News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-10-23

yer, 1--WE have not the faintest Idea
where to look for her. She left home
day before yesterday, so she hasn't had
time to attract any notice in the city.
We might ask the police to look for her,
but we don't like to do that. OF course
there's no way to compel her to go
back, though we won't tell her that
there isn't. She seemed to havepn idea
that she might be coerced because she's
not twenty-one and We'll let her think
so. Meanwhile the way to find her is to
advertise. What do you think of thisT'
He handed to Bradford a page torn
cut of memorandum book upon which
was written this:
"Model Wanted.-An artist will give
fair pay and instruction in art to young
lady model Must be twenty years old,
feet 6 inches tall, weighing about
1913 pounds, with light hair and dark
eyes and small hands and feet. Apply
to William Bradford
Caesars ghostv' exclaimed the art
list. ''Do you think I'd sign my name to
that thing? Why, it reads like gen.
eral alarm. I'd be the laughing stock
Of the whole town."
''Then you decline to assist u.s." said
Mrs. Preston coldly.
mot at all. But it isn't necessary to
use my name. Well fix the thing so
that it won't seem to have been writ
ten by the chief of police, and then
we'll simply ask the young lady to call
at the Aldine studio building. I'll ar
range with the attendant below to send
her right up and then telephone to you
at once. There's a phone in the office,
and the man can call you up as soon
as your daughter appears"
II think we can expect her to come
promptly" said Hollis. She'll be
watching the papers. Mrs. Preston is
at the Langford hotel"
Bradford made note Of the address
wording of the advertisement 1t was
printed on the following morning, and
the artist read it as he was eating his
breakfast 1t struck him as much too
definite, too obviously a description Of
particular person. He did not believe
that Miss Preston would walk into so
plain a trap. But when he returned to
the Aldine he was informed that the
young lady had already arrived and
was waiting in the reception room.
He sent word that she should come
to the studio, and presently she appear
ed-a lank and weary young woman
with yellow hair that he would have
attributed to chemical action if he had
been able to imagine the town of Wa
terville to be so progressive.
Miss Preston" he said, 81 am very
busy man, and it seems therefore the
more remarkable that l should intrude
into your affairs. But your stepmother
has told me of your utterly impractical
BILE plan, and l have agreed to help her
to induce you to go home. You cannot
possibly find what you are looking for
| in this city, 1t exists only in a school
girls dream, Miss Preston, really do
assure, you, and'-
what are you talking about? de-
manded the girl, whose yellow brown
| eyes had been opening wider at every
word the artist had uttered. "My name
amt Preston"
at isn't?" cried Bradford.
Certainly not" she replied. my
name is Ellie May. You must have
heard of me. My picture was in The
| Dramatic Gazette year ago last July,
when l was playing with the Salt Lake
stock. I'm out of an engagement, and
| l want to make little money posing,
so. seeing your adj
"This is all mistake" Bradford has
tened to say "The ad. was intended
| for-fOr a friend of mine, a silly girl
that's run away from home. I'd no
idea the ad. would fit anybody else. It's
| too bad to have fooled you this way.
| Your time Is money, of course. Would
a couple of dollars compensate you for
your trouble? It's no more than fair.
I'll take your address, certainly, and If
l want a model Good morning"
"That was a trife embarrassing" he
added as the door closed behind Ellie
May. singular coincidence too. She
seemed to answer the description per-
fectly. But l might have known she
hadn't come from the country, recently
at least"
An electric bell jingled above his
head, and he stepped to the speaking
| tube.
whats that?" he called. ooh, yes.
Send her up"
The young lady who came as result
of this order was of a very different
type from Ellie May. She was from the
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