The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-02


another time and watched You Tor nye
minutes. Ill keep quite still'
On, III you really want TO- OF course
only I'm afraid you won't fnd A very
Interesting, said Carroll, brusquely.
he was not fond or being watched at
clOusly patrunizing ehapcrone or
frankly-bored young man. such as now
waited 20 remount Miss Everett. OF
the two he would have preferred the
young man. Still does she never stir
without one at her heels?r he asked
himself with some irritation or course
she Was too conventional 10 come alone
N she came at all
But com" she did next day and alone.
sit down, and don't say a word"
was his greeting. He painted away fu-
riously. The second sketch was going
better than the first. and he had bent
his whole attention on catching just
this effect before the light changed Al
last he was able % turn and look at the
girl she sat on the prone trunk OF
tree. chin on palm. elbow on knee. her
profile clear cut against "A pure angle
Of blue sky. Carroll looked at her with
eyes half shut
"Oh | say. just sit like that a minute.
will YOU? Don't move. please
Miss Everett appeared amused and a
little startled The ready color crept
into her cheeks. but she Kept the pose.
Carroll made a rapid pencil drawing
on a leaf OF his sketch book which
bulged untidly with loose scraps OF
paper
That's very good OF you" ne said
In some embarrassment I'm afraid l
was ather brusque; bur couldn't re-
sist."
MAY I see?" she asked
"Oh, u doesn't say much-a sugges.
f...ts, aus .f.l ~ "a
time-lf YOU don't mind. To try IL again
IN color
wen sec" said Miss Everett. sr1il-
ing May hook through the book
"Why--you'll find only a sort -
shorthand. I'm afraid But II you like
10 look into a workshop-
IL dare say you'n ahink me very
prying. but I do like IT,
she turned the leaves deliberately
They were covered with rapid sketches
bits of landscape, studies Of a hand
an arm. or OF drapery Occasionally
there were kcribblod notes In Carrolfs
heayy, distinctive hand. Here ard
mere she paused and seemed 10 study
some page A smle-a look OF deli
cate mischlef-stSrred her mouth.
II see." she said you have the pre-
judice against specializing. You think
that In order 10 do anything Wen one
should do everything"
We'll" said Carroll abstractedly,
tore should try everything"
He looked at the color of the sketch
on the easel and rubbed his thumb over
bit OF wet paint Then he looked at
Mss Everett. The sense OF her beauty
grew upon him. But she was younger
than he had thought at first. He 1udg
ed her now t. be not more than 20.
=. l.
covered with startling scarlet flowers.
and a handful Of purple asters lay
across her knee. The mobility OF her
face fascinated him IL was infinitely
pictorial
Suddenly a llrtle exclamation es-
capped her and she shut the book.
Its very interesting she said. Are
YOU getting what you waHted'
"Sor1e Of e. ehank you--or something
better" said Carroll. IL duly grats-
full"
And shall you paint the picture
here?"
"No-at my studio. See. the mist Is
rising like incense through the arches
of the trees, It's like an old chant
don't YOU know w?-somethlng mystic
''Ah. YOU do know music then?"
~ Why should YOU think so? ] don't (
know much OF IT,,
"The feeling OF Il is all though your /
I've seen Of IL. In the /
swirl Of that grayish paint And here" |
She opened the sketch book and !
pointed 90 a pencil scrawl Of dane
ing woman--a headless figure wound T.
In steady spirals and vc.utcs of dra- I
sry
II can see n AL through here ! 4
shouldn't wonder II IL were something
Iuite characterlstic--dst stinctivr- ~
sort Of firmneSs--accurac OF attack
7 notice The same thing In your touch
n the guitar. Thar. and feeling foi :
'hythm"
"Oh. that's quite remarks ble," said
'arroll with a strange sense0f pleasure
And do YOU know II occurs 10 ma
here's something Ike that in your
rerscsf"
They looked at each other uncer-
ainlv. Then Miss Everett laughed.
why. there's no use II DENYING it
hat l wrote them, I mean. | could see
hat you knew the other afternoon. But
IL least YOU might be equally frank--for
make an equal virtue Of necessity, T
nean--" she seemed nettled by his
ook of hewilderment. you wrote tho
MUSIC. of course"
u? Oh. MI didn't really Why
hOud you--"
You forget" and now she blushed
With unmistakable annoyance. We
acn your handwriting before. And be
ides---"
She opened the hook again. and there
,etween two sketches OF negro heads
prosnd the photograph
"Oh. by Jove' I didn't know that was
h there, But sec here, Miss Everett,
didn't Write The sdngs-1 didn't really. !
only wish I had Butt wrote tho !
otes. You see. Carey is a-an ac-
uaintance. lie has n studio under
nine"
"Oh." said Miss Everett, iclly "Ani
he ph0tographg'
yes, the photograph. I'm afraid |
stole g."
Carroll felt his brow getting moist
nd clammv panic cterror fell upon !
i'm he thought of flight. Never had
woman looked az him in this fash
N
How did YOU happen TO write to
ie?" demanded Miss Everett. haught-
"
Because Carey asked me-he can't
cant spell,'
oh many people can't. y1u know
We known fellows that could hardly
,memhpr 10 spell their own names
bout he photograph said carroll
cpelesslvs "of course YOU can take u.
YOU wish"