The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-05
Studio Day.
By DOROTHY DOUGLAS
:, 1919. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)

MS canvas before the setting sun told
him that he must wait until another
sIay before finishing the delicate por.
traits head. A riotous little air fell
from time to time from his lips. but its
measure became gradually subdued
while the soft veil of twilight cap.
sured the artists soul and babe him
express his joy in more quiet man
ner.
sunny smile urked in West :
s.yt>; the gold of his hair was rumped
and his smock shockngly dirty. but
little did he care since the studio rent
~Nas paid for the following month.
Also the canvas on his easel would
easily insure. another six months liv-
ing.
And outside his door stood girl
whose eyes held all the wi>tfulne>S in
xhe world and whose heart was alb
$sorhing every note of that magic,
happy Tilt that fell from Vests lips.
Finally she knocked.
West was not prepared for a visitor.
and such one as he found on the
landing was 4 challenge To the most
sturdy of heartheats.
MAY come in?'
absurd waste of words" West said.
and With the little courtly bow that
was part of the man he watched his
visitor cross the threshold.
The usefulness vanished swiftly and
81 tremendous gadnesS that took the
form of Gli>tening tears stood in the
girls eyes. She fled TO the small Win
dow that held the glow of the setting
sun and stood silently for II moment.
Then West SAW her brush a hant,
AcrnSS her eyes before she turned
EgEin to him.
''You are not to think me mad"
she said TREMENDOUSLY. For three long
years | have hungered to he in this
studio again, and now-now my
hearts humping like IL bird gone mad
Just because | am here" She
laughed softly with SO much of glad
emotion that West found the world an
even more wonderful place to dwell in.
He started to prepare tea on The i'm
pr"NiSed TEA cart beside his easel, hut
Abe girl slipped quickly over.
Il want to make the tea" she in
sisted. See. | have brought some
cinnamon cakes from the same old
corner bakery that WAS there three
years ago. | somehow felt | would be
allowed 20 stay for tea-if came in
Ner eyes We're So adorable with
their uew-found happiness that West
said frankly. Il would have dragged
Won in had l known you We're out on
that ianding-so make yourself per-
fecsly ut home"
The girl threw her great mnlcSkin
cape ON the dusty armchair Just as
s'ar.ie>>ly a. in the old days she had
ToS>c,l off her threadhnrc tweed coat.
iier gown was Il dream and her small
Vooue Il brilliant-Ilned affair with an
absurd something Wahhliug unccrtuin-
~ over the edge. Alshou-h she WAS
sas chic rs any wonderful poster. She
pulled off the touue and with swift
gesture rulnplea the conventional.
~lnnoth c"ii1ure into "A bewilder!n.
head NJ FURNISHED copper.
.Yuu have utterly no regard for a
Esoor bachelors heart. have yon." West
Snu}iiprG. There vas warm hnvf.h nj
saitaIion in his glance ,.rrt I will
4ry "a remember 1llat Won arc inst a
1ntic wrath that has blown into my
Bohemia for Il cup of ten"
THE Little wrath would very much
fikp Il smnck-if xan have - s,cnnd
one" she laughed back nj him
at would take four of you 10 fiji il
an" he said after \ successful r,,1n-
Amigo.
They both laughed like children ~
she result and for the first time in three
st.ar~ :, happy Tilt of SOM foil from
s'rclrheuS lips.
oh, ye~-lny name is Gretchen Nc
Wicker" she told him by way Of ,orf,,
Introduction. y SAW Yours on the
s!o"r ;,> | came M the crpaky stairs. I
used always Ia think those stairs
would cave in They are lust rs frail
siS ever. hut | loved every creak they