The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-08-21

This command GirdldO carried out.
themselves whether she were in truth
as lovely as report said, and they sent
Giraldo large sums of money in recon-
pense, adding not seldom some further
donation III the express term and con-
dition that Giraldo should observe alb
solute fidelity in his representation and
not permit himself the least flattery,
for some desired themselves to court
her, and others intended their sons to
ask her hand, if the evidence of Giral-
dos portraits satisfied their hopes. Thus
Giraldo, although but two or three
years above 30, grew both in fame and
wealth and was very often indebted to
the princess for the favor of q visit to
his house that he might again correct
his memory of her face,
Now, what several princes had done
before it CHANGED that the king of Glot-
tenberg also did, and Giraldo, to all
appearances much pleased, accepted the
command and prayed the princess to
visit him, for, he said, this picture was
to be larger and more elaborate than
the rest and therefore needed more
study of her. So the princess went
many times, and the portrait destined
for the king of Glottenberg, who was
said to be seeking a suitable alliance
for his eldest son, grew before her eyes
into the most perfect and beautiful pre-
sentiment of her which the skill of Gil
RADIO had ever accomplished, and sur
passed eve that first picture which he
had painted by King Rudolf's COM
mand. And the king had no doubt that
so soon as the picture had reached the
court of Glottenberg an embassy would
come from there to demand the hand OF
his sister for the crown prince, a pro-
posal which he would have received
with much pleasure and qualification.
~ do not think" said Osra, tossing
her head, THAT any such embassy will
come, sire, for four or five pictures
have been already painted by Signol
Giraldo in like manner, but no embas
sizes have come. 1t seems that my pool
features do not find approval in thu
courts of Europe"
And her tone, it must be confessed
was full of contempt, for the Princes
Osra knew hat she was beautiful, a
indeed all beautiful ladies are, by tn
b~enevolence of heaven, permitted to
How much greater mischief might the.
work if such knowledge were denied
them!
'That's true enough" cried Rudolf
"And l do not understand the meaning
of it. But it will not be SO at Glotten
berg, for my good brother the kim
has eyes in his head, and his son see
no less well. ] met them in my travel
= and l can speak of it. Most certainly al
embassy will come from Glottenber
before we are a month older"
Yet, strange to say, the same thin
followed OIL the dispatch of the portrai
(Which Giraldo sent by a certain trust
messenger, whom he was accustomed t
employ as had happened before. N
embassy came, and the king of Glotter
berg excused himself from paying a visi
to Strelsau which he and his son ha
promised on the Aviation of King Ri
dolf. Therefore Rudolf was very vexed
and Osra also, thinking herself scorned
was sore at heart, although she Dor
herself more proudly than before. AND
being very greatly disturbed in he
mind concerning her beauty, she wer
herself again to Giraldo and charge
him to paint her once more.
"And this picture, " she said, sis fo
my own eyes and mine alone. There
fore, signor, paint it faithfully an
spare me not, for if a woman be ugl
it is we'll she should know it, and
seems that nobody in the kingdom wi
tell me the truth, although l get him
enough of it from abroad" And sh
frowned and flushed and was great
out Of temper. as any beautiful lad
would in such a case most naturally b
Giraido bowed very low, seeking t
hide the sudden red that dyed his chez
and to conceal the great joy which tn
command of the princess gave him, TO
by reason of having sss often painted IL
princess, of having SO curiously studio
her face and Of having spent so muc
time in her company, listening to h
conversation and enjoying her wit an
grace, this hopeless young man had b
come so hopelessly and desperately III
lover that he ne longer cared to use b
brush in the service of any other lady
lord and staid at Strelsau solely that /
might again and again depict the faC
that he loved, and, save when she sat b.
fore him, he seemed now unable to pl
his art at all, and had he not received
many commands for pictures of her /
would. have sat all day long idle, thin