Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-09-20
Artist and Model
81
BY JANNIS PARKER
c. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU Service

q. III.
Her pierrette costume was
unused. her disposition was ruined.
II had not been fun to watch Jerry
get more and more abso. bed In Eu-
nice; Eunice, whom he had prom
ised so long not to keep playing
around with. Lou smiled grimly.
and hated men.
Jostled from side to side she
finally made a seat. The bus was
deserted save for middle-aged
man sitting towards the rear. The
thought of her own beloved father
flashed through her mind: and she
hated him, too; hated him for hav.
Ing been so correct In his appraisal
of Jerry.
HE just isn't made of your sort
of stuff. my pretty" That's what
her dad had said.
| The bus sailed along some ten
blocks when Lou looked up. star.
tiled.
II was wondering II you'd pose
for me?" II was the man from the
rear seat. He stood at her side,
poised lightly. Handsome he was
and knowing 1t.
I'm an artist" he explained.
And find you an unusual type.
The way your hair coils around
your hear, for instance"
Lou turned coldly aside. He took
the liberty of seating himself beside
her.
Isn't this quite late hour for
young lady to be going home alone?"
he queried. Especially when that
young lady Is beautiful"
I'm not necessarily going home"
she flung at him. and turned abrupt.
ly away to scan the deserted streets.
4Oh. hoF' he laughed. I'm get.
ting a front row seat on modern
youth"
His face was very sober as they
streaked under an arc light.
"Still," he continued, you'll ad.
NIT It's quite late for young girl
to be out alone. II you were aged
and stopped 1t wouldn't matter. But,
my dear child, there are all sorts of
men abroad at this hour"
Apparently"
what would your mother say?"
Precisely what my father would"
"And what would your father
say?"
Precisely what you did," snapped
Lou.
I'D like you to know" she glared,
that Jerry won't get the opportu-
nifty to do this sort of thing again.
For I'm not used to floating around
at all hours by myself, and don't
intend to become used to It."
That's something" He heaved
little sigh.
go on" he prompted.
I'm going on. But only because
| don't want you to get the wrong
impression" :
"One might"
my escort got interested in
someone else"
The mans sparkling eyes lost
their twinkle.
"You shouldn't have such an es-
cort."
Il haven't. have IT. Let me con-
finue."
He bowed his head, requesting
pardon. His glance, somehow, melt
ed Lou.
'It's all over now" she sobbed.
The man looked relieved, vaguely
troubled. "um. You like him?"
Terribly. Don't look as though
| did?"
"Yes, you look terrible, If that's
what you meant"
Lou dried her eyes Immediately.
"Oh, loathe you menl'
"There, therew he went so far
assto pat her hand. Il told you you
were lovely looking-I told you you
looked terrible And neither YER
dict pleased you. Did say the right
thing at the wrong time or the
wrong thing at the right timer"
"You asked me to pose" Lou
realized, as she studied his bowed
head and his whitened knuckles on
the head of his cane, that after all
Jerry wasn't worth cornering one's
thoughts over. "What kind of
picture are you doIng?"
The man looked up, radiant at the
change In her. He felt unspeakably
happy that the blue eyes were no
longer misty.
"a gypsy sort of thing" he an
swered eagerly. "You can let down
your braIds and wear gold hoop ear
rings"
II love gold hoop earrings" she
murmured. "Do you let your
models keep their accessories7"
Il do this one" He heamed.
You're a crafty young uni"
what time and how soon?" she
asked.
Tomorrow. But not until the
afternoon. want your eyes to sub
side"
my eyeslv she was scornful
.You don't give hang about me.
do you?"