Evening star., 1897-03-06


backing of every man in the union. and
more especially of the man who thinks l
have been a traitor-which declare to
him and to you l was not. Now, Gibbons,
this has been an open question and answer
meeting. There has been a free-for-an give
and take here tonight. l have last ques-
tion to ask you: Are you going to be my
friend or my enemy?"
bcns." Time" Speak up, my boy"
Show your hand Gibbons"
Gibbons, who had now recovered his
equanimity, 1ose to his feet and said: II
move, gentlemen, that Marston be con-
firmed in his secretaryship of the union.
and hope the vote will be unanimous. We
will give him what he asks-a fair chance
and as long as he deals SQuarely with US
we will deal squarely with him.. AS far as
my friendship enmity Is concerned, I
may say that I'm friend to any one who
is loyal to the cause and an enemy to those
who are against it, l think that is all that
can be asked Of me or any man present"
The motion was seconded and carried
unanimously and the object for which the
meeting was convened was lost sight OF
entirely.
Marsten went on with his work of or
ganization, and met with much encourage
ment from the societies with which he en-
tered into correspondence. Whatever op-
position there was to him In his own union.
it at least did not show itself openly; but
Marsten did rot make the mistake Of think
ing Gibbons was his friend
Chapter XXX
Ingenious persons have shown that a five
pound note rightly guided will liquidate an
almost unlimited amount of liability. Let 1t
be granted. says the mathematician, that A
owes B, owes c, owes D, and D owes
A-one hundred shillings in each case. A
gives a five-pound note to B, who gives it
to c, who gives 1t to D. who gives it to A..
The peregrinations of the same note wipes
out one hundred pounds of debt, and has
the original bit of paper he started with.
In like manner a clever person can be-
stow a great favor upon another and at the
same time accommodate several others,
leaving all under obligations to him, while
blunderer, instead of making everybody
happy, would have accomplished nothing
beyond creating enemies for himself.
The shrewd Haldiman, bringing some
promised work to the editor of Our Ma
tional Art. casually mentioned that Bar
nard Hope had been invited to send some
of his paintings to Paris
What! Do you mean the Chelsea giant ?
Why. that ass doesn't understand the rudi-
ments of drawing. and as for color-great
heavens! There isn't pavement chalk
artist who is not his superior
Haldiman looked puzzled then he said,
with some hesitation:
Il confess 1 used to think that; but, of
course we studied together in Paris, and
other. There is something in Barney s
paintings that don't pretend to under
stand
Understand. Bosh There's nothing In
them but the vilest and most ignorant
smearing ever put upon canvas"
Then how do you account for the fact
that some of the most advanced critics are
beginning to consider Barney seriously as
| a new factor in the art world?"
Il hadn't heard of it. Who, for instance?"
"Well, I'm told that viellieme simply
raves over his work-says it's distinctive
new note, and that Barney is the only orig
tnal genius England has ever produced"
You amaze me. 1t can't be true. What
ever any one may say of Viellieme's moral
nature, no one can deny that he knows a
picture when he sees it,
'Of course; I'm simply giving what
have heard. AS say. don't admire Bar
ney's work myself. However I'm just off
for Paris, and I'll find out for you on the
quiet just what Viellieme thinks. If Bar
it and at least give the first inkling of the
new craze, if there is to be one, wouldn't t
your
Certainly; but 1 can't believe it,
I'm not sure that ought to mention it.,
but l know that number of Barney's 8
paintings are going over to France, and L
believe especially for Vieliemes inspec-
ton
Il say, Haldiman just find out for me all
you can, will you? 1t seems incredible.
Still, art is full of surprises, and / should
like to know. If it is true try to induce
Viellieme to write an article on the new
era in art for me-
Would you print an article on Barney If
l get Vielieme to write it? i thought you
didn't care for Barney's work"
Il don't, but I'll gladly print anything
Viellieme will sign. OF course, among the
different schools l endeavor to maintain
absolute impartiality. l believe in letting
every side be heard.
We'll, I'll do my best"
Thanks, Haldiman. I'll be very much
obliged to you, and any expense you"
"Oh. don't mention 1t. I'm going to Paris
anyhow, so there won't be any extra ex-
pense."
The article, marvelously illustrated. ap-
peared in due course. The result quite
justified Barney's expectations and ex-
penditure, and the Barnard Hope boom
ragged up and down the land. He was in
terviewed, and photographed, and para
graphed. For time 1t was hardly possible
to pick up sixpenny illustrated weekly
without seeing the latest photograph of
Barney in it, for the young man developed
| genius for posing before camera that
would have done credit to our greatest
actor The picture representing him stand
| ing with arms folded across his breast, a
| stern, commanding expression upon his
| countenance, was the one perhaps most
| sought after by young ladies, although the
one in which he looked like Rembrandt was
| also very popular. Exhibitors begged for
| his paintings, nabobs bought them. and no.
| BODY understood tnem, Wnlcn TACT madC
| the boom permanency. Real painters
| looked at each other in amazement and
asked, What is the world coming to?'-a
| question often propounded and never ade-
quatey answered.
| His great fame did not change Barney a
| particle, he was the same nail fellow he
| had always been, and an invitation to his
| "At Home" became a distinction. Amer
| lea was especially lavish in its purchases
| of his work. and he was offered fabulous
| sums TO go there and lecture. The adula-
| ton he received would have turned the
| head of almost any man. put 1t had little
| effect on him. because ne never had the
| slightest misgiving that his great reputa
| ton was entirely undeserved and he hac
| looked upon himself as the foremost mar
| of the age long before the world had recog
| niZed the fact. He received letters from
| all parts of the country, whose writer's, ir
! most gushing phrase, said they had beer
| privileged to look upon his work at such
| and such an exhibition, and they hoped t(
live better and nobler lives in consequence
| Some of these epistles affected barney al
| most to tears, and he read them to hi!
| friends. hurlbly thankful that the gift O.
| bestowing such pleasure ana welding sucl
| an influence for good upon his fellow crea
| lures had been granted him.
| Imitators arose, Of course but they die
little to tarnish his reputation; for, al
| Haldiman had said. there was only on,
| Rarnev and II Is never given fo fUo NOR