Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-01

one of her pictures at the Spring Ex-
hibit and said, in the hearing of Ida
herself. that he had a notion to find
the girl who had painted it, and fall
in love with her? And, adding insult
to injury, he had expressed himself
as believing that he would marry her.
too! His impudence had made Doro-
tn" stamp one small foot with anger
and resolve to make him sorry for
what he had said, some day
'I'll paint him carefully and exhibit
the picture next spring" she thought,
background Of meadow, and all. Then
the self-satisfed Mr.. Van Dyke will
see that l prefer to use men-even his
own workmen-as subjects for art, not
as lovers"
At the end of silent half hour
for Dorothy was eminently business
like when she chose to be-she said.
THAT will do. | hope you are not
tired, And here is the money AS
she banded it to him, the laborer
turned his head quickly away for
moment, and she thought he was go
ing to burst into tears, his shoulders
shook so. But she did not say any
thing more, although she resolved to
have him pose again for her. II have
no doubt that little money came as
God-send to him and his little family"
she wrote that night He told me
himself Just before he went to work
again, that Mr.. Van Dyke was the
worst enemy he had. Strange. isn't 1t,
how men of wealth do oppress those
under them?"
But though several sittings followed
this, and Dorothy, in the goodness OF
her sympathetic little heart, endeav-
ored to secure the poor fellows conf
dence with view to helping him
further. he always avoided telling her
much about himself.
When Ida McCane ran down to
spend week with Dorothy, who was
stopping with N aunt in the tiny
country town, she found Dorothy's in
terest in her model still on the in
crease. ''Iie is really lovely model.
Ida" she said, "and wears such pic
turesque corduroys He doesn't talk
much but he looks at me in such a
strange way at times that | wonder
IL he isn't going to tell me the story
OF his life! ! hope not for | don't
! like such elaborate narratives. Yes
terday he did say that Mr.. Van Dyke
| Is not as bad as some people think.
though he often says things that he
| does not mean. | want you to come
| with me tomorrow and tell me what
! you think of him-the model. He GER
| tainly has not always been a laborer
for he shows evidences of gentle blood
and good breeding every day
what a paragon you have found,
laughed Ida as she kissed Dorothy
again. IL really think ! will have tc
warn Mr.. Van Dyke that you are
thinking of kidnapping his star labor
er. or, at least, trying to make hin
dissatisfied with his work"
"Oh, but / am not" said Dorothy
and, besides. he seems to work onl!
when he pleases. Did | tell you tina
he has asked me for picture OF him
self-to give to his wife for Christmas
suppose He hinted as much"
The following day Ida accompan
led Dorothy to the meadow which ad
Joined that OF the Van Dykes. an
no. long after they had settled them
selves the model appeared. As h
took of his cap to acknowledge tn
presence OF the newcomer and the in
, PRODUCTION. Miss McCane bit her II
sharply. Then she discovered she ha
left her best brushes at the house an
insisted on going after them hersel
She did not return.