Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-19

q omnibus conductor as the forward plunge Of
the horses nearly jerked a young woman.
~ i WHO alghtng the vehicle.
- step. Hope you aren't hurt misse?" he
AHfS1SRSk added cvilly to his fare. while tall young
kSSAsz&gA who had previously descended stepped
back again into the muddy road and half
extended his arm
Thanks l all right" replied the girl. n a CHEEKY
busnesslike tone she jumped lightly on to the
ment and. raising his hat with a slight smile tall
withdrew his and went his way.
Girls In the old country well able to take
care Of themselves those yonder he soloquzed
as he swung up Exhibition road; he wen and
fully dressed but the brown hue of his close
shaver, well face, his light swinging
broad shoulders betrayed open life, while the
gray eyes they glanced quietly from side to side were
keenly observant lie did however, appear notice
that the OF his late omnibus companion the
as his own and that she had followed him down the road
till glancng opposite building his quick eye caught
si-ht of her entering gateway. Humph! art
STUDENT might have guessed much She carrying
painting tools noted, he said to himself again awak
enod TO momentary interest in the girl the
moment he turned into the Natural History museum and
forgot all about
Whose Is this face MaggeY' asked a fellow student
she turned the of her friends notebook dur
ing the luncheon hour what good face 1T isa
reliable face call It, and such finely poised head Do
know the man?'
Maggie Monckton glanced at the open book. There
sketches OF heads faces, limbs, all
Of it, belonging to all conditions
Of and children in conceivable position
but the indicated by friends differed
them all It the head and of a young man, by
ordinary looking him? o.
returned gazing thoughtfuly at the sketch But you
right, 1t is good face. wonder where it,"
Don't you remember? Wen, Maggie you a queer
girl to of this type draw his likeness for it is
likeness and then forget where you him."
laughed the other.
u don't see anything queer about the matter" re-
turned Maggie In matter of fact tone. " You know
habit Of sketching face that strikes wherever
It, 1t has become mechanical, think. l don't
to notice the personality OF the people draw. They
Just get snap shotted on to my mind to speak and
myers reproduce them. seldom remember any
ding about it afterwards"
Well l should have remembered him, anyway
ushed Miss Acton, she closed the duntpy, little,
alnvas covered book
Maggie opened her notebook again that evening she
by the fire side in the pretty homeike living which
she shared with her mother and after few moments
y,Isdcrauon took sheet Of and rapidly made
5scr ana finished drawing Of the head her friend
had noticed.
"it is worth preserving" she thought as she placed
portfolio among others, and then dismissed the
incident from her mind.
1t was for Niagges sake that Mrs Monckton had let
pretty country lived three
in London The alone in the world and had but
each other to live for Maggies artistic talent must be
trained the tiny income left them sufficient
meet Of residence in town, to art
school fees and at the time keep the little home in
the country Amy place will be home to me where we
can be together my child said the brave little mother
cozy pretty home she had contrved to make
airy third floor old house in West End square
Country friends kept them supplied with flowers and the
small domain fresh and daintily kept had been
Devonshre cottage. Maggie looked forward becom
r efficient bread winner and going back to Devonshire
betore long She had already worked for in the
Kensington training school, and contemplating
classes at the Sade She worked hard and had already
begun seo confidence in her growing She
quite she had talent marketable value and
her love for her with the of execution.
"You'l make your mark and your fortune, too, at
day, Mays" said Miss Acton, watched her
friends strong and rapid fingers. The way which
those children by the pond with a
your pencil mastery They just life
like black and white editors would go wild over them
Have you tried to sell any of your work YETI"
Maggie shook her head. in hurry" she said
." l want to learn all l while about it. not
ready start money making yet"
Perhaps you are right know the power there
when you it, returned her friend with little sigh
learned feel that
necessity of earning a livelihood in her more
Imperative.
Maggie dear have had a letter from your Uncle
Walter today" began Mrs. Monckon the cozy
meal which always awaited her daughters return
concluded the placed outside for the maid to
carry down. He writes from their in Mel
made a better thing OF farming
out there than your poor father ever did at home.
gather from what he that he be quite wealthy
man by this time"
Maggie stretched for closely written
pages of thin paper, for she and her mother had
from each other.
He does indeed seem well endowed with this world
goods" she remarked she folded up lay
back her chair lingering It houghtully. you note,
mother. that uncle speaks of sending young Walter
that is the nephew he has adopted Is 1t not?home to
English university? Indeed, he to hava already
done l wonder if this colonial cousin will and
He is a cousin, suppose?'
Hardly, he is only your unces nephew by marriage
blood relation Mary o him
II he her No dear. should think
this youth would take sufficient interest in 10
introduce himself Indeed uncle not have
toned his English relations his nephew all You
remember he did assist your father
died though he must have known circumstances"
And yet he writes kindly enough mother and he is
certainly complimentary what ne says photo
graph Of me you weak enough to send him"
Mrs Monckton laughed softly. does say a bit