The Portland daily press., 1899-07-01

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kncelcd ON tho floor and spoke in low
whisper t. the girl: Mary Don't move,
OF you may make noise There's some
body coming softly behind the tree 10 steal
q Kiss from you and win pair Of gloves.
Listeni"
Instantly Mary's eyes wore open, and
there was an expression half shy, half
alarmed, on her face Tho lips were part
ed with slight smile. She was plainly
blushing.
'splendidr' said scovell excitedly.
"Hushl' said the doctor lyon needn't
speak in q whisper, but you must be care
full not 10 make sudden EXPLANATIONS.
They are apt to destroy the trance"
Can you keep her like that ten min
utesSn Scovell asked
"I'll try" said Blandford. "Listen.
Mary, and don't stir. Can you hear hims''
Then he rose from his knees and sat in
chair, while Scovell painted away with
all his might.
After about IS minutes of vigorous
work the painter said, III think I've
caught it, old man.
His friend looked over his shoulder at
the canvas and could not help smothered
exclamation Of approval
If you could only imagine things as
NNAA NC fOa tht Btlhe Wubb yOu MUTUALLY
see, Scovell, you'd be great man. Now,
that's enough. / mustn't strain my pa-
tient, you know" Then, turning to the
girl, he said: Mary, he's gone away. I've
looked for him everywhere and can't find
him. Go to sleep, and I'll keep watch"
Mary obediently fell asleep again al the
foot OF the table that was doing duty for
an oak tree, and while she slept Soovell
took himself and his painters traps out of
the room and as quickly as he could to his
own studio.
He saw nothing Of Mary during the
four weeks which interviewed before it was
time for him to- send his picture to the ex-
hibition. Indeed he saw very little Of
anybody during that time, for he was
hard at work.
AS for the girl, In less than one week
after her wood nyInph performance she
discontinued her visits to Blandford's
office. The slight nervous complaint for
which he had been treating her was CURED.
The only thing feel nervous about,
doctor" she said, lis what may have
done or said while was In those frances y
"You have 20 trust me for that, said
Blandford. II don't think you win ever
have to regret being hypnotized by me.
You may be little surprised some day,
but not disagreeably, / think
1t was at the exhibition that her sur
prise came. Everybody was looking at
Soovell's picture, 1.-The Startled Wood
Nymph. Mary, with another girl, stood
looking at the picture. Both she and her
friends were enthusiastic in their admirs-
ton.
isn't It lifelikes" said Mary.
There's something familiar to me In
the face, said her friend.
II never knew anybody with that kind
of reddish brown hair" said Mary.
mo, said the other girl; neither did
I. Still, that face is familiar
While they were talking like this Mary
began to notice that people were looking
curiously at her. Then she overheard the
remark, ''That's his model" The woman
who said it thought she was speaking In a
| whisper.
Mary glanced one instant at the cata-
logue and began saying to herself half
aloud: "Scoveni l have heard that name
somewhere or something like it," In
another moment an inspiration seemed to
strike her, She caught her friend by the
wrist and, saying, 81 want you to come
with me" hurried away from the picture
show.
1t was not a long car ride to Blandford's
office. The two girls arrived there Just
as office hours had ended.
II want to speak to you, doctor" said
Mary with something like indignation in
her tone as she met Blandford coming
from his inner sanctum.
II know" said the doctor. About the
wood nymph, ehp Don't you remember
my introducing Mr.. Soovell to youg''
Yes, think do, but I never meant
to-
you never meant to make the fortune
OF poor, hard worked devil, who is one
Of my Oldest and dearest friends9''
Have made his fortuneS'
You have made his reputation. accord.
ing to the papers, and In his line of bush
ness, you know, reputation means for
tune. If you hadn't done the wood nymph
SO perfectly, he never could have painted
it, s.
Doctor, she said, "did really look
like that piotures''
81 swear 1t. - said Blandford.
Then forgive you. But where did he
get that red hairs"
Oh, YOU must ask him that" said
Blandford. ~ really think Scovell owes
you call-for gratitude, you know
Scoyeil soon came to sec it in the same
light Mary was very glad to sec him, be-
cause she wanted to know whose was that
wonderful head Of tawny hair.
As time went on she became glad to see
him ON other accounts.
She often sits for him now, but never In
the hypnotic state. She says hypnotism
Is too uncanny thing to be played with.
Elliott MoHenry in Pittsburg Press.
Standing Up For oliver Cromwell.
Whether Cromwell actuallv sunuresssd