Thrice Lost, Thrice Won — page 114: what you’re looking at

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109 3 ee + Blboine De Méntecoil Salers Perea? i “Ah, ‘Alwyn Bartram! And what does our handsome artist ft. P cay tet himself? Is the rich unele dead, and the ‘curled. Ma ~ darling of the gods’ disinherited ?” 3 — “Yes, he is disinherited. All goes to a distant cousin.” “Robert Bartram—mad Robert. I knew him once. Poor 3 Riyal What will become of him now ?” a - “Oh, he is to work wonders—to win for himself an immor- tal name, and wealth, and glory, with a few tubes of paint and a few yards of. canvas! I have no patience with such ridiculous nonsense. Rubens and Raphael died along ago, and the race of immortals died with them. When Mr. Bar- —— ~ be: Po Leal achieved a decent competence, if he has the talent he gives himself credit for. As it is a >The young lady shrugged her shoulders, and deliberately ~ tore his letter in two. ; “And the other? What says the stately count! gr? _ “That he is coming back to America to search for his lost — ee: daughter. A pleasant prospect for me! He will find her, __.of course. She will be his heiress, his idol, and I—I will be : “my the companion, the poor reiation—one step higher than ‘ _ fragments, as she spoke. ie _» There was a soft rap; then the door opened, and the face. as of Aglae, Miss De Montreuil’s maid, appeared. s e The French girl held ; in her hand a magnificent bouquet of ee ‘S farest exotics. — e - ©With Monsieur Rutherford’ s compliments,” she said, ple: an hal to dress ¢ 9” eS te or eaatie was’ SS Lscicls fond ae flowers, but even 1n a hee er taste was artificial. Only the frailest and costhest gem Be oUS outelt As sea yo luxurious eye. im? florist,” “ahes: Manners ate. “But Mr. faites SS ’s taste is Sataes some things. He admires you, | ges pretty Leonie. _ After all, let uncle and artist both fail, Toa Leonie De M ontreuil need never sink into playing pensty oO al sn ba poker siceabaaeta men in wide Rewer tram has crows’ feet and gray hairs, he may possibly have ee 3 “She. seized the dened letter fiercely, and tore it also into : <3 ing ‘it. before her. oes “When will mademoiselle be —- re was a — * Miss De - Montreuil flung the torn * " te . 4 Hise 5 ~ ; . ‘ iP, ’ > “" , : ' ‘ ” ® ‘ - aad a + : w> - « , , : ~ ee Re Cas ‘ie ‘ MY f 7 .¥ "ug & | : 6 Pi eS - ee . = s - * AA SS: . * 8 lb, ie ee >. Comick 990 Si(EO a of