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These ardent labours, and worse still, the hopes that elevated and beguiled them, were however, destined to experience a sudden interruption  of a character so strange and mysterious as to baffle all inquiry and to throw over the events themselves a shadow of preternatural horror. THESE ARDENT LABORS AND WORSE STILL THE HOPES THAT ELEVATED AND BEGUILED THEM WERE HOWEVER DESTINED TO EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION OF A CHARACTER SO STRANGE AND MYSTERIOUS AS TO BAFFLE ALL INQUIRY AND TO THROW OVER THE EVENTS THEMSELVES A SHADOW OF PRETERNATURAL HORROR
 ears in love with the beautiful niece of his wealthy master. Rose Velderkaust was still younger than he, having not yet attained her seventeenth year, and, if tradition speaks truth, possessed all the soft and dimpling charms of the fair, light-haired Flemish maidens. The young painter loved honestly and fervently. His frank adoration was rewarded. He declared his love, and extracted a faltering confession in return. He was the happiest and proudest painter in all Christendom. But there was somewhat to dash his elation; he was poor and undistinguished. He dared not ask old Gerard for the hand of his sweet ward. He must first win a reputation and a competence. There were, therefore, many dread uncertainties and cold days before him; he had to fight his way against sore odds. But he had won the heart of dear Rose Velderkaust, and that was half the battle. It is needless to say his exertions were redoubled, and his lasting celebrity proves that his industry was not unrewarded by success. T ONCE FELL OVER HEAD AND EARS IN LOVE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL NIECE OF HIS WEALTHY MASTER ROSE VELDERKAUZE WAS STILL YOUNGER THAN HE HAVING NOT YET ATTAINED HER SEVENTEENTH YEAR AND IF TRADITION SPEAKS TRUTH POSSESSED ALL THE SOFT AND DIMPLING CHARMS OF THE FAIR LIGHT HAIRED FLEMISH MAIDENS THE YOUNG PAINTER LOVED HONESTLY AND FERVENTLY HIS FRANK ADORATION WAS REWARDED HE DECLARED HIS LOVE AND EXTRACTED A FALTERING CONFESSION IN RETURN HE WAS THE HAPPIEST AND PROUDEST PAINTER IN ALL CHRISTENDOM BUT THERE WAS SOMEWHAT TO DASH HIS ELATION HE WAS POOR AND UNDISTINGUISHED HE DARED NOT ASK OLD GERARD FOR THE HAND OF HIS SWEET WARD HE MUST FIRST WIN A REPUTATION AND A COMPETENCE THERE WERE THEREFORE MANY DREAD UNCERTAINTIES AND COLD DAYS BEFORE HIM HE HAD TO FIGHT HIS WAY AGAINST SORE ODDS BUT HE HAD WON THE HEART OF DEAR ROSE FELDERCOST AND THAT WAS HALF THE BATTLE IT IS NEEDLESS TO SAY HIS EXERTIONS WERE REDOUBLED AND HIS LASTING CELEBRITY PROVES THAT HIS INDUSTRY WAS NOT UNREWARDED BY SUCCESS
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