Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-01-13

her hair half dry. and started for the
museum.
Though her head still ached a good
deal, the copy made fair progress, and
there was no sign of neglect or hurry in
the work, her t--robbing temples notwith-
standing
She always wore a hat with a rather
large brim, when copying, to save her
eyes from the light from above, and at
the same time shut out most of the
room and its occupants from her view.
so that her attention was not SO liable
to wander from her work
She was engaged on difficult patch
of shadow and she sighed as she realized
u---erence between her shadow and
that of the old master. At that moment
her father echoed the sigh; and followed
it up by:
Too solid-altogether too solid, my
childr'
Il know it as well as you do. dad"
she said, paintively; but how am l to
alter it?'
Suppose we leave the shadow for to-
day, and go out into the sunshine for
an hour or two?'
Nov, dad, don't tempt me to desert
the post of duty. If you knew what a
struggle | had with myself before start
ed this morning, how l longed to stay
at home and 'coddle" instead of facing
my work like a woman"
Leave the painting for a few mo-
ments. dear; | want to introduce you to
! Captain Polling. My daughterw
Ethel plucked off her unbecoming head
gear as she turned to face the unknown
visitor. She was greatly surprised at
the introduction. her father having kept
her in strict secusion since she left
school a year before
Il taught Coptain Polling the rudi-
ments of sketching before he went Oh
an expedition to Central Africa three OF
four years ago, and he is so delighted
with his own efforts that he wanted t,
carry me right away to Wimbledon al
once. to see and praise them
t THAT is scarcely a truthful statement
Miss Mallett," put in Captain Polling
with smile Il don't want praise. blu
judgment The expedition | went on
r with is going to publish the result of ou
investigations, and they want some of IN,
sketches to illustrate the work When
saw Mr.. Mallett in Picadilly l thought
Here is the man who will tell me hon
4 estly if l dare to allow them to be pub
lished;' and | pounced upon him. An,
5 now | have obtained two judges in tn
j place of one My trap is waiting out
: side, and trust you will let me take yo
both down to my little box. My house
t keeper will find us something to eat, an
f in the cool of the evening we can g
quietly through my little pictures an
= arrange them together"
- l. r NJ 11Nf
. could hardly conceal the surprise he fel
. at the adroit manner in which his lat
pupil had managed to include 1.-THE child,
:, Ethel glanced at her rather worn bu
prettily made dove-colored gown and he
e bibbed holland apron
= Il am not in presentable order" sh
:, began
But you will see no one but the house
=, keeper and the present company. Sho'
:, yourself superior to such consideration
- Miss Mallett. 1t will be a positive fave
= to me. for they are hurrying the pref
- rations forward, and / should not like
- be the cause of delaying the puhlicatio
a of the book.
" VERY well; l will come But pap
g will tell you | am of no use ia case (
. this sort"
Ethel leaned back in the well-cusl
toned phaeton and listened lszily to til
~ conversation between the two men, h
- father sharing the back seat with IL
r. groom.
Captain Pellings horses Travelled we
- and, the breeze blowing right in her fac
:, :, Ethel gradually lost the depressing pa
~ in her head and Began to feel interestt
= in the places they were passing.
Win at last the horses stopped at
tiny cottage. consisting to all appea
to ances entirely of bay windows al
to creeper covered porch, and looking tint
ID still by comparison with the gigantic ell
IL trees that surrounded it, she had a slig
IN tinge of pink in her cheeks, and the dal
ry rings had nearly disappeared from roui
al her eyes.
ne A pleasant middle-aged woman car
K to the hall door, and Captain Pellil
handed Ethel over to her at once.
ne "Give Miss Mallett a cup Of especial
at good tea, Mrs. Crichton, and make h
ep lie down until a quarter Of an hour !
er fore dinner. Above all, don't let h
to talk she has had a bad headache"
ut Ethel looked at him in mute surprise
land it will return if she exerts hers,
er before she dimes"
Mr.. Mallett looked amused; but t
he captain supremely unconscious of havi
er said or done anything unusual, led t
way through the long, low hall and out
q, glass door at the end.
a This way, MISS" and Mrs. Cricht
opened the door, through which she W
followed by Ethel.
az CHAPTER VII.
ID, It was the loveliest room the you
o;rl had ever seen The walls vera