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

wasa long drive to Haldimans studio.
and Barney telling the cabman' he might
| have to wait an hour or two. dashed up
| the steps and rang the bell. Being adj
mitted. he asked if Haldiman was at home;
then speang ID the stairs. struck one start
ing knock on the studio door with the head
OF his stick and entered.
Haldirhan Stood at his easel. black
pipe III bis mouth. an old jacket on hts
having brushed his hair for a week. A
Unfinished craving in black and white
! decorated great sheet of cardboard placed
on the easel
| that was your delicate way of announcing
yourselfe Yoii look trim and well
groomed as shop walker. Haven't given
up painting and taken to that line, have
your"
mo. old man, I haven't" shouted Bar
| ney. slafnming the door behind him and
coming into the room like cyclone. "And
| m not trim. for l have just had a rail-
way journey and went from Charing Cross
( to the works. and from the works here.
I've had no time to go to the club and
make myself pretty. I was In too mucn
| of a hurry to see you. So don't be sar-
| castle. Haldiman."
Everything is comparative, Barney. and
| TO me you look like radiant being from
| has unlimited credit with his tailor. Sit
down, won't YOUR"
That's what came for. I say. Haldi-
! man. where do you keep your exhilarating
WI
hcspitable You see. I've load on my
mind these days.-The works were partly
| DESTROYED by fire. and were rebuilding
| and all that sort of. thins don't you know
which rather takes it out of a fellow
locking after workmens and seeing that 10
| mistakes are made
''Oh, 1 saw about that in the papers and
| was wondering II it was your shop said
Hafdiman. placing small table beside
| his friend and putting a bottle. a siphon
| ard "a glass upon it. Help yourself, my
! boy. You don't mind my going on with
| my work."
But I do" cried Barney. ''sit down
! yourself. Haldiman. 1 want to talk to you
st riously."
Il am hehindhand with this picture now
Barney, can work, and listen. Fire
away"
Look here H aldiman. how muoi, do you
get for smear like that"
Haldiman stood back AMI looked criti-
cally at the picture, thea said with
drawl:
well, I'm in hopes of looting four
grineas out of the pirate who edits the
| magazine this is for. It's I full page, you
know" Es.-is '''#a !
Great heavens. Imagine man doing a
picture for such a sum as that. l wouldn't
draw a line under a hundred pounds"
I've often thought of putting my price
up to that enhancing figure" replied Hal
diman, reflectively. but RETAINED for fear
of bankrupting the magazines. One must
nave some consideration for the sixpenny
press
Barney thrust his hand deep into his
trousers pocket. drew out fist full of
CONS selected four sovereigns and four
shiliings and placed them on the table,
saying:
There Haldiman. there's your suineas.
l buy that picture. Now sit down and
eslk TO me. want your whole attention"
Haldiman stood for moment looking
alternately a the money and at The man.
"A! iast ne spoke, slowly and quietly:
| ~, some day. Barney, you'll do a thing
md ont
m unfortunately unable to throw Won ONT
| OF the window myself. but there is cab
man lettering about IN front and / will
call MN IN to assist me if YOU don't at
oiice put mat money in your pocket Don't
make me violate the sacred rules of nns
pitalty."s '
You have violated them. Hal. already
by getting angry l see you are angry
SO don t deny il. Besides the cahman
wouldn't come: 1 own him. ana if h.. "a
L could put you both out"
know, Barney -"
of course not of co11rse MOI r..
Trying TO, dear boy. Do sit down and he
sensible I've come to you as one rrien5
TO another. for I'm at a crisis in my ca
80 l heea help so be good to me |
'ahe serious View of life now and.
Since when?"
since this morning, if you like. The
When doesn't matter. I've come to rho
! S Vn,,,, that I'm wasting my existence
genius-'i6t talent mind. but peni,,s
Iheres no use of making any bones about
H. or pretending false modesty:. n a NAV
,sbx g gen IS, ne Knows it.. Very well, then
- see no reason against it,
quite so. Now. Haldiman. how much
| money do yoI make in year".
You mean. how littlee' -
fut II any way you like. Name tho flo
ire" e 'he he
What's that got to do with ,,our
genius:r' ~" souf
Never you mind. What's the amount"
, now W.; barney If you're cooking up some
new Kind OF financial insult. 1 give YOU
1air warning l won't stand it,"
Barney had gulDed down his stimulant
ana now paced up and down the room.
elearlns track for himself by kicking
Things out of the way. Haldiman sat in a
deep armchair, his legs stretched out and
his hands in his pockets, watching his
friends rem. energetic march to and fro.
Ihe artisuc profession" cried the pedes-
TRAN, has been held up to the scorn of the
world since painting began Read any
novel and you will see that. if the heroine
Is to make doocedly bad marriage. she
Invariably -,
We'll, she generally marries u.s.
yes, and lives in misery ever after"
on, were generous, and share it with
you see what mean. The artist is held
up to contempt and all respe stable people
in the book are aghast at the girls choice.
Now. why Is this?"
Ask me harder one. IT Is because fic-
ton Is VIGOROUSLY untrue to life The wives
of the Royal Academy live in splendor and
| luxury undreamed Of by the ordinary lady
of title" ~. =,
Nothing OF the sort. It's because the
artists don't business manage themselves.
They have no commercial sense. Therefore
they are poor. Now, IL. man invents
soap: what does he do? ~, 80. To-.
Washes himself. "a ~
He advertises it. He becomes rich. Why.
then. If a man writes a great book. should
he not advertise himself. and ais book: in
every way that Is open to him?"
L u. believe he does, Barney, Where g, have
you been living this while back to be so
ignorant. of the approved modern methods
in art and literature?"
k1 isn't a great picture Of more value to the
world than mueh-advertised soap?"
.e'sWeli. IL you ask me. L should say TO.
I'd back the soap as a eivilizer against the
Louvre any day.
Barney stopped in his walk, raised his
arms above his head, and let them drop
heavily to his Sides.
II haven't friend in the world" he
cried, in tragic tones. mot one-not cne"
Barney this conversation is bewilderng
What are you driving at. anyhow? Art,
soap. literature. advertising, friendship,