Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-24


room. What capital bit q Painting, II |
nA hecra, Is it nosi IL must her And.
iorfetthig In my carernes everything save
mat mad before me siasularsy Ecjd COPY
OF a hne picture, l actually waved him
ASIDE Nhen Do would have intcrpos,d. "No
one pm kihcia,s cried, STORING over It.
could PANT thcso lights and shadousi No
drsdr 'N'' . ''u'''
IT IA copy burst from him In n tone 81
vivid contradiction.
"a copylA ! repeated after him IN wonder
A eopyi OF course IL ia SO i supposed.
Riberas do not grow on every bush. INV
friend, meant that tho original was a nj.
hern, and not merely Of his school But now
you sSak Of It," and | went down on INV
knees, "aro you so sun that It is copyl
How bright arc these high lights, yet how
mellow And see the depth OF the colorinr
here, and the tavny tone over ALI By
heavens," said, rising and facing him
abruptly, at is not copytr
ut ar he cried furiously; a say It Isl
Do lhhoras grow on every bush, madmanF
The word and the passion he throw into IL
sooered me at onee. II beg your pardon,
said, VI forgot myself am sorry for IL
But tho opinion have uttered Is my opinion
still. And IL do not make mistake /
went on oyeing him shrcwdy, at is yours.
too. fancy. my friend, that you had lust
made the discovery when came in, and that
you dared hardly to entertain IL It is no
wonder that such thing throw you on your
balance
For he was trembling sin, and glancine
from mo TO tho painting and back nguin in
distraught fashion. "Ycs, y he said at length.
getting on his words with difficulty. VI
thought 1t possible, Just possible, but how
very, very improbahlem
"Yes, very Improbable, II, rs | suppose.
you bought tho picture FOR copy. But
whore did you get itin | asked br.skly. |
thought that was beginning to understand
him.
II bought 1T from a priest for an old song
at Almonacldr
Eat Almonhcidin
He moved uneasily, as n he would have
recalled his last word But Il was too late.
and he nodded assent Then after all il
was you whom l SAW that dayn com
mented. "yOu had just bought it, sup
| pose.N
"Ycs, I had doubt about Il thcn.r
at is n strange story, but strange things
happen" said, watching him narrowly
at Is true
or course pretended to bcliovo him, and
Iesing clearly that he wish0l nc gone took
myself TO my room. In part did bolip,a
him, only | thoughtit strange that an arts.
Of bis kidney should be so greatly ashamed Of
having outwittcd nn old monk 80 greatly
ashamed as to tell the story OF his clcverhcss
~ that hang dog fashlon. II crussrd ms
mind that might 10 wrong in my judgment
OF the picture II might bc that tho st.
Christopher was only copy after all, and
Clout himself had made it, and was even
then when / broke IN upon him having It out
with his conscience whether be should pass il
OFT for an original or not That WAS posi-.
be, bus TO me he had been friend IN notd,
and Il was no business Of mine
The next day, the 18th Of JANUARY, was 10
| be the last Of my stay in Toledo had all
but finished the sketches / required, and
II the trutlf must be told, longcd 10 10
away. The stillacss Of tho place haunted
me. hated the huge square alcaznr which
lowered over all the Moorish gatowsys tho
hundred silent churches. ny noon he'd
made an end OF my work, and hastily put
ting aside my materials called Jock and
started for u long rRinbls over the hills
where the alcaEar did not bar the sunshine
though It was impossible to get out Of sight
Of It. didnot return until darkness droS'
mo back into tho town.
Thon saw at once that there was some
thing strange on foot, IN the streets Was an
unwontcd hustle, which rather grow than les-
ssned as | approached tho middle Of tho
town Knots Of pe1plo carrying fagots
passed hurricdly or stood together at the
street corners. Tho Zocodover was thronged
As--in part curious and in part Nunoyod-I
was pushing my way through the crowd, a
clock struck G, and, s't in motion by that
signal, tho bells IN ovory tower burst into
sound, was brought TO q standtill. had
Just time 10 wonder what It meant when
as by magic tho bright glare Of a hun
drcd fires leaped up above tho crowd, and
glowing hotly on pillar and gable, lung huge
shadowp on tho very stecples, and exposed at
once hundred silhouettes
It was n weird yet beautiful sight. IL
pleased me to find 1t repeated In every street
and open space | entered. spent fully an
hour, tired NJ ! was, In hurryinS up and down
70 mark the effect OF tho ilrellght ON this IA
cade or that nrchway. And when at length
tore myself away and went home, made
quickly for the parlor 10 talk OF what bad
seen.
~ say, clentln ! began, shave you been
outis What Is iti What does it all neanr
Such a nervous fellow as he wasl He
jumped up, dropping his spoon into bis plate
with clatter "WhAt does what mcanf
he suffered.
These bonHros In the stroets, 10 be surei
Tho sight Is most singular onel You ought
10 be out viewing III"
He sat down at once sob, the bonhnssw.
he said, rcsuining his meal "Tho people
arc Keeping St. Anthony's owe, that Is oil
II is customary hereto do It inthis way. YOu
know st Anthony Is always represented
with n fire by his side"
a thought that it was something OF that
kind,n answered, following his example
"Will you come out with me presently and
/ have q Look at the town. The dEhtseefs are
orderly enough, though to judge FROM ths
/ stir at the gendarTnerie tho occasion is u
special ono
! 'Is there a stir thereF' be asked pausing
/ with his spoon half way 70 bis mouth.
''Some civil guards, Sir or eight dare say,
and an ofiicer were dismounting at the door
as passed Apparently they bad Just
Z come in"
what Did you notice what the officer
wns lilseI7 Clent asked In q curious tone, hut
| wus busy with my dinner.
nYes, = answered, caieleslly, "he had a
! hare llp. / remarked II because DO had a
1 good look at me as ! passed mol You do
not mean TO ssy that you have done nifoadyF
He did not answer, and looked up % learn
/ the reason ! read sornsthing In bis pale fsru