Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-23

and i. seems you treat nm WIZ
5C0In.'
He spoke half la~ughingly. but his
kindly eyes regarded her genuine
interest. he did not add that it was
practically at Bruce Gideon's re-
quest that he was employing her,
and that lie was booked up with
ccnmi1s cns for months to come
through the rich mans influence.
ne Ivy coming i'll for q cup OF tea.
and l hope you'll stay and meet
him. Wen have tea in here. shall
we? Do sit down over this couch
hv the fire. Gideon viii be here
directly
Tie GIRL hesitated. JAS She did SO
the door opened and Gideon was
announced
jury could not HELM being flat
--~-d bv Gideon'S admiration. NO
oi~l r--lt. Bruce Gideon vas a per-
sCnTl.ty quite apart from his
~0lev. With wome i'm general he
wcs ve~v popular-perhaps for the
haci-nnvad but still coFent reason
hat he was supposed to dislike
hem.
At this time he must have been
about Az years old. but his name
had never been coupled with any
woman w his own class. There
were various stories about him, over
which even very nice people shrug-
sea their shoulders. because he was
l4ch. He lived ii q bachelOr apart
ment ON PARK avenue, ana had no
other residence III America, though
several abroad.
Sometimes he gave a really big
entertainment. when his sister,
Madame &c Io-os, acted as hostess
FUR him. She was tine wife Of q
South American banker who HAD
been largely responsible for iinan-
cling the Transandine Railway.
This arresting-looking, s~ott-vOlc-
cd. immensely powerful individual.
mad set himself out TO WOO little
Judith Grant.
They had tea, which she poured.
The atmosphere of the place could
not fail to influence her-the rich
colcrs, the space. the scents. the
blending o. the forms Of antiquity.
with their perfect economy of line.
and the most daring experiments
Of modern art in the shape OF land
scapes and figure pieces given to
Storraway by colleagues OF his
struggling days.
Max Dickbread's studio was a
barn by comparison; but then Dick
bread was a genius, and would have
burned every stick Of furniture he
possessed to make a fire 70 warm
his hands by. if they were too cold
20 r7int.
Miss Judy must see my sisters
portrait" Gideon said to Storna-
way, when they had finished tea,
and his subtle batteries had made
the girl sheath her prickles to an
at but impreceptible extent. Il
should like her opinin OF III"
The artist smiled. though he
might not have been pleased 10
have an uneducated model, whom
ne had called only a common lit
lie cat asked to pass judgment on
MS work. However. with perfect
good grace, he led the way to the
ether end Of the studio, and. wheel
ing out an easel, disclosed an I'M
finished canvas.
Judy saw q foreigr-looking wo-
man who bore a certain resem-
hlance to Bruce Gideon. She wore
a low-cut black gown. and huge.
pear : shaped diamonds dropped
from her ears. Her skin was yellow.
her eyes startling black. III was
a very fine piece Of work. Storna-
wy had let himself 20. The SUBJ
ject was a great relief from chair
men Of companies and aldermen's
wives.
Judy admired IL immensely. part
" cut Of gratitude to the artist and
partly because the bold. half-hu-
marcus stare and the finished as
surance OF the woman OF the world
appealed TO her.
So II was with everything dur
ing their stay at the studio. Gideon
deferred to her opinions as II she
were a connoisseur in art matters.
Wrer she left. he insisted OF ac-
c~cmpanying her.
Where can I drive you TOP" he
asked a. they came out by the
garden gate, where his big IA was
waiting.
You can't drive me anywhere"
the girl answered. I'm going In a
bus"
But surely you will allow me?"
Il will not"
Then III walk TO the bus with
you"
lie made q sign To his chauffeur
10 stay where he was. and set off
" sthn her Judy linked I'D ar his