The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-01
Revelations
Ofu Wife
BY ADELE GARRISON.
CHAPTER LxxV.
Row Dieky Won His Model.


Draper, stared at him with some
hidden emotion which we could not
read Dicky and were too much as
itonished at their reception of his re-
mark to say anything.
| FINALLY Miss Draper picked up the
serving tray and hurried into the
kitchen. Mrs. German wiped her
eyes as she saw her sisters depar-
ture.
| you mustn't think we're queer" she
said at length. But I suppose your
Saying you were an artist brought all
her trouble back to Grace, poor girl"
Mrs. Germans eyes threatened to
overflow again.
| IF it wouldn't trouble you too much,
tell us about it." Dicky's voice was
gentle, inviting. Perhaps we could
help you"
! / looked at him curiously. Evident
ly Dicky regarded this opportunity as
"a direct Intervention of Providence.
From the moment he had caught sight
| of Miss Draper in the Pennsylvania
railroad station in New York in the
morning he had raved to me about
her beauty and grace, saying she was
| just the type he wished for a set of
illustrations he had been commits
stoned to do. The coincidence of find
| ing her in this quaint little house to
which we had been directed as a
| place where we could secure a din
ner had whetted his interest in her.
| I had a sudden swift premonition
| that I should see much of Miss ORA
| per, altogether too much, I told my
| self.
Il don't think anybody can help"
l a
you see, ever since Grace was a
baby, almost, she has wanted to draw
things. | brought her up. I was the
oldest and she the youngest of IL
children, and our mother died soon
after she was born. / was married
shortly afterward and from the time
she could hold pencil in her hands
she has drawn pictures on everything
she could lay her hands on. In
school she was always at the head of
her class in drawing, but there was
no money to give her any lessons, SO
she didn't get very far. Since she
has been planning every way to save
enough money to go to All art school, |
but something always hinders."
Mrs. German paused only to take
breath. Having broken her reserve
she seemed unable to stop talking.
"She went into a dressmaking shop
as soon as she left school, had /
taught her to sew beautifully-think-I
ing she could earn money enough |
when she had learned the trade to |
have a term in an art school. But !
her health broke down at the sewing. !
and | had her home here year." |
/ remembered the remarkable ap-
pearance of costly attire Miss Draper |
hnd VIII h.
the station. She had made them all |
herself. !
''Then she got another position"
Mrs. Germans voice faltered. Intui- |
lively l felt that there was something |
about this last position that the older /
sister did not approve. But just as
she was getting somewhere the firm |
failed on account of the war and she !
came home this morning, clear dis |
couraged. It's the first time I ever |
saw her give up hope. It's no use,
Kate she said to me today, I'm 60
ing to give it all up and get job in
a store somewhere if I can"
Miss Draper came into the room in
time to hear Mrs. Germans last
words. She walked swiftly to her
sisters side, her eyes blazing.
Kate" she said. her voice low but
tense with emotion. "Why are you
troubling these strangers with my
affairs?"
Before Mrs. German could answer
Dicky interposed.
"Just a minute. please" he said
authoritatively. "As it happens, Miss
Draper, l am in a position to make
proposition to you concerning en-
ployment which will provide you with
comfortable income, and at the
same time enable you to pursue your
studies"
Mrs. German uttered a ejaculation
of joy, but Miss Draper said nothing,
only looked steadily at him.
This girl has had lessons in a
hard school," l said to myself. "She
has learned to distrust men and to
doubt any proposed kindness
II have been commissioned to do a
set of illustrations" Dicky went on,
sin which the central figure is a
young girl in the regulation summer
costume, such as you have on. IL
have been unable to find a satisfac-
tory model for the picture. If you
will allow me to say SO, you are just
the type l wish for the drawings. If
you will pose for them 1 will give
you $50 and buy you a monthly COM
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you will have no expense coming or
going. There are several artist
friends of mine who have been look
ing for a model of your type. I think
you could safely count upon an in
come of $40 or $50 a week after you
get started. / know there are several
other drawings 1 have in mind in
which I could use you.''
Mrs. German had attempted to
speak several times while Dicky was
explaining his proposition, but Miss ,
Draper had silenced her with a ges-
ture. Now, however, she would not
be denied. "a model" she shrilled
excitedly. You're not insulting my G
sister by asking her to be a model ..
are you? Why, I'd rather see her .
dead than have her to anything so