Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-19
MY MARRIED LIFE
Madpe Compromise.
BY ADELE GARRISON
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Diclty lowered over me NJ sank into a
! corner scat IN the coach of the Jamaica eN.
| press He had followed me from the other
/ coach when { had left my seat so suddenly
! with tho Whispered request for him 20 fol-
/ low me
! looked at him steadily. "slt down.
| please. and viii tell you" ! said coldly.
! His eyes twinkled 10 my utter amaze.
meut, he broke out laughing
You don't need TO tell me-" he said
| You see. had forgotten all about that
| jealous streak ln YOU when I was ravng
about the charms of the lady In the seat
! opposite
| I said with all the dignity could master
| we started out this morning for day In
| tho country. tho first little trip we have
! made since our marriage I think ! really
might have counted upon some Of your at
t"ntion. But YOU have scarcely Haid dozen
words TO mo since we stnrted---"
"Two dozen, I think, my dear one" Dlcky
interrupted. with the most oNasperating
sweetness
And these were wholly upon the subject
~ the beauty Of the woman across the
aisle did not mind that so much But
when you planned 80 scrapc an acqualnt-
aucc with her. as YOU so elegantly put II,
made up my mind that would give you
the opportunity ! VIII get Off at the next
station and take n train back to town.
Then you can meet the lady unhampered
by my presence
~ trinc pcevod. aren't your" DiclSy'a
voice wHR mocklnE But he saw what
could not conceal. that tears were rising to
my oyca. was able to keep from shedding
them and no one but DIcky could possibly
have guessed 7 was ngtatcd
EXACTLY, the model"
lie changed his tone and manner on the
instant.
- know have been thoughtlcsH, sweet
heart" he said earnestly, but ! keep for
getting that you are not used TO my va
Earios yet Tell mo honestly. would you
have been so roscntful n I had been inter-
eEtcd IN some old man with chin whskcrs
nH was In the beautiful lody?"
\ light broke upon me How foolish I
had been looked at Dicky shame facedly
YOU mean"
THAT shea exactly the model I've been
loolSing for to pose for those outdoor illus.
trationg Fillmore wants. one of the series
w. Ia be n girl on a stcpladdcr picking apple
blossoms. She ia to be on her knees and
one foot Is to be stretched out behind her.
The picture demands u perfect foot and
ankle, and this girl has them Her features
and hair. too, are just the type want she
would know how 10 pose, too. You can see
that from her air she sits there And that's
half the battle. II they do not have the
faculty of posing naturally they could
felt much humllatcd. and ! was angry
at myself. | remembered the time when |
had shown an undue interest In DiCky's de-
scription OF girl frequcnter of his studio.
one who made excellent coffee only to find
out that she was middlcnged colored
woman who had posed for some OF his Illus
tTatiOnq
had promised myself then that would
never fall into u similar error again. And
here had treated Dlcky TO scene because
of his open admiration Of the girl who sat
so scrcncly unconscious In the next coach.
I must remember ! told myself. that /
had married an artist. foresaw. however,
many complications In our lives together.
lf every time we took trip anywhere
Dicky was To spend the time planning to
secure the services OF some possible model
could see very little pleasure for me in
our outings
But | knew an apology was duo DlCky.
and | gathered courage to make it,
81 am sorry to have annoyed you.
DicSy," said at last But did not dream
that yop were looking Mt her MS n possible
model.
4 LUCKY COINCIDENCE
"And looked ut from any other stand.
point. 1t was rather raw of me-" admitted
Dicky But let's forget II. She'll prob
ably drop off the train at Forest Hills or