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I I i if t Willy Villy the Painter Who Really N jJ Hadn't Planned to Be a Match MatchMaker She Posed With Pier Her Foot i on a aa a G Z Prostrate te Hun Fell Fell in Love dove With the Man lean Who mho t I Had lad x the Humiliating f g Part Fart and andl Now She Really Really Has Gone and Married Maniec Him H By Nina Carter n Marbourg Jt J HEN 1 a year old boy pulled a 5 year old L X Al girl girl out of or a lake one da day In l Roanoke Va some 15 iii years ears ago aso and set her right side up on the bank to dry out neither of oC the children know kno that eventually they ther would meet again in ew York city elly and become the fc features turcs of or a n. war w poster romance rom But this is just what happened and Willy when he painted his Liberty Libert Victorious y 11 found that he was playing the thc part lart of Cupid via Ia the paint brush route Ruth Young now known as the Po Girl was cc the little girl with blonde pigtails ils and and and-a a blue blue- checkered pinafore who wha was wag pulled out of or tho the lake lakein in her home town by a visiting l boy bor Cliff P u er Cliffs Cliff's stay in Roanoke was brief so 50 brief that tha first time he lie saw little Ruth was when she hc had tumbled into Ino the lake an and the last when ho he put her on the bank to io dry and yet al at all these Y years y later they met meL In the artists artist's studio and a n chance chanco z remark of or orliss Miss liss Yo Youngs Young's brought the episode back v- v pr present day ar rou young man Clifford W. W Thousands of pooch people looked at n s picture V. V and then bought Liberty bonds during it its its V f Jj lion in the last Liberty lo loon loan n c campaign Other j 1 thousands 3 will see it during the winter for the theD r painting p D has tag icon been borrowed by the tho government o and arid will be exhibited in all large cities cities throughout w the United States yet not more than half haIr a dozen people are aware of the pretty love story conr cont con con- r t netted with the y painting Finding a Victor Victory f fy 7 3 I ut When H had hart finally decided just the thin thing t I he be be wanted anted to paint he sent for Miss liss Youn Young to 10 poser pose wf r for him Fer several days clays she stood with one oue foot on oI a soap box with her arm upraised holding a 1 twisted newspaper ne representing the tine torch of or Lin- Lin ZT for a clever artist does not require all an the properties for Cor posing and for several days das Po an worked la laying int in the first sl sketch etch in charcoal Then he gave Miss 1155 Young a vacation and began to look 1001 about for Cor a man to repose for Cor a couple of oC hours on his back and represent the conquered tyrant M And so 50 one day dar when an n acquaintance of PoIan Po Po- w Ian gangs gany's s came into the thc studio and announced that I JI for Cor several days dars he hc was going to rest up V su suggested that resting on the floor and turning t that rest to artistic purpose was about the thc best 1 thing he could do Thus It came about that Clifford Cutt Cut cur t ford W. W took tool of off ott his coat and posed as tho conquered t tyrant rant I dont don't know exactly what th the idea Is said aid er but if lC you OU are going to put me mo under ender tho the hee heel of or the eternal feminine I suppose se I shall have to submit If fill you ou happened to know this young oung woman I think you OU might feel complimented answered 1 But couldn't exactly see it that way was for the charcoal sketch on tho canvass dl did not v look ver very Interesting and meant only just so 50 man many Y n black lines to him proved to be a good model and Po a ny i. i made an appointment for tor another pose P Po an does not believe It wasting time and when er opened the door of the studio two da days s 's later he stopped topped In amazement r before beCore the Ule canvas that blossomed out In all its Us brilliant color and his first remark was Po an Ive I've lost m hen heart ray my rt Who is she Liberty of or course answered the provoking YE IL P Po og an a n r I il Then Im I'm for Liberty stronger than eV ever r 0 3 a It like her herZ As like her as I ever make malce anything of oC this kind Naturally it is an Idealized head aj not op ti- ti trait lift it- it g v When hen is she coming again 1 In about an hour f 4 You want me to for pose r you today dont don't donty y you rou blushingly asked aked t When the Hun Met Liberty J i i- i Well Nell I have have- to finish this work replied i and I dont don't see seo why you cant can't t continue to pose Miss l Young Is going to pose and I ha have reached the t point where here It St is impossible to go fur fur- fi ther without having you OU both at the same time So Bo oft off with your our togs and get set ready S Would ho do It wouldn't or he That was th the ther r r problem facing If It ho refused ho would l put to Inconvenience if ho went on with with i the work work well well he didn't see just how he ho could r j Just then came a knock at tho the door that settled settle d jf the whole question not only for the artist and nd his l- l two models model but it was the beginning of or a change chang changela tt In la two lives y Tho The door opened and In came Mss Miss Yonn Young pretty pret to tot fr t ty and dainty and sweet s r l I J. J Syr 4 Y wJ 9 2 I j Clifford W. W S. S cr Who Posed as a lull Hun x fa ss and Is h Now ova with r Y J Sam Sam's s i Fighters tr A 5 t r rY fe 5 wm K Y v r t tf f 1 1 j L t l ye j t r r Sr J r r T t 36 t S fY r 54 r r v rh t 3 s s fr frA A yr 1 JJ S a L I Mrs Clifford W W. from a Photograph Taken the Week of Her Well If It felt that he had lost his heart harl to the girl Irl in the picture lie had no doubt about it when when he hc found himself standing face to faco cO with Miss YOUtH Young herself introduced his 1115 two models models' and then went about his preparations Miss Young was soon oon r ready to pose and looked lovelier lo than ever in h her r lon long white while draperies