The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-07
THE UNION
OR TWO ARTS
A confsaAian and capituiation.
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7 HEY had met slowed parted,
promising to write. There
vac nothIng absoIuteIy orIg.

Y HEY had met~@loyed-parfed
promising to write. There
was nothing absolutely orig
q inaI Ia the occurrence; thou
salas had done identIcally The same
thing before in their time, and, In all
probability, thousands will emulate
their example years hence But the
promise made on a liner's deck, though
sacred al the time, was soon forgotten;
and Eve years elapsed without a line
being exchanged between them. And
this was the mans fault.
Charlie Montrose had bade cara
Hoste adIcu ut Vera Cruz, when she
was but a girl Of sixteen, or rather
woman. as girls or that age are ranked
out in Mexico; one natures early IN
Central America.
A gear passed then Art had gradual
ly bIotted out the remembrance Of her
Aladonna-lilse face. True, he had kept
ave ef her letters unanswered, by the
way. which detailed TO him her trust
ing love and progress in sculpture;
nat they had lain on the mantlepiece
in his study till dust had begiimcd
them and nearly obliterated the family
written words Then four years
Iapsed, and cara was almost forgotten
BY the man on whom fortune had
smiled. Therefore, It was somewhat
strange that Charlie Montrose dreamt
sadly Of the past during an interval
at bah given by Lady Belmont at
44xtst i,s.ssH. la T3nrls
why so glun, Mr. Montroses" she
qucried gayly. tapping him playfully
on the shoulder with her fan. You
have not done your duty by standing
out three dances! / must ind you 4
partnerf'
May have The pleasure, Lady Eel
nontgs
With me. oh. should be delight
ed. only. alas, my program is filed, =
she replied, viyacously. s.But VIII
introduce you TO Miss Vivian. You
know the great SCULPTOR
Surely not the Miss Vivian Of
Sleep renowng'
''rhe same"
A light step behind him caused Mont
rose to turn round. a brunette was
coming toward hin-@a brunette whose
beauty. surprising even his ideals OF
feminine beauty SO often depicted on
Ills canyases. caused the master-artist
70 almost wonder as he gazed at The
marvellous regularity OF her finely.
chlseled features. He rose. stretched
OsIS his hand mechanically TO pun back
the heavy portlere for her 90 pass into
the ballroom, when she stopped sud
denly. and, glancing swiftly UP at the
handsome face OF the Inner, said iul-
ruisiycly
Mr.. Montrose. the great artist.
believer he glanced straight into The
eyes raised shyiy to his, then replied.
THAT Is my name. AS Il great artist
believe am a fraudgs then added
medestly: Il haye been lucky, that is
air.
You are modest" she said gently.
II hope you win excuse my presump-
zion In speaking to You without for.
NAL Introduction. but was very anx.
1ous to speak to you only saw you
once before to-night--at the Academy;
you were pointed ont to me-"
= am indeed honored by your re-
memherlng my features he said, pc,
litely. Then glanclng steadily at her
face. said, thoughtfully: "But surely
your face is familiars It is-ah. yesr'
he cried bitterly Il know whom you
resemble. You are much pretticr. vet
SO overwhelmingly like a girl !
once knewr' He sighed. as he let the
pOrtiere fall from his grasp.
.Indeedgn The brown eyes opened
widely II am pleased 1 resemble that
lady youyou were interested In /:
Is quite romantic to be Included. II
even in so slight a degree. in great
mans lifel" Montrose flushed duly.
Il am afraid l was speaking my
thoughts" he said. awkwardly u
apologize. must have bored your
ION the contrary she replied,
brightly. Il am interested. AS resem-
bile this lady. viii you not tell me
more about her? Or would 1t be indis-
Greet on my part to proffer such a re
quest?'
am sorry to refuse, he replied
glancing at her. at is very difficult
to do so. but no man cares to record
shabby action OF his owl"
But, Mr.. Montrose." she murnlurcd
s'you have always been spoken OF II
the papers as the soul OF honorls
so much for the truth OF Journal
ism." he said bitterly.
But. surely AIR Mon rose -heI
voice trembled little-~you have
never broken you word Or Z lie
laughed harshly.
THAT Is identically what have
done he said u broke a pledg,