The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-02-04

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is far moro powerful than matter. 1t
has always seemed very strange to
me, Mr.. Hay" she added, tentatively,
that you should bo So practical.
have al ways supposed that an artist
should have an exceedingly vivid i'm
aginatiOn."
- am not entirely devoid of it,n he
rctorted, bitterly, but exercise com.
mon sense moro than anything else.
| ncslues, l. am MOI u Raphael nor q
Murillo. ferhaps IL were | should
oe soinethlng o. an anomaly with their
power OF vision seeing allied to nv
decided practicality. capublo of cnrn.
ing q good salary, and / mover expect
10 he anything else, because it isn't in
me. I'm too practical. But I nm
pretty true to nature, and | think. Miss
Iearson, That II you will give u fellow
lair show could Illustrate YOUR
story as wcll any one."
But sho was obdurato to all his an
pcnis. 'p
Don't argue with me or try to
chanSc my views,' she said. "This is
no mere whim. On the contrary, il il
serious master. decided upon these
conditions years ago. Ii you cannot do
as l nave suggested we are not fitted for
each other"
IL was the most difficult problem
which Clarence Hays practical mind
ilad ever been called upon to servo.
There were times whel he had serious
doubts Of Miss Pearson's sanity, and
hno she been II less attractive woman
ne would have abandoned all hope of
winning her and left her to find some.
oody else to DO her illustrating. But
whenever ne began to consider tuat
course oi action the valves Of his heart
rs n ~
soiutlon, and he would once more
hcgln cud%cling his brain for q possible
clcw TO the thcue Of her story. He
hunted up every old magazine and
newspaper IN which she had ever had
anything published and read her work
cnrciuily, In the hope Of thereby gain
my some idea Of what might naturally
bccxpc ctcd Of her. But She had writ
ten IN many ins, and he might as
well have tried to read u solution in
Ihc stars as in tho printed pages
"hcr"on was mirrUred the state Of her
niiud IN The days gone by. Besides,
In none ol thcm was there visible a
trace Ol the belief in the supernatural
'hat had characterized their last con
V"reatOn, and the theories then ex-
pressed left him more mystilicd as to
her Probable subject than ANYTHING
else could have done.
She had stipulated that at the end
Gl Il month he should como to her with
his drawings. Then they were to read
her story and examine the pictures,
together. If each WAS the complement
vi the other, She would marry him as
soon as he wished. Three weeks Of
the allotted time had pass "a away and
Clarence uay had frct,cd and fumcd
himself into mere shadow of his
II),,l . "A nlotI-
MS worrying and spccu.uiluy no wanu-
'ring s:'nIit from her high train OF
! though ut hhd pierced his obscure brain.
nc studied out plot every nigut in
| MS dreams, but they were all different,
| ana "hcn 1t camc TO selecting one
| from sucn Heterogeneous mass of
! iaHc'cS, MS PrGulcuinGDt was us wUiui
! - Tough bis ~ umDIr had been vision
less. lie MAS ABOUT to go to her anu
| explain lhhG as iGlnu rrtding was not
his lorte III, was a hOpl less case, anu
thaS IN the name OF Justice she ought
10 be lcnient ana rcscIuu her unrrasun-
| alb e decree.
Bat Ju . at that time he received an
| iuanIaU.Ou.
y The last day OF the month he pre-
srLI'd hlni:c.( U"forr Miss Peursou
"lth hVH drawings winch were. h,
n!"lci, nln!Stli, tGc best he hau ever
mace il"G bis career us AN artist.
I So tad i,"r story. |. was Il .raDuir
"rscrIpti"r uf Syrian lilc in tn. sium.
o. Il !hrSc ciiJ, and WAS un.uae ana
Strong In conception ana execution.
lhcn hc showed his pictures. The,
aiau frustrated Syrian Illc IN the sluln>;
ul II large city.
oYe looked at him aduiringly.
"Ncvur btfort," sho said, = have |
| t.:.u IN :,rk;tit. turni. b,-h ,.t, n .,,l,
pr"rrlatG illustrations. You are the
man whom PREY dcncc intends uc to
! marry"
| tirr admiration and affection were
| very sweet, but there WAS IL large dose
! Vi gan and NORWOOD mixed With
Cl.rIrcc lays druught Of honey.
Miss Pearson" he SAID, as hc was
getting ready TO go, Il haven't been
honest with you. love you too much
to impose upon You. There was no
Geographic correspondence between
your mind auu mine to prove that
am your affinity. came by know
| ledge IN very material way. Read
this letter, which | received u week
ago"
lie han led her u square sheet of
white paper and she rcau aloud
Mr.. Hay-Mlas Pearson has finish
y
Syrian life IN the slums Of q large city.
Interior OF room given in dctui illus
| trrtcD Characters are mother and
three little girls (illustrate in group.
| Youngest child dies with American
doctor at bedside (liustrat, Woman
is well educated and superior to aver.
aye syrian woman, but very poor Ullus-
trhtc AZ she appears ia the street.
Doctor loves her, but she will not
mnrry him because she believes it her
duty to her race To live among them
ana elevate them illustrate 'rcjEction'.
"A WE'LL WISIIER."
Hold on Il minute. Dyn't say any-
thing till tell you all,n he said, q.
sNe commenced to speak. 81 couldn't
have though: OF this from now till the
crack OF doom. | diin't know who
sent that letter, whether q mutual
lrlcnd VINO mad fathomed your secret,
! 81 rival n ~ h.,,