Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-02-27

them. 1t must all be my accursed manner.
| Now you always know the right thing to
| say. l don't. My genius doesn't run that
way. I'm an artist"
Haldiman threw back his head and laugh
| ed. Barney stared at him. displeasure on
| his brow.
What the deuce are you laughing at
now?'
Forgive me, Barney: I'm laughing a the
| humping of your club foot. although you
did not believe me capable of it"
| What have I said?"
Notwithstanding. Barney. I love you.
| You are the one and only Barnard Hope:
| all others are base limitations. Now listen
| to me. 1 haven't the faintest idea what 1t
Is you want. This conversation has been
| simply encyclopaedia in the amount of
| ground covered; but I'll do for you what
you would do for me, short of abduction or
| assassination. I'd prefer not to land my
| self In prison. If you don't mind. but I'll
even run the risk of that What do you
| want? Out with it. :"
| But the moment begin you'll say you're
insulted. You terrorize me. Haldiman-
pom my SOUL you do
Go on. For ten minutes insults are
| barred. VIII you go on?'
Very well. I asked you how much you
made In year, and you jeered at me-
Il never keep accounts, and never pay a
haven't the slightest idea. You can guess
at the amount just as well as can. Guess
| and proceed"
"Al right. want to pay you double
| y AiSoAAS ioA Soul uSiP III tIiS
| matter"
! That isn't friendship: that's CONNER
clalism again. beg pardon, 1 forgot.
| Don't look daggers, Barney 1 accept. Can
| l have the money In advance"
| of course, you can cried Barney. glee-
iuily, making a dive for his inside pocket
| then. as the other went into a fit of laugh
| ter. the joyful look faded into an express
| sion OF intense Indignation and Barney,
| with curse, STROBE to the door. Haldi-
| man sprang to his feet and grasped the
| onended man by the shoulders.
None of that" he cried. Come back,
you villain. You are not going to offer me
| fortune and then sneak off in that FASH
ion. Isl; SIT DO. down. Barney; sit down and go
| oh. it's no USE" said the other in tones
of deep detection. Il said hadn't friend
| in the world. and 1 haven't"
"Bosh. You're harder to humor than a
baby. If a man may not smile in his own
| room, where may he? I'm intensely in
| terested and want to know what crime I'm
expected to commit Never mind the
| money, but state your case.
The money is part of the case pay or
| 1 don't play"
| Certainly. That's understood. I accept.
Fire away
Well. you know all the editors of the
| illustrated weeklies and magazines
For my sins L do-alas."
| Then. to come right to the point as be-
| tween man and man, l want to buy first
class critic and the editor of a first-class
| illustrated periodical.
You mean you want to buy a going
magazine"
Il don't mean anything of the kind. 1
| mean just what | say"
| Then L don't quite understand you. Ex-
| plain
What I want is this: I want a first-class
| art critic to write an article in first-class
periodical. saying that Barnard Hope is
| the greatest artist the world has ever
| seem
"Oh, is that all?"
| No. that's not all. ! want the article
| superby illustrated-in color, if possible
! with reproductions of my chief paintings
| 'Ah. L wouldn't do that, Barney. If /
were you. The pictures would be rather a
| give-away of the great critics eulogy."
| Yes. l knew you would say that. The
| obviousness of such a remark would COM
| mend itself to YOU But you see I'm per-
i fectly frank with you. Now. could you
manage this for me? Remember, L don t
care how much money 1 spend"
| Haldiman removed the black pipe from
| his mouth knocked the ashes out of it, and
| thoughtfully retilled ii.
| Well. for brazen cheek, Barney he
| said. at last that proposal
Yes. | know, l know, / know. But these
| things happen every day-or, not to eXag
| gerate. let us say every second day. 1t is
| simply doing for me what Ruskin did for
| Turner. Turner painted away all his life:
| nobody recognized him. and he died in Chel-
sea Now I'm living in Chelsea. and 1
! want recognition during my life. OF course.
| my Ruskin will come long after I'm dead
! OUT, ike the IeilOW VINO was TO De exc
| cuted. l won't be there to enjoy it. Things
| rarely happen at the right moment in this
| world. and my brazen proposal is merely
! to take events by the coat collar and hurry
them up bit You see what / mean. Be-
| sides. am infinitely greater than Turner,
don't you know"
Haldfman smoked and meditated for some
moments; then he said:
I'm not sure but the trick may be done,
| although 1 doubt IL brutal. barefaced brib-
! cry will do 1t. How would a magazine like
! Our National Art suit your
And would French art critic like Well
| ieme be satisfactory
Nothing could be better
Perfectly. What he says is taken for
| gospel all the world over
We'll, 1 happen to know that the editor
| of Our National Art has been trying for a
year to get Vielfeme to write about Eng
| lish art. but the Frenchman won't come
| over to London, even for day, at any
price. Viellieme is great rs a writer. but
greater still a money spender. I'll run
over to Paris and sound him. You couldn't
| bride the editor of Our National Art, but
he will print anything Viellieme will write
| for him. Now 1 know the Frenchman
doesn't care what he writes for England
although he Is rather particular about
what appears in Paris. He thinks there is
no art in England"
Hes right too as far as his knowledge
goes; but he's never seen anything OF
mine
"Just So Then. If viellieine agrees. you
mortal works over to Paris for his inspec-
ton
"All of Them my boy. all of Them
'Then we'll look on that as settled. I'll
do my best
God bless you, my dear fellow! God
bless your cried Barney with deep emo
ton. crushingly wringiug the hand Of the
wincing man, whom he now declared to be
his one friend on earth. He clattered noisi-
ly down the stairs like stalwart trooper,
sprang into the waiting handsom, and de-
parted
Chapter xxx.
Marsten went to work with an energy and
singleness of purpose which probably no
organizer of labor ever felt before. Chance,
or destiny. had placed him in exactly The
position he had long hoped to attain. At
first there was little to be done but wait
Until the union had recovered from the
wounds received in the late fruitless s.rug-
gle; nevertheless. while he waited, he
planned, and gradually developed the
scheme which he hoped would revolution
ize the labor of the world. He saw in the
future one vast republic of workers-not
bounded by nationality. but spreading over
the entire earth-with its foothol1 wherever
one man toiled with his hands to enrich