The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-12

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others for use meantime. He will be along
here again in three or four hours"
DO you for minute suppose shall stay
here, like Patience on monument, for three
or four hours?" she cried. why. | haven't
had my breakfast yet. and I'm half starved!
Besides, what earthly good would bicycle
walk" ~
you went have to use your ankle said
he, "but If you would prefer me to go and try
to knock UP a horse and carriage, 1 am at
your disposal"
Il couldn't conscientiously subject any
BODY eses property to To- say nothing OF an
cess" said she, demurely. Besides, don't
think there IS a house anywhere within
came over. How far did you Gomez"
well, you see," said he, hardly. II wob-
bled along so outrageously like a drunken
sailor that my entire attention was given
TO not tumbling off, and / didn't count the
mile posts. but I'm sure passed no houses.
If take that turn in the road down there /
shall come to benefcent fairy who will
give me some sort of sustenance for you.
II devoutly wish you would" she said.
for I'm half starved. Make the fairy-not
that 1 have the slightest faith In her con-
venient proximity-make her send me some
coffee. and suggest that bottle of arnica
would be appreciated
rs your ankle really painful?" he asked.
seriously.
mot a Bit" said she, blithely. 1T
shouldn't know I had an ankle If I didn't
Then the remedy indicator is quite SIM
pie However. I'll speak to the fairy about
In surprisingly short time he returned.
bringing a basket packed with fruits of va,
rious kinds small glass jar or coffee, and
some delcately made sandwiches.
You see, my prophet soul was justified"
he. remarked. as he served her with a clus-
ter. Of glowing cherries, and poured some
even proved tractable in the matter of the
| arnica," he continued, tossing a small bottle
| into her lap: and when you have finished
put your admirable First Aid to the In
jured' principles into practice again"
a ess rs NECTAR yaar a oSrns sSy sse
Alas. it was the thing beyond her
Seriously. wasn't there a horse of any
kind about the placer
| Seriously, no.
Then there is nothing to do but walt for
| another wagon"
| He cheerfully whistled a bar of Wait for
the Wagon" and paused to remark; You
are not very heavy weight for the wagon,
but-how are you going to get tn?'
| II shall explain matters TO the driver, who
will be en- elderly market gardener with
and lift me in bodily"
Perhaps I will inte-cede for you, and get
him to give You lift, too"
IT appreciate your magnanimity. Mean
y ,,ai' That box in ' the grass. toward which
have observed your eyes wandering with
| the kindly interest Of your sex. Is my box OF
| co,ors. 1t seems happily to have escaped the
| general wreckage due-pardon me-to your
"O6! do you sketch7 How delightful. So
do l. l will use you for q model, and the
He made slight grimace. Your candor
| Is refreshing, IL not fattering."
| II Will do your profile, continued she. IT
always prefer proiles. If the models nose
isn't hopeless pug; yours Is almost
| classic"
THANK you! You are now more fiattering
than considerable. Has 1t happened to occur
| to you that while you paint my almost
| classic profile 1 can't paint you at ALP
| sOh, never mind AS Howe1ls makes his
artist-consul remark Pictures needn't
trouble themselves to be painters
If / remember rightly. the painter chap
you mention had an uncommon regard for
| the young person to whom he said that"
The analogy ends with it's artistic appli-
| cation" she said, severely Please turn
your head a tri1e to the left
Pardon me. l decline to serve as a
gratutitous model. Reciprocity Is my
| mctto-''
Then you win have to take the conse-
| quences. Neither your full front nor your
three-quarters compares with your profile
Emerson says, Every ADVANTAGES has IT'S
/ tax. Yours are. IL possible, better"
He elso remarked that a man dra xs
| bis own portraits by every word he speaks.
| You are not obliging."
which IL usually regarded a = virtue And
IN spite OF your onimadverstona Tn roine
% give you my folding easel. and get on
WITH . moke1h1(t OF branches myeeif' .
AAvm9 W&eceo my ehertoho0 wheel 70