The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-11-26

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In the morning Peggy set her easel
I'D on the bluff, but the magic OF the
lake eluded her, and when she came in
she had nothing to show but sketch
of Sally.
She gave it to Miss Brownlee.
"Well, WE'LL" said that delighted
lady, "it's just like Sally. I'm going to
have it framed. By the way" she
added, cts time for that young man
to come. And there he is now" And
she hurried to the door.
He was q handsome young fellow,
with q gray cap on the back of his
head.
81 wanted to ask about my cottage.
Where is it,"
''There," said Miss Brownlee, point
ing to the one next to Peggy's.
THAT? Oh, by Georgew the young
man calculated, and Peggy laughed to
herself
'It's the one 1 told you about in my
letter." Miss Brownlee went on.
Eyes" he murmured feebly, "you
told me-
''This young lady and her mother
have the one next to it." And Miss
Brownlee stepped back and showed
Peggy behind her-Peggy. whose blue
eyes danced wickedly.
The young man looked at her, taking
in with appreciation the grace Of the
slender girlish figure.
81 think I shall like-the COTTAGE" he
said slowly, and when they had talked
for few minutes Peggy went back to
her mother
''He is very nice,' she remarked,
land his name is Meredith" And with
that she took her portfolio and started
for the bluff.
look here" said some one over
her shoulder two hours later, you
ought not to try that sort of thing"
1t was Mr.. Meredith. 'Why notw
asked Peggy.
Il saw your sketch of Sally" he told
her. You do it better than water
things. Your lake and sky aren't
right
don't want to paint pussy cats!
want to paint the silver water and the
silver trees and a silver spirit of the
woods"
'Silver tommyrotv' said the young
man. you ought to do things like
the studies your mother showed me
just now
"Pot boilers!' Peggy murmured.
'This is the way water ought to be
handled" and he opened his portfolio
and handed her sketch
ooh" Peggy said as she looked at
it, and when she had handed it back
to him there was real humility in her
tone.
Il have never seen anything so won
derful''
''It is no more wonderful than
yours" he told her, ''but l have stud
led longer-abroad and all that
ooh, have you?" said the eager Peg
gy, and they sat there and talked until
the shadows fell.
That night Meredith said to Miss
Brownlee, Il think it Is beautiful
here" and Peggy. watching the moon
light through the small square win
dow of her room, smiled in the dark
ness as she thought how deliciously
Mr.. Meredith said by GEORGE" when
he looked at her best work
The next morning she took his ad-
vice and sketched the six curly tailed
| pigs, Sally over saucer of milk and
Miss Brownlee among her pots and
| pans.
''Thats the best thing you have done
yet" Meredith told her as he examined
the sketch of Miss Brownlee "The
light Of the fire and the sunlight
through the window give a chance for
| values"
Il wish | knew as much as you do
about such things" Peggy sighed.
1--WE will work together for awhile"
he said, ''and l will teach you all
know"
But he taught her other things than
art as their easels stood side by side
on the bluff, and the white gulls dipped
to the sapphire lake. and the wind ruff
fled the curls on Peggys forehead
And one morning as Peggy finished a
sketch of silver birches with a bit Of
lake beyond he looked over her shout
der
You are getting on wonderfully" he
said, "but you ought to have a year
abroad"
But can't" Peggy told him.
"You can if you will marry me-" was
his unexpected proposition.
And ooh" said rosy Peggy.
And to think" said the radiant Miss
Brownlee when they told her, that I
should have romance right here in
my tin cottages"
Dear cottages!' murmured Peggy.
And as the lovers went down the
path the moonlight touched the little
gray houses with magic light and made
of each Of them castle of dreams.