The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16


s,soes between the trees that embowered
- ord-fashioned white house upon Lug
nsnk. Already one pure star glim-
-,ared silvern in the deepening blue, and
as rejected pensively on the tranquil
III. on whose edge the bemirrored
Trees dreamed ever; and twilight, tender
as memory, EMBODIED the little green valley
in an atmosphere Of rest.
In the avenue overlooking the valley,
tao dgures. one white the other dark,
srroued slowly up and down. The twi-
rgbt deepened as they walked-her arm
N his her hand fast clasped in his. The
fraarance of flowers from the garden be-
y,nd the house, from the lilacs and bloom
,rg hawthorns in the avenue, scented the
air as with incense, the magic Of the
hour was upon them.
And then We shall write regularly"
said the Young man consolingly, consolins
himself as well as the girl at his side.
yes; of course. And you shall tell me
oil about the studios in Paris, and now
YOU ike to work there; and by and by
shall hear of your pictures being hung In
the salon-shant ~
81 hope So dear. l shall try anyhow
lint 1 shall miss the daily inspiration OF
YOU. my Madonna. don't believe l could
have got so far as 1 have but for you.
When l have felt like throwing up art al
together, through sheer discouragement,
your praise and cheer always stimulated
me. and when 1 got that head of yours
hung on the line-well, I'm afraid 1t was
the beauty Of your face, and not my WORK
altogether, did that for me"
Nonsense! 1t was your own work
Archie; it is in you, all you want is
thorough training. Ali 1 shall be proud
Of you yet"
The girls face, which was lovely one,
a gentle earnest face, fit model for the Ma
donna which the young artist mad paint
ed, was now lit up and flushed with en-
thusiasm.
"Oh. how I wish 1 were rich. 1 should
send you away for six years at least to
study-nothing but study, and then
should hear of the famous painter and
know it was you, Archie. Wouldn't that
be delightful? And all the time l should
be proud of you and say to myself-this
is my Archie. my boy sweetheart at
school, my lover that is now-my husband
10 be-"
Her words. her look, the light in her
eyes inspired him.
Eyes. my little one, my wife to be; but
you can do more than that. You can put
life and hope into me. What was L but
poor aimless boy when you and | were
at -sahaeI- together, and who but you said:
You should draw and draw till you turn
painter?''"
A merry musical laugh greeted this
reminiscence of early school days.
'Oh, Archie, did I really say that? l
forget al the silly things 1 may have said
but ii sounds so funny now. And alas!
am too poor TO help you in the way 1
would like"
Love me, dear-only love me when 1
am gone as you do now, and / shall ac-
Geompish anything he said, bending his
head until his lips touched her hair
Alas no need to tell me to do that
cannot help myself. l have loved you al
ways, Archie; 1 don't know why, but it is
so. Now, dear, it is getting too dark for
US to be out. We must say goodnight
now"
"Oh, not yet just one more turn up and
down the avenue and then 1 shall 20.
Remember this is our last walk here-un-
I'll | return"
She sighed and turned with him.
And when you do come, YOU will find
many changes. Auntie has sold this
place, which 1 suppose you know You
WiIl have to come to England for me If
You want me-"
And to England I shall come. do not
leSr-lrst chance ! get, and then
ne nnlshed by drawing her closer to
nm ana in the twilight they kissed and
Missed again, every kiss a mute promise
OF the future
Then they parted-he to go to France
On me morrow, she to remain in the old
LnIh me proposed removal to Devonshire
Her future home. For Anna was an or
phan, adopted and cared for by a welI-to-
uo aunt who for reasons of her own had
resolved to live for the rest Of her days
- oH. o. me sunniest hooks in England.
Five years later, another twilight. the
f Tol,5r I1Wilght Of Italy, depened on Arch
!DaI9 Hlllnouse as he sat at the open
WINDOW of his studio, smoking cigar.
ne was the same and yet not the same
man nor was 1t added years only which
gooS me dllference in him. He was still
5oYo- looking, still handsome; more so,
lIugeu' Tor his figure had developed and
SIoNh more Misunderstanding. But the
Il ann, interrupted expression of his ear
~ udyS mad given place to the cool
halt-cynical appearance of a man Of ex
Icltehcet As a painter he had gained
Hucn' as a man he had signally dete-
,Gjtd5eq. lie could be amiable when it
su'teu MN to be so, as indeed he could
We anything else which suited him. not
Vtner wise. He had made fair progress in
ms art and though no one had ever men
Win WIFI b genius or greatness in connection
-, W." MS name. still his skill in technique
~aS considerable, and he had held his own
"i1n me majority at least. AS yet how
~, hoLhlng of his had appeared in the
SSa.oIl' a TACT which he IN his now few and
LII between letters to Devonshire as
i.lped TO prejudice and envy For the
,aSt year Anna Sutherland had folded
Si p ms letters and put them away with a
l1oly
iayhthg IN them. There were still the
ufsoaI 2fectionate formulas at the begin
tt-Is and ending of his letters, but that
Any were written with an effort, as for
JJuIy' not loves sake, was only too evil
b s5 ne last two letters she had sent
." NOT been answered at all.
o. Gnu 50 1t is really settled is ito" said
egIlal voice, breaking in on his reverie
ms Ae sat emitting smoke He glanced
ofs auu saw brother artist in the act
VI 5edtlng himself beside hm
.GGIFely evening, Watt" was his reply
+be IN ely-yes-delightful," responded
~ lst-'but, l say, is it really settled
y o5,s the little American widow and
vae ven since YOU must know, Sellers
ut is settled
,L 70 come off soon of course?'
voC yes! And by the way. I want
bs 10 play groomsman. The deed is to
"4 W9lne at the Embassy"
q l1h pleasure. Always glad to serve
mn '..a4 indeed. Congratulations, to the
,S'lAead. 1t is not every poor devil of
f,l pahter who is lucky enough to can
cors,5o-Widow with a fortune; a pretty
N....-,Sl-erable one, too"
to Irp,iiacently; 'it will give me a chance