The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-07-21


al greeting, he returned 10 it, say
g that he expected her that after
bon to examine his progress.
soon became interested in the
'owing face, not because of it's beau
for it was the face OF woman at
asst forty years old-but because of
S singular repose, and the tender
ok of chastened suffering il the
rye, expressive eyes.
Fernando, said, that is a very
.tractive face"
You should see the daughter of
lis woman. All! she is an angel"
Il am speaking of the mother. 1
ink her very lovely"
She has the loveliness of COM
eted suffering; her face is a his
ry, not a calendar; that is the Sc
It of her attractiveness. Her
lighter is living poem and pic
e."
You speak like lover"
Il am one"
Does she know it?"
love some bright particular star.
think TO wed it, as Lore and hope
we'd Bertha Anstiss. She is Rer-
l Cope's heiress.''
And You are"
am poor artist. I make about
thousand dollars a year"
dropped his head, and went on
90 his work in nervous haste. Pres
heard rustic of silk, a sweet,
'oice, and little, ripping, musi-
laugh. Immediately Fernando
- 1t the door, and bowling low, as
= Id it open for the two ladies who
... ed.
..n elder was clothed in black silk,
1rs eyed by anything excepting a
',.. foam of rich white lace and the
-. litter of some jet ornaments.
.punger had on a dress in which
90. olets and cream color were en-
'i-. ly blended. The face of the
q" vas the face of one VINO had
... l and conquered; the face OF
- aunger was the face of a sin
'~ -rowless child, who unsuspect-
-. ad grown into womanhood.
p hers hair was nearly white;
70 5hter's, a pale golden frame
lie oval picture of exquisite
.uH.a..
u.n not wonder, when I saw the
'' '-ij the artist should feel utter
ho' IS in regard to his love. But
2!or, leir visit was over 1 had
iaus'- ny opinion. I noticed Ber-
IA SHY glances at the handsome
'.1'' her bright responsive
eneyer Fernando's lumin-
Z .. ct hers. / saw, in fact,
.". -. just as much in love as
.-- that all the two hearts
"4'. one flash Of intelligence
them to each other.
1 .... a visitor at Mrs. Antiss'
e'- ." beyond certain mental
a. a" sympathy, our acquaint-
A.- j." ripen quickly. The win
d the summer sent one
+. mother thither. 1 went
a.. a ;, Mrs. Antiss and Ber-
l. Catskills, and being in
l"n .. ~ in July, found that
ir'.-'.. had gone away. Under
fh n.. tances many pleasant
En- re dropped and never
ic" ; and l was almost in
Il Jau A tn regard to the artist
!nC . ses. The fact was,
gg'- be married, and my
III wa# " Of my own love affairs.
II t'F- g.. ant cares of upholstery
Amila..
Hut as I stood in front of
orc lie hand touched me,
IA voice said: Good
bin" 'ankly and quietly as
nHt Iut yesterday. 1t was
kAD. 5, it was she, though
igft sscG her twenty times
,ct f. her, SO greatly was
snan.'.
Ae IS if ten years had
AFsa ON her life, and had
tincc. lie air about her toilet
AH s0Es ress for love, and not
49, a. ishment awaited me
At& 0ua 4, who might be fift!
AAf, ag. ased giving some di
ASS e.. .. coachman, and ap
34cd -E IS. Antiss introduced
e re 80 MY husband" ant
awitr "rIial invitation to cal
m, ised down the step
Ito ing carriage.
N2s end of my perplex
tHr = us. tain / had seen Mr.
AbL.g and his grave, SAT
ar .e ,a so persistently an,
1sEly l,' threw aside my owl
MS a wnin, and tried to re
vbon q where / had see
satheii. eyes and that tai
SH2ure omehow my min
fopuggt sm with Fernando
4sbDt tul / soon concluded