The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17


something OF an anomaly with their
powers Of yislon-seeing allied 10 my
decided sractioallty. But am only a
commonplace illustrator. capable OF
earning a good salary and never ex-
pect 10 be anything else. because Il
Isn't In me. I'm too practical But l
am pretty true 10 nature. and / think.
Miss Pearson. that n you win give
follow fair show could illustrate
your story ne we'll as any one"
But aho was obdurate 10 all his APP
peals
Don't argue with me or try to
change my views" she said. This is
no mere whim. On the contrary. q Is
a serious matter. decided upon these
conditions years ago. II you cannot
do as have suggested we are not it-
ted for each other"
II was the most dInlcult problem
which Clarence Hays practical mind
had ever been called upon TO solve.
There were times when be had serious
doubts Of Miss Parsons sanity, and
had she been a less attractive woman
be would have abandoned all hope Of
winning her and left her 10 find some
body else to DO her illustrating. But
whenever he began 20 consider that
course Of action the valves OF his
heart contracted with a sudden spasm
OF desolatlon. and be would once more
begin cudgellng his brain for a possi-
bic clew 70 the theme OF her story. lie
hunted up every old magazine and
newspaper In which she had ever had
anything published and read her work
carefully. IN the hope Of thereby gain
INK some idea Of what might natural
~ be expected % her. But she had
written In many veins and he might
as well have tried 10 read a solution
In the stars as In the printed pages
wherein she mlrrored the state OF her
mind In the days gone by. Besides In
none Of them was there visible a trace
Of the belief In the supernatural that
had characterized their last converse
ton. and the theories then expressed
left him more myaiihod a. 10 her prob
able subject than anything else could
have done
She had stipulated that az the ena
Of a month be should have come 10 her
with bis drawings. Then they we're
20 read her story and examine the Pic
lures together n each was the COM
plemont OF the other she would marry
him as soon az he wished Three
weeks Of the allotted time had passed
away and Clarence Hay had frcued
and fumed himself into O mere shadow
Of bis former r0bus, sen. but with al
his worrying and specializing no wan
dcring-shaft from her high train Of
thought had pierced hls ohtufe brain.
He studied out a plot every night In
his dreams. but they were an differ
Cnt. and when 70 came 10 selecting one
| from such a heterogeneous mass o.
I fancies bis predicamcnt was as woeful
a. though his slumber had been vision
[ less. he wns about 10 90 % her and
explain that as mind-rcadlne vas not
his forte his vas hopeless case. and
that IN the name Of justice she ought
10 be lenlent and rcscind her unreason.
able decree.
But Just az that time be received an
Inspiration.
On the last day Of the month he pre-
scented himself before Miss Pearson
with Eve drawings which we're. he fat
tered himself the best be had ever
made during his career as an artist
She read her story Il was a graphic
description Of Syrian lie In the slums
Of large city and was unique and
strong In concs?.s1n and execution.
Then be showed bis pictures. They
also illustrated syrian life In the slums
Of large city.
She looked az him ndmlrinrly.
Never before" she said. have I
[ had an article furnished With such APP
[ propriate Illustrations You are the
man whom Providence intends me TO
| marry"
Her admiration and affection we're
very sweet. but there was large dose
OF gall and NORWOOD mixed With
Clarence Hays dTaugh, Of honey.
Miss Pearson he said. a. be vas
/ getting ready 10 80. 4 haven't been
honest with you. love you TOO much
TO Impose upon you. There was no
| tclepathic correspondence between
your mind and mine 20 prove that am
your afhnity. ! came by knowledge In
very material way. Read this let
ter which ! received a week ago"
lie handed her a square shce, OF
white paper and she read aloud:
'Mr Hay: Miss Pearson has finished
her story. Il Is description Of sy-
rian life In the slums Of a large city.
Interior OF room given In detail allus-
tatol. Characters are mother and
three little girls illustrate In groupl
Youngest child dies with American
doctor at bedside ullustratel Woman
Is well educated and superior to aver
aec syrian woman, but very poor ul-
lusiraie as she appears in the s,reetl
Doctor loves her. but she viii not
marry because she believes u 20 be her
duty 20 her race 10 live among them
and elevate them illustrate 'rciectionD.
"A WELL-wIsHER."
Hold a minute Don't say anything
an I tell yen an" he said. as she
/ conwentcd TO speak II couldn't have
thought OF this from now tlll the crack
Of doom. didn't know who sent the
letter, whether a mutual friend who
had faihomed your secret or a rival to
whom You had conhdcd an. and who
wrote this merely TO lead me astray.
but ! concluded that a false scent was
better than none az an 90 went TO
work. ! spent two days In the syrian
colony, You zee the result There.
an truthful even though may be too
practical 20 suit your taste"