Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-01-10

chin in the Tombs awaiting results.
That was the brief story.
"Strongweli. said Ferris, with
most cheerful tone in his voice, "sny
something soothing to her. He was
already at work painting in the new
expression which strong fear and grief
had wrought in his models face. "Tell
her the other fellow will get well, and
then her husband viii be let out She's
scared to death for fear they'll hang
him the day after tomorrow.
strongwoll did offer what hoinely
comfort he could to the stricken WON
an. Into the tired eyesand dropping lips
came CLEAN Of hope, the touch of re.
turning peace-enough to soften, fresh
en-, animate them. not enough to drive
entirely away the shadow Of sadness
"By Joyel" muttered Ferris. who
was printing ike fiend and breathing
heavily with excitement over his task.
I'D give $1,000 to petrify her Just as
she isl"
He was getting what he wanted
Chiara $ soul had lowered into pain
"Strongwel. don't yor see whar an
enormous difference this makes in her
looks2'' he said excitedly "Ciadf Look
at the yearning suffering look in her
eyes, that sense of being Tapped in pain
in her whole face! wouldn't lose her
for fortune now Try to make her feel
that we are friends and that she can
count on us--if she comes regularly to
the studio, he added so naively as to
bring grin to Stron2well face. "I'vs
got her where want ler now, if | can
only keep her ru long enough Old man,
you must help 1ne out, Don desert Inc
now, when you have got me this treas
ure. never dreamed her face could re-
feet emotion as it does, but there is too
devastating sadness in it, She is
swamped in grief You be here when
she comes tomorrow and talk to her If
she's lost this expression. just say some
thing or other that will recall the situ-
ntion her husband is in After all, this
stuck Italian may die nd the hangman
make widow of Chl:ira But if she's
too sad, and the expiA@rigo is ,verdone
as it was today he added, looking
critically at his canvas, "cheer her up
Ma her feel hopeful and that sort Of
thin viii yong
iris was intensely serious despite
his .mpetuous enthusiasm. St,ongwell
could not forbeer smiling at this in.
genious scheme of Playing on he poor
creatures hesrtstrirgs to bring ont
nnances of expres6 bn in Ter mobile
face He said qui ", do You reflect
that you are ask me to act rs Il
moral eyecutioner. torture this poor,
Ignorant, hunted Ving to help you
make pictureY
'iTorture nothingf exclaimed Ferris
I ezcitedly "Isn't here bright side
and Il darl; side and zach Of them true2
And wouldn't any Hnsible being con-
; slider them both q
M Then as StrongwNl slowly shook his
4 held in refutation Of thisso phiItiy Fer
Y risl resumed eaGeF75t ''VV1es. t'll tell
yoh what you can Co I've got an idea.
What want is to CATCH her face as the
ambush of sorrow and fear II elts into
tai support Of hope and comfort Now.
: whether she goes up from pain to joy
! or comes down frod Joy to ain. the
blanding point Of ii asition should be
tho same and that what W int See
herel She is likels ep come tomorrow
morning all workeEnp by ths brood
inas Of the night, an she'll lie bluer
th4n indigo hope sle does, y lie added
impulsively "for ydu surely ant OBJ
J ject to trying to sobthe her a ID mako
her feel better III have m, camera
pu1 behind that scleen cover ed with
drlperies. I'll go in there. yor talk to
her, and when she Reaches IL cross
roads II snap her of See2 You'll do
that won't you, Stipngwellr' he con
chlded pleadingly
Eyes, III do that With pleast re- re
piled his friend. "Ihn willing enough
to- comfort her.
The scheme worked to a charm
C4iara presented herself the ext day
fathoms deep in fresh sorrow Ferris
explained that he had to do sol be work
lIst and that she could talk with Strong
we'll in the meantime. That con iederatd
in the holy treachery of art got the
POOR woman placed suitably for the
camera and began his role of C mforter
To- the afflicted Chiara' first uestion
showed her frame of mind
''They cant hang him till hey try
him first. can they2" she asl ID bro
Ike nly
Emo. said Stronghold cal NY re-
prhssing his first inclination to hearth
erlform of asseMion. Then hespggested
onh thing after another that was likely
to'soothes He dwelt on Sigror Degni
robust health the likelihood of his