The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-10-07
CHAPTER v

| Suddenly she sat up and looked
/ round toward the once. She VA
keenly alivs again, Immediately. II love
made her stupid and sluggish. hats
could revive her. Rosamund Gale!
The sight Of her stung Tiodis like 4
whip. Here she was again, now. Of
all times, whom everything was asksw,
Rosamund Gale, the professional
model, Rosamund the beautiful, Rosa.
mund the arrogant. the spoiled! Flo
die disliked her. from her hair to her
heels. dtsliksd her name, her man.
nsrs. her reputation, and, most OF all.
her photographs. Hall Bonistslls used
her often for his commercial pictures
which he sold for Advertisements, for
magazine oovers. for art supplements.
Spring Miss Gale in damp cheese
cloth with apple blossoms; The SUI
ragstts"--Miss Gals In tailormade suit,
gssticulAting; and 10 on--Tlodis A.
ways slapped the prints ansrily with
An irritated "Chool" before she put
them away. She would have been glad
to slap Rosamund. Hall poAsd her. ar
ranged drapsries, touched hes hair.
moved her hands--all exquisite agony
for FIDDLE.
Say. where's HAIR Rosamund
made = picture Of herself In the door
way. Golden fair. highly colored. pic
turesque. even voluptuous, always In
striking original costumes daringly
artistic" Rosamund, with all her
dimples, her curls. her lines" and
her strange colors let Flodis have the
full discencerting effect OF her beauty.
She had the air of ono who Is quite
used to being stared At and admired.
r'odis rose, her face set Mr..
Bonistslis is busy. Miss Gale" she
said, and walked toward the ONCE, ~
II to brush the visitor back.
Rosamund, however, would recog-
niss NO mere mental; she swept into
tho studio A. II she owned the place.
'All right. I'll hang round 4 while till
he's free. Say. Miss Fisher. fsh me
out = couple OF those last poses, will
youi I want to give one to gentle
man friend. Here--ta1e this boa out
there and hang It up. while you're 60
ng. d'you mind7''
"Oh, certainly" said Flodie. took
no boa and--an apparent accident
iropped 1t. Rosamund made An angry
Testure. "Oh. pardon mo. I'm 10 care
ess," said Flodie. Then carrying 1t
lrtfully, 70 that = full foot OF it
ragged along the floor. she marched
nut OF the studio. chin up.
Rosamund looked about for = olga
cite, and found box on tabouret
Oh, Miss Fisherl" she sang. bring
ne = match, will your Then she
'awnsd. and threw herself lastly On
he couch. She began to whistle
rlodic. returning. noticed that Rosa
aund showed too much silk stocking.
lso that one stocking had begun to
run" She noticed that Rosamund's
hirtwaist was not quite fresh. noticed
hat her nails, though highly polished,
we're not absolutely
)ne heel was = bit run over; her
ring needed cleaning; lace.
,art real and part initiation; eyebrows
little with tho pencil;
my rip in her glove. There was moth
NJ an ordinary man would have seen,
lothing that would have hurt, for him,
he whole effect, even had he seen It;
nut Flodis saw and damned and said
10 word.
Here are tho matches, Miss Gale.
II look up the pr1nts this afternoon.
when have more time"
"Oh. thanks. Have cigf" Rosa
nund held them up impsrtinently.
oh, don't you smoker" Very sarcas-
ic was Rosamund's tone. mo, you
lont look It, exactly" She laughed
'asily, confident Of her own superior
appearance.
Flodie's lips grew white; 1t would
lot take much more to make her cry.
oh. I'd hardly expect you to under
'tand." she managed to say, and
urned to 80.
"Oh. understand you all right, | |
Euess. Say. what are all those fancy
evergreen wreaths doing out in the Of |
Ice, anyway" She was blowing rings |
'ery prettily.
"oh. Mr.. Bonistslle il going to have |
! party tonight"
Really I'll havs to ask him about
hat" She examined her finger nails.
I believe I'll come"
I'm sorry. but the invitations were
II sent out over . week ago. Miss
sale."
Mine must have been addressed
Trong"
Il don't think ever make that kind
( mistake"
No." said Roaamund deliberately, !