New-York tribune., 1904-10-10
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HaymaTbet and a week later gave rise 70 the f5i-
Dear Miss Desborough-I have sold .Arcady. ror
80. TO whom DO you think2 To Lord BridSuorJr
the owner o4 tne finest private collection IN Eng
land Lord 3. is Interested in Mr. Lee and roy14
Ike TO look further work IF voUr frisnd Uses
this INTRODUCTION sensbIv MS fortune Is made TeI7
him so from me- I am. etc n ! VINTFR
Mss Dess52o.o ough could have written to Ro6srt.
ROAD. H4mrnersmiyh, TO inquire
LI tI NLS small two " house and ia II Robert
nad occupied single room The IaudIac5v was urI-
essV-5 ~ es-lSrs 2l Miss Des5orOugh's scamp. and
co,,32r m IS / nave 31r Lees address. Hes in the
.-t-I1,.E AoW SUI he said I not tO give II 70
ATE AfJ9r short, concentration Helen was able %
S' Sasst' ne sood woman that she required the ad-
6aads5Tis%4r % " 5r PprG9Ss small Sqn S fRaHssd
cUgh eft in possession of re ra0IIisrs TsrrIiIsrs
'BIank7ich BisnEufcb 5he -I1 S1a-r,ps,I -
Won 69 far rom Birminshan ri set SIrs 1ys
Mrs LytLston's report was nor ENCOURAGING. As
ton Road, Bankwich was a step lower in the social
scale than CoJ5enham Road, HamEnersmith IT was
iotls dlsInal thorougnrars and the part where
=. stood was It's most sOrGid portion.
Mrs. LTttIeton- And when I Went by[I drove
sto"1y SO past-a sharp faced. vtxensh woman was a.
cant believe Mr.. Lee lives there II he does it's
\ case o. can any good thing. etc. with ven
Miss Destorough had never credited Robert with
sCoIsSr1i1 Oh ne vas plainly eIWlse-caEel1
that his home surrorf on sba5Td n T F sr rSVs s Sc
/ The facts didn't damp her belief in him. In this
she showed the rarsness of her metal They raised.
| stimulate bis artistic sense. he had yet developed
I
-9erse.I - i a PAINTER she said once in reply 70 a
triaEg BE know goad work @8 u6en Ssa ezg Ss
and I also know bad" Moreover besides her disr--
gaTq s5t fG 6r T5a & Bs 3ad 81 q1 ess con
/ Tn going to Birrni1ghaI she announced one
morning. 70 spend day with Mrs. LyttlsSon
| -Why. you saw her on your way back from
True But want 70 see her again
y was no use aTs1ns %lI4 i 5s1e, ,5 1sr @ auHS j
/ December the week before Christmas. a queer
The drive 70 Biaakwich was repeated but thts
time Mrs L.yttIeton was accompanied b Mss Des-
slowly BY stopped in front OF the shop whersupOn
all the slatterns OF the neighborhood swarned 70
Mss Des6orough needed her whole seItposssssiou
/ 7 want % see 1Ir- Robert Lee I understand he
Polly Bamber was a trtfe cowed. but stiu waspish.
g. te dld I've here. bur he's some The aniru's
Isis he well? Do you know where he isg-
I've heard, he's well enough"
Miss Desborough was staggered To ind that her
TO find that. even here. his credtt-oh. was bad
She got the address, and quickly possible
/ the carrtage vas put into motion
spoke Of Robert as II he we're toad Ugh"
Robert Less Birmingham place OF residence was
No 81 FlhartOu1l Road Withour giving her resO-
Istil accompanied by Mrs Lyttlston-to this sd-
The house vas small, but clean. not unlike his
daran1ersr1lth abode Mrs Blaksy. who opened the
-lLr Lees out tusr now
Inc WOr1anS tone civil. and Il Appeared
mat 1er lodger was q favOrlte Miss DesboroUzh
engaged her in conversation Robert she said. was
The kitchen she didn't think he made much bur
a-y any ~ay le EsP, going: and ne vas as nice quiet
Do le- me- see his-his painting room We're old
Mrs BIakeT conpiisd The Tooz1 was bare ~
5CTEItlrs. An easel stood near the window. and
- 49, 81 81 o. tle apartment was taken uD with odds
roJ3 s 8es2952qsa o 5p ssa @ s5y s5g x.5ss a. a e'0
picture; partly finished, was on the easel Even
II ar Of rna color -arrrr
Helen's eve The execution was equal % that ot
-Aready- Area while the general scheme betrayed an
adoe1 strength His dip back into sor6idnsss-iltO
sss45er soraldaess~had yIst done Robert good
Nd 45;iz tas rs is The man wlo-Eho aIuos5 failed
sse--5ss Vrr3cS 5s,,-5 75i "a drawings anu
-AIr- Lees a main clever person" Observed Mrs
he works dreadful sIo7v-he taEes a week Or nl0rs
she went on 70 say that. II his bedroom. Robert
had a canvas which. in merit far transcended
he one before them L was srnaIl-shs'd tetch IT.
Helen eJaculated Mrs Lyttleton, in asrouish-
F4elen-s cheeks aushed The picture vas . por
trai1 Of herself remarkably well fnished pOr-
He didn't do this here Mrs. BIakey remarked
OBSERVING nothing He brought IL with him
/ ont WHY. there he is
Do4t-don'5 tell him were here" entreatsd
carried her through M to this threatened 70 de-
A moment later. Lee. in 5oisterous health en-
tered the room He stopped dead-amazsd-0n
MISS Desborousht Mrs. L.yttleron, This is good
| % yoH Bur why-why how did you find
l me-
Robert was greatly improved AT Becclss stu
dos he had 5eeC too Quiet-meIanchOiv. IN truth
I had seemed suffer from depression Now ha
iI bounding SpiritS-sstisfad with the world
I an1 hIuself-and wholesome minded as a sand
I boy Miss DesbOrOUEh sank once from prscep-
tress pupil
| She roId him the nevs-virh an EFFORT Lord
: BriGEnoru6 had taken him Up--vclI was readv 70
( with indulgence His troubles were over-rlonev
{ and position were hiS-the ball at his feet.
And Robert listened 20 her his eyes spoke his
gaduesS
AT rh.s time Miss DesbOrough forgerfllIIv had
held the portrait in her hand Roberts glance zen
it. IN confusion. recalled 10 the fact she hid fe
uouentary hesitation on Roberts uar+
/ changed a broad smile Mrs. Blakey's been
telling tales. see I must apologies. Miss Des-
borough. FOR
Mrs LyttIetou, with great tact bundled Mrs.
Blakev OF the room There was somethfur ~
/ came back. twenty minutes later. the two were
still busy Drattliug exchanging-weII
CenCes- In some respects clever folks ars not IN
like the stupid.
Mr. Lees coming back to london Helen an
nounced. with transparent assumption OF sang
froit which wouldn't have deceived a child. "Isn't
it lucky his old studios Just been given up-''-
/ CThe Lady's Pictorial
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