Show loar to auddy t killett rG r 4 ELETT V 5 illustrated 6 y PAY MY 7 3 IJ C a OY y carr rr SYNOPSIS 6 hail flail artist photographer fre pre pares pare for or day dilys a work ork in his studio 1 hodle his assistant assistants reminds ht him in of 0 ajar a party she rhe Is to give in the studio th that at n night agh aid M that his business Is in bad financial shape mr doremus attorney torney itt and ju juine juite ite ot of the peace calls and informs hall that his uncle john a will has left him wo on condition that he be marry before flits twenty eighth birthday which t bt at midnight that mra mrs rena calls at the studio ara ra liall asks i hiet to tto marry matry him at once she span spars for j offie but finally agrees to efto him an an tit ht the party that night miss bliss carolyn lyn lally calls and hall ilan proposes to her sire eire aart es to give him am n answer anser at the party tHAP ETl V suddenly sho she sat up and looked round toward the office she was keenly alive again agabi immediately it love made her stupid and sluggish hate could revile her rosamund gale the sight of her ber stung flodie like a whip here she abe was again now of all times when everything was askew rosamund gale the professional model rhodel rosamund the beautiful rosa M mund and the arrogant the spoiled atto die disliked her aborn rom her hair to tier lier heels disliked her name her manners her reputation and most of all her photographs hall used her olten otten for his commercial pictures ures which he sold for advertisements tor for magazine covers for art supplements spring miss gale la in damp cheese cloth with apple blossoms the ne sut miss gale in tallor made suit gesticulating and eo so on tiddie al ways shipped slapped the prints angrily with an irritated choo chool before she put them away she hare have been glad to slap rosamund hall posed her arranged draperies her hair in moved oved her ber hands all exquisite agony for flodie say made a picture ot lot herself in the door way golden fair boehly colored ale plc even always in n striking ori original gimal costumes coste meB daringly aft with all 01 her dimples her curls ivet ive T illanes and her strange colors let Tl noelle otlie have the ull full effect of heri beauty she had bad the air sk of cf roe who Is quite used to being stared al admired flodie rose her ber lace tet wet mr Donl stelle Is busy miles igwe she bald said and watker toward as it to brush the visitor iback rosamund Rosa muDd barwe however woid lecog nize DO no mere inere anen nial laL she sept iro trio the studio as if be ned ithe place all alt right III bang round awhile till bes he tree bay say miss fisher fidlier fish me out ont a co cou irple ae of those last poses w u III you youl I 1 want ito to give one due to a gentle maa briend here adalize this boa out there and bang laang itt arp cwb ile aou re going daou mandt ot certainly baill fladam Fl adae took the boa and md fan an apparent accident dropped it Rosam rosamund iund made madean aa ango gesture oh gh flon me im eo so careless said iF lodle then carrying it artely so that sa a hill toot foot of it drabel along the door the in arched out of the studio sian up rosamund looked forja foras coga rette and found a OE ox a oil ob miss fisher 1 ehe she cang vang me a match will mill youa fotr then she and threw herauf lazily on the coudal she begam to whistle flodie noticed that rosa mund showed loo too much belll stocking also that one stocking bad begun to run she noticed that giat rosamund a shirtwaist was as not mt quite noticed that her sails ils though highly polished polls oed were not absel absolutely well chaste one heel beet vas as A lilt bit run xun over her moonstone ring deeded cleaning lao lacia part real md and part fral tatton tei lengthened a it little with the pencil tiny rip in ter ber clofe lote thre there wad was nothing an ordinary man would have seep been nothing that would have bave tort tart for hm him it the whole effect even had he aseen it but flodie saw and damned and said ald no word I 1 here are the matches ulsa gale III look up the prints this afternoon when I 1 have more time oh thanks llave a cag rosa mund held them up impertinently I 1 oh don t you smoke very itic was rosamund Ros amunds a tone ton wo no you don t look it exactly she laughed gea easily confident of her own superior I 1 oppe appearance arance I 1 a lips grew white it bould not take much more to mke her ery try