The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-06-20
For Art S Sake
By ROY PERCIVAL
By ROY PERCIVAL
!, Western Newspaper Union.


He made his living nv portrovinp
human faces and here was one that
1t once enchanted every pulsing fiber
in his artistic nature. 1t had the pos
Sibillties of n hundred varied express
slons and as Dean Worthingt0n noted
! this, he drew nearer to the shelf desk
in the counting room of daily paper.
It was raining outside and the girl
wore no gossamer and her cloak was
dripping, her shoes unrubbered.
what will three lines cost please?"
she inquired anxiOusly.
"rwepty-one words-sixty cents.
Three insertions, one dollar and forty"
The girl paused TO look over q lit
tie worn purse She nrobed for the
last dime 1t contained.
Worthington had found time to no.
tice In clear regular handwriting the
words. "Wanted position in an office
as typist or clerk"
The falr-haired sad-faced girl COM
pleted the advertisement paid for it.
The moment she was out of view
Worthington approached the receiving
window, some loose change in his
hand.
advertisement lust handed In.
make 1t three insertions instead of
one" he spoke.
"This it?" inquired the clerk lazily.
yes" and Worthlngton noted care
fully what he was plotting for, the
Initial and number "W-233." His was
the first letter deposited in the news
paper office next morning, directing "W-
233'' to apply to Room A-Fine Arts
building. 1t was there that Worthlngton
had his studio. Illustrator in the finer
| lines of work, he had plenty to do,
but no especial need of an office as
slstant, Miss Daphne Bertram ap-
peared before ten o'clock.
an answer TO nv advertisement"
| she said and extended the letter he
had written.
"Be seated, please" he said. ~ am
an artist-studlo and office, as you
see. have plenty to do, and want
an assistant to learn my ways and see
that am not Interrupted in my work
unless there is a real occasion for it.
There Is some filing and clippings
work to do, few bills to send out
and occasional letters to write The
position will pay twenty dollars
week"
Daphne almost gasped. The pay
was fur beyond her fondest anticipa-
TONS ~ am sure l should like 1t
very much, indeed" she said.
He made n pretense of the import
ance of going over some files contain
ing clippings of illustrations from
books and magazines. He shut him
self up in his studio, wondering how
he should bring about what he really
deslred---the opportunity of Inning
the fair face that had so attracted
him.
| There was not only an artistic sentl-
| ment In his endeavors, but the inter-
est of human sympathy The evident
forlornless and poverty of the girl APP
pealed to the natural impulsiveness of
his sterling nature.
"Won't you help me out blt?" he
came out and spoke to her about the
middle of the afternoon. 81 need
human model for one of n group in
delineatiOn of a family assaied by the
menace and dread of war"
"Please stand by the window, Miss
Bertram," he added, looking out as
II waiting In great fear for the com
Ing of enemies. That's fine-turn the
chin slightly downwards. Thank you,
indeed and he hastily penclled the
| outline he required.
The ice was broken and Daphne was
glad rather than otherwise as the days
passed by. She seemed to fill In a
practical aesthetic need OF her en-
ployer. She was pleased Mt his palpa-
Bile recognition OF grace ana beauty
and the latent artistic Impulse III her
nature made her occupation harmo-
nious.
AS the weeks went on, with her
material needs contributed TO- Daphne
became happy ana contented. worth
Ington had meantime learned her MS
jory-an orphan win no dependence
except upon her own lhuiViuuai III
lustry she oeeah 10 III ii Noiu Ill
his lire, Tor ne 700 nau KNOWN sorrow
that or truStIul man VINO hau "cu-
led dlSSlpated "oiiluh "no'' ne Aep'
1t bay by giving her money
An artist friend came INTO the STU
Ito one day, chhtted casually ana theh.
closing the door communicating with
he outer room, said seriously: worth
ngton, presume you engaged TINS
| interesting assistant OF yours Tor arts