, 1888-12-27


i one. L Is genuine SPaS2Oletto for hum.
! irot.
=. Is g cop. burst from him in Il tone of
vivid contradiction
~ c"lE. Feis ate! after him in wonder.
~ copy! Or couFs' Il - So l supposed
Etsr2S 90 rot grow on every bush, my
friend IEe1-t that the original was a Ri
+ bera. and 10. merely f L.s school But now
you peak C l." AID | went down on nv
Inc '-."s Eoa 50 aars t,,at it j. q copyI
How h~i 1T ar t!s-a li-.l lights. yet how
EfvlIo"! And syr th. G,. ia of the coioring
her, and t..r t.EIF taue over all, By
Lcavcns,7 I s,sid, r.siu- and racin. hin,
abruptly, IT Is no: rDyEr'
1T Is he cried furiarsIv: i saw II isl
. Do Ribcrts g,row on ever Lush. uladIan,"
The word and the passion ic threw into Il
soEcrcd T,c 1T once. - Lgg your PARDON
said II forgot rrvsclL. | am sorry for II
But the opinion have uttered is nv opinion
still And if l do NOT make u mistaien I
went on eveing him sbr.wdIv. 1T is vorr-
I too. / fancy, nv friend. that YOU had inst
made the discovery wFpl | came in and that
Won dared hardly to cutrrtaiu II II is ro
wouda. that such thing threw yo1 OFF vour
balance
For he was trembling still, and CIancinc-
from me to the Daiutiu-r and barI, AGAIN in n
i.strausht fashion Yes he said Mt length.
yetliu.- out his words with difficulty II
thourht it possible. inst possibIe but how
very. very inlprobableT7
YES, very improbable, if, as l suppoge.
YOU bought the picture for . COPY. But
where did YOU ret it, asked brisklv.
Thought that L vas BEGINNING to understand
hirn.
Il bought it from priest for an old song
AT Almonacid."
lie moved uneasily, as if he would have
recalled his last word But it was too lnte,
and he nodded assent Then after all it
WIS you whom ] saw that dayF / COM
meuted. you had Just bought it, | sup
pose"
YES, had doubt about it them
at is a strange story, but strange things
! happen,' | said, watching him narrowly.
1T is true"
or course pretended to believe him, and
seeing clearly that lie wished me gone took
myself 10 my room. III part did belicys
him, only l thought it strange that an artist
Of his kidney should be SO greatly ashamed of
having outwittcd an old monk; SO greatly
ashamed as TO tell the story of his cleyernesy:
in that hang dog fashion. 1t crossed my
mind that might be wrong in my Judgment
of the picture. Il mizht be that tho st.
Christophcr was only copy after all, and
Client himself had made il. and was even
then when broke in upon him having it out
Ui.h his conscience whether he should pass il
Off for IN original or not. That was posi-
BE: But TO me lie had been a friend in need,
and it w-ns no business Of mine.
The next dav. the 18th OF January. was 70
be the last of my stav in Toledo. / had Gil
but finished the Sketches l required, aa,l
if the truth must be told, I Ionged to Isc
away. The stiffness OF the place haunted
Inc. | hated the huge ssr1are alcazar which
lowered over all the Moorish cateways the
hundred silent churches BY noon 1 had
made an end of my work, and hastily put.
ting asid,, NV materials called Jock and
staTted star, for n long rafnble over over the hills
1rber. tho oI.1zsr did not boY tb. supsbinc
.hon,,b II lyos innossifIa m get ont cs aigbt
~ did NOT. ,etI,r, untii darkness sroyt
me l,,cl, into tho town
r-ba- a. o,,., tbo+ ,,o,., ,,-,s sor,,,
GO ,, foot Tn tho strectS was n,
-, which rather crow thar !.
sened as approached the middle of "a
toyyn. Knots of peoDle carving facat
passed hurriedly or stood together at th,
Street corners. The Zocodoyer was thronged
As-in mart curious and in mart anuoved-l
was pushing my way through the crowd, /.
cloc, st,1,ci, q mud set in motion bv tha,
I'LL
sa7,rd ,,,os Lro,,e-l,t tlo .tnnd,tjn Ibaf
j,,s+ ,;,,o =, ,,,a,ig - - 1,I,. -,I,a1
~ L,, ,,,a,r;,. the I,,i.rI,+ ,,Ior, of = In
JraJ fires IeaneJ nm ahovc tho crowd orG
Glowing botIv ON niiIor and oobIa Hrrr buoe
h,,II,s9 o, tho I-r,.I- etocl.S o,,J c,-,,Csa5 p,
o,g, :, hundred si1bouof+as
II ,vos a 1veir,l yot a hoautiruI sicbt II
nlaoee1 me to find If rs,aotad in c,.,s,, street
md o,er snac, entered Jsnent f,IIv A.,
hour tired as was, in burI.vinr nm and down
40 - ,I,, Ct ,e a., f,,Ii-I+ e., tIi o.
cod,. or that arcSyav snd 7rhcD at IaI,at;,
tore myself AWAY and went home I m9ds
o,,i,,l,Iv for tbc r,aror n tan, of Iybot La
seer
II say. CIentw / be.ran. shave Won been
outi What is its What does it all meant,
Such a nervous fellow as he wasI Hs
iuruDed up, dropping his spoon into his plats
with clatter. ''IYhat does what meanJ'
he suffered.
These bonfires in the streets. to he sureI
The sight is n most singular oueI You OUGHT
to be out viewing it!n
He sat down at once. ooh. the bonfresIp
he said, resuming his meal, 'The peopls
are keeping st. Anthony's eve. that is ali
II is customary here to do it in this WOW Won
know St Anthony is alyays renresantod
with a fire bv his side II
thouShS ehatiS was SOLloIulnS 81 Inab
kind" l answered, following his example.
"Wil you come out with me presently and
have look at the town! The sightseers are
orderly enough, though to judge from the
stir at the gendarmerie the occasion Is a
special one"
as there a stir thereF" he asked, pausinK
with his spoon half way to his mouth.
''Some civil guards, six or eight dare say,
and an officer were dismounting at tbs door
as passed. Apparently they had JUST
come in"
'What! Did you notice what tho officer
was ike" Client asked in q curious tone, but
was busy with my dinner.
Yes" l answered, carelessly, che had a
hare lip. l remarked it because he had q
good look at me rs ! passed. Not You do
not mean to say that you have done alreadyT'
He did not answer, and looked up to learn
the reason. l read something in his pale face
and trembling lipS which chilled me Tho