The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-12-20

I neraDle painter? He remarked. WheI
he heard you singing awhile ago, thai
. he just tingled for his brushes. He
: wondered If it would be possible fol-
you to sing that same song In the same
: way, unaccompanied, In his studio"
This seemed a little too much. He
not only wished to use her as a model
but he even wished to have her moods
and expressions subject to his orders!
Llama was perched upon a bedpost.
She was perfectly poised, her slender
limbs dangling FORWARD, one arm
ak1mbo, the other behind her back.
Anna was reclining on an ottoman,
smoothing out her ribbon sash.
WELL" she said, as Llama made no
reply, but kept on dangling her limbs
do you think you can oblige him?"
Liana's only comment was to tap I'D
on the heel Of her right slipper with
the toe Of her left.
HE says" pursued Anna mischiev-
ously, that you have great deal of
scenic effect about you, whatever that
means. I confess I'm not sure of the
term
Neither am l." Lianas right slim
per landed many yards off across the
| floor.
The next day she caught the obpox-
ious, rude man stepping backward sew
eral times to get her In perspective.
once he actually ventured to make a
tube OF his hand When he put If to
MS eye and turned his head sideways.
screwing up one side of his face. Llama
couldn't help noticing in spite of her
vexation that the corner of the lin
which was thus drawn up exnosed
some magnificent white teeth. How.
ever, she said:
You are extremely impolite," and
then, with sudden fear that he MIGHT
compliment her on the effect of anger
on her race, she turned and left him.
1t was with direct reference to tho |
advancement of his art that Peyrac set
TO work to interest and make friends
with Llama He found his way beset
WIN difi1culties, and at the end of
fortnight he had to acknowledge that
ne had made no progress at all. He
uau come to Twyeffort meaning to do
some landscapes and sea views. Rut
fudge, how fiat they seemed nowr Ha
was portrait painter if anything, and
II last the gods had led him to being
VINO appealed to the power within him
Is no one yet ever had done. He must
PANT this girl; by Jove, he mustl
puI even supposing she consented
mere was difficulty. The wonder Of
Ter face was it's expression-tbe wav
ne spirit cleaned through her fea-
ures' Her expression was so madden
lgiy changeable and evanescent Ar
'ines IL was marvelously like shot
nh. 10 get the effect he wanted she
iust De strongly moved-moyed. for
lstance, as she had been by the sight
the sunset on the sea the other even
y, ilainly one could not get sunsets
az seas into the studio Butt
Sapristi! He would do it. Why not?
e knew himself to possess a charm |
L women, charm that was all the
ore potent because he had seldom
red to use it.
linen 1t was that he changed his tao.
SV iuuliuS ana IrettinQ
oelng thwarted in his will; instead
looked at Llama with a compellino
luerness In his eyes, and he spoke
her IN tones that were a more sinh.
music to her ear than any she HAD
er heard. 1t was beneath Peyrac TO 81
ign life in the balance; he scorned
iuea that right and wrong should ~
er into mans calculations. w
IS TO the girl, she was as unsophisti- ~
cd IN her comprehension Of the emo -
as as the man was familiar and ex. 81
fenced. She only knew that she sang III
Sc days as she never before had wa
y ana that she felt the need to sing W
tinually. She called it practicing
Ell she spoke of it, but 1t seemed ue'
Ter as II 1t were really taking breath. rec
weVer, Peyrac was as powerless ne ine
10 effect the one wish of his heart, "h
would not sit to him. One day he VI
llously let fall some words abont sta
intended departure the following :.
~ lie spoke to Llama alone. and Diu
lace looked stolid. TO
nc girrs heart bounded, then stood con
II was some seconds before she was
IL peat again. A reckless determi. OF
on took possession of her. out