New-York tribune., 1904-10-10


Miss Desborough, I've q present for YOU"
The speaker was Arnold Wilson tenant Of No.
ersBs aSftn The person spes1 nam ~ v 81 25seE
1es6orougR: u the . Ienan[ I OF 10 L sSe had been
9Taf 9sn6er m Wales since 'uS 1t being then "d-No-
Wilson produced large envelope and handed it
her with flourish From Robert Lee, = A and
the rest EiJh his compliments He asked
Miss Des6orough inspected the contents. and
portrait Of herself one f6r which She had given
1esnf 6 SlS5lps I5e eay 9're her departure
Wilson had long suspected a tenderness between
the two After pOkiue fun AZ her and tantalznS
her r VI Win n delay ne descended 70 parJicl.sTs
his came hack IN August. from the Academy
Case Of nao4ey faqcy-hs TeelSoned on selling IT,
Miss Desborough's earnestness coutrasted with
Yes; IT'S a pretty good thing ought to have
gone but it didn't By-the-bye. would you like an
Mss Mss bs5;6o9Eoqsh's i; eyes frightened
wilson jsrked his head lazily toward the open
door Of his studio 7 have il in there Lee lef5 II
Mss Miss Dssboroggh didn't quite comprehend d. CON,
les aeS no good you knoW, nInse1i' on In IlI7 81
offered TO auction it for him"
wilson betrayed .ss 5ig Snge e Of shame Fact IS IL
o~yeToohsd ~ It I was thinking ,hough Of taking II
tronized by Wilson and one or two tellow crafts
Helen .Desboroush's face assumed an astonished
ITO Boger's? That? Surely not
YOU iSD0 E20w S M9s Dss6orougR ] Gust Set rid OF It
/ somehow don't think Boger would give much
LET me see It please"
ton which was called ''Arcady.' and deserved the
name. She had seen it while IN progress; seen the
aaSced sfe!i6 86t Eeo" she 'o had as0 aS9eete it On
ths walls Of Room IN , the A Aca6eH3y, @ wReTs ~
lows Of an "up-tO-date'' picture on the left a.
most The picture had usver looked so delieatsly
lovely as now-when threatened with exile 20 30
gers. This was fate IT ought 70, and must oe
It came out that Roberts departure had been
sudden He said nothing about going until the ac-
tual day. Then he arranged with wilson 70 hand
Miss Desborough nor envelope and, na!r as the re-
sult Of a jesting offer, left Already IN the same
Helen turned peremptorily 70 Wilson This
must not go TO Bogers- It's deal 100 good for
Wilson hung his head. gulltily. 7 don't know any
IT n1ustn't 20 10 Boger. anyway. Keep 1T a day
The upshot OF the conversation vas that. on the
following Monday. the picture was transferred 70
e Strarord Gardens where He!e9 Desoorolgh
lived There, IN room appropriated 20 her use
i hsIf painting room, laf ooudoir-tt was placed 20
Arnold wilson. under the accusing CLEAN Of Miss
pesboroughs eyes, felt that ne lay open e tne
charge OF negecting Lees interests Re had
small sized oDinion Of the latter-regarded nm as
man whose goodwill one must needs cultivate.
Miss DesborOugh was-ahenl-qlire different
how Lee might be communicates with 4 letter
sent 70 sS CoJtenham Road HannersIIllt5 ms
had gone 10 ne didn't know
s oe ne 70 iegicno s7 N 4sneG le 52 52 RaEe T m
wasn't 2n his last legs vhsn he left here m
had Interpreted his commission so slackly.
Who sre his people, And what are they. This
I9-Il.y ne qNes1loner vas sLe4t EN- poliJ
Wilson was not free from The failing He made a
That settled the matter. The two pIue-bIoOded
picture-Sauders0n- r A Uhat curious compound
Aready might be a ans production. but If its ere
etor were merely the offspring Of small tradesPeo-
ple-wel really. what could YOU doe
Robert Lee was much 70 the fore about this par
studios his character was also csnvazsed IN tEs
LYING room behind the shop, at % Aston Road
Bamher baker, and Polly his wife. were present
Mrs Kelly had just learned some astonishing
news of HooeTts doirl[s and was in process OF di-
.-l4iesslF- eLl- coItdn { have believed IT,
Every penny said Polly viciousy He was
thirty inillln or more In our debt when he left
-toQdneSs gracious Bur how-hOw has IL gone7
What can he have done with it,
ask me. I haven't patience. II you speak 10 him
4@e-, @ teI you ne been earning painting an'-and
60uf Know what What's the likes or him 70
III Isaac PodmoTe seTewed y his lips sagaciousIy
member Of a parish council and strong teetotaI-
.29@7 29esTd9s7 SsSt he 9sv drink q K % YOU know?
No put IN William Bamher Roberts half
tbr99'her- No ne doesn't drink Doesn't care for
IsaaG .l, , Padmors nodded. out seemed puzzled
place e thsf re had q 'o week or 5a'2w 3grs up a.
draughtsman- And he goes and throws II T1 'aTS G
account he's hardly Earned a DsTrI S 90 els oVT
Dear me- dear me-, How much had he when lA
one hundred and ffry pounds. 50 he saws NJ,
btInos $ indignation made her laconi-.
All four seemed 70 feel the enornitv or the IN,
prudence seemed 70 feel that they we're dsrIIzsf--
@ ne 30 HoIHss or a lost soul gloomy responsibitv
Well" said Mrs Kelly. bustIing ur. And what's
Polly 1erked her head viclousIv Hes q, Ef-,
inEna'n-t Ee got MS address Bur 20 how hes
NIng. know no more than YOU
Polly. warming the subject became 171tra ,lo
quent- She told how Robert had oc,rnlad a s-5-.
~ o m 5'pS.sIrs, @ now MS money had vanished and
n GaubnS. but failed to sell his productions: and
hnaIy, how. three weeks before. In response TO a
strong hint thar his was worth more tbar bis
company. he had taken himself on
/ i1ghar1 he had no relations II without money and
isaac PodmoEe broke PiTs tS arSin A.. b,- 5.-.
the fact that Robert didn't drink and propouDfed
another problem Does he gamble. do YOU know
The question wide Of the mark and eIi,irs5
bur the curtest Of negatives
Iias--a-has. he tried 70 get work. then. as a
Mrs. Mrs. ,.Fg ,BamFbeg made grtmaces, Of contempt
rter ntSpand Erinuec anlusedlv- He has tried
so believe But nobody seems TO want him
You see. he's been out now over two wears FFa.4
I character from that London nlace. but it's NOT
down 20 date And EMPLOYERS look shy ar man
H He doesn,t DC s1,t, want pIa2s-thats nv belief
struck IN POLY, VicouSly. hat he does want is
It sad case-evidentlvI The whole ro1I-
shook their heads; Robert was written down a
Certain facts connected with the Young mans de-
part re, sll-seu over az uisl came out later -is
choice between going and being thrown into the
we had 70 do something" said Polly in eloquent
disqualification If we hadn't. he q have stayed