tho arrangement of ot which did n not i exactly suit And so 80 as fiS mall many artists do to do obtain the effect they wish ho he asked ed Miss Young to dampen her draperies to 0 make maize them and still cling closely closel fallIn fall fallin fallin in graceful folds Ill tell you ron what we will do do she said Mr fr you ou get down on tho the Moor floor 1 wont won't step too heavily on you ou and then thon I will HI take talc the pose poso that is right Now ow Mr Ir Po my you rou hand me that sponge full of or water and we will get et this drapery Just right Orders were toll followed owed and then something happened happened hap hap- foiled that made forget Cornet all about his pose As Miss lIss Young squeezed tho the water from the sponge over her drapery she cried in a aver very little girl voice Its Us so 50 cold and soppy like e cold sop sop- P py Pr water In great grent surprise Pl quickly quickly- pulled himself Into a sitting position as PO an called out Lie down You lost have lost your our pose Cant help that almost shouted In his excitement She said snIt that same thIns thing years cars ago ers er's remark recalled a flood of or memories and Miss Young in her surprise lo lost t her hel pose and le let the wet sponge fall on plunk plunk ca-plunk on upturned up up- turned turned face I l say 51 he ho said ald rubbing the tho water ator from his eye you come from Virginia I did Cud Why h Well Nell do O you ou ren remember the boy hoy who pulled JJ you out of at tho water You said then that it was as cold and md soppy soppy- You dont don't mean mean mean- mean mean-If Yes I do Im I'm the one who ho pulled you yon out nut It H rounded so EO funny runny when you OU said It then thel iud and you itou ou J f I did look loot so EO cold and soppy Ive I've alwa beret it and laughed about It lt I f ju just jest t remember something abo pulling JUllin 1110 me ou out of the water replied M I rind find mother mothel always s said he lie v vs was s a real li Il Oh p pshaw haw was ALays A AI says Lays t today day that his mo model e looked like a V k 1 y V vv o 0 3 r Vi J l h J 0 f i y E M r f S ift Y j C i ir it i f rO I t 15 i r C WV W 1 r Oa Oai i r i y f x ij X 1 wA I II E II I Kl I V VV V 2 V J 7 YS' YS y j 4 4 y 5 t. t 2 aG a. a C h t y yf f r r ra rl t t r b 4 ST St y r rI i i O OJ JS r 9 T n T-sV T J C- C Y I ii 4 I V fc 4 1 r T a r k d l lA v is A af r y iN af Y Ly- Ly t Y i ip p y t r i FL v T rt v J t. t Y Yr r w wr t r I r q u 3 w rr Y YE E 2 r r ajr pf ra S L s S Goa e J w rrT v rr o YV v JJ T C Cd d a fit vP a t a S S S j Y Po anys any's Famous Picture Liberty in Which Ruth Young Posed as the Victory R and Clifford a the Prostrate Hun with ith tho the Strange Result That They ar Q J Fell in n Love and Married r 1 schoolboy just then But PO Poga saw fa the tho good goodlight lI ht radio fadin and time lime slipping b by with two T r light w wG wa wai a s fading G before for him who had d evidently c lost all inter in- in aU r ter terl st in his hid picture asked Interrupting How Flow about that pose he S t their halting conversation con 11 I 1 dont don't think we ought to pose today m ti r beta you see pe this is the first limo limowe w aK we c have met melt in years and and and- baldt said bald But Bat we didn't know each other thou then hiss Faun YOUl Young and you sou ou just jest pulled palled out mit and then t left town to with your p parents ts re But we know knot ca each h other now now and and I think wo we mow all ought to go out and and and- alt rv Business and Sentiments Sentiment 5 3 No o o cc rallon until artt r you ou are through h YS posing ruled rUiel o You Yoa mi might ht Just as w well ll yield tra gracefully Ruth step on him Miss liss Young obeyed with and tho the studio pre presently settled cl down into that calm that ah a s 's comes to the atmosphere of or an artists artist's place when 11 r nc ne is 15 at work worl But Dut although posing poking as ast t t. t the e conquered t tyrant rant was Irrepressible and after aCter ys s I a few moment moments turned his h head ad once to say But But wo we will all go to dinner when when when- it a 1 boy hoy All right answered but keep that Iss You Young pose now Ruth Huth step on oft him a n little har harder er hero hem Finally tho tiro pose poe was finished and aull tho the trio trio- nd ad Pos any Ruth Youn Young the Girl Clifford cha chagrined t th the bo boy boy- hero and Willy illy P gan the man who t knows 1 his art went put out to celebrate with a dinner the lie happy event of their meeting That was the result o of the first posing together of or Miss tUss Young find and for Cor W war l picture Liberty Libert f Victorious From that time Urn on says he never had such service e C from rom models before batore who always alwa's were prompt to the thc minute and willing to pose O to together by the tho hour Then one ono day two t models told him that they meant to be married soon and that must come to the wedding wedding- it would not bo be complete without him Aud And BO so it came about that P user and Miss Young were married with a g gey party and much rejoicing Today is painting splendid id pictures and Ruth Ruthi Young now Mrs Ir Clifford W. W Is 15 B still posing for tor him while over O in France Clifford 18 Is fighting with Uncle Sama forces Certainly Clifford is in France said tr l Mrs r Where her else should ho be bo at nt this time timer At night I dance danee and sing ping In the daytime I pow posy jl You dont don't suppose that I would let him stay home p do you ou because se he had to support a wife Not a abit bit of oC it Im I'm just as capable of ot making my own living now as I was before w we were married But when ho lie comes home think what hat a glorious time we will have hare How we can ever e do rIo enough for Cor Mr Poga for Cor bein being the means of or bringing us together I dont don't know now If It Mr fr had bind not painted that picture of or course I suppose we might never have met but butle ho lie le did paint it and now I am a soldiers soldier's happy wife tt |