The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-02

the Only musician with the offer OF a
composition I'm his best style. The note
| was duly dispatched. ana Carroll ad-
united 10 give his opinion on the ina
disposition OF the photograph. lie said
Iiule, but looked "A good deal at the
charming, mcditative face, set now be-
tween the Unknown Woman and a
cherub head.
Hope she'll have more sense than
10 ans wer the letter he had said,gruiiiy
But he began dropping into Careys
room much more frequently partly,nu
doubt, 10 learn II she had written. in
which case, as ne amused himself by
demonstrating 10 Carey her letter
would belong to- himself; OF to study
her face through a cloud Of tobacco
Smoke--a suggestive face, a paIntable
face. Sometimes Carey played, his own
music or that OF an earlier master. AZ
he put It, The studio became smoky
from muCh-burned tobacco-Carey oc-
casionaliy smoked half a cigarette-and
while the music lasted there was peace,
Sometimes they spoke OF Marion
Everett, whose verses Carey was maxi
ing melodius. lie tried TO construct
from these melancholy little rhymes a
sentimental history FOR their author. He
had theory that Miss 'Everett's heart
was broken; or. at least. that she
Thought II was.
Carroll received these observations in
silence or with contemVtuous chuckles
His opinion Of the arrangement" OF
the photograph also did not transpire.
Not AZ least, until fhe night when.
coming In rather late. ne found Carey
prOpped. hatless. against his own door,
refusing. incoherently but emphaticaliy
Z a q. nxrh 4 h,a
young mans pass key, opened the door
dragged him in and dumped him on the
couch.
Then he III the gas and looked at Ca
reys crumpled figure and at the girls
face. I'm five minutes Carroll had the
picture down and the photograph cut
oG Of the frame. Then he took out
pad OF paper and a pencil sat down on
the edge of the table and made a
quick sketch OF the slumberer. This he
fixed into the gray frame and hung II
in the place the photograph had occu-
pied. The latter he pocketed, and then.
as an afterthought. .scrlbbled note and
stuck the leaf with postage stamp on
a corner Of the frame.
Dear Maestro It said. IL have ven
tured To alter detail Of your decora-
tive scheme I'm more sensitive to such
things than you may have supposed. ]
fail 10 ses any place on your walls
whore the Photograph would compose
SO will take IL with me.
"P. S.-Have decided 10 take your
advice also, and vacation"
III.
AZ first glance Carroll thought nc
would scarcely have known Miss Ev-
erett for the original OF the photograph
but she was even more paintable.
She came upon the hotel veranda, es-
cor;ed by man I'm fannels. tennis
fackt, her shouider-the type OF
bounding youth and spirit. Nothing less
Ike the poetess OF "HeartSease." the
pensive nymph OF the picture which
lhen rVposed in Carrolrs pocket could
be Imagined. But she had stunning
color her hair was warm brown i'm
shadow and glinted rel in the light.
her eyes We're viv.dly blue.
n few days later Carroll had formed
three opinions, First. that II Miss Fv-
erett wrote pretty little verses. she aid
II In secret, and did not take the mat
ler seriously. Second. that she was
1eeidediy not gushing" II she had
sent a Photograph to a strange. merely
because his music pleased her. Third
mat she had no sentimental history.
pne Harry Delaney. almost the only
Dther man In the place. who had known
Miss Everett in Baltimore. Carroll at
ale. and who performed the ceremony
1f Introduction. described her as no
md lly but cruel fond" of chatting.
Gould she have written these melan-
holy haunting little songs? Could
'he ever have worn uhe subtle brooding
ook OF the photograph?
by way Of res.lving this doubt Car !
-ol one afternoon picked up q Guitar
nomentarily rclinquished by Delaney
who had gone obedientlv To hurry IN I
Miss Everett's horse-and played the I
'reludng chords Of "Hearteease."
The girl was standing in her riding
iress. talking TO two or three people /
'arroll sang IN an undertone. as thoueh
o himself. She broke of I'm the mid 1
lie OF a sentence. listening. the quick /
'olor flashing into her face For I
moment rs she stood motionless. /
ler face half averted. took on
he still look of the picture
Then she turned and her startled eyes
net Carrolfs II was on that same
lay that n letter came from Carey
1t had been sent quite at a venture.
or Carroll had left no address. and.
indeed, had been uncertai when he
tarted as TO the direction OF his flight.
ie had felt only that he wanted To get
way from carey, from his finished !
icture, which he had vanished the
light or his departure; from the noise
nd heat Of the city Ii was natural
nough that, when he had made up his
lind for the mountains the place of
iiss ENeretts temporary abode should !
ccur 10 him-in default of any either
assessing even that vague attraction.
nat was curious was that Carey
hould also have hit upon this line of
lie expressed indeed the
lea that Carroll would BE- likely To-
llloW up his theft Of the photograph
y other conduc, unbecOming "A gen
cman. Who knew THAI he wouldn't
ven try TO pass himself of as the COM
Oser of "Heartseaso" and ~ GRAY
'ay" with the photograph FOR proof?
arcy, after Eliminating this suspcinn.
lmplaincd OF being deserted AMI de-
rived even ~ the KEYS to Cnrrolls
Iudin and sidebcard He said that n
as beastly hot: that ne hadn't any
loney. and wCrnd up by n request for
loar. Carroll abusing himself FOR a
iol. wrote n check ana an roniral ac-
of Carey's letter. and
ropped the musky lavender sheet into
Is waste basket Theft he strapped
Is to-ls together aud went out down
'e road along which. am hour before.
.iss Everett hal ridden wi'h hnr Cs-
ut Below the blum. con tho edVe OF
lo odgc az which ha erfgi, frha.l hi,,,