The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-16
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Everything abnormal gets talked
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Everything abnormal gets talked
about, that's nothing"
He's a bit above you-eh?
"oh, he's above every one. Wait till
you see his daubs."
This as they walked back to the I'M
pressionist.
The introduction over, Harold re
signed his cousin 20 the painter and
went after the girl with the hat once
more.
"The music has given me much pleas
ure," the Impressionist said, as they
seated themselves.
Il should not have thought you could
hear note with so much talking. MAJ.
zlnrs accompacist broke his ankle yes.
terday, and so mother thought might
accompany. was 5ever so nervous in
my life"
"You played perfectly"
Thanks. Could you get me some
tea?"
The Impressionist rose with alacrlty.
and Betty watched his velvet coat dis
appear between the curtains.
what an oddity," she thought. recog
nizing at the same time that he haf
very nice, serious eyes and a good
square chin He came back in a few
minutes with her tea and some little
chocolate cakes. and was rewarded witt
a few minutes uninterrupted conversa-
tion until some one else claimed her.
That night he made a sketch in black
and white of Betty. as his fancy dictat-
ed, in loose clingng robe with a sheat
of Annunciation lilies in her hands
and underneath he wrote, "The Lady OF
the Lilies It was good face por-
trait, but conveyed no idea Of Betty
otherwise, because she was not one Of
his snaky, sinewy women who "drape"
well, but a plump, well-developed girl
with a firm round waist and a healthy
cclor. So he threw the sketch from HIM
and thought about her instead They
met again one May morning in Bond
street, 1t was very warm and pleasan,
on the sunny side Of the way, and Betty
seemed part of the sunshine
She wore a corn-colored dress with
little threads of gold running through
1t; and a toque OF the same color on hei
dark wavy hair that seemed 10 haze
CLINT OF copper where the sun touched
It. she looked what she was, thor
oughly well-;urned-out woman in 9
Partisan gown, and the Impressionlsi
underwent a revulsion Of feeling.
He who had derlded the smart" wom.
40 as a banallty, thought Betty perfec.
as She stood IN she sunlit pavemen,
with one dainuly sf1ved hand held OUT
in welcome, and a glor,sss smile in her
sapphire-bue eyes. THE carriage was
farther down." she told him. Mother
had gone to rruents." SO they walked
side oy side, and the man knew tha' NE
held nothing better than to walk hesids
Betty in the sunshine
Il think," she told unrold that niglI
when he came into their box at taS
tieater, chat your friend Mr.. Delahelo
is delightful"
NO. really?" said the young man in
genuine astonishment "Wen nc usel
- pc no end Of a good fellow, but tho
las, few years he's gone crazy lie calls
you his lady Of The lilies"
a quick blush sprang TO Bettg's face
HE didn't say SO, but unearfhed a
sketch he'd made OF you, yesterday, at
his studio, and Il was written under
Peath."
"A sketch Of mel OBJ" Betty drer
quick breath. Are you going TO this
daAec witsl us, Harold2e changing the
saeJsat abruptly
A few evenings later the Impression
lst who had refused a dinner invitation,