The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-24
HOW TO KEEP HER.

Spring Green (entering noisily)-Ive got
her. nv dear fellow, I've got her! Con-
graduate mel l could jump over the
moon!
French Gray-Spare my easel. then.
Here. take cigarette: sit down and keep
nniet. Pm awfully busy. What have you
got?
Spring Green-You always are. What
have | gotp Why. my Lady of the
I,akew | found her sitting on g bench in
the park all alone. looking sentimental at
nothing. was thunderstruck. My dear
Gray, she was the realization OF my Wild
est dreams.
French Gray-A smpering schoolgirl.
Ell?
Spring Green-Such eyes! Any amount
of drawing in them. Such mouth! Such
hair. and masses Of it! l am trying to
think what color should use for 1t!
French Gray-She will tell you what she
uses. Try aureolin. But how did you
know her profession? Every pretty
woman isn't model
Spring Green-Any more than every
model is a pretty woman! But this girl is
both beautiful and model by profession.
could have told by her pose: She came
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her there and thon.
French Gray-Well. I suppose you have
got it all settled. You've cheek enough
for anything.
Spring Green-Oh, she settled it. She
saw had sketch-book in my hand-I
had just run out 10 see II could get
good bit for Newfoundland she got up
and asked me so prettily II | could direct
her to Howard Studios. ''she was on her
way to sit 10 q gentleman there" So
| said I would direct her to no studio but
| mine-aud the long and the short of it is.
! she's going to him to-day. but only to tell
him she can't continue the sittings any
French Gray-I wonder who the poor
Spring Greensboro duffer or other.
She didn't bother about him. Poor old
Scrubbe, perhaps.
French Gray-Ah. l dare say. Spread
ing his palette) Well, IT'S most lmmora,;
you've no right to embeZze even Scrubbe's
model.
Spring Green-1 never thought OF asking
this girl whom she was sitting to. She
has the very lowest opinion of him-says
he never hardly looks at her, and that
always offends woman. don't you know?
French Gray-He's pre-Raphaelite-or
Spring Green-Probably fool! Lends
her books
French Gray (absorbed)-Oh. ali!
Spring Green-And sends her home in
cab after dark
French Gray-Ah. oh!
Spring Green-You aren't attending a
| bit.
French Gray-I'm not pretending to. my
| dear fellow. / can think Of nothing but
my picture. It's my magnum opus.
| Spring Green-I know 1t is. You're
such serious scrt. II ouly You wouldn't
go in for painting these ideal distractions
| you would have some mind to give to your
| friends.
French Gray-My supply OF mind is quite
as great as your demands. I'm listening
ali the time. / near you raving about
your new model that you're going to steal
from poor Scrubbe. and disapprove-"
Spring Green (gayly)-Mean OF me. isn't
every day for three weeks, and didn't even
ask how much 1t was. She'll come like
ANYTHING She's bit of a goose, you
know = gggles = and likes flattery. l
fancy that's Scrubbe's mistake. Hehasn't
the sense to flatter her. either verbally or
on canvas. - | say. do look in to-
morrow and see her!
French Gray-Look here. Green. once
for all, understand that | am working
away for fame and dear life. and all the
rest of it,, don't know what should do
if couldn't get this idea carried out, it's
taken such hold of me- have no objec-
ton to your coming In here and babbling
to me about the model Of the hour. but l
can't go any where for three weeKs. Sally
| King is coming every day. and she's late
now or should send You away.
| Spring Greeu-Really. old man, you
frighter me-, you are so dreadfully in ear
nest. What are you UP to now?
puts up his glass;. What bag you've
made our "World.Splrit ?" Is that Sally
King? You don't flatter her, at any rate.
| Grench Gray-Thats not my limo. But
her type suits me exactly; pay her well,
and she sits and holds her tongue. 1can't
| talk to her, but give her concert tickets
now and then. think [ shall do that
with you-you distract me. Go and give
| Scrubbe turn.
Spring Grsen-All right. I'm off. wisl,
you would look in tomorrow, though, and
see. By the way. never asked her her
name. Let me see zee. she gave me nsr
Here it is. Miss Sara King! Oh. Lord!
| (there is 4 knock at the door.
French Gray (hastily)-Oblige me by
| carefully considering that H-nner over
there in the corner for few minutes ard
turning your back. (Spring Green retires
obedientlv.l Come IN! Sally King en-
| ters) Good morning. MISS King; you're
Sally King-Oh, Mr.. Gray. I'm so sorry,
and-sir-I thought I had better tell you
at once-I shan't BE- able to continue the
sittings after to-day. My mothers fallen
| downstairs and sprained her leg-and I'm
| her only one, and
French Gray (sneering)-Rer only leg?
| That will do. Miss King; we will talk of 1t
afterward. Kindly 90 now and put on
your costume! Miss King disappears be-
hind a screen; Spring Green comes tor
ward) You villain!
Spring Green-My dear fellow!
French Gray = 10 try and steal my
model
Spring Green-I had no idea it was your
model.
French Gray-You know it was some
ones. But mark my words, you don't get
| her!
Spring Gresn-She's really no good to
| YOU: a laughing little thing like that to
| pose for the ''World-S pirit!" No wonder
YOU never looked At her!
French Gray-Don't criticize my meth
| DDS, please!
Spring Green--I know another girl tina:
will! do capitally for you. I'll give you
her address.
French Gray-Keep your addresses and
| I'll keep Sally King. She Is my property.
| | discovered her. Ipaid her last quarters
rent. and she pretends not to know the