Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-07-27
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'1s he engaged for this afternoonf''
"No, madame .
"Well, send him to Miss Linderham,
2044 Cromwell road South Kensing-
| ton
The man at the other end wrote the
address and then asked:
Eat what hour, madame?'
~ want him from till 6 o Clock
"Now, said Miss Linderham, with
d sigh of relief, 81 can have model
who will strike the right attitude. 1t is
so difficult to draw from memory"
The reason why so many women fail
as artists as we'll as in many other pro-
fessions may be because they pay so
much attention to their own dress 1t
is an astonishing fact to record that
Miss Linderham sent out for French
hairdresser, who was most expensive
man, and whom she generally called in
only when some very important func
ton was about to take place.
81 want you" she said, .'to dress
my hair in an artistic way and yet in
manner that will seem as if no par
ticular trouble had been taken with it
10 You understand meI
"Ah, perfectly, mademoiselle, said
the polite Frenchman. "You shall be
so fascinating, mademoiselle that
eyes. said Miss Linderham, "that
is what want .
AT 3 O'Clock she had on a dainty
gown. The sleeves were turned up as if
she were ready for the most serious
work. The spotless pinafore which COW
cred this dress had the most fetching
little frill around it. All in all, it was
doubtful if any studio in London, even
one belonging to the most celebrated
painter, had in it as pretty picture as
Miss Maggie Linderham was that after
noon At 3 o clock there came ring at
the telephone, and when Miss Under
ham answered the call the voice which
she had heard before said
81 am very sorry to disappoint you,
madame, but Lord Stansford resigned
this afternoon. We could send you an
other man if you liked to have him.
mo, nor cried Miss Linderham,
and the man at the other end of the
telephone actually thought she was
weeping
"No, don't want any one else. 1t
doesn' t really matter.
"The other man, replied the voice
would be only 2 guineas. and it was
for Lord Stansford We could send
you man for guinea, although we
don't recommend him."
"No, said Miss Linderham. 81
don't want anybody. am glad Lord
Stansford is not coming, as the little
party proposed to give has been post
poned ?"
"Ah, thln, when it comes off, ma.
! dame. l hope
But Miss Linderham hung up the re-
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 Linderham
would have cried had it not been that
her hair was so nicely yet carelessly
done. But before she had time to make
up her mind what to do the trim little
maid came along the gallery and down
the steps into the studio with a silver
salver in her hand and on it a card.
Miss Linderham picked up the card and
read "Richard Stansford :"
"Oh!'' she cried joyfully "Ask him
to come here. >
room, MISS
mo, no; tell him am very busy
and bring him to the studio
The maid went up the stair again.
Miss Linderham, taking one long, care
full glance at herself looking over her
shoulder in the long mirror, and, not
caring to touch her wealth of hair,
picked up her crayon and began max
ing the sketch of the striking man even
verse than it was before She did not
look round until she heard Lord STAINS.
ford's step on the stair; then she gave
an exclamation Of surprise on seeing
him The young man was dressed in
wide awake hat and the costume which
we see in the illustrated papers as pic
turing our friends in South Africa. All
he needed was belt of cartridges and
q rifle to make the picture complete
"This is hardly the dress man is
supposed to wea, in London when he
makes an afternoon call on lady, Miss
Llnderham, said the young man, with
laugh. "but l had either to come this
way or not at all. for my time is very
limited. thought it was too bad to
leave the country without giving you
an opportunity to apologize for your
conduct last night and fer the addi-
tional insult of hiring me for two hours
this afternoon And so. you see.
came.
81 am very glad you did, :" replied
Miss Linderham. 81 was much disap-
pointed when they telephoned me this
afternoon that you had resigned.
must say that you look exceedingly
well in that outfit, Lord Stansford. Z"
"Yes. said the young man, casting
a glance over himself. 81 must admit
that it is rather becoming. I have had
the pleasure of attracting good deal
of attention as came along the street. +"
''They took you for cowboy. I sup
pose?"
"Well, something of that sort The
small boy, regret to say, was so I'M
feeling as to sing He's got ee on and