The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-10

coziro.s-the flames an the small fireplace
aickerug on tle crimson walls lhe Iale
etolin1s. and rich rags. ana Anne MOT
IONS beautiful face. ln wAlch no Nestibe
IA VAS GOOD of you 10 come TONIGHT"
she said. II wanted 10 have a quiet little
talk with lou.
+rhanN You" he said frankly. as he
drew am easy chair before tuc uie. on
a.re very kind 90 mc-kudDr Than any one
else bias hecu-aud j ann grateful
She smiled. 'It has not been entirely
dfeinterested. and. of course, Tor your
ai.nts sake Il would have done the same
But Do has been pleasure 10 Nho" you
and show you 20 my friends. h'ncm"ei'
NON are rather 10 famous YOUNG artist
and a phi'anthrop's1 TOO anu 9''' ''''S 10
"Dont talk about philanthropy he
said, plainly auuol cd.
"Euf that is what want TO talk about
well hc said. rcsiguedly, 81 promised
no answer any questions 1 suppose IL is
tho prison piciure?' ..........
that YOU were not entirely unsclhsh when
YOU refused to scl that picture TO the
National Academy and gave 1t 10 inc
prison
Instantly dis manner changed From
tho young society man hc became inc
artist IIe spoke very quietly.
"Mrs Morton, through thc notoriciy
OF that git / have sometimes almost
doubted my motives and n such mo-
menta I have desplsCd myself. AZ otner
times i have known myself better /
think OF the long months ] spent study
ing The prison types Tor one OF my PIC
lures. and the Impressions 1 TOOK OF inc
life. rude and strong. and j can see the
stages through which ] came 10 my reao-
luton. ] spent many hours watching
those pCpr creatures deprived Of home,
air, ana pleasure. some Tor years ana
some for life. j went back TO my stuolo
and aluted for them ID picture OF the
Virgin Mother and her child. With every
stroke of tho brush thought OF them,
i was doiue Dr. for them. Then had that
odcr from the Academy for my picture
their pictuic-aud. God knows. 30 was a
struggle to- keep my purpose. But II was
theirs. they had been my inspiration.
And-weIL / couldn't have respected my
self N I had sold their picture
lie had risen ucryously. ana stood by the
mantcl looking down upon her Her
words stru k him os peculiarly cold and
.That was good and commoudahle MI
Wayne and i should like 90 say that l
agreed with yon. but can T."
mo" DO drawlod. "l hardly hoped that
sou would" Yet ho had thought that
she. with her rare sympathy would I'M
0erstaud him. tie continued;
"rhis is tine first time / have s0okcn Of
fhis. ol course 4 have rcac the criticisms
or TO" .IIt. NIL nave NlIA NNNt+4Nrs lfN-
p.c might think what they wished ] ga
not care" ie was hurt and disappointed
"Non geo Dr. entirely from thc side OF the
'Ot'r Hon. she said. "But 1 feel the
loss tne cultured class. the people who
IRE educated GO Che appreciation Of al
that ie truest and best ia the picture We
ID the losers ANA they are the goincrs.
D0 those convIcts sec what is grandest
and best 40 Che work. and do they appre-
Ciafe tho SKIN. Pie coiOrnF the tccnQue?'
"rf .ni0uei NO" hn exclaimed impa-
ticntlv "Thev sec the soul The idea is
as plain 10 them as 20 you. with an OF
your study.
"Ah yes. But. Mr Wayne. they are
in prison. every woman there for some
Crimc-hideous ono Unf0rgivahic-and Is
30 right 20 givo them such "a pleasure
as the presence NJ this beautiful paint
ing7"
Her face was % study. and he showed
bis imDaf ence. "YOu speak So Mrs Nor
ton sitting there in luNury-you who have
never known a waut--you judge these
poor Great Isl. whose crimes are a uatu
fsl sequence IN their lives. i have gone
20 the pens where they vcre hcrdfd and
] wonder that God Almiehty let's as live
when we permit suffering like that"
This time 10 was not the soul OF the
artist that swaycd him but his human
IT'S Hie mind turned 20 q large work
room. bare and grim. but for one spot
on tho wall where hung picture-a moth