The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-04-28

ciouSly pretty and so well got up. If
| had not recognized her as the origi-
nal of many female figures in Lori
mer's pictures, | might have thought
her an acquaintance of his in high So
ciety, despite her free and easy way of
wandering into a gentleman's studio
and the brusque treatment accorded
her.
In conversation she was as sweet as
she could be. She talked about art
with that superficial familiarity that
people get who frequent studios, yet |
could see that she had considerable APP
probation of what was really good.
When she mentioned posing, of
course she gave the idea that she did
wouldn't be art if she didn't, whereas
l did it for a living and, being a pro-
fessional. could doubtless teach her
great many things.
Lorrimer was hugging himself with
delight. He Is practical joker who
stops at nothing. He'd let himself he
buried alive for the sake of getting a
laugh on the sexton. The way in which
he treated me as If l were worth 80
cents an hour and no more was beauti-
full to see.
l fell in with him to the best Of my
ability. If the girl couldn't tell the
difference between me and a profess
sional model. would not point 1t out
to her. 1t struck me that she might
feel worse about 1t II she found out
her mistake at later day. Meanwhile
/ treated her with the Difference appro-
PIRATE to my humble station, and let
me remark right here in parenthesis
IL l were the sole ruler of the universe
would be more than her due.
However, could not help cherishing
petty resentment against her for the
estimate she had made of me, and so
/ was willing to let the little joke run
on. There was good sport for few
minutes, and then l positively had to
leave.
| knew that l should meet Alice-I
hadn't caught her last name-again in
Lorrimer's studio, and, as matter Of
fact, she was there the very next time
called. That day Lorrimer got us to
pose together for a society picture,
something sweet and sentimental |
had the pleasure during almost an hour
of gazing into the softest brown eyes
in the world, while l maintained a
loverlike attitude that nearly broke
my neck.
That evening Carleton King came
round to see me at my rooms and from
him l learned some facts about Lori
mems model. Alice Gray was her
name, and she was well liked in all
the studios because she posed so well
for society stuff.
She had three swell dresses that
We're her business capital, and by
means of them and the personal charm
that gave them grace she earned from
81 to SO a week. And she had to
take care of little sister who was an
invalid.
! reflected quite seriously upon this
information. and the more | reflected
the less easily could | reconcile any de-
ception practiced upon such Il girl with
my idea of gcntlcmanly conduct. How
ever, | couldn't bring myself to tell her
who | was. for | was afraid she would
treat me differently if | did. and | was
more than satisfied with the situation
exactly as it was.
We met frequently at Lorrimcrs stu
dio. Indeed we posed for all the fig
urcS in that long series Of illustrations
that he made for Bcnton Ives inter.
minablc magazine serial. In half Il
dozen sets of characters she was the
loved and | the lover.
was on my knees before her until
wore a hole in I.orrimcr's hard pine
floor. l posed with my arm around
her. / kissed her hand. l was accept
ed with maidcnly reserve. | was re.
,icclcd with scOrn. In fact, | passed
one half my time pretending to be in
love with her and the other half try
ing not to he. for it really wouldn't do
You know. i was fully aware Of that.
"WilIiams,' said Lorrimcr to me one
day, you make Il great lover. You
look the part
And Alice laughed and said l was
the most realistic man in that capaci
~ that she had ever met.
! had made up my mind that tho
thing had gone far enough. Without
allowing myself to be an idiot about il
| couldn't help noticing that Alice was
becoming interested in me. | couldn't
let that go on.
Then there was another aspect of the
case. | wanted to help her, | learned
from King that the poor little sister
was worse, that she needed everything
that the rich can have and others cant
ana that there had been some talk OF
Il subscription among the artists. Now
of course | could have fixed that whole
matter, and my pocket would never
have known the difference, but
couldn't do it in the character of a %
cents an hour model.
| had decided Just how and when
should tell her all about it, ana then
of course, did it exactly as | wouldn't
have planned to do. We had left the
studio together and were walking III
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