Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-03-17
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Judy was nineteen, Judy OF Rest
Awhile farm, brown haired, brown
eyed, freckled, slender ana graceful a.
a silver birch. with all the obstinacy
and pertinacity OF the Gregorys con.
centrated in her general makeup.
Judy ran up the worn COW path to
the fringe Of brentwood and slipped
into II. bound for the sculptor's house.
Ever since early summer II had been
the house Of wonder to her, the place
where beauty was q real tangible
thing, not vague idea. First she had
been sent with eggs and butter and
fresh milk to him. His mother had
led Judy down the lane 70 the studio
he had made Of an old woodshed. Here
che had seen him first, working among
his beautiful silent figures and after
the first few visits he had asked her
to let him use her hands for his
statue Of Diana Holding q Young
Fawn."
You have perfect hands, Judith"
he told her In his absent-minded, i'm
personal way. You must let me make
casts Of them"
Judy nodded understandingiy. She
had always admired her hands.
Il like them." she said to him. Il
don't think it's wrong to like them my
self, do you? The rest of me doesn't
match them, you see"
Then Whitney had looked at her for
the first time. really looked at her
slowly, deliberately. with artistic ap-
preyNi.
Il think you're all right" he had
said. ia like to use your head for
my Thetis. IL has all Of her elusive
! challenge
Judy had never heard of Thetis, but
In among the old high school books
was an old work on mythology. and
hero Judy read of the elusive lady and
her pursuing. changeable wooer, and
II delighted her heart. Wooers should
pursue, she believed, and should be
given a hard chase, not Just come along
some day when they felt like Il and
| tell ones mother they were willing to
marry you the way Hale futile was
doing that very afternoon. II had been
such wonderful summer and autumn
posing for Thetis' head and Dianas
hands and some Egyptian girl who
stood among lotus leaves and fed the
sacred crocodiles from her perfect
hands. She had forgotten all about
Hale and his general intentions which
had been made manifest toward her
for years. Hale just seemed sort OF
comical when you measured him ur
beside the Greek gods and whitney
Dswing.
Judy turned breathlessly into tn,
lane 70 the little house among tn,
naples and hesitated Just for q sec
ond. A black roadster. stood undel
the trees. Gnd Mrs. Dewing had the
tea table out on the vsrsnda. Judy,
quick eye saw Whitney strolling bach
through the lane from the studio with
. tell girl In long gray cloak.
Come here. Judy. won't you, ant
join us?'' called Mrs. Dewing. "Yot
have just seen the statues, Alice, but
here 10 the real. live little Thetis.
don't know what whitney would have
done without her.
Judy smiled, with the Gregory plucl
even In defeat. And. all at once, al
she sat there drinking tea with then
all. hearing them make plans for tn,
wedding before Christmas-all at ono,
Judy opened her brown eyes widel
than usual and announced:
1 In 10 ha
I've been engaged for years, of an,
on. No. indeed, the same one" blush
ing at Whitney's rallying teasing
He's Judge Tuttle's only son, and
and--braveiy-'Tve always liked hin
hest OF anybody
Hale Tuttle?'' queried whitney
Really, Judith? That big. fne-iookinl
chap with the curly hair who super
intended the work on the state roa,
over here?''
Judy nodded proudly.
And Just thcn II occurred 10 her al
at once that she had not told Hal
yet. that Hale was lingering on bacl
home. waiting for an answer, Will
she had run away TO ind the trail O
romance, and 10. II only circle
around and led back over the co,
path through the silver birch wood Z
Rest Awhile farm. and Hale waitin
for her.
did you enjoy posing" Alic
asked.
Il did for Thetis,' Judy answere
happily. Il liked her changing int
30 many different forms, but she ha
to be herself at last. / guess we a
do. / must hurry back. Hale's wal
ing for me-"
Copyright. 1915 by the Mcclure Newspi
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