The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-20
A Sketch
p ETHAN ARBUCkLE
Copyright, 1910 by American Press
Association.

Had not. With the habit OF an
artist. kept an eye open for models
might not have noticed a certain kind
OF beauty under these frayed gar
ments. The girl took of her hat and
displayed wealth OF hair with JUST
enough red In it to make II gold. The
day was hot. and she threw back her
shawl. Then noticed that her bodice
was cut low and revealed superb
neck set on a pair Of well rounded
shoulders.
why do you wear that kind OF dress
at this time OF day." asked.
Because | haven't any other"
do you live about here%'
mo. | don't live anywhere I'm
tramping"
Then She cried.
Not slip in grammer. not an unre
fined expression, escaped her. She had
evidently seen better days. Indeed, she
might have lived in luxury,
IF you will let me make a sketch Of
you" | said. Il will pay you well for
doing So"
What will you do with the sketch:
Will everybody see it? | wouldn't
wish them to see it at home"
Il will put it in my portfolio. don't
think any one who knows you will
ever see IT,"
She consented. and | made the
sketch, putting In the celors exactly as
they were. gave her a good price
for the pose. which she clutched eager
ly. | believe she was hungry. While
worked | was talking to her with n
view to learning something about her.
But she would tell me nothing willing
y. and | was unable TO induce her to
give me any information by artltice.
AT last | was obliged to let her 20 her
way.
But her picture-it was fine repre-
sentation of From Atfiuence to Pow
erty"-remained with me. gazing out
at me from the sad eyes. and | found
myself constantly taking II out from
among my other sketches and looking
at it. Indeed. found myself unfit for
work. SO complete a hold had 1t taken
upon me- slept that night at farm
house and woke in the night depressed
by feeling that the girl was wander
ing about with no home, no money,
nothing to eat and obliged TO wear
anything she could get to cover her.
What "a selfish world, why had | not
taken her into my heart and provided
for her wants?
Then remembered that there is a
| barrier which prevents young men
from assisting young women. As to
taking her into my heart, that bad
done. though did not realize what a
foothold she had gained there.
One thing about her was patent. She
| was pure No such beauty as hers
need go in rags except through purity.
| Il was this doubtless that prevented
| my banishing her from my mind and
| drew me toward her
| | have always had habit of read
| ing the personals in newspapers. do
40 because | like to have my fancy
started in weaving stories that the few
advertised words indicate, One day
read the following.
Information wanted of Gladys Seymour
! twenty years Old When last seen she
wore a dark blue dress. cut low neck
eyes dark brown; hair the same, with a
tinge OF red in It.
| saw the subject Of my sketch de
Scribed in this personal ! called i'm
mediately on the advertiser and fuunt
a lawyer. showed him my sketch
and he showed me 4 photograph. They
we're identical save as to dress. Tina
of the photograph was silk. that II th,
sketch rags He told me that the Cir
had been driven from home by tht
cruelty of a stepmCther She bad gone
| vows never TO return, The step
mother had died, and the girls father
who was alone. was anxious to fine
his daughter but had little hope o
doing SO
determined to hunt for Gladys Sey
mour myself Taking my sketch will
me. Went 70 the place where ! ha'
made it. then started in the direction
she had gone when she left me.
spent q Cay in discovering where sh
had slept that night. A farmers wifi
, had taken her in and given her be-
and supper. Having learned the d
, rection she had taken the next morr
ing. went on and tracked her in
direct line to a little town where
| lost her. But. showing my sketch an
= making inquiries. | traced her to
:. store where she had been given wor
G behind the counter There ! foun
# her though in better costume tha
e that in which | had met her.
don't know which was more a
fected by the news | gave her
telling 1t or she at learning it. 81
went at once to her employer to ga
, that she would like TO go to her hom
Y and he excused her from remaining.
furnished her with the means TO g
there--not as charity. but ms a loan.
II Gladys Seymour did not remain ;
= home long with her father for ! ste
ped in and took her away from hlt
There was bone Of contention b
tween me aud my wife for a LOT
while She wished the sketch | ha
made Of her when she was trampr
1 nt,I t,ha d