The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-04-12
CHAPTER XIII.

AS they were a.ighting from the car
at Fortieth street within sight of the
Rembrandt studio building Hendricks
exclaimed:
"As sure as you live that's Miss Hunt
ington's carriage. know the coach
mans livery, She is up there now, try
ing to get something out of Henri. Poor
girl, she is almost insane, and it's moth
ing but natural. For all we know, her
sweetheart may rever lay eyes on her
pretty face again"
Gould IL be so bad as that?" asked
the doctor.
But Hendricks only reply was to
point towards the entrance of the
studio building. l..
There she is now. think I can
make her useful, and she would like to
be of service"
At the carriage door she looked up
and recognized them, and, buttoning
her heavy fur wraps, she stepped
towards them to keep the coachman
from overhearing her words.
II have been up, trying to give Henri
"A bit of encouragement" she began.
rHe is almost broken-hearted. He has
written me twice to-day to let him see
me. Poor fellow! he thinks ought to
be able with money to do something.
He is like a faithful dog, He has scarce
ly touched bite to eat since his master
went away"
Against the white feathery back
ground her complexion seemed almost
sallow, but her eyes shone with intense
bril!iance., U . ...r.
II am glad l happened 10 meet you" "
! began Hendricks, putting on his hat
again after his head had grown white
with snow.
( "You have the opinion Of that hand
writing expert she said; but even his
opinion will not change mine. The let
ter was written BY Mr.. Gielow.'
/, "You were right" answered Hen
bricks, "it was" '
sand you now see that-that his
mind was wrong, don't you?"
Hendricks eyes went to the pave
ment. G "a
81. have not moment TO lose" he
said with awkward evasion, ''and as l
Know you would be CAD to lend a
hand" '..A s.
.Oil, do, do give me chance broke
In the girl, eagerly.
"Well come back TO the studio. l
must have a,talk with Henri, and ifyou
will assure him that am all right It
will be great help" ffHu.
"Thank you so much, "lshe said, pre-
ceding both Of the men into the hall
way and to the elevator. ,,F-7
When they had reached the retired
corridor leading from the main hail to
tie studio Miss Huntington laid her
tapering, gloved hand on Hendricks
snow-covered coat. ....-
Can you give me one single bit of
hcpe?" she pleaded, in voice full o!
quavers. ..
Hendricks flushed to the eyes. 10
"Not now--not until can't tel
which way the wind will blow til talk
to Henri on certain point"
'Yof0rs SO, good,ard kind,r she said,
huslii.y.f .f"lf you do not restore bin to
us, / shall always love you for trying
so hard" N aslIaa
The r. ,raint he had put on his feel
ings forced sort Of moisture into the
eyes of the defective, and when he
walked on after her be struck one Of his
feet against the otherand he Almost fell.
Henri opened the door.
III have come bach. Henri" said Miss
Huntington. These are good friends
OF your masters. They are trying to
mid him. You must freely teilihem al
you know" Ger
Henri bowed and muiiered his will.
ingness 10 comply win her wish as
they passed him, going into, the recep-
.tion-room.
Hendricks paused before picture in
oil. standing on aneasel. 1t represented
ii taiE-faced. baek.eyed Italian woman
bent almost to the earth under great
load Of rngs ard scraps OF paper. Be-
nrath the picture was written the title,
ambition"
'Nobody but genius could have con-
ceiyed hat deep buEan lesson" be said
10 Lampkin. who was NJ bis elbow. 1T
IL just like that in life That woman
is as ambitious in her way as a candl-
ne for throne, and II she were 10
p CENTS for her load she would