I believe they thought at one time he had lost it forever.

But it's all right now, and he has several commissions for portraits.

Alice says he's doing ideal heads again, too." "Same old 'Face of a Girl' ?" "I suppose so, though Alice didn't say.

Of course his special work just now is painting the portrait of Miss Marguerite Winthrop.

You may have heard that he tried it last year and--and didn't make quite a success of it." "Yes.