New-York tribune., 1901-02-17

the girls in a matter of this sort The English
bOarder who accompanied them yesterday might
certainly, from various remarks she made, have
reused our susricions.
Were they very-severe?" The question was
No not very" Elizabeth answered. with the
ghost of smile She was preposscssed in
your favor
Its more than | am in my own. And now
! seem to lie too stupid to find way out Of
the mess do see one; and. if there's no other,
of course. l will take it. could leave the
town to-morroW-it's what / ought to do-and
then il would at least be fair fight between
You and the Professor"
Elizabeth opened her lips speak. but
paused, claspinG and uncasping her hands. as
SHE had habit of doing when agtated-
There is a better way than that" she AT last
vcnturcd. 1T is your method that has at
tracied them You see. If could learn that
i:ut 1 know I ask too much And if We're
clever enough to acquire it, should have such
an advantage over the Herr Professor that it
would not he a fair fight after all. fear
ought not 10 propose this
"Fraulcin you make me proud and ashamed
in one Nothing would give me greater happi-
ness mean it-than to teach you my poor
pc"plt honest? 1t IS terrible power The
trick in this case. didn't all lie in the painting.
Net at all in the painting, indeed. 1t lay in my
dtpioiabl3 want of conscience. The lesson was
thC m,IcSt-thS most shamcless-farce.
ii must have been better than you imagine
You have. no doubt the knack Of inspiring
interest,"
The young man REDEEMED. The type of inter
est hc had inspired was he knew very well. not
the one meant lay Elizabeth. but his honesty
broke down before the duty of making the diff
ference plain To those beautiful, earnest eyes.
Yes i know she went on the method
itself is not everything. There is the knack Of
importing il. II you would not mind my look
inS un while you give your lesson, could escort
the girls myself tomorrow"
The deputy professor was cOrneTed. He felt
that he could not refuse, so he agreed as cord
ially he Couli.
As he stood at his window watching Eliza
beth disappear down the alley he laughed curl
cusly.
My sins have found me out with a ven
geance" he muttcred. But I've "A whole day to
prepare my part in: and. at least shall 50"
her aGain. Meanwhile''--
He stuck bit Of canvas on the easel and.
dropping INTO a chair in front Of IL. GaZed at ii
until he seemed hypnotiZed Then he rose. and
picked up his late visitors calling card.
"Eliza'eth. by good luck Saint Elizabeth
And for the rest of that day the world held
nothing for him but vision and his square
,ot nf canvas.
Nor was Elizaheth's concentration any less
though. with her tardier creative impulse. the
result was longer in coming
She kept the events of the day 10 herself.
merely announcing At breakfast next morning
mat she meant 10 accompany Herr H"fmeyer's
pupils to his studio. and that the hour for her
own class would hc altered in consequence.
Wien she cam" downstairs in her pearl gray
gown ana hJnu"t the Professors following was
not standing ready in the hall, AZ it ought TO
You need not wait for Martha Anna came
out Of The Kitchen 10 say. she had such bad
hcadach" that l.ld her u y" and lie down
The door Of the French room
Dora cannot Eo t,-day She had such "A
dreadful! t"othaoh" that I sent her To- bed And
MArIr"E is complaining 81 sore throat. She's
rather flushed 80 II might h- safer to keep her
in th~ house. Sh" doesn't all we'll"
The uuG,l SuvrTurss came .tlpui; the corridor.
Lima saws she Is feeling very sick Shall send
h~r 20 her room She is really very pale"
Is that studio. then seat of Diseases
claimed Anna. whose return go the kitchen had
h--n arrested 10y this fourfold coincidence.
"Hav" YOU caught th" influenza there? But no;
tpot hachr. at least ~ not symptom And y hat
viii YOU do. my treasure Tho hour OF your
uWn class has been changed VIII YOU 70 for
Walk in the sunshine"
- viii tah,' the lesson myself"
That iS idea And you might go round
for the dentist. and maxi. appointment for
bona To- go there this afternoon The doctor.
too had better CONF" You can leave a message
for him.
Elizabeth smiled. and went direct To the studio
She turned down The chestnut alley and
tered her cathedral again. and, ia flash Il
certain vision upon which she had been hrooding
ever since her interview of yesterday crystal
lizcd ana took form. The cathedral had got its
altaTpeC'. With curious, glad awe she moved
onward. gazing at the aurenlcd head.
and the original of E.liZabeth's altarpece?
He at that moment awaiting her miser-
ably In frock coat belonging to Herr HOf-