. Mary Ware, the Little Colonel's chum . u THE GIRLISH FIGURE ENVELOPED IN A LONG LOOSE WORKING CHAPTER VIIIN JOYCES STUDIO THE short winter day was almost at an up in the top flat of a New York apartmenthouse, Joyce Ware sat in her studio, making themost of those last few moments of daylight. In thedownstairs flats the electric lights were already moved her easel nearer the window, thankfulthat no sky-scraper loomed between it and the fadingsunset, for she needed a full half hour to completeher work. There were a number of good pictures on thewalls, among them some rea
. Mary Ware, the Little Colonel's chum . u THE GIRLISH FIGURE ENVELOPED IN A LONG LOOSE WORKING CHAPTER VIIIN JOYCES STUDIO THE short winter day was almost at an up in the top flat of a New York apartmenthouse, Joyce Ware sat in her studio, making themost of those last few moments of daylight. In thedownstairs flats the electric lights were already moved her easel nearer the window, thankfulthat no sky-scraper loomed between it and the fadingsunset, for she needed a full half hour to completeher work. There were a number of good pictures on thewalls, among them some really fine old Dutch in-teriors, but any artist would have turned from thebest of them to study the picture silhouetted againstthe western window. The girlish figure envelopedin a long loose working apron was all in shadow, butthe light, slanting across the graceful head bendingtowards the easel, touched the brown hair withglints of gold, and gave the profile of the earnestyoung face, the distinctive effect of a Rembrandt portrait. 125 126 MARY WARE Wholly unconscious of the fact, Joyce plied herbrus
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