Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30


with me to earn my money. l wouldn't
like a complaint 10 reach the ears OF
Sphinx G. Co."
Miss Linderham rose and placed her
hand within his arm.
Telephone, what NUMBER she asked
Telephone 1885," he answered. Il am
sorry the firm did not provide me with
some Of their cards. when 1 was at the
Office this afternoon"
1T doesn't matter" said Miss Under
ham: II will remember" and they en-
tered the house together.
Next day. at a large studio in Kensing-
ton, none OF the friends who had met
Miss Linderham at the ball the evening
before would have recognized the gin;
not but what che was as pretty az ever,
perhaps a little prettier with her long,
white pinafore and her pretty fingers
dsco.ored by the crayons she was using.
She was trying TO sketch out on the can
vass before her the figure Of a man
striking out from the shoulder, and she
did not seem to have much success with
her drawing, perhaps because her mind
was preoccupied. She would sit for a
long time starting at the canvas. and
then jump up and put in lines which did
not appear to bring the sketch any
nearer perfection.
The room was large. with a good north
window, and scattered about we're the
numberless objects that go to the con-
fusing makeup OF an artists workshop
At last Miss Hnderham threw down the
crayon, went TO the end OF the room
where a telephone hung, and rang the
bell.
Give me-" she said. '1O0SO3."
After few moments of waiting. a
voice came.
rs that SPHINX & Cor" she asked.
eyes, madame" was the reply.
"You have in your employ Lord STAINS
ford, l think?'
Eyes, madame"
rs he engaged for this afternoonT'
mo, madame"
"Wen send him to Miss Linderham.
No. 2OA Cromwell road. South Kensing
4 ton"
The man at the other end wrote the
/ address, and then asked.
AT what hour madame?'
81 want him from 1 till o'clock"
"Now," said Miss IAnderham, with
sigh, Il can have a model who will strike
the right attitude. 1t is 50 difficult 10
draw from memory"
The reason why so many women fail
as artists as well as in many other pro-
LESSONS. may be because they pay 50
much attention to their own dress. 1t IS
/ an astonishing fact TO record that Miss
Llnderham sent out for a French hair
! dresser, who was a most expensive man,
whom she generally called in only when
some very important function was about
to take place.
Il want YOU she said, ito dress my
hair in an artistic way, and yet in
manner that will seem as II no particular
trouble had been taken with 1t. Do you
understand me"
"Ah, perfectly mademolselle," said the
polite Frenchman. You shall be so fasci-
mating. mademoiselle. that -"
Yes" said Miss Linderham. that is
what 1 want"
At o'clock she had on a dainty gown.
The sleeves were turned up as II she were
ready for the most serious work. The
spotless plnafore which covered this
dress had the most fretching little frill
around t.: all in all, 1t was doubtful IL
any studio i'm London, even one belong
ing 10 the most celebrated painter, had
in it es pretty a picture es Miss Maggie
Lnderham was that afternoon. At 3
o'clock there came a ring at tho tee-
phone, and when Miss Linderham an
swered the call the voice which she had
/ heard before said:
81 am very sorry 20 disappolnt you.
madam, but Lord Stamford resigned this
afternoon. We could send you another
man an, IL you liked s 70 cha have hin him.. a
the man at the other end Of the tol0-
phone actually thought she was weeping.
mo; 1 don't want any one else. 1t
doesn't really matter
''The other man." replied the voice,
would be only guineas, and it was
for Lord Stansford. We could send you
man for a guinea, although We don't
mo" said Miss Linderham, Il don't
want anybody j am glad Lord Stanslord
is not coming. as the little party / pro-
/ posed TO give has been postponed
"Ah, then, when 1t comes of, madam,
But Miss Linderham hung up the ie-
ceiver, and did not listen TO the recon-
mendations the man was sending over the
wire about his hired guests. The chances
are that Maggie Lnderham would have
cried had IL not been that her mar was
so nicely yet carelessly, donei but DeIore
she had time 10 make up her mind what
10 DO the trim little maid came along the
gallery and down the steps into the
studio with a silver salVer, ana on II
card which she handed 10 Miss Lander
ham. who picked up the card and read,
oOh." She cried. TASK him to come
y Won't yogl see him in the drawing
IN" mo. no; tell him am very busy, and
bring him 70 the studio ,,.--
The maid went up the stair again. MISS
IdnQerndm, TAXING oHo ADta
glance at herself, looking over her shoul-
der I'm the long mirror, and not caring
TO touch her wealth OF HAIR PICKED up
her cravon and began making the sSetch
of the striking man even worse thdn II
was before She did not look round untli
she heard Lord Stansford's step on lne
stair. then she gave an exclamation oI
surprise on seeing him. the young man
was dressed in a wide-awake hat, ana
the costume which We see In the nus
trated papers as picturing our friends IN
South Africa. All he needed was a Delt
OF cartridges and rife 10 make the PIC
ture complete. -
"This is hardly the dress a man is sup
posed 10 wear in London when ne makes
an afternoon call on "a lady Miss Linder-
ham" said the young man with a lauSh,
"but | had either 10 come TINS Way or
not at all, for my time IS very Limited.
1 thought IL was too bad 10 leave the
country without giving you an oppoItu-
nifty TO apologize for your conduct last
night, and for the additional Insult OF
hiring me for two hours this afternoon.
And 80 you see. | came"
II am very glad you did" replied MISS
Ifuderhan 81 was much disappointed
when they telephoned me this afternoon
that you had resigned / must say that
you look exceedingly well IN that outht,
Lord Stansford.
glance over himself, II must admit that
| il Is rather becoming. ! have had the
pleasure OF attracting good deal or al
tention as / came along the street"
"They took you Tor a cowboy, l sup
poser
small boy. / regret 10 say, was so I'M
other ribald dittles OF that kind which
they seemed TO think suited the OCca-