The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-06
BY CLARIsSa MACKIE.
Copyright, 1912. by the Associated
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position another instant he pleaded
Z You have no right to paint me
without permission protested Lila IN
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Il could not ask permission with
out awaking you" he said mildly
I was not really asleep
but II would have spoiled the pic
. iure If you had sttrrea--the light on
those leaves il perfect" lie gazed at
the heavy branch beyond her where
tho sunlight struck warmly through
the pale green leaves.
Mss Nooit7 t"st'nct was 10 ""~
SSthu from the 'ree az I''' put y"
second 'houSht she decided not 10
/ spo'l perfectly good picture py
chdEElng her attitude.
she wished thai she knew mora
about art so that she could talk 10
I the painter. who was strangely abb
sorbed in his work lie was a slo1-
/ derry built youth with a dark. Keen
lace -eF4e at-4iete ttziia w1r7
/ not surprised that hts clothes were
shabby, and she had no uoub: that
( il was poor. Perhaps this picture
word bring him fame and fortune.
= wonder what he VIII ell ii she
! r I.}nguized. "Perh13s- Girl IN the
Apple Tree or something like that"
ITS very good OF YOU II favor me
in th.s manner" SAID the artist at
+ la-t az he eathcgai his pencils and
/ battered them into The box t,as,d,.
! TN. .-Fhp instant sa,v the s,,u.
/ Npft nm ,0,tr rb,,a. I s,it a., ME
| .I5ere,g WHIT yni.rc tnoI,.,''r for
! Wilbur"
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/ st.,,.iled IN -"
ITa no,lded
Would you like to see the thing 2'
of course" said Lila rather crisp
! ~ "one cannot help bat feel a little
curiosity concerning ones own pie
/ ture."
/ The youth looked rather discon-
certed at this remark hsi; he afa4,ned
forward 70 give the fair model a rein
T ing hand Bu+ I.5ls graaad NO a.
vistanco she e,,ra,e, 1is,tt}l. ~ r.
tart and bast.ned ~ m a3slf
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/ 80 'a 1s MY l"l e" muse She h4Sheo
/ "'0"t anu d4a4 ppt3ttd among the
"ees'
he artist ea2ed ruefuiiy at his
drawing Of the apple trees, with the
/ girl sitting In an attitude Of careless
effect OF light and shadow with his
pencil, and the little buckled shoes
braced against the tree trunk seemed
fairly to scintlllate with briliancy.
Hut he had left Liias lovely face
| out Of the picture, Her hair was
there and her softly curved throat and
everything save her features
While he stood there she came back
again. her white linen SKIRT swlshing
the long grass as she hurried toward
him Her cheeks were bright with
color and her blue ewes sparkIed dan
gerously.
Pardon NV curiosity. hut will van
he good enough TO ten ma why Won
lefr my face out OF the picture -
Its for an advertisement Won see 3,
he said. eoloring. land I could NOT
take the liberty OF having your face
scattered broadcast over the country i"
oh, And what VIII Won do for n
face 30 asked Lila. In an absurdIv re-
lieved tone
II shall nnd.a professional rnodel r.,
ayt for thar it rown TIL yhnI, an
tftde wa, so rbarminp--i u,cI,1i 49,.
made = great rIrttIr.. J., eil- . he sa4d
with enthusiasm
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