Connecticut western news., 1921-01-20
CHARMING studio, in the l.

| "A CHARMING studio, in the Lat "A in quarter of Paris, sheltered
 Three Nusketeers of the Brush;" Talbot Wynne, or Taffy, a Dig, fair, blue-eyed young Yorkshire man, who had been soldier, but was at last following his wish to be an art ist; then Sandy McAllister, or the Laird, as his friends called him, in- tended by his parents for a solicitor. but who was in Paris painting Torea- dors and singing French ballads, with a decided Scotch accent.
 '"The third he was Little Billie" or William Bagot, pleasing young Eng lishman from London. To live and work in Paris had been Billie's dream, and at last if was reality, he and his two friends having taken the studio ltogether. He often looked at these friends and wondered if anyone. liv- ing or dead, ever had two such glori- ous chuns His absolute belief in all they said and did touched them ex- ceedingly, sss s- a t~ le~ed him for his afrecttenste Al=>e=lsSe. and lively ways; and recognizing his quickness, keenness and delicacy in all matters of form and color, they had also a great admiration for him.
 On a showery April day the three friends were in the studio, each occu- pied to his taste, Taffy vigorously swinging a pair of Indian clubs, the Laird sitting before his easel painting, and Billie kneeling on the broad divan before the great studio window was gazing out over the roofs of Paris speculating upon the future of himself and his friends.
 These speculatfons were rudely in- terrupted by a loud knocking at the. i door and two men entered; first tall, bony individual of any age between thirty and forty-five, of Jewish aspect, well-featured, but sinister. He had: bold, brilliant black eyes, with long, heavy lids. He went by the name of Svengali, spoke fluent French, but with a German accent. His companion, was little, swarthy young man, pos sibly a gypsy; under his arm he car ried fiddle and bow.
 Svengali at once suggested that they have some music and, seating himself at the piano, ran his fingers up and down the keys with the easy power of master. Then he fell to playing Chopin's Impromptu In A fiat, SO beautifully that Little Bf1lie's heart was nigh to bursting with emotion and delight He never forgot that I'm promptu, which he was destined toI hear again one day in very strange circumstances. Then the two, Svengali and his com panion Gecko, made music together sol ] diYinely, indeed, that even Taffy and! the Laird were almost as wild in their Eenthusiasm as Billie, but with an en-, thusiasm too deep for words ,-. i Suddenly there came another inter ruption, a loud knuckle-rapping at the outer door, and a voice of great vol ume, that might belong to any sex. or even an angel, uttered the British milkman's yodel, milk below" and before anyone could say "entrez," a strange figure appeared framed in the gloom of the antechamber; the figure iof a very tan and fully developed | young girl, clad In the gray oyercoat of i a Trench infantry soldier; below this there showed short striped petticoat, and beneath4 ftSweres visible her bare white ankles, the. toes losing them selvee In a huge pair of mems list slipn"" ' " Ut strictly beautiful, the girl had rarrn; she was really much like y young English 3cy. ClOsi. floor behind her she .Aid, wiS5f:, .te're all E ngiish, now. aren't yr heard the music and thOu.,, ,ist come in for bit and pass tl If day; you don't mlndf