The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-25
FINE 40-YEAR-OLD
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS.

And he straightway offered Paul the
magnificent sum of 500 II he would make
the letters palmer, so he could use it as
an advertisement IL would look fine in
the sample room with touch Of bright
red or yellow i'm it and a Sl.J0 gold frame,
he thought. And If the firm name could
be worked into that streak OF sunlight in
blue letters how well it would go
This was the extent OF the paternal
appreciation of the artistic efforts of his
son, but il was appreciated TO a certain
extent And the picture won the old
man over.
1t was settled afterward that Paul
should 90 to Paris and work under the
eyes Of the great artists.
But" said the man of gin and whisky
in n bulk. "if you do not get picture
hung up in the big saloon over there after
two years, you mustn't expect no more
money from me. for I'll give you nothing.
Yonil have TO shift for yourself, and III
put what I've squandered on you down to
profit and loss and close the books"
Paul sailed away with hopeful heart
He studied under Benjamin Constant and
Lefebvre. and became a faithful and con-
scientious student. For year he worked
hard.
Next year." he thought. "0nly two
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the salon. But it's got to be done and I'll
do it." And so the pile of studies in his
studio grew larger and each one showed a
bo.der hand and clearer thought than
its predecessor.
Early in the spring OF the second year
he started for the coast of Malaga TO con-
ceive what was TO he his masterpece-his
picture for the salon. For n month he
worked feverishy until he settled down To
one subject. then the artistic fever came
strong upon him, and it was only when
he slept that his hands did not bear the
burden of brushes and palette.
The canvas that so engrOssed his mind
was a picture of the coast OF Spain near
Malaga, which he was enlarging and COM
posing from faithful sketches done on the
spot. The scene was thoroughly Mediter-
ranean.
In the foreground was sandy dune
covered with wild laurels, cactus and aloe,
interspersed with silken spears of burned
yellow grass. The brilliant salmon-col-
ored sand showed in patches here and
there. while crouched behind this clump
OF vegetation were three soldiers of the
guarda costa. or coast guard, peering
through the leaves at a felucca, whose
orange-colored sail was plainly visible of
shore.
The picture was finished, and he brought
it 10 Paris and sent it to the salon. Then
followed the anxious days, until final the
dav came when the decision OF the judges
was to be announced. Paul sat in a cafe
with dozen other artists, all waiting for
news from their pictures, when in walked
Jack jenkins, another Yankee artist, who
shared PauPs studio He had just had
good, good news, and he felt so delighted
that his mind had conceived a brilliant
joke, and he gravely proceeded to carry 1t
out.
"Your pictures been rejected. old boy"
he said. Shaping Paul on the back, land
so has mine; but wen try again, he ?" and
he winked at the other artists.
Without a word Cornoyer went out.
He walked directly to his studio, and sit
ting down at a table wrote brief note.
Dear mother" it ran. I'm tired out
and it's no use. My picture was not hung
in the salon. Good-by."
An hour later jenkins came up the
steps two at a time. He had been looking
for Paul. and wondered where he had
gone. He opened the door of the studio
and stepped in quickly.
His foot stepped in something wet; he
hastily struck match, and by its flicker
ing light he saw Paul stretched out on the
floor with revolver in his right hand.
He was dead
Jack stared without uttering a sound.
Then he picked up the revolver, lighted
another match, and looked into the cylin-
der Four cartridges remained. The
match burned down to his finger and he
dropped it. The burning end fell upon
the floor where it was wet, and sputtered
out as Jack pulled back the hammer.
A delegation of friends came to the
studio the next day TO congratulate the
two American artists over the success OF
their pictures, aud to lie Paul that his
picture had taken the third medal.
They found two bodies. living one across