The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-08

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1nentS.
SYNOPSIS or. PRECEDING cHApTEks;
Mi. Arthur Farnhaii. retired onice e. 81 o.
the United states .,d nrmy nan You 81 'n and
handsome. Is seated in the library Of his
ans mansion on Algonquin Avenue, IN tns
ely ." Bu say Tnen .he saslei
II Miss Maud Matehin. Miss Ma,chin, who
was baptized as Matilda, y carpentehr r.,
so,newh a, vulgar. She wants sir. Farnhan
to help her 10 a career, hut Is not very GEAR
Ii her own mind about her qualifications
view, therefore. while interesting 70 farn-
ham tand to the reader, ~ not altos a,!n
,,atsG. NJ. :, aste,n eoGs taxes aW a
vantage OF tho opportunity to Introduce vow
20 Miss Matchin's father. saul,-"ho y n2s
assistant In the shop--whosc ambition -
single. FOR he desires to marry Maud. Tho
young lady, OF course. FROM the height OF
opinion OF her own attractions, regards
4 Sleeny'H pretcnsions With scorr.
Upon tho occasion OF a second visit of Miss
Maichin--who is attll pursuing her plans
Farnha.n. sleeny Is a. work IN the rsh
mans greenhouse. Er sees Farnnam give
the s5 l9wss naa a and /. @
with jealousy. Meanwhile Farnham di;ies
and spends the evening at tho house o. h;s
na;,lred Widow bedding, and meets the
pretty and esans rh aaus sae
evening Is the /; occasion Of sone conSersa-
lion between Nr. sleeny. cAnkered VIII ~ ea n
ousy as he is and maj, q MS own s hanas 4,
,rude. ana Glib after the manner OF her
kind. OMIT ~ aymna thctic and sam becomes
Ihs n ent oy hs , e'us
the Inspiration and cole salaricd off'clai
MOI long afterward. while he Is making
some repairs In Arthur ia rnham.s ilbra x.
Widow Bedding and her daughter Ailes. az
decides thar Alice Is Fari,hnms sweethea vt
Miss Ma,ehn i even happens that slesny
and FaInham shake hands Ia ana Carpenter Ter
End epsnr RsrM ws assain m's sasn
pany him to a sP.ri.ualIs,.s ''seance" con.
ducfed by a certain Prof. Bot.
Mnud. who is nov deeply In love With
Farrhan. asks the spirits u u pc right lor
! armativo answer. Tho nsxi evening Mrs.
Bedding and her daughter Alice become the
q rarGms to view ihs obp sRns 20
sketch the flower after NlF Bedding mas
left the conservatory. and Farnnan,. seat ss.
Ing himself beside her. asks II she can
sketch and talk ut the same lime.
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New York;
IT will walk TO the church door viii
you.'' said Farnham to the infinite re-
lief OF Alice, who reganed her com:
nosure at tho Instant, and began Will
interest to sketch the flower She
thought, while her busy fingers were al
work. that she had perhaps been 'or
prudsh in Directing TO her mothers
plan. ''Ho evidently thinks nothing Of
L, and why should r.
by tho time Farnham returned. the
.ereus had attained Its full glory Of
bloom. Its vast petals were thrown
back TO their fullest extent. and shone
With luminous beauty In which It's very
perfume seemed visible; the countless re-
curved stunens shot ,eorth with the
vigorous impulse and vitality Of sun
rays; from tho glowing center to the
dark fringe with which tho shattered
sheath still accented its radiant outline
It blaxed forth. fully revealed; and Its
sweet breath seemed the voice OF a pride
and consciousness OF beauty like that Of
the goddess on Mount Ida. calmly trl-
umphnnt in the certainty Of perfect .love.
liness.
Alice had grown Interested In her task
and looked up for only an instant Will
her frank. clear eyes as Farnham entered
Now. where shall u sit?" no asked
Here, behind your right elbow, where
I can look over your shoulder and OBJ
serve the work as 1t goes on?"
'By no means. Ny hand would lose
I'll It's little cunning In that case
"Then will sit in front OF you and
study tho artistic emotions In your face.
THAT would he still worse, for you
would hide my subject. | am sure YOU
are very we'll aa you are" che added
as he seated himself In a chair beside
her, a little way off. a
Eyes, that Is very we'll, have tho
flower three-quurters and you In profile
will study the ono for a panel and the
other for medal
Miss Alice laughed gently. She laughed
often from sheer good humor. answSrinl
the Intention OF what was said to heI
better than by words.
Can you sketch and talk, too?" asked
Farnhan. Ei55
II can sketch and lIsten.'' she said
''fou Will talk and keep mo amused
Amusement with malice aforethought
Ihe ooruer affects my spirits like a DEAD
March. How do tho young men anus.
young ladies' nowadays? Do they begr
Iately?'" 4 8,
Again Miss Alice laughed. "she i.
IN easy-laughng GIRL thought Farm
ham. u like easy-laughing girls
When she laughs, she. always
bushes a very little. It is worth Will,
talking nonsense to see a girl laugh &C
PLEASANTLY and blush SO perttIly.'
It Ia not worth while, however, to re,
peat all the nonsense !'arnham uttered II
the next hour, He got very much inter
ested In II himself, and was so cage,
sometimes to be amusing that he grew