Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-02-19

was waiting for it now, expecting it
every minute. She could imagine his
rnpatience-could picture to herself
how he would walk up and down fum-
ing for the telegram.
With a heavy heart she tied up the
least ridiculous of her fathers pictures
and sent out for a cab, and told the
man to drive to Bond street, to the
picture Dealers
A hectic flush burned in Francis
Isles thin cheeks, and Leslie saw his
lips move as if he were speaking to
himself, telling himself that fame and
prosperity awaited him.
ooh, what a tangle web we weave
When first we practice to deceive!''
If she had not consented to deceive
her father she would not now be in
this awful strait. She was actually
leading him to the bitterest disap-
pointment of his life.
There are picture dealers and pic
street. is one of the best known and
the most respected. Many an artist
now famous and wealthy owes his first
step up the ladder to Mr.. Arnhelm.
He will buy anything that shows prom
Use, and for great WORKS will give as
much and more than a private pur-
chaser. His judgment is almost in
fallible, and to be spoken well OF by
Arnheim is to have passport to
artislc fame The cab drew up at
his house, which was near the corner
of one of the turnings out of Bond
street, and had nothing about it to
indicate the nature of his business
save and excepting very small
brass plate with II. Arnheim" on it.
A page-boy opened the door in re-
Spouse to Leslie's ring, and on hear
inc her name, ushered her and her
father upstairs into long room hung
around with pictures, and giving them
chairs, disappeared through a door in
partition which seemed to screen
off a kind Of Office.
Leslie's heart beat apprehensiVely,
and her face grew paler, but Francis
Lisle looked around with an express
sion of suppressed eXultation
There are Examples Of our best
known artists here, Leslie!' he said,
in voice quavering with excitement
There's one of So and Sos'-he
mentioned the name-"and this is Sir
Frederick's. This Mr.. Arnheim is
one of the first-the first dealer in
the world and never makes a mistake
never! He would not have sent
for me unless ne had seen some of
my pictures and meant taking me up,
as they call it."
ooh, do not be too buoyed up,
papa!" she murmured, in an agony of
shame and remorse. eff it should not
be so, if there should be some mis-
take. Oh, if you had let me come
alone!"
mistake. What can you mean
Leslie?" he responded, almost angrily
There is no mistake-can be none.
Any one would think you doubted my
my ability or my artistic capacity. :"
Hush, hush!" she responded, for he
had raised his voice unconsclously,
and she had heard footsteps approach
ing.
The next moment the door in the
partition opened and a short, stout
man with closely cropped hair of sill
very white and small shrewd eyes en-
tered the room or gallery.
He bowed and looked at them keen
Iy; and it seemed to Leslie that his
glance rested longer upon her than
her father.
Mr. Lisle?" he said.
Francis Lisle arose and held out his
hand in a stately kind of way, as if
he were Peter Paul Rubens receiving
a deputation.
THAT is my name, sir" he said,
with a kind Of kingly affability; "and
am here in obedience to your sum-
mons