Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-26
DIET NOTE

the folds of the sealskin coat. The
model caught her.
Richard Allen stopped-ahnoyed
He hoped she wasn't going to be i'll.
He simply couldn't start on another
model now.
The two men carried her to the
couch, drew off the coat and threw a
silk robe over her. In moment she
was lifhting her head and smiling.
forcing her spirit to do what her body
had actually refused.
If you'd let us stop oftener." she
said. That was almost so minutes,
Mr.. Allen
Richards eyebrows went up.
Was it really?"
The other model affirmed Mans as.
sertion.
I'm sorry. You see, ] get absorbed.
Tell me when you can't bear 1t any
longer and I'll stop"
AT the end of the afternoon Nan
was so exhausted that she could hard
~ move. but she dragged herself to
her feet. Behind the screen she
slipped into her dress and made an
effort at makeup, but it was futile.
Powder simply would not stay on.
She began to scratch her brain for
w 4stt IlSti CLlitES she lldu 10 10, uctlupU
that it was a perfect blank and took
the first taxi she encountered
AT home she found an empty studio
and was relieved. She undressed and
went into the bathroom. where she
stayed some time in a tepid bath
Then she dragged herself into a thin
kimono and out to the studio, where
she turned on the fan.
She was sinking beneath waves OF
smothering darkness when Tom came
in. For a long time he studied her
small face on the pillow. Tonight its
ivory whiteness rather frightened him
her features We're as regular as those
carved on cameo. Darling Mani
He tiptoed over to the couch. Was
she working too hard? In spite of hel
seeming fragility she had always
seemed so capable. And then he re
membered. She had told him about
posing in a fur coat A fur coat-ir
this torrid weather,
Stealthily his eyes went to his fin
ished water color. He had been so in
terested in that that he had hardly
heard her The thought smote hin
with a pang.
Manlike, he instantly wanted to dc
something to atone for his thought
lessness, and it occurred to him thai
he might get the dinner. When it was
all ready he would call her. Tha'
would ne a lot Of fun.
Tom didn't mind the heat. 1t &C
tually eXhilarated him. He had an in
I teresting time shopping at the grocery
store on the corner, until he went tC
pay the bill and discovered that he
! didn't have enough money.
Send the things - he said Dararpp
| torily, confident that Nan would have
| the money Then he went to a florists
and bought her a bunch of sweet peas
Nan did have the money. She hat
received So for her days work. She
woke up. too, when he began to make
n noise in the kitchenette, but wher
he insisted that she remain where she
was She didn't have spirit enough tc
move and so obeyed him.
1t was cooler now.
The sun had gone down, and wist
I full little breeze was beginning to still
the curtains. Nan did hope that Ton
hadn't bought any meat. Even a lamI
chop would be more than she could
manage tonight. But Tom had beer
wise and had stuck to cool things
Some wisely chosen cold cuts, fresh
/ rolls and an alligator pear. Some fruit
/ ZOO RUINS ana pears ana SOIdei
! oranges. They looked so lovely OF
| that big Chinese platter.
She raised herself up on the pillows
| II feel so ashamed. But il was
| that heavy sealskin coat together will
| the heat. Richard Allen is bad OF
| giving you rests. too. He forgets."
| Tom didn't answer. He was making
| a French dressing for the alligator
| pear, under Mans direction. shouted
/ out to him. It meant concentration.
| lie put the sweet peas in low bow
| beside her. and she smiled up at him
I'm ashamed Of being SO lazy, dear
! est"
He smiled back at her that winning
| smile of Toms.
! And then he said with "A flush, q.
| had TO borrow some money from you
! Go you mind? | didn't have enough
| and ! wanted you to have the flowers
Did she mind? OF course not. Hel
| money was his money. But if only h,
! would concentrate on the BeardsleN
! drawings he would have "A check in &
! week s time.
| tCopyrght 1871
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