The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-01-24

| teachers declared they could teach
him nothing more.
He was an artist and 1t came about
that he, Felipe Rubio was to have
picture exhibited In the Academy
of San Carlos! To this, his greatest
work as yet, he gave the name IA
Dream Of Achievement" and In 1t he
had pictured himself. a small. bare
footed, bareheaded boy, sitting on
the ground with HANDS clasped about
his knee, and wistful race upraisedI
and dark eyes that seemed gazing at
beautiful visions that foated vaguely
In the upper distance, while in more
pronounced shades stood out the fig1
ures of his playmates about him.
He was at work upon another
painting. This showed laxen-
aaired lit e girl standing half smil
ng as her blue eyes looked into those
OF the spectator. There was color in
her cheeks, and in her white dress
she presented a 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 called
this painting. Rose OF the North
1t was painted from memory. but
memory had served him well.
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
I 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 a day
when he found himself in New York.
In this metropolis of the new world
he decided to remain for the present.
He sent for his paintings, and in 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 his, he look
ed again with more personal ap.
prOval and stirring of memory OF
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 1t was she; he could
not doubt it, Why had he not recog1
nized her at once? Felipe had ac-
CURED many accomplishments since
their first meeting; among them was
the knowledge of the English lam
guage.
he asked: The gentleman has seen
my country. Mexico. has he not?"
Yes. years ago. was the reply.
when my daughter here was a
child"
Like this" said the artist, draw!
ing the mans attention to anoth-
er painting. 1t was his Rose of the
North"
THE visitor gazed a moment In
growing establishment. Isabel" hd
exclaimed; then turning to Felipe:'
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1T means that was the little boy
who waited outside the doors of San
Carlos until this little girl. your
daughter-this Rose of the North!
brought about my admission. MY
life work dates from that day. | am
most happy to express my thanks
once more"
DO you hear this, Isabel?" the
man asked, turning to his daughter,
She heard, indeed. and the beauti'
full color deepened In her cheeks till
1t was no wonder that an artist
should find it hard to look away.
Soon they seemed to be old ad
quaintances. A little later Felipe was
invited to their home. and it was not
long before the young man waited
upon Mr.. Clayton and with true Next
can formality craved the honor OF his
daughters hand.
II begin to think 1t was foreorA
dained," the father said after they
had talked the matter over: at any
! rate. go to my daughter. Isabel usu1
ally decides such cases for herself"
Only too gladly Felipe went to her.
"Is 1t to be my Rose Of the North at
last?"
And Isabers blue eyes answered
even before he heard her low spoken
words of assent