huy skin was a good-look man huie skin was the best looking gentleman in London he had curly brown hair gray eyes and a handsome face he also had many friends however huie skin did not have much money his father had been an officer in the Army his father was dead now huie had his father's sword and a few books but no money hu urkin had tried to do several jobs he had worked for a Tea Merchant selling tea he had worked for a wine merchant selling wine but poor huie was not good at anything huie
was in love and wanted to get married he loved Laura Merton the daughter of an army officer Laura loved huie but her father did not want them to get married you're a fine young man Colonel Merton said to huie but you have no money my daughter cannot marry a man with no money you may marry my daughter when you have £10,000 huie did not have £10,000 he did not have £10 his old aunt gave him four or5 a week today he had only one in his pocket huy would was almost broke huie had a friend
called Alan Trevor Alan was an artist who painted pictures of people he was a good artist and quite famous many people wanted him to paint their portrait people came to Alan's Studio Allan painted their portraits in the studio Alan's pictures were very expensive he only painted pictures for rich men huie kin visited Alan Trevor in his Studio Alan was working on a painting what do you think of this asked Alan Trevor and what do you think of my model huie looked at the painting it was a picture of an old beggar Alan was painting a
picture of a man who was standing in the corner of the studio the model was an old man dressed in old torn clothes the old man's face was sad with one hand he held out a hat in the other hand he held a stick my model is wonderful said Alan have you ever seen such a wonderful beggar poor old man said huie how sad he looks of course said Alan I don't want a beggar to look happy how much is a Model paid for standing in your studio asked huie not much answered Alan only a
shilling an hour and how much money do you get when you sell a picture asked huie for this picture I will get £2,000 said alen you're a rich man I think the model should get some of the money said huie nonsense nonsense said Alan it's difficult to be a painter it's not difficult to be a beggar few people can paint pictures anyone can beg but many people want to be rich and famous painters said huie no one wants to be a poor beggar you artists are very unkind Alan Trevor laughed I'm busy he said sit
down and stop talking a servant came in a gentleman is outside sir he wants you to paint his portrait can you speak to him please don't go away Alan said to huie I'll be back in a moment Allan left the room the old beggar sat down on a chair and rested his hat was still in his hand the old man looked so sad that huie felt sorry for him huie put his hand in his pocket he had a pound it was the last of his money well he needs the money money more than I do
thought huie huie went across the room and put the pound in the old man's hat the old man was very surprised he looked at the money and smiled thank you sir he said thank you very much Alan Trevor came back into the studio and huie left he went to see Laura and told her about the beggar you gave all your money away said Laura that was very foolish my father will never let me marry a foolish man you are very foolish but you are very kind and I love you very much that night huie met
Alan Trevor at a club Alan was looking very pleased I finished that picture said Alan and my model was very interested in you he asked me lots of questions poor old man said huie I wish I could help him what did he ask you about me he wanted to know everything about you said Alan and what did you tell him I told him everything said Ellen I told him all about you I told him about Laura I told him about Laura's father I told him you want to marry Laura but have no money Alan said
huie angrily you told him all about my private business don't be angry said Alan you don't know who I was painting the picture for I was painting it for the baron F hurg he is one of the richest men in Europe Baron F hurg was my model the baron dressed up as an old beggar the baron from hburg cried huie you mean that old beggar was the baron himself yes said Alan but I gave him a pound said huie now I feel foolish you gave him a pound said Alan that's the funniest thing I've ever
heard Alan Trevor could not stop laughing huy urin walked home he felt foolish he had given his last pound to a millionaire a Laura's father would hear about this the colonel would never let his daughter marry a fool the next day huie kkin had a visitor huie did not know the man how can I help you asked huy I have come from the baron Fon hburg said the visitor the baron Fon hurg said huie kin I did not know him when we met yesterday I want to tell the baron that I am sorry I think
I was rude to him the visitor smiled you were not rude to the baron he said the baron asked me to give you this he gave huie an envelope huie thanked him and looked at the envelope these words were written on the envelope a wedding present to Hugh kin and Laura Merton from an old beggar inside was a check for £10,000
