The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-28

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Hnidimnn threw back his head and laughed.
Barne, stared Mt him. displeasure on his brow;
VIVA the deuce are you laughing ut now"
"Forcive NE. Barney; I'm laughing at lie
thumping VI your club foot. although you did
not believe me capa6le OF II
"Nothing-notbine. Barney. I love you;
You are the one and only barnard Hope; all
l haven't the ~faintrst idea what IL Is you want.
This TOR ,ersation has been simply encyclopr,,
die in the amount of ground covered: but III
Ito for you What you would do for me. short OF
add action or nssassinatior. "a prefer not To
land myself In rri-nn. ~ YOU don't mind. but
I'll even run The risk OF that. What do you
want Out vi b it
''Rut the moment I ccsia You'll say you're
lnsultrd. You tetrori2e me, Hlldiman- pom
do on. For ten minutes Insults are barred.
Very Sell. | asked YOU how much you
made in n year. and you je-red at me
II never keep accounts. AMI never nay n debt
until the brokers come In. :" really haven't
The slightest idea. You en- CUES, Al tie amount
Just rs well As | can. Guess md prucced."
al right. want to pas yuu double your
yearly income for your helm in this matter"
That isn't friendship ;tl'st,s ommercialism
again. | beg pardon. ] forgot. DON'T LOOK
dnRxers. barney. accept. Can | have the
money IN ndvanceY'
making n dive for his insiic pocket: then. as
the other went into "A III OF Laughter. the ioyful
natior and Barney. with n curse. strod" to the
door. Hnldiinan .rrang to his feet and grasped
tho offended man Nv the shoulders.
None of that" he cried. Come back. you
villain. You are not golnu To offer ME n fortune
and sneak or In tina, fashion. Sit down. Bar.
"Oh, it's no use said the other. ia tones of
thu world. ana I haven't.".
'.Bo,h. You're hardcr to humor than a BABY.
Z a man may not smile In his own room. where
may hep I'm intensely interested and want TO
Never mind the money. but state your case.
The money IL part OF the case. | pay or |
"CcrtaInl,. That's understood. l accept.
We'll You know all the editors of the Illus
trated weeklias end magazines
For my sins ! do. alas
Then. to come right To the point as man and
man. | want to buy a nrst-clnss critic and, the
editor of u first class illustrated periodical
You mean YOU want to buy II going maya
II don't mean anything OF the kind. l mean
Then / don't understand you. Explain"
what | want Is THIS: wat n iirst class
PERIODICAL saving Tint barnard HOPE is the
Creates; artist the world has ever seem
N. mat MOI, all. ioi wan the Article ;I,
renroG uciiou, OF my chief aa ntlngs
All. / wouldn't dc. that. Dsrn-y. { | were
you. The pictures would ne rather y g!S"-away
OF tho great critics culogy,'
Yes, / knew you would say that The OBJ.
vionsuess VI such n remark wocld commend IT.
self to YOU. but YOU zee I'm PERFECTLY frank
me- Ren ember, l dom. care how much money
iiaidiman removed the black pipe from hi.
mouth. knocked the ashes out otit. and
thoughtfully rcnllcd II, p.u... .,,,
at last. that prupos Il 49,"
Yes. I know. know. know. But these
things happen every AaS or. not 10 ckAgg"r'
ste. lie, US say every second DAY; 4 I. .imnly
doing for ne what Rn.kin dld for, Turner.
Tnrn.r;opin,ed way al hi' ne n.sod' I ISS,
I'm living Ia Chelsea. and | want recognition
duri-g nay lie. or course. my, Ru.kln vii
come long after I'm dead. but. Ike III" fellow
Who was TO he executed. won : 80 there To en-
10Y IL. ThIucs rarely happen Vt the right mo
ment In this world. and my bfazen uropnsal Is
~ them up n bit. You see what mean. BE-
sides. | am Infinitely greater than Turner
Hnldiman smoked and meditated for some
moments: thci. he said -,
though / doubt IL brutal bar-faccd bribery vii
do il; How would . magazine Ike Our Ma
Nothing could be- better
And would u Ere .eh ar, critic like Well
ieme he satIsfnG,crTt,
pei all the world over
We'll. / happen - know that the editcr Of
Our National Ar has been ,rI 'nG for a, yea
tn get V!rli!Smc 10 write a; out I rgl!sh. art
but the ftenchmar won't come over 70 Lou
don: even Tor = day, ~ any Pr'sSi ny none
surndrr. IL run over 20 Paris and sound him
You cou,dn't bribe TIE editor oi'onr NHtcnn
vii write for him. Nov / now he Ficnch
,Enn iocsn'' care wha; Ice writes FOR England
although he +, rather particular about aha
appears In Paris. He think, there Is TO art II
England"
Hes right. 900. ~ FAR a. his iu0wlr!Et
: goes: hut he's n,Ne r seen anything Of mine.
Just so. Thru. n Nlcllielne agrees. 80
would lie Willing To- scnd SON. Of your imnlur
tai works over 10 Parts Tor his in 'p-ctiun.'
An Of them. my boy. al! Of them.
Then we'll look Oh that AS settled. III az
NV best"
God hles- you. my dear fellow! God bios
YOU cried barney with deep emotion. crush
inglv Sringiug the hand 81 IT." wincinc man
whom lr Tow declared 81 lr lbs uIe trica! ~
earth. lie Gathered Hoisi!v down the statr
Ike a stalwur, trