The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-02

NA4o L l0lls III tOuTSt, you mean IL as
an emblem of some noble ruined life, do
you not?'
He heard her with a certain wonder
and eVerence-her voice was so very
sweet and grave.
L cannot say l ever thought of 1t in
the way you see it," he answered. ..but
l am very glad-and proud, that you
lind so much poetry In my poor effort
Poetry-oh, no. l am not at all
poetical!' she said, quickly, and almost
shamefacedly. II used to be rather
fond of reading Keats and Byron, but
[ never do hat now-lny husband does
not like il"
'Indeed!' murmured Fame. vaguely
wishing he could make a picture of her
as she stood before him In her little
white gown, with a picturesque. broad
brimmed hat resting on the SUNNY
curls of her abundant hair.
No she went on, confidingly: she
thinks it such nonsense. You see. he
Is a very clever man, and very scien-
tific. He reads all the heavy maya
zines, and thinks it is very silly TO
waste time on studying verse when one
can have so much prose-
Yes, there certainly is a good deal
of prose about" said Fame.
At that moment a shadow crossed
the sunlight in which they stood. and
Mr.. Allingham suddenly made his ap-
pearance.
why, Harold" exclaimed his wife,
springing toward him. II thought you
had gone into the town."
i have been into the town. he re-
Piled frigidly, "but l returned a few
minutes ago. Perhaps you are not
aware it is nearly our lunch hour?"
Ihen, with a stand-offish yet would-be
patronizing air. addressing himself to
Fane. You are an artist, sir?"
I do a little in that way" replied
the young man, modestly. Mrs. AL
lingham happened to pass by while I
was at work, and she has been kind
enough to look at my skc H."
"Ah-yes-er-yes! Very good in
deed!' murmured Mr.. Allingham,
scarcely slancing at the picture as he
spoke. Rose, it is time we went in.
You are staying at our hotel, are you
not, Mr.. -er-Mr.-?"
Fame said that gentleman. mildly.
Fame. OH ah-yes. I think 1 nave
heard of o in London. You nave
exhibited, have you not?"
Frequently
"Oh, yes, er-I remember, Charmed
charmed to meet you, Are you COM
ing our way now?"
mol" said Fame, rather brusouely:
Il must finish my work"
And he raised his hat courteously
as husband and wife in their turn sa-
luted him and walked away together.
He looked after them for some min
utes, noting with an artists eye the
'swaying, youthful grace of the wom-
ans dainty figure, and the stiff. UNI
compromising s-quareness of the mans.
Unmatched in every way" he said
to himself. "She is too young; and he
is too-conceited.'
That same evening he was somewhat
surprised when Mr.. Allingham came up
to him with almost an air of cordial
ity, and invited him to take coffee.
and a smoke afterward, in that private
part of the Gutsch veranda which had
been specially partitioned off for the
sole use and benefit of the newly we'd
ded pair. He went, and was shyly
welcomed by Mrs. Allingham, who
looked more like a small lost angel
than ever, attired in a loose tea-gown
of silky white. adorned with old lace.
and sleeves of delicate chiffon. She
sat a little apart, looking out through
the creepers which f~estooned the We
randa at the full moon sailing slowly
through. white clouds over the heights
of S~onnenberg.
Mrs. Allingham does not object TO
smoker" said Fame, courteously, be-
fore lighting his cigar. She turned her
head, surprised; her husband laughed.
"Well, L never asked her." he aid
Doe 10 1Ana0 n -, olsAok -
smoker"
"Object? l? Oh, no. she faltered.
mot at ALL"
Her husband laughed again and
passed the liqueurs to his guest, who,
however, helped himself very sparingly.
Allingham drank off some cognac, and
began to talk, and presently brought
round the conversation to the subject
of his place in Norfolk-Dunscombe
Hall.
81 have been looking" he said, with
q pompous air, "for a competent per.
son to make sketches of the place.
Now, 1 believe. if l am not mistaken.
that you are on the staff of one of tho
pictorials?"
Fame admitted the fact.
"Then you would be the very mar
for me. l should not at all mind
giving you the job if you would care
to undertake it,"
1t was on the tip of Fane's tongue
to say that he would see him damned
first, for the mans tone was so bump
tious and ~patronizing as to be distinct
~ offensive. But, glancing at the deli
cate profile of the girl who leaned out
among the c%lambering vines, looking
at the solemn beauty of the night, he
restrained himself by an effort.
'If my engagements would allow me
to accept any extra work I shall not
object" he answered, stiff1y; but l
should have to communicate with m
editor first"
ooh. certainly, certainly" said Mr..
Allingham. complacently. only if you
do it at all you must do it in October.
If you can't arrange that / must get
somebody else. Dunscombe Hall Is a
very fine subject for an artists pencil.
1t used to be a monastery, and there
are still some ruins of the old cloisters
in the grounds. And there is a SNOWY
bit of sketching always at hand in the
Haunted Mere"
"Is it haunted?"
"Well, they say So" replied Alling-
ham. lighting his cigar. 1--WE never