Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-10-06
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'And II IsleIve It here can't see
it. can .ig''r..s s.. s.4isst
NO, you can't And In the morning
when you are fresh you viii knox
Just what Il requires. You see, the
course advise Is bcueGfiM In more
ways than one.
Constance left him and. striking a
disused road through the pines. walk
ed away toward Harpswe. village.
After dinner instead Of going bi k to
her work she took siesta and Later
a tour Of observation IN search Of OBJ
jects 10 transfer to canvas.
The next morning was clear and
crisp. Constance walked to the, cot
tape where she had left her belong
ines and, approaching. saw her easel
set up Oh the north porch and her pie
tufe resting ON Il She WAS far bet
ter pleased with what she had done
than She hsd been the dqy before.
lust then Tie stranger came out. and
she said to him:
"You are an admirable teacher
Last evening was disposed to throw
my work Into the fire. This morning
| am very well sgtisGed with It..
f"perhaps It Is because yon see it
through rested eyes.
Constance tool. her picture down to
the position she had occupied The day
before and began her days work. She
was arain disappointed It seemed
to her when room care that her pic
tures looked nueh as it had done the
day before. She carried It up to the
Strangers cottage, He saw her coming
and went ont to meet her
Il fear that | have spoiled it." she
said to him. This morning it was
fine now u is worse than 1t was yes
terday" r
Put it away from you again" he
said. till tomorrow morningr
Il will leave It with YOU till to
morrow morning II you VIII kindly
keep it, but l know that during the
day | have Injured it rather than I'm
proved it. am heartsiek over it"
Growing confidential; Il am very poor
and have hoped soon to be able 10
make my living In tliis way. If the
more work | put on u picture the
worse It Is. what chance is there for
meg
I'VE must all meet discouraSement,"
be replied, "but when We are in IDS
tolls there is Rid fairy Called rest
that unwinds Them. and wLen We are
refreshed we take hV.l asain With
renewed visor." IS
So Coastgnee left her picture with
her new found friend. went 10 her
room and lounsed the rest OF the day.
In the morning she found her picture.
again set U, IN an advantageous Hight,
aud again her dissatisfaction with it
Of the day before was changed to
comfort
Day after day Constance worked on
her picture, every morning comforted
by its appearing 10 her to be improved
from what it y IS the day before.
every noon fearful lest she had lost
more than she had gained. The
stranger taught her many trick" rs
he called 1t, by which objects were
brought TO their relative position AMI
striking effects produced. one thing
she knew-takeu altogether the pic
trre was really growing into SOME
thing beautiful She believed tl,at
what size was doing was due entirely
to a subtle influence her instructor
exerted over here,
During this time the SUMMER wss
fading into autumn. The water ana
the sky took on a cold hue. nad Inc
cottage residents of orr's island lfsaa
to return to their permanent homes
Constance finished her painting and
vas delighted Win II. she was sur
prised at her talent.
consumes instructor tod hef that
II she would take her picture to
prominent art dealer in Boston he
thought she would get a good price
for it. He said he would meet her
there on a certain date ana lntro1uce
her. On the day named she TOOK her
work to the store, but her instructor
hailed to meet her she showed the
ueulet the picture, auo he stuuASu -
careiuliy'
Did you paint u 8 he asked
"Certaiaiy. q Why 10 you ask thats
Because would nave sworn that
was Frank hliiot.
Taking up small microscope he
brought 1t to bear on lower corner.
II Is an EliiOt ne said.
w nat DO you mean!' exclaimed inc
astonished constance
The dealer banded her me micro
scope, ana sire brought II 10 near On
the picture inefe she saw n f9ii2'
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