, 1897-03-16
ARTISTS STORY.

ever saw her III the flesh and thousands
of miles from tic lace / first met her. -
"You are the last mur i'll the world
whose mind | would think Ohsrurcd by
the clouds ii mysticism, - replied the
rich Mrs. AUstyn, ms tii"ud and patron.
"YCu have rny"r shown any patience
with the Chaylatans vino pretend to cx-
nose and CXnuund the =, Crrts that Il wise
providence has ordained We should not
Iathom. And yet you arc taxing u
crrdulity with Il statement hat would
be marvellous if true.
Il must insist upon my vCracity in
his instance, " smiled the artist.
"Nuw, don't stop to argue, mammal
urged the elder Of the Austyn gills.
There is II story in this, and after Mr..
RObulCy has told it You can reclaim him
from the darkness Of his supCrstitions
md air your theories. Now, do tell us
all about it," and three pretty sisters
sighed their curiosity i'll chorus.
''.1ust so. Iou don't ask me to cx-
plain said the artist with QuizHiCal
look. II shall give you the remarkable
facts and leave you to wrcStlc with
them. Eight years ago | was III Paris
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pursuing my studies and lived the lit"
of u Bohemian from choice rather than
'i'"' icI,SS'!' w. 1'll'"S i'i" III i',
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III si"'' s't '"o sweeping curves
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al" s"PcI9'I'i"h fIoi''st9 ou VIII come
tomorrow i"r an upset bS inns accl-
uen'. lheh VIII De potl your historian
ana our pfophe'. snail count on YOU
Ill sour.
1houSii 1 llelltally sheered at the
woman 5 pre'ehsioils ana lay WAX
mali inc hlShG assuring myself that l
W""lo never seek i'f out l. was at heI
ooor zen minutes lciorc me appointed
,'ih' heNe DAY. Sno ma" e''h'r assume"
Aer professional ar or was uiide1 thc
spell Oh her supernatural at'"lhlnelltS' l
VIII no descrioe inc inner Temple OF
mysteries 10 Whicil she conducted me-
but III the Wolfd erect OF Its liai'slngs,
mirrors SfotrSqnr carvings ana inythic-
III SyhlholS II cilAfIei'Scs the most hard
ened skeptlcisn. Throwing the whole
light OF ii golden light upon my face
WIN il powerful rciiIctor' she general
lzed upon nay past HE as any shrewd
judge OF human nature might do. Then
inc cloSer sI,n slowly Snollcd ont .NI,r-
c;a Arnold
".Tb,t 10 the name of tbe Girl Won
w;,, marry , she .nponncod in , dreamy
voice. and there Won see her,
..Witb that tho lights fodcd tn tbe
dimness of deep twilight and there fol-
lowed the darkness of adungeon. Oppo.
site me as if in life was the image of
the sweet md beautiful wcman Won
know as Mrs, Robeley. Never before
had | been dominated by the tender pas
sion, but there l was fathoms deep in
love with what might have been an en-
chanting illusion or a superb painting.
So deeply was l impressed that after
leaving i'll a bewilderment of doubt l