The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-08-30
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Girl
60
BY LOUISE OLIVER
By LOUISE OLIVER
copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)

Copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per syndicate)
Katherine frowned With displeasure
as she turned to the first story in the
magazine the postman had just
brought. The story with her own
name at the top in large letters under
the title had been illustrated as she
had feared by Julian Fletcher, and
Julian Fletcher had managed to spoil
the last half dozen or so Of her coutri-
buttons to the National.
Other people raved about his work,
and did not stop to insist upon the
fact, as did the author, that I'm Illus
tration should stick to the context.
When a girl is said to come down a
stairway in a queenly gown Of velvet
and spangles it is maddening to see in
the Illustration a dcbonair lass tripping
lightly down the steps in Il frothy crea-
ton Of juvenile RIFLES and a sash. Also
When II describes "a heroine as hay
ing raven locks and dark, soulful eyes,
II Is the veriest heresy to have her
reproduced in a picture with rather
fluffy hair of an indiscriminute yellow
and eyes Of gray with an unmistakable
sense Of humOr that compelled one who
gazed to smile back in answering sym
pathy.
Just now the lady represented in the
picture was supposed to be a naughty
person who prided herself on her
knowledge of clothes. Also she was
supposed to be alighting from her
Limousine aud drawing back in startled
horror as she saw approaching the one
person in the world she was trying to
avoid.
But instead of Mortified ha%ughtiness,
the artist had sketcheu in an express
sion of rather glOrifed n~aughtiness.
There again was IN expression that
rather refused to take life seriously.
If" said Katherine, that man
wants to be a buffoOn, how does 1t come
he's engaged to spoil perfectly serious
stories? Pm going to write to the
editor and tell him that if he wants
any more stuff of mine he's got to hunt
another Illustrator"
She looked again into the eyes of the
girl who was intended to be soulful.
In spite of herself she smiled back.
Then happening to look up into her
own mirror, she was startled. Her own
eyes looking back at her from the
glass were the exact counterpart of
those on the page. And her hair, wavy
and caught back loosely from her face,
with its part on one side, was exactly
like that Of the girl in the picture.
Then she caught up another picture,
and another, and studied them, long
and carefully. Then she took another
inventory of herself. ,
Slowly the bright color mounted to
her cheeks, and her breath came hard.
The pictures in the magazine were of
her, there wasn't a doubt Of it. And
now it anne back to her gradually that
she had heard people say they had no
tlced a resemblance. And the dress in
the stairway picture was certainly
hers, and the rather youthful knock
about suit of the limousine lady who
was supposed to know how to dress,
was a replica of her own blue jersey.
And the hat!
Katherine grew thoughtful. What
vengeance could she wreak upon Jul
ian Fletcher, who, evidently knowing
her by sight, had had his own little
joke at her expense. But alaS-even
while planning vengeance, the gray.
blue eyes, like those Of the limousine
lady, rather lacked the hardness es
sential to real vendetta.
She tossed back her head finally
having reached at least Il partial de-
cislOn, that is, in order to settle her
account with one artist she must make
up the difference she had had with an.
other. Jerry Page, her erstwhile en-
envy, would now be essential to the
fulfllment of her scheme and SHE
must make up with him right away
Poor Jerry! After all it was too baC
the way she had treated him. She
never dreamed she'd miss him so mucl
~-&slntil he had ceased to come. In tn,
old days he had a way of giving tire,
quick knocks and sticking in his heat
and saying: "Work's the password
Who goes there?"
If she was busy, she'd call out
kate" And he would softly close tn,
door and vanish.
But If she called out huskily, -
great big bear!' he would let the res
of himself in, his pockets cracklln.
s~usplcl0usly with parcels from tn
dellCatessen across the street.
Then Katherine would lay a clotl
and they would have lunch together
Sometimes when he had sold a plctur
and she had sold Il story they wOul,
20 to dinner at a big hotel and to
theater to celebrate.
Lately, however, Katherine had sol
so many stories that she needed n
longer to live ON the same street a
the delicatessen. And having sol,
more stories she worked more, and he
answer to Jerry's knock had more an
more seldom been "a great big bear.
But then she didn't have to depend o
packages for her meals any more. Sh
had her own maid in neat black an
Ehite to announce quietly that Dime
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