oh I 1 d hardly expect you to under eland oe managed to say and burnet iago AI 0 ix 0 3 understand you all right I 1 gues guess fiah what are all those fancy evergreen wreaths doing out in the of flee she was blowing rings very prettily I 1 ob mr BonJA telle is going to bare have a party really yF III have to ask him about that she examined her finger nails 1 I 1 believe belleve III come I 1 in sorry but the invitations were all sent out over a it week ago miss bliss gale I 1 mine must have been add resO wrong I 1 I 1 I 1 don t think I 1 ever make that kind ii ind ot of a mi mistake stalie at no nos said the mistake sou make is in suppo supposing sug that you run this place 11 flodde eyed her well you set bet me such a good example you know miss aliss gale really 11 the door opened and hall came out of the dark room blinking hello hall I 1 how a the boy 9 said rosamund and rearranged her pose quickly and deftly exit flodde to dry her eyes in the office to swear her innocent little dam darn it all anyway to wait and wonder won flar to worry and brow grow ever more fearful as the voices reached her ears hall a face lighted as he saw rosa mind mund despite defects of detail rosa mund round so nonchalantly posed so fair aad flashing animate with youth and confidence was aa as ever a picture in which be he rejoiced she had none of carolyn s severe clean cut boyishness none of the fullness of mrs royalton 8 aristocratic maturity she was a worn an that women nomen would always shun and land men fight for love and abandon hall looked at her and her beauty sank deep into him A golden tendril of hair in front of her ear caught his 9 glance lance and thence to the saucy frolic some dimple in her cheek the little uplifted corner of her delicate mouth her white even teeth the straight line of her nose her finely drawn eyebrows to her violet blue eyes his quick glance traveled reveling he did not speak till by jove I 1 id d like to take you in that pose she shei of course immediately changed d it to prove her lack of vanity tat lut fell into another as ml well she knew her trade oh doat dont tall talk shop all the time ehe she said ani jast calling ive been ben posing for or three hours with deerfield and I 1 in all in for heavens sake let me sit here where I 1 banit see a camera say hah haz how bow about this party tonight youre mot strying to cut oat out are am youl you she went up to him took bin ty by doe two lapels ol 01 bis his coart showed her teeth and witcher with Sier her eyes dared him to touch aber he lie ran his bis chand bis his hilr hair cy dy jove be slowly di you get an invitation wise must jave forgotten Jor gotten dt she made anade a 4 joule gesture of are OB ok of course it 11 you want ane you know fl in neter ever mind pouting prettily she turned turne daway away why of at course il want you to come abat etee could hall soy may but upon her he meant it new now bay youre devilish 7 41 she he had the air of one ww Is used to bring being stared at F retty did you know tse vwe sewer een seen you look so well rosamund needed no more at of an in well she eald said comfortably I 1 if you really want me ill III promise to io male some of that smart banch of yours look like uke was washwoman washwomen wash homen women find and that no myth either say hall I 1 begat T sot a new dress I 1 at dying to have you see smart as it its a some rag bt be aleve met me can I 1 go the limit limitt she tir oled tier their cottage core age indicating a dar egly loscut neck lie re laughed and nodded ob oh you cau tau get AW ay with anything in the way of clothes dy jove look all light right in jumper nd overalls 11 good idea ideal lets try iry it some time queen of the bricklayers she struck a it graceful attl attitude tude lord you are axe pret pretty til hall eald said meditatively itching ber her she gare gaye him a it look caught a new expression on hla his face and proceeded to work it up her first step was to say ay reflectively as an she cast down her golden lashes say hall I 1 don t know 1 I guess I 1 id d better not come ta tonight night though after ail all I 1 don t believe you want me of course I 1 want you Rosa rosamund he went up to her and tried to lake her band do cate please I 1 I 1 no she phe drew away from him pet ashly I 1 J m not coming I 1 ve decided rosamund flung herself down don on abs tbs th couch of course he be fol followed loed her iier isow now rosamund see berel this time he succeeded in getting her hand you ve simply got to come why you 11 II make hat that crowd stare starel there ibn isn t one of hem them that can come anywhere near 5 i ou for looks III be awfully proud ox or you V why her hand moved in hla his with a ith the slightest possible caress cares she put something into her blue eyes eye that made them burn bum with tenderness hall drew her gently toward him and whispered come over here and III tell you she he hesitated a second then permit led ted a closer contact arranging it so that she could look up at him dream lly ily I 1 well what now her eyes went down her fingers worked nervously very fine work tor for that sort of a girl his arm tightened about her ho he drew her bead head still nearer bis his onela one instant she protested mutely then with a sigh she shut her eyes and shivered f hall kissed her once twice thrice she clutched his band hand tightly when she did raise her lids it was ft 1 look at him with ith big pleading won on dering eyes there were tears in them almost what do you want vant to kiss me for haip hall I 1 he kissed her ber again why I 1 want ant to the time had come she jumped to her f feet hall im ito going I 1 cant ever come here again you ve spoiled everything its only fun for you but but I 1 she choked a sob but I 1 cant play at it that way I 1 she turned and walked to the window oh I 1 in sorry really hall walked toward her again I 1 I 1 dian t mean oh ob I 1 care too much I 1 in at atrall mid she sobbed and sat down mournfully refusing to look at him you mean rosamund he stopped bit his lip and looked at her keenly rosamund could not be awak awal ward or ridiculous the de dalian gods hid had granted her the superb gift of grace she sat in a limp dejected but perfectly graceful attitude a picture of grief and wounded pride A keener man would have looked for more aban don in her woe a touch ot of the grotesqueness tesque ness of despair something of convincing intensity perhaps hall 1 himself at any other time when his hlaj mind was tree free might have had bad a it sus bus aldon biclon iclon that all was as not maufred but now he saw only a woman abo vho loved 1 him tenderly and on abose emotion he had carelessly played A vave wave 0 tenderness tor for her ampt over him regret for US baring her keen een nerve but it vms colored also with the pride of the nale in his lits conquest n the chase had bad already excited him she Shee was as abere beautiful and fond his victim conquered by hla his force ot of personality try irry as he might to subdue this baseness ba Ms his egotism rose triumphant his sympathy the woman was kis then wah the th might a lightning flashed IB in his twain here bere the thins thing to do I 1 he infest the im arrid d before midnight why mott rosamund for bis his bride she was tready wi willing liling j to be woo uva aff a beauty whom he could be to exhibit as his hill wife ife mra royadon might ave him prestige introduce him an a t present him as faer her dower dowier with influence and position but where would she be beside the corn of rosamund gale carolyn yer perham hapa was better fitted to ft be kits lis amate she he too was of the coci aUy elect and she ab had youth youth had nut ma rosa mund the fuu fragrance at it ita charms I 1 all thia this in A it instant than then with a swift rush he be kad ahw in bis his embrace rosamund Kos amund dear cofta 4 I 1 be he exclaimed softly 11 1 I did do mean iti it I 1 want ayou dear let ane me lowe yaul you how careful he was to be breatt 1 I want vant you for my wife I 1 must hate have youl you he ile held lier her and close he kissed her ore and more mare fervently ter vently slowly slowly she ber blue to his really haill ak smiling through her tears she nestled cloe then you do really le in ir rasa mund hall aslag after a minute minate of lot ft demonstration 04 0 hall haill she raa ran her fingers through his hair hall had a queer new sensation of pleasure so far he had thought only of athla marriage and bis his millions but with rosamund warm and soft in hla his arms in his eyes her heart so near rosamund had made him forget tor for a minute fot the in mo ament if not in love with her be he aa was at least fascinated she set bis his blood afire his ills eagerness was not all dissimulation when he said then we mast be married immediately irean t wait rosamund what a abe the we ot of being in I 1 want ant you now no today 1 TO BE CONTINUED |