The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-29

presentiment. I have a horrible drea
that you will not come back to me jus
the same as you leave me-"
Jack Dornton knew this was all yer
foolish. He loved pretty Ethel Mallet
very dearly; SO, instead of putting hi
thought into words, he kissed the tearfu
face and lovingly comforted her wit
vows of eternal constancy.
You know I needn't stay down Their
until the pictures are finished" he said
AS soon as 1 have the sketches wei
forward, I shall come back and complet
the larger pictures from them at home
and, though I shall be working yer,
hard, that will not prevent you from
coming every day to watch my progress
and cheer me up for an hour or so in tn
afternoon"
Ethel smiled-it was rather a pitifu
attempt-and turned resolutely to tn,
breakfast table.
1T was good of voc to think of com
ing to breakfast with US, so that W,
might see the last of you before start
Ing, she said bravely, as she busiet
herself with the coffee cups. Mr.. Nal
lett came down a few moments later
and breakfast was got through with du,
decorum, In difference to "papa's dislike
to emotion"
Shortly after the meal Jack wa.
tramping away-his portmanteau in one
hand and q portable easel in the other
he had been engaged to Ethel Mallett
Tor two months, and they were to be
married as soon as he could provide q
suitable home for her. A fortnight after
he had obtained the reluctant consent OF
Mr.. Mallett to this arrangement, a GER
tain Lord Summers, attracted by two
water colors of Jacks in A fashionable
gallery, had found him out and offered
him liberal commission to execute q
%eries OF six pictures, the subjects to be
selected from the immediate neighbor-
hood Of his lordship's place in Exbridge-
shire. Jack had jumped at the offer, see
ing that 1t would enable him to place
little Ethel in a home of her own two
months sooner than he anticipated.
So here he was, after a two hours
run, hard at work in the woods Of NAL
lingford, skillfully and rapidly filing in
the leading features of Mallingford
House and its surroundings While his
fingers were thus busy, he was recalling
the conversation he had had with Lord
Summers upon the place of his first sub
ject.
Would you wish me to begin with
Summerfeld Jack had asked, when
taking his final instructions from his
Lordship.
mo; Isshould like to be at Summer
field myself when you are there. think
you had better make Mallingford House
your first subject 1t is about ten miles
from Summerfeld. and you can work
ysur way toward there. shall be down
By the last week Of July, and hope to
have the pleasure of showing you some
hospitality"
Jack bowed his thanks.
You will be delighted with Mailing
ford" his lordship went on. ut is a
noble place, and have a rather peculiar
Interest in tho property. The late owner
Sir Paul Mailing, was a most eccentric
IN, with very exalted notion of his
importance as head Of the house
had never married, and was MORALLY
,ded with his brother Godfrey be-
80 he took unto himself a wife at the
Of thirty-eight without first consult
I'm. Poor Paul! He was a great
# mine; but I'm bound to confess
was Of most unforgiving dispo
7ould you believe 1t, Mr.. Dorm
vas 50 unjust as to disinheri
leave the whole Of his prop
My sisters only child, Pau
His will confirmed his rep