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paper; then she stood with clasped
hands before group in bronze,
gazing at 1t in silence. and gradually
a deep flush overspread her pale face,
and a few glittering drops trembled
on her long lashes. Wonderful alike
in composition and modelling was
this ideal figure Of man bending
forward: he was standing on the
sumit of a great rock which he seem
Ell to have just reached; his foot was
already hanging over the precipice,
and the next moment he would
plunge over into the abyss. which his
eyes, looking upward. did not per
ceive. There was a chain about his
waist, and the other end of the chain
was wound round beautiful woman's
figure; she. in chaste garments OF
antique fashion, was leaning against
the rock. her hand holding a spindle,
the smybol OF womanliness and do
mesticity, the slender foot firmly
placed against a stone on the ground
but her eyes were fixed ON the man.
There was a wonderful expression of
this young woman
Below on the pedestal were en-
graved these words:
Well for the husband bound by such
chain
From misery and death it draws him
home again"
Ard Ante understood-she under
stood the full meaning. She threw
herself on her knees before the writ
iDg-table, and embraced the work of
art in mute rejoicing.
Then she searched with trembling
hand for letter--a word; but she
found nothing. There was nothing
but the bill of lading. which bore the
name of n celebrated bronze-foundry
in Westphallan city.
And then she looked at the group
and at last she found on the rock AT
the womans feet two little letters,
IL. j." the signature which Leo
always put on his pictures She
leaned her head against the cold
bronze and cried.
On that morning Ante was not
accessible for business purposes;
Herr Kortmer attended to everything
with Wondering shake OF the head.
But Frau Ante sat in her great
sittingroom. writing private letters.
The old man said to his wife at
dinner: Women are queer creatures,
that | must say; for six months she
has been perfectly reasonable. and
even devoted TO the business. but to-
day she happens TO take it into her
head to write private letters just at
the time when she ought to have
been attending to her affairs And
she has sent off a telegram to Herr
Ferdinand Frey. to come here to
coffee this afternoon. ! say. Frau
Ante, there must be something be.
hind all this"
There was a very long conversation
with Cousin Ferdinand Finally Herr
Kortmer himself was called In He
found two young people with eyes
sparkling and cheeks flushed with
eagerness and the ardor of enter,
PRISE
All. and how Herr Kartmer OPP
posed the INDUSTRIOUS plan? Set up q
bronZe-foundry? Ii was impossible.
How could they compete with the
celebrated foundries in France. for
Instance? All there they have first
rate artists-for the mere casting
my friends, is not everything You
can find the metal in more places
than one. and we could manage the
composition. but the model for the
object To be east, the idea the art
my dear Frau JussnitZ. the genius
ali. yes-You will have to search fol
that il is not To be found by the
wayside. No, it is impossible. quite
impossible Or do You suppose an
artist by divine right will come To
You il YOU only whistle for him .
Good Heavens, You might look tor
ever and you couldn't find what YOU
wRnt--a man like that does not grow
ON every bush No. you had better
drop that idea. Frau Jussnitz: | must
advise YOU not to attempt it."
The old gentleman excitedly helped
himself Ia pinch of SNUFF, and
waved his red silk handkerchief: and
when he had gone through with this
rather heightened ceremony he look
ed up at Frau Ante and gazed into
her laughing face Herr Kortmer
forgot to put away his snunhoN. for
he had not seen his Young mistress
laugh for ages And when he looked
aoross at Herr Frey he was LAUGHING
too.
The faithful official felt for a
moment as though his confidence had
been betrayed
Well said tue young Wife. we
will manage the matter in this way
my dear kortmer, | will first FIND
the artist, the genius. and then we
will set up the foundry with his
help. Ana | hope may be able t.
Introduce you To this artist within 4
fortnight | hope so. she added. IL
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