The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-30
..A... ] TRlLBYl
Gauses a. Battle, in Which Her
Husband Is Nvorsted.
iTIIEPAlNTER rllROWSlIIIMO
ofiIi. Studio When lie Came 10 Interrupt
the Posing OF III. witca la r'riiby ror
3"rhe Batterny cha,er.,--shc witnesses
IN the ssrimmage from Iiehind a Screen.

\, NEW YORK. octss, q Gorge B.DrakG
an artist of No, li:7 Broadway, had a
lively little experience yesterday, says
il the Press. a models husband turned
up claimed her an his wife. gave The
name of one OF the most prominent
4 Soung men in New York society as his
! own, had n light with the artist and
was then thrown out By him.
on Thursday Mr.. Drake ADVERTISED
+ for a model and half hundred women
answered the advertisement. MIR. Drake
had an Idea Tor a picture to be called
l5&"The Butterfly chasers."' AS all those
who chase butterflies 20 out Into thu
/, fields wearing no clothing, Mn Drake
4 ''anted woman to pose In the alto
ire Their. There were lots OF women who
sdM I'tmtnd posing that way. but none
mn. hem suited him. Finally, d young
,yofnk N who said she was Ades, Revler.
stsruA Il out OF her garments and Mr.
fDralct declared that II he had hunted u
yenr he could not have found more
dssIrable figure
Adele a Id not bring her lunch with
her and J, he blushsd VIXEN she first
emerged rr, pm behind the screen. Nil
thsr aid sih . ask the artist for her
wages after I. he first posing So he knew
that he had no professional model for
!. his painting
Z time she was In cab Then the artist
giwas sure she Wa 9 not In the business
4 tor her bread and butter.
- Rapid progress W, ny mncc with "rhe
butterfly Chasers.", The asrtlSt put In
/ the green grass and She bIowElsh trees
and the soft summeISima atmosphere.
In the background n lady who had ta-
2 ken tho gold cure for her hair chased
Zone butterfly. In tNe lorea;rVtind stood
! the presentment ot Adele, She wore her
raven black hair In 4 knot ON the hnclI
!. OF her head In her flIN, waving above
( her head. she Carried iilmy Streamer,
Y in the meshes OF which lay large gild-
ed butterfly. which was Not supposed
10 know wi:at had struck II. Barring an
y expression OF Innocence, the figure.
wore absolutely nothing.
At 1890 O'clock, just as the brown
complexion color was getting IN Jas
work on the chasers face, there ca me
knock atgthe door OF The artists sdu-
do. The model stepped behind L screen
and the artist went TO the door.
well" said the artist To the tall
man outside in the hail.
Ny! name ls-hen-haw--hem" said
the Intruder.
well, what do you" began the
: artist
y. II have come for my ware." said the
i intruder He pushed open the door and
q rushed into the room,
Mr.. Drake had his paa.tte In his
hand. He put Il down on the !iuor as
the man pushed by him into the room
and tried 10 stop him. The man was
Inward bound and due 20 arrive at the
screen in six seconds. The artist caught
him by the collar.
Nr. Man hit the artist In the eye and
drove his other fist through the screen.
disclosing the model: who would have
been shaking In her boots h she had
only. had them on. Instead, she was
y shaking in her altogether.
The artist then struck the Intruder
IN the eye once or'twIce. picked him up.
threw him out into the hall and slam
med the door. Mr.. Man tried to get in
again. but the door had n catch lock
on 1t and he couldn't So he remarked
K that he would have both the artist and
the model arrested and walked OF. He
didn't carry ont his threat.
The artist found the model In tears
Ills this true?' he asked her. Are
you Mrs Hem-haw-he1n, and Is that
man your husband?"
.'Yeh- heh-hes." wept the model. You
won't tell. will you? Never do 1t again.
Wanted TO sec how looked
That's all right said the artist.
Nov you would better get into your
S things and get home rs soon as posi-
BILE"
she was dressed in 4 minute and left
the place The artist put some court
= plaster on his face and said TO a re-
porter for the Press:
This sometimes happens. A woman
is told by her women friends that she
has fine figure. She Is vain and wants
10 see herself In n picture. and 50 In a
freak OF insanity, goes out and poses
for an artist.
"'rhe man aud the woman are we'll
known IN New York society. You see
their names In the papers every day
y She is rather above the average height.
has raven black hair and beautiful
complexion. He has lot OF money Is
rather tall and large and wears Van
Dyke beard. or course, I can't tell you
their names