Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-12-06

T il marvel usly good I, he COM
5mented tt has all the freed ON and
grace Of q Gainsbo ough. It will
make you famous on two continents.
I congratulate you!' z
But Ainsworth''s burning eyes were
looking beyond The pict beyond
him. They saw only the high black
chair that would hold her warm, pull
sating, beautiful young body but once
again. e
The two weeks that followed saw
merry times il the studio. Reath
often dropped Il Harbetson came,
too. Then men smoked unless when
Janet and q few Of her girl friends
were there Then the fire was lighted
under the battered old brass samovar
that the painter had picked up in
Rome, and tea was brewed, and gay
talk scintillated. The Engishmnan
and Janet seemed to have much in
common. Only the host was strange
" silent.
It was the day Of the last sitting.
Tom was out Of town. There was
some trouble at his copper mine in
Wyoming which made his presence
there desirable. Patricia's chair stood
waiting-an empty throne. She
came to it, pale, a little languid an
hours defect Of the rose Vas this
the radiant creature his genius had
evoked on canvas. He stood before
his easel, palette On thumb, brush
suspended. Suddenly he flung both
aside. Is 94.s E. !. .sS.
ssThere is nothing more to d" he
said. His voice was harsh. t1The por-
trait is fnished!' Then he was beside
her, his hand sclutching the back of
her chair until the knuckles showed
white, his eyes blazing down into hers.
<.Do you understand, 2 he cried, his
words half a sob, half a groan, ''what
that means to me, 'fnishedp"
She rose and faced him. She was
white, but self-controlled and fear
less. -r .s&2 ss
ssI understand" she said. AlIat
once. she shrank from the lightning
Of his glance. Il understand
God help me!' @,.5Sl:..:
He did not speak nor touch her,
but over his face came a great awe =
an infinite joy. That admission
that confession! Now-now-let
fate do it's worst! .az @ \.
- Look at mep' he commanded.
. She Lifted her eyes. is
;, It has been said one lives ages Of
agony in an instant. In this moment,
when sstheir spirits rushed together :
these two lived through an eternity Of
bliss. .s .g.:.z.sst,
What broke the spell? a stir a
footstep?
& Il must 60" she said. Il shall al
ways be happier for knowing that you
you cared. But must gop'
Then he lost himself. Then, like
Rossetti's lover, sshis passion did but
rave" Then heforgot all things save
that he and she were there together
together for the first for the last
time! But she was not a woman to be
won by violence Ito be carried by
storm. She spoke and he listened.
When she had done he did not lift his
head. I. .s
I ri am to be another mans wife,
she told him.. "This is good-by."
Forgive mew he said. "God'sloy
60 with your!
He stood aside to let her pass.
Patricia AinsWorth!''
There was a step, voice, a pres
ence between them. Smiling a little
sadly, Lord Hafbetson stood between
them.
81 did not mean to be an eavesdrop.
per Ihad come IN early. ] had fallen
asleep behind that screen. lam sorry
[ am glad sorry to lose you out Of my
life, Patricia; glad not to buy my hap.
piness at the cost Of yours. We can b
discreet. IT will be less than nine
days wonder5ifl are cautious. And
your father--his will is yours, Pa.
ttrici iaa" He looked into her eyes, thai
shone through happ tears. He kissed
the hand she gave him, and Aims.
worth's hands he wrung hard.
Then he was gone. 315s
On The stairs for he would moi
wait for the elevato he met Janet
.Ainsworth. Impulsi she stopped