The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-24
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a who act as models to repose upon val
!; liable carpet like that
! Take him of, them said Cissy, il
ritated at being called "a young per
.son," and making a sign to Rollo not E
move.
; Darrell approached Rollo. and meas
ured his length on the floor
ssYou see, am afraid that he will no
STIR said Cissy
Darrell busted himself IN silence.
There was perplexed look on his face
No ordinary model would behave so
81 ought to order you out of the stu
do, he said, ''only the fact is. my
model has disappointed me, and was
looking for another when You came
in"
"Shall do?" asked Cissy, very much
amused, and picturing to himself Miss
Webster's face when she should hear
| of this adventure. What are Your
| terms?' in her most business-like man
| ner.
'.Ninepence an hour.
II think that is rather mean. Mr..
Singleton always pays shilling an hour
| and luncheon. He told me so,
''Oh, Singleton is rich and famous;
am not :"
Il will agree to it if you will give Rol-
| 10 some lunch. y
Done. /" he said, laughing at her cool
ness. He had hither regarded her With
| anything bat professional ewes. Ii he
| could only transfer that lovely face to
| canvas he felt certain of success. She
was admirably adapted for Rnone, if
she would but look sorrowfnl enough.
And now, having arranged the pre-
liminaries. what am | to dop'' she ask
ed
..Wilr You kindly mount the daisP''
said Darrell.
"Whata Those egg-boxesP'
Yes
Are they not rather uncomforta-
''Gnone ought to look uncomforta-
bic. You will be of no use unless YOU
do"
Il never heard that Gnone sat upon
egg boxes. Wasn't she the wife of
ParisP''
Yes; he abandoned her She comes
weeping through the wood. Now inn
agine that she has been deserted by him;
that he has returned to her, wounded by
the poisoned arrow of Philoctetes; and
that she has refused to heal the wound
Realize the situation,
II am afraid that | cannot realize al
that at once, said Cissy. settling her
self as comfortably as she could; Il
never did think Paris worth crying
about. -
Darrell got rid OF the former face and
sketched in the new one. He was a
Joung artist of great genius. and really
anxious of proving so to the world 1t
was an exceptional face which he en-
deavored to copy.
AT the end of two joIlrS RnIlo IAisIlra-
ly got off the Smyrna carpet and yawn- |
He wants his lunch, said Cissy.
''Oh, very good said Darrell, help |
lessly. That's in the compact, is it |
not?''
Yes -
What does he generally haveP"
biscuits, = sententiously,
But l haven't any.
Then you must buy some. -
''Cool, for a model, p" thought Darrell,
but he fastened to get his hat.
As he was going out she stopped
aim.
My eighteenpence,' she said, hold
ng out a small, white hand
Are You afraid that | shall not paw
youP" he angrily asked
''You might not come back, =" she an
swered
He gave her eighteenpence and went
'ound the corner to the bakers for bis /
,uits When he returned she had dis :
appeared, dog and all. Notoken of her !
presence remained, but one expensive !
title glove on the egg-boxes and love a
y, mOurnful face peeping out from the :
onvass. =
He took up the little glove curiously. ;
nd put it into his pocket. a
''Aunty, dear, > said Cissy, gravely, .
hat evening. My Imagination is qui T.
d at last. | have had an adventure a
Fhich might have proved very serious 5
ne, only the man was a gentleman. Z
1y visit to the artistic world has earned =
ne -eighteenpence. " b
Darrell took the sketch home and v
ainted with fcverish ardor For some S
eason, unaccountable to himself even, -
e never mentioned the matter to Sin Q
Teton. Gnone was worked at from g
forming until night He sent it to the 1
cademy, where il was accepted, and y
une in very good place The young +
rtlst received dozen offers for it in as W
ANY days. He declined to part with II
lie picture; it was not Tor sale, he said, | o.
at he would gladly execute commits &C
ons. IN
1t CHANGED one day that he took Sin sa
eton to see the Gnone, explaining as H
2 did so the reason for his reticence. II
Something tells me- he said, earnest til
that shall meet that girl again. nc
ne was as sweet and true as my own u
'ters. 1t may seem folly and madness is
you, Singleton, but her face haunts
e. l shall never forget her = hi
Il cannot think of any model of that pl
1T, butt know this face, - said Single ~
n, as they halted before the picture fri
knew it when the giFl was little dir
eature of four, and am not likely to pr
rget her now Where did you see her, W.
lrrellP You have caught the likeness la,
lryelously." an
'Enone seeking Paris, - read out fol
'ar, sweet voice behind them Il Dr
'nder how 1 shall-look, auntyP That adj
'apade seems to have had a more last of
: result than YOU imagined -
Singleton turned round s.How do V ".
a do CissyP Permit me, Miss Webster, of
present my friend, Hugh Darrell hel
ali
m, tiai
Time, year later. Scene. the lake the
trict, Dramatis person@, young pei
ist and wife, III whom it is easy to OF
Cissy and Hugh DARRELL t t1s
oh, Hugh, she says, suddenly, TAX 4
looket from her chain, ..here is fas
ne money of yours at
Money! He opens the locket There zen
the identical shilling and battered,
reputable looking 5ixpence which he
given her the
Il es, " she laughed, 1.-THE money YOU aba