The evening world., 1916-09-14

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/ inflow ID his lead
~. =. rue q, irst listened with
amussmen, 70 tho echoes OF inc "u
ana oyv. dssmins himself a. SAFE a.
%, An q den. lie laughed AZ far-
'sAsh,s ,mpotsnt fury over tho o~m-
~aisu. snewtnsly. he sooeheo y.
srov,ns terror Of tho rest OF nv '0''
lowers. .
hut a. the hunt increased IN fervor
~.n La Rus began TO grow nervous.
Ana he sent out a call Tor certain %
A.. obosen i~ieutenants to meet Inn
one aisht At tho Crimson stain DON
To the council came Vanya Tosca'
r.nnsr and tho Masked Demon.
pierre nodded c~arclcssly In response
a thar half bringing s~aiutatiohs NJ
As entered the big bare room. Theh
n smoke briefly and to the point
s.V1hen I but the nnscr necklace ON
ysrom> stanley" he said. " was inc
nr,t time I had given that ornament
- any q except for money. 1 QUO
n 10 stop the noise his paper Wa
Haxtns about us. But his son 10
Hv,oe "A uolsy. And tho police may
kaundsr In on us some day. II no
-S,spa ON. 80 he must 70. That's de-
iaAsd."
II looked scrosa 70 whore V@nS~
4osea at
1 to,d you to meet Robert Clay
Ne he said, because Clayton 70
{apune stanisy's chum and goes often
De studio. DAG you meet hamf'
s1lsst himf Z" echoed vanya with an
iSnuesd little laugh. Il most surely
"a. went to him last week to ask
~ vork - q model. I happened 10
Sust the type he wanted for a Do
Slahs painting he 10 at work on for
- academy. He engaged me the
oosnuts he saw me. ! mot Harold
Han,sy there the other day. too"
GOOD" vouchsafed Pierre. did
- make Clayton fall In love with
- - I told you tot"
~TAas wNs the very easiest bit OF
spssk you ever assigned ne TO-" h
3oasAsd. "He 10 . susceptible boy.
sAnA before the end Of the first sitting
vas staring at me like . sick
LIE.
ssTAsn you can bring him overf"
Tns confident smile faded from
NAnya's too-red lips.
no" she saad IN chaErtn; IL
ant"
f'-oAnrr" raped Pierre, "why
tetf"
~Hs isn't that sort-our sort" she
ko1a.
well, n we can't bring him over
ben have to 10 under. Do o know
men Stanley Visits himr"
~ know when he II going to-" she
ado ready to answer "He Is to be
Shsrs at . o'clock tomorrow after
Seon."
"Good." approved Pierre. adding
Syou are certainf"
eyes" answered Nanya- IL went
ts-day to DR.. Montross for more
Tor more"-
les. 1 KNOW. WeIiT
A I came downstairs from the
laboratory l heard Florence Mon
trose talking on the veranda with
Harold Stanley and Clayton. she was
asking Clayton TO paint her portrait
a. a surprise for her fathers birth
day next month. She Is to have the
first sitting at 3 o'clock tomorrow
q Clayton's studio. And Harold
9tanley Is coming to see the portrait
started. He said he'd surely be there
ct g."
Sand I'll see that the Montrose
chauffeur gets her there fifteen
minutes late" said La Rue.
Robert Clayton's studio was on the
tn floor Of the old fashioned Park
SdGe Studio Building. Here, early
the next afternoon. the artist was
tusiiy arranging his easel and his
model chair with a view to the best
ught effects. and was sorting some
syushes and mixing several tube
0olors or a palette. He glanced up
IN expectation As the studio door
eDened. But as he saw Vanya Tos-
cas- supple figure framed In the door
way his look OF expectancy changed
70 q slight frown OF annoyance.
Noting his change Of expression,
vanya moved slowly forward into the
room, sHhing timidly:
"Arcn't vow r,ad 20 zoe mo? Am |
too 'Hto. NJ pNytt'ng?"
"roo irto"" h. roprd'oG "Why.
you're rot due here a. al to-day.
Your sitting IL for 8 o'clock to-mor-
row"
l~Oh!" che cried In childlike disap-
ncdntment; then, rs she prettier than
Fam
she is-~he Is different" he