The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-07-18

duty % isfe fer ~ aitlns Giier diuuef hs'
been served. uss reoedius 10 the dtsisnee
Mf. watkins sss niIins color vilt al Al
Of great ind us,ry, SAINT approaching Ior,
uearly, was surprsei 10 see tue culut n
question vas ~ hsfsh and briliapt an em
etald green ss It ls poasible 10 Imagine
Having cultivated sn extreme seuabiliiy
10 color from bis earliest yesm. be go
the air 10 sbsrply between b, teeth si Ib'
very arsi sIimpse oi this brew. ME VA
kins tprusd rouad ha looked annoyed,
Wbst 90 esfth srs you suius 10 do with
that beastly gfeen' said ssnt
Mr.. Watkins realized that bis zeal TO ~
pear busy 10 the eyes Of the butler hsd ey
ideuuy betrayed bin into some technical
error He looked st SAINT and hesitsted.
/ Pardon my rodeness, said SAnt, but real
1 ~, that green is sltoeether to smszlng IL
came IS shock Whist 90 you mean to
do with IT.
Mr. Watkins was collecting bls resour
ccs Nothing could save the situa'ion but
decision, II You come here lnterrupting
my work, be said u goiu TO paint sour
face With It.
Sant retired, for he wasa humorist and
a peaceful msu Going down the bill he
met Person aud Wainwright. Either that
man is . geulus or be IS dangerous lana
tic, ssii be. just go mp and look at his
green. Aud he continued his way, bis
counteusnce frightened by pleasant aD.
tcipaloa OF d cheerful STRAY round 90
easel 10 the cleaning, and the shedding OF
much green paint.
But 10 Person and Waiawright Mr.. Wat
kins was less aggressive and explained
that the green was uteL ded to be the first
coating Of bis picture. 1t was, he admit
ted IN response to a remark sn absolutely
new method, Invented by himself Bot
subsequently be became more reticenl; be
explained be was not going to tell every
pssser by the secret OF his own particular
style, aud added some scatbiug remarks
upon the mesuness of people hanging
about" TO pick up such TT cks OF the mas
ters as they could, which Immediately re
lieved him OF their company,
Twilight deepened, first one then amor
ther star appeared The rocks amid the
tall trees to the left OF the house had
long since lapsed into sumberous silence,
the house itself lost ali the details Of It's
architecture aud became dark gray ont
hue, and then the windows OF the saloon
shone out brilliantly. the conservatory was
lighted up, and here and there bed room
window burnt yellow. Had anyone ap
preached the easel in the park it would |
have been found deserted, One brief IN
civil word IN brilliant green sulled the
purity of its canvass, Mr., Watkins was
busy 10 the shrubbery with his assistant,
who had discre,tly joined him from the
carria, e DIVE.
Mr., Watkins was inclined to be self con
uuon the ingenious device by
" hich be had carried all bis apparatus
boldly, and IN the sight Of all men, right
up to the scene Of operations That's the
dressing room, be said to his assistant,
and, as soon as the mad t. kes the candle
away and goes down to supper. we'll call
10. My how nice the house does look to
be sure against the starlight, and with al
ts windows and lights Swopme, jim, |
almost wish was painter chap. Have
,ou fixed that there wire across the path
rom the laundry
He cautiously approached the house un
n be stood below the dressing room win
tow, and began to pat together bis folding
adder He was much too experienced
practitioner to feel any unusual excite.
nent. Jim was reconnoitering the smoking
Dom. Suddenly, close beside Mr., Wat I
ins, 10 the bushes, there was q violent
rash aud u stihsd curee Some one had {
umbled over the wire which his assistant (
Iad Just arranged. He heard feet running
u the gravel pathway beyond Mr. Wat
Ins. like all true artists, was asIugnlarly {
by man. and be lncontinenty dropped
us folding ladder aud began running cir
through the shrubbery. He /
vas iudstiuoily aware Of two people hot
.pou bis heels, aud be fsncied that he dleI
lnguished the outline OF bIs assistant IN
ropt Of bin. 10 another moment be [
ad vanlted the low stone wall bounding {
be shrubbery AID was IN the open park. /
'wo tbuds 90 The turf 70 owed bis own /
cap
1t wass close chase in the darkness
hrough the tress, Mr. Watkins was
90 ely bniit msu aud 10 good training, ,
ud be gained hand over hand upon e ,
oatsely pnnliug figure IN front. Neither ,
poke but as Mr.. Watkins pulled up ,
lougside. quslm OF awful doubt came
yer him, The other man turted his head 4,
/ the same moment and gave and eIclsma
iou Of surprise. It's not jim, thought
lr Watkins, and simultaneously the s,ran
er h9ug himself a. It were. at MI Watt
ines knees, aud they we're forth h'Itb ,
on the ground together. Lend ,
band Bill, cried the stranger rs the
bird mao came up. And Bill dd-two
auds, 10 fact, aud some accoutnated feet.
be fourth man, presumably jim had ap
srvnily turned aside aud made Of 10
iIereut direction At sny rate. be did ,
ot join the trio.
MIR watkins memory Of the beIt two /
minutes IL eItrym, ly vague. He has dim
ecoIlpcrlou OF having bis thumb 10 the
orrer Of The mouth Of the 6fst msD, and /
a,ling surioos atoht its safety, snd for /
oue seconds at ltast be beld the head Of +