The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-11-24

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that he, Felipe Rubio, was to have
a picture exhibited in the Academy
of San Carlos! To this, his greatest
work as yet, he gave the name "A
Dream of Achievement" and In 1t he
had pictured himself, small, bare
footed, bare-headed boy, sitting on
the ground with hands clasped about
his knee, and wistful face appraised,
and dark eyes that seemed gazing at
beautiful visions that floated vaguely
in the upper distance, while in more
pronounced shades stood out the fig
ures of his playmates about him.
He was at work upon another
painting. This showed a faxen'
haired little girl standing half smll
ing as her blue eyes looked into those
of the spectator. There was color IN
her cheeks, and in her white dress
she presented dainty little creation,
the original of which was not to be
found among natives Of the artists
own city, That he realized the truth
of this was shown by the name he
had given his work. Felipe calico
this painting, Rose Of the North.
It was painted from memory, but
memory had served him we'll.
Fifteen years had passed since the
, day when this little Rose OF the
North had been the means of opening
up to him a new world, and now
Senior Felipe Rubio would see other
countries, the work Of artists other
than those to be seen at San Carlos.
He sailed to the old eastern lands.
and at length reached once more the
western world, and there came DAY
when he found himself In New YORK.
In this metropolis of the new word
he decided to remain for the present.
He sent for his paintings, and III due
time they arrived and were placed on
exhibition, and soon it became quite
the thing for society to visit the
studio of the young Mexican artist.
Among the visitors one day there
came a middle-aged man and his
daughter, yound lady whose golden
hair seemed to have captured all the
sunshine of her sunny life. Felipe
gave her first long glance of purely
professional admiration, then as her
deep blue eyes turned to bis. he look
ed again with a more personal ap'
prevail and stirring of memory. VI
whom did she remind him? There
was an elusive familiarity about her
smile.
The visitors stood looking at the
Dream of Achievement" when the
man said, laughingly: "See. Isabel
here's your little Mexican"
The girl was puzzled as to her
fathers meaning; not so Felipe, who
had overheard the remark.
Isabel was the name Of the child
to whom he owed so much, his Rose
of the North. It was she; he could
not doubt it. Why had he not recog
nized her at once? Felipe had &C
quired many accomplishments since
J their first meeting; among them was
). the knowledge of the English Ian
guage
Now, moving over beside the man
|, he asked: 1.-THE gentleman has seer
+ my country, Mexico, has he not?"
Eyes, years ago." was the reply
when my daughter here was
n child"
d Like this" said the artist. draw
t. ing the mans attention to anoth
a er painting. 1t was his Rose OF tn
. North"
!: 1.-THE visitor gazed moment IL
e growing establishment. Isabel" h
exclaimed; then turning to Felipe
70 What does this mean, sir?"
K 1T means that l was the little bo
who waited outside the doors of Sal
n Carlos until this little girl, you
1t daughter-this Rose of the North
d brought about my admission. M
a life work dates from that day. ar
s. most happy to express my thank
once more"
rs do you hear this, 1sabel?" tn
ID man asked. turning to his daughter
d, She heard, indeed, and the beaut
~ full color deepened in her cheeks tt
Of It was no wonder that an arts
should find 1t hard to look away.
lg Soon they seemed to be. old a
e. ouaintences A little later Felipe wa
x, invited to their home, and it was ne
ae long before the young man waite
1e upon Mr.. Clayton and with true Mex
IN can formality craved the honor OF n
10 daughters hand.
ne IT begin to think 1t was foreo
re dained," the father said after the
- had talked the matter over: "at an
as rate, go to my daughter. Isabel us
81 ally decides such cases for herself"
10 Only too gladly Felipe went to he
ut els it to be my Rose of the North
." last?"
And IsabeIs blue eyes answere
cd even before he heard her low spoke
words of assent.
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