Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-04-25

canvas DeSp0ttofo0 WIN 0ooD0, WIN.
out form and void, and anon 10 the
blank wall beyond his easel.
All the time the model had been an
astonished witness Of this remarkable
scene, but % the brush fell from
Hardy's grasp. and. sinking upon Q
chair. he covered bis face with his
hands In abject misery, she rushed
up to him. "Are you III, Mr.. Hard"
she asked breathlessly.
"Oh, It's nothins--only--only I can't
paint-all conception Of how to do Il
has completely gone-iike q frishtful
dream when one awakes. It's awfulw
And an eternal darkness seemed to
gather over his very being.
Just then there was q knock at the
door and the baronet and bis daughter
were ushered In. They were deeply
concerned ct the phenomenon that had
occurred to the artist
Nov, you and Mary must marry,
and then possibly" the baronst said,
laughing, "your intellectual blight will
disappear. You'll be oil right financial.
y; I've arranged that part Of the bust.
mess, 20 Il won't matter II you never
paint again."
A fortnight later the wedding took
place; Hardy was too occupied to dwell
on his lost genius. Three days only
remained Of their honeymoon In Scot.
land when Q telegram arrived, an.
nouncing that Sir Henry Greet had
died suddenly from paralysis. 80.
with heavy hearts, the young couple
At once returned to London.
v.
Six months had gone since the wed.
ding, and the painter and bis wife
were living In the late baronet's house
IN 0rosvenor square. which, along
with all the other property Of the
dead man, had been left to them. But
Hardy still hanksrsd after his lost
art and continued to rent bis old stu.
do.
One morning he and Moore were
smoking In the familiar room; every
thing had been kept exactly % on tie
day when the artists genius left him.
alfred" said Hardy, "I've Q strange
fancy; II The Dawn Of Love were
placed again on the wall beyond the
easel, I think I could paint little.
Lets act upon the idea"
A couple Of hours aftsrward the "a.
nous picture was In It, old position.
Hardy sat before Q clean canvas. TIE
model posed for BESIDE the Waters"
and after Q steadfast look at The
Dawn Of Love-" the artist began opera.
tons. To bic great surprise the old
skill came back to him % quickly %
thought, and with such power % hs
had never known before, and once
more the glow Of inspiration shons In
bis eyes.
At the next exhibition Of the Royal
Academy "Beslde Still Waters" was
even more popular than the celebrat.
ed dawn Of Love-"
. . .
Ever afterward Edward Hardy's 70.
MUS for painting was marvellous when
THE Dawn Of Love" was before him,
but unless In the presence Of this tails.
man he had not the remotest notion Of
bis art. Cases are on record where By
sheer force Of will painters have given
to their brain creations-the figures
In their pictures-the power Of hyp.
notixins their authors, the artists them.
selves. Hence Il has now and again
arisen that . painter has only been
able to work at all while In view Of
one Of his masterpieces. And thus Il
was with Hardy and bis "Dawn Of
Love-"
The magic influence Of Q product Of
the intellect 40 our story shows. 10
but an indication that there 10 genius
and an inspiration impaired to some
BY ways that We cannot fathom, but
which are the inscrutable designs Of
the being beauteous. Tit.Bits.