should preside over the home
uisE dignity and grace. Now, how
C@FNH- SFN<spltt All JAIN " Inv
esNsrarS, this fascinating fairy wa!
ssnst.9ian,y Transforming herself int,
a. remarkable resemblance to dainty
Alscc fiolIcy.
e sag, Jack" said Moorland. awak
.snSng from his trance, why don't yo,
cry imr that $4,000 prize at the inter
sasszfss slrt exhibit this year,
ana thinking Of doing So" Asaie,
r1paSaA. ~ the awful thought OF III,
sxHss S-aSf, which stood between him a,lt
tAss realization of his dreams dawne,
rsDon biss. Il was thinking OF it," h,
xenen1xsd. but l cant decide upon
arvgss aabject."
/ ~Indace Miss iiollcy to sit for you,
Ssss,xesssed Mootlaae. smiling. "and cal
r.