The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-08
THE MODEL
AT VIVON'S
By IZOLA L.
FORE STE

The model at vivon's had tainted.

The model at Vivon's had tainted.
1t was in the middle of the morning
sitting, the very apex of intensity in
the lesson. Little Vivon moved lightly
and restlessly here and there from one
easel to another, his small, black eyes
mere high lights Of sparkling eager
ness under their heavy brows. He
smoked his short, thick pipe and glanc-
ed from the charcoal studies to the slim
white figure on the platform.
The sunlight poured full into the
long, bare atelier. Suddenly the model
swayed ever so slightly and sank to
the floor.
Some of the girls gave quick, fright
ened cries, and Jean Laurier glanced
up with a smothered exclamation Of
angry dismay over his unfinished
sketch. From the first easel to the
right of the platform the American
student, Hal Crane, sprang to the plat
| form and raised her head on his arm.
1t was such young head. The loose.
warm tinted hair lay softly against his
shoulder, and he noticed for the first
time how thin the small, piquant face
was.
Vivon hoped eXcitedly the length of
the room and waved his small plump
hands FOR order.
1T is nothing" he said. "She is
fatigued, it is so warm. Can you carry
her, NJ. CraneP
Could he carry her? Crane smiled
grimly as he raised the slender figure
in his arms. Why, his little sister
Bess back in Charlottesville, Mo-, was
heavier than this He followed VivOn
from the atelier away from the bat
terry of amused, curious eyes to the
artists private den.
"NIa fol-" laughed petite Yvette, her
eyes narrowing critically, that was
not bad, that last. l think shall
faint, too, and let lie gros Crane waltz
me off in his arms"
Laurier leaned laZily over her Shout |
der and scrawled rough caricature |
on the corner of her paper.
Like that"
She boxed his ears sOundly and |
reached greedy little hand after the
box of bonbons Elsie Ticot was pass
ing. The model was forgotten.
Lay her there" Vivon nodded to a
corner divan in the inner studio heaped
high with pillows sketches aJHfd1 ,c"orh
t, lines ., Crane l,'11' Fnthlffhe Putnam fell
60, s.,oG has very beautiful the {
ndar, the picture of which is en- and
d "When the flowing tide come IS fri,
ssly pushed the eye
=. and Mrs; his foot to make room
VqT"TTr rdrn, He laid her down gen no
MS ou nold to her lips the glass OF So
oter vivon brought. ., asked vi Oh
at IS lust faintness' yes Z "'NN 10
IN anXiously. ,..,,u,, ot the :,
Ca"H f,co among the pillows lie huu k
'h''e lu.o once back In the first days 81
cen IN "% %"+tic The little home in Craw p
ordsville had sent him out 10 .ne a e Ii
ity Of his dreams, and only 'onS " he S
l'y - 81 n n thc fight been his own IN, nt t
N".u '.ht no recognized the loon 'n,s
thousnt chose who are tracked by the s
wolf. 49,. i,St about starv-
cd" he said bluntly. Get So'N'
Oi 1 T,,rI oheved. The Americans i''''
. woy that made men obey hon no
M%I 10 sheY" asked Crane Wheh ne
W NJ ,' ~ to get few drops Oh
h h" between the pale lips On.
"Nne Of Ribauts models NiHon erom
nod neryously. The SOUNDS lloam
s s,N' ,ta,ier we're not conducive 10 peIeI
ti,o %, Yes. she was new one NJ
VI ' ,it' Mn1 sent her to him yestelu"s'
and he had engaged her tor .ne that
tho GRACE, the turn OF the nenu' clone
,ino from the tip of the ear 10 .Lo o'I Cor
iis'1 .ha shouldcr. She did not pose 10,
" o. 'i ntfo classes, merely for drapery "i =,
inc me o,so ofrcctive. And the name-n
: was in his notebook. ., +ho lot
! He took it out and read iroN 'N
:, est entries:
u "Virginia Wade c.oro usin
o ..r'oriconT" asked Crane U.s.
n AnI rnandy rs he saw flutter OF I'll
.e eyelids. . ,,, .nrucned his shou
,e doris "Whcn they come over " Som
Moor they must do something: tory
IN p pUo ca proud they hide away anu s'"'
IS, are l'a 81 some nut up the grand fight
he "Where does she hVet r.,o ort
,e, crono Glanced up. The little att
o. pod rome back to the ateher Us :"
NJ nn osL ESQ sounded, with Yvette's peal
Ne Ne ,a"~htpr ringing above IT.
'"ut9 A., A-I'ayer. --..
mn prayer mee ,ti yields opened he
ho'G *, nsn ,o ymg at her in friendly i"SH
ion. q,
"Feel betterT .,+o+ed and add
Eth Eth a scared look in hS e,, o'''
Gu, os "Dld l faint in there. ,,,nc Lots
eyes eyes, D yrs: that was nothing ,nsricon
"oh' sr ,,r;or had said the Ams.'c ort
5 had reduced cheerful Ivy ,sr mornings, ycr
: Its so hot there IN 'He
: know" ,,,,ver of hopeless US
IS Ihert t,oont around the curves s. W
! Hppo tn and he knew what ice ,,oce
rs mouth ,r, umo was FIVE frame pre- :,
re her ne He laid it unpIuSh'"s
n. HIS nn the tabouret beside her' rours. !
he he On a VIZ said that was ! 70 come
~. ,,dn,t wait, but he saiu ~ two ,
a. eo"rrn and and this is for the ivy
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