Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-11-02
TRIXIE

Once | asp;red TO bscons tas great
painter Of my generation I vas youna
and ! bad not yet become acquainted
with my nguitR.ig0s For nor, than
a decade kept - nv oe1crminsti0n.
but at last avoin 70 thr u IN tlrr n
my big can~As,s ut ot dG1rs ant Js-
gan to paint miniatureS
One afternoon Just before the sum
msr hegira into the country, | wEsI
putting the finishing touches TO TIE
tiny portrait OF q famous society beau
y. ] received G visit from two o. the
most remarkable beings I had ever
seen. or ever expect TO see this side os
eternity. One OF them-ths man-wasi
90 Ike my own private conception cg
Hercules. albeit a Hercules sncisnE
and grtEzied. q Hercules Eono 10 seed,
as IL wN-e, that AZ sight Of hiIo
would have been willing 10 fling aside
the tvory toy which had become pre-.
csous under my crafty touch ana oo-
Gin afresh On q canvas Of heroic size.
But only for q mSment thus. When
] looked at the old mans companies
the Hercules inspiration died q SUD. !
DEN death. At that moment I realised
perfectly that was face 20 face with |
the one living woman who was the ah. !
soluts fulnllmsnt Of my idsal Of bea@ |
-.
This young lady my daughter. Miss
Beatrtx Fairiie. Is 10 have her portrait
painted for her aunt in Dumfr'ea.- he
explained with the manner OF a grand
seigncUr. Would undertake. the busI-
ness sn6 what might IL my terms!
knew as ! skctchef in that face on
that fair spring afternoon that Il be-
longed to the woman who was born In
70 the world 20 be- my wife
Did she know To this dav 7 have
not been able 10 settle that point den
nitely Whenever speak of q. Tr'r!e
claims priority IN the matter. date
the birth OF her interest II me ~ some
impossible period before our arss
meeting
-F1nishsd nj lAst." I announced, 40
oh0sEfully - I could on the very hast |
0Ay. Then I added regrstfuIlyi I'm
not In the least satisfied with H. I bel
nevs I could do II much better an |
other time Leave 4 with mo untn
tomorrow and win ssnd is 20 yczs
address"
All that evening and during Ehs tn-
terminahle nigh, that followed was
q mailman dominated by single
thought-how to keep that miniaturs
for my very own. 7 could have repro
duc~d II in absolute fscEimils. but 70
would not have been the EaIas. augt
have the bit uf ivory on which I had
created the variscmhlance from the
living model No mere copy would !
satisfy me. would never give Il mp. |
With morning there came 20 me
another and a saner idea. Since I
was IN no legitimate sense the ownes |
Of the portrait. ] would deliver II with
my own hands into the possession a
BeatYix Eairlie. With the inspiration
there came such q violent aoceaa 0f |
delight at the prospect Of seeing he's |
again that ! could scarcely wait Zoo !
daylight II was now that examined !
for the ffrst time the card which tha !
old man had left on my table Undse
the printed line. James Fairlie, Train |
Or Of Wild Animals.- was writes !
Captain simons Place. RAshm0nA.
Staten Island" 1
Il was nearly eight Orolosk when Z !
made my way mp the long waIk vhicn
Led 70 the principal entrance 30 CaD.
tain simon's big and sadly nagiected !,
dwellings.
I climbed the steep Aight a WOOD !
ca stsps which ted TO ths verandas !
Jsst as was about 70 reach out and
grasp the old-feshioned knocksT,
heard q sound within which seemed
20 bs q suned sob. Then the sobblng
was repeated again and again and Ae
last = fearful voice. made pitlul and
almost intelligible by some mastae
emotion. came from the other aido az
ths door.
~Oh, Leo. my dear old love- %
walled, please be very kind to ma.
for am 90 unhappy"
Il was the voice OF Beatrix FAirfie
and had q rvai. Rsck less OF conro-
queness. l fung myself against the
heavy door and 81 few back on It's
hinges with q force that fairly Jared
the building
What | saw with my glarinR eyes
was a perfect and instantaneous cure
for my insane Jealousy. Seated on the
lowest step Of the wire staircase. q
ravishing vision OF lovellness despite
her detection and tear stains. was Be-
atrtx Fairls. At her feet. raised hlgh
On his launches In an attitude os
startled belligersncy. sat u halg-Erown
lion cub.
do not speak or move" she warned
in . low voice. reaching out and Due.
ting both arms about the exDectant
animals great neck. Good old Leo.
she murmured soothfngiy. Down. ola
boy! LIE down, Leoi"
Without removing his gEse from ne
for an instant the bsast cgouehsd
obediently
Now close the door quietly. but
quickly. II you love me- aha
whispered. bending her liths hody
and drawing the lions bead 70 her
shoulder. never once oeaainx 70 b.
guile him with ende&rments and O.
resses
made the quickest move Of my NE
and shut the door not an instant Too
soon. for together with the sharp eESek
OF the latch came the mighty thud %
my bafssd rtvars body against the
seasoned oak
At thai moment Q gYuR voice ealIed
from an upper window: Hold a
msenit. Addia. till hslp Trixis secuse
the bsastis and thea III nd you of snm