Gunnison news-champion., 1914-05-08

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wonderful blue eyes.
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time he sat there sssinG q The fses
Of hetty Castletoa. . lo0h - haDg-wsa-
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Of the subject. The face wss hers:
the velvety. Areany, soulful eyes that
had haunted hin 1se yeass. - ~ nov
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liberately posed for IN she astist's str
dio. He ives mystiflel. Why should
she, the daughter of COl0ael Cestleton,
the grand-niece Of an earl. be engaged
in posing for what evi1ently was
meant to be . commefcial pvOASct of
this whilon artist?
Turning from . skilfully coloeel full
page Reproduction, he glanced ct Arst
casually over the AOsen or more
sketches and stSlies On the svcceed.
ing pages. Many Of then represented
studies Of women's heads anA Agures,
with little Or no attempt to obtain .
likeness. Some wore half-ArapeA. show
ing in q sketchy way the long graceful
lines Of the half-nuAe Agure, Of bare
shoulders anl breasts, 0f Gauze-like
fabrics that bst lily cOncealel impres-
sive charms. Suddenly his eyes mar
rowed and . sharp enclamatioa fell
from his lips. He beat closer to the
pages anA studiel the cravings With
redoubleA interest.
Then he whistled softly to himself, Q
token OF simple anazement The head
Of each Of these remarkable Studies
suggested in outline the heoA and fea-
lures Of Hetty Castleton! She had
been Hawkright's MODEL!
The next morning at ten he was at
southloOk. arranging his easel and
canvas in the north end q sAe long
living room, where the light from the
tall French windows afforded abun-
dant and well-distributeA light for the
enterprise in hand. Hetty had not yet
appeared. Sara. attireA in Q loose
mOrpinG ~ourp ne. atcA;o~ ki~, t~or
q comfortable chair in the corner, one
shapely bare arm behind her head; the
free hand was gracefully employed in
managing . cigarette. He Was con-
Icious of the fact that her lazy, half.
alert gaze WAS upon him all the time.
although she pretended to be entirely
Indifferent to the preparations. Dimly
he could see the faint smile of inter.
est on her lips.
Hetty came in. calm. serene and
lovelier than ever in the clear MORN
ing light She was wearing the simple
white gown he had CHOSEN the day be
fore. If she was conscious of the
rather intense scrutiny he bestowed
upon her as she gave him her hand
in greeting. she did not appear to be
in the least disturbed.
You may go away. Sara" she said
firmly. Il shall be too dreadfully self
conscious if you are looking on
Booth looked at her rather sharply.
Sara. indolently abandoned her com
Portable chair and left them alone in
the room.
Shall We try few effects. Miss
CastIeton?" he inquired. after a period
OF constraint that had its effect Oh
both of them.