The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-05-21

or the subject. Inc race was nerS'
the velvety. dreamy, soulful eyes that
had haunted him for years, as he now
believed. In no sense could the pic
ture be described as a portrait. 1t was
a study, deliberately arranged and de-
liberately posed for in the artists stu
do He was mystifed. Why should
she, the daughter of Colonel Castleton
the grand-niece of an earl, be engaged
in posing for what evidently was
meant to be q commercial product or
this whilom artist?
Turning from a skilfully colored full
page reproduction. he glanced at f1rst
casually over the dozen or more
sketches and studies on the succeed
ing pages. Many OF them represented
studies Of women's heads and figures.
with little or no attempt to obtain a
likeness Some were half-draped, show
ing in a sketchy way the long graceful
lines of the half.nude figure, of bare
shoulders and breasts, or gauZe-llke
fabrics that but lily concealed impress
sive charms. Suddenly his eyes mar
rowed and sharp exclamation fell
from his lips. He bent closer TO the
pages and studied the drawings with
redoubled interest.
Then he whistled softly 10 himself, a
token of simple Amusement. The head
| OF each Of these remarkable studies
suggested in outline the head and fea
lures OF Hetty Castleton' She had
| r,n1aIf
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The next morning at ten he was al
Southlook, arranging his easel anc
canvas in the north end OF the Ions
living room, where the light from tho
tall French windows afforded abun
dant and well-distributed light for thu
enterprise In hand. Retty had not We
appeared. Sara, attired I'm a loose
morning gown, Was watching him from
a. comfortable chair In the corner, on
shapely bare arm behind her head; tn
free hand was gracefully employed II
managing a cigarette. He was cor
scious of the fact that her Lazy, hall
alert gaze was upon him all the time
although she pretended to be entirel
Indifferent to the preparations. Dml
he could see the faint smile az intel
est on her lips.
Hetty came in. calm, serene an
loyelier than ever in the clear mori
ing light. She was wearing the simpl
white gown he had CHOSEN the day b'
fore. If she was conscious OF tn
rather intense scrutiny he bestowe
upon her as she gave him her han
in greeting, she did not appear to
in the least disturbed.
You may go away, Sara, she sal
firmly. Il shall be too dreadfully sci
conscious if you are looking on.
Booth looked at her rather sharpl
Sara indolently abandoned her cor
Portable chair and left them alone
, the room.
, Shah we try few effects, Nil
Castletong' he inquired, after perit
D., of constraint that had it's effect
o both Of them.
q Il am in your hands" she said sill
e ply.
|. He made suggestions. She fell in
O the position so easily, so naturally,
effectively, that he put aside all pre-
d GUS doubts and blurted out:
r You have posed before, Miss ca
e Teton"
(. She smiled frankly. But not
really truly portrait she sa
e Such as this is TO he.
i He hesitated an instant. Il thi
n I recall a canvas by Maurice Hav
.. right" he said, and at once cXperiel
20 ed a curious sense of perturbation.
70 was not unlike fear.
Ia Instead of betraying the confusi
or or surprise he expected, Miss Cast
IS ton merely raised her eyebrows
W. quiringly.
What has that to do with me,
to BOOTH" she asked.
X He laughed awkwardly
ed Don't you know his work. he
ad uuired, with a slight twist of his III
he Il may have seen his pictures,
of replied, pickering her brow as II
cd reelection. oh" she cried, with
~. bright smile of understanding. Il S
an Yes. have double-a really remi
CHI able double Have you never seen /
Gle ty Glynn, the actress
sh 81 am sure have not" he SAID
Use ing a long breath 1t was one OF
no lief, he remembered afterward.
on she is so like you as all that, coul
no. have forgotten her"
If "She is quite unknown, ! bell
the she went on. ignoring the implied c
in pliment "A chorus girl, or sometf
,lic like that They say she is wonderf
He like me-or was, at least, few "
hHa ago"
tn. IA was silent for few mimi
SIN. studyi.A Ner face and flgure with
critical eye o. The artist. AS he t
his ed to the canvas Wits A-' csayon p'
and no remarked, with an W =s.'>~N'
pic note of relief in his voice:
ion That explains everything. 1t
ON. have been Hetty Glynn who posed
the all those things of Hawkrights.
ON 81 dare say" said she indiherel
,rld
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