Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27


STAhTED.
the corner a portrait of a young girl
had been set up. and Renwick stop
ped to look at it
The artist had achieved remarka
BILE success in portraying a beautiful
living face. Moreover. he had trans
ferred a veritable human smile from
a pair of human girlish lips to can
vas. In each cheek was a dimple, and
the eyes were lighted by the same
gladness that caused the smile.
Monsieur seems to be pleased with
my picture" said a voice behind Rem
wick in broken English.
How did you know l am not
French?"
Il knew you were American by your
appearance alone. l would like to sell
you the picture. The price is 1000
francs"
rs it the portrait of real living
persona"
ut is"
Every well; will buy it of you If
you will let me see the original"
agreed"
} The same day the artist brought the
picture to Renwick's hotel and received
the pay for it. The next evening he
called. The two took a cab and drove
to the Latin quarter. where they
mounted pair of stairs and entered a
ballroom filed with students, artists
and young women of the second or
third class Couples were taking their
places for quadrille, and in one of the
sets Renwick saw the original of his
picture Her face wore the same hap
by smile that appeared on the canvas.
"Who is she?" asked Renwick.
"a model"
Does she pose for
1.-THE altogether? No. She sits for
shoulders, neck and head. Artists use
these for different figures in their pic
lures. | am the only one that | know
of who has painted her just as she is"
When tho quadrille was finished
Renwick was taken up to the girl and
introduced to her Her name was
/ Estelle Lcroux. He danced with her
several times and each time fell more
under the influence Of this exponent
I Of youthful maiden beauty. 1t was
/ not this perfection of feature alone
| that enthralled him. The features Of
! a face are usually expressive Of the
soul within. and where there is empti-
ness within the beauty without is like
a wax figure in shop window. Es-
| telle's soul was as beautiful as her
! body and as innocent as it was beau
| tiful
/ Renwick after the ball was over
/ went to his hotel in n dream. PrOba-
! bly, at twenty a man is at the summit
OF his impressibility. and he was a
very impressible fellow. The girl.
who was year his junior saw his
admiration and felt responsive. The
next day the acquaintance was renew
ed, and every day the two hearts grew
nearer together till, like two grated
/ stems they were one.
The American remained in Paris till
the autumn: then his father, who had
heard Of his enthrallment by an art.
lists model. ordered him home Rem
wick would have remained with his
love but for the reason that she for
Z Hdut nun ~ SACRIFICE 0lulSciI lot ueT.
Besides. with no income and not even
the profession Of an artist there was
no possible wy for him to acquire an
Independent livelihood The lovers
parted bodily. not in spirit, and Rem
wick sailed for America.
Ten years passed, during which
many 4 high bred dame sought L
catch the heir to a fortune, but he re
fused to be caught. The smiling fac'
be had seen exposed to the public
gaze on the corner of the Rue de Il
PAX and the Boulevard in Paris re
manned with him. Parental authorit!
was sufficient TO keep him from tn,
original. but not to force him to Civ,
up the likeness. That likeness remain
ed the same. The years were passini
over his head and over the head of tn,
absent one. Their effect on him wa
apparent when he compared his re
fected image with his Own likenes
made when he was twenty. But tn
absent one la his mind remained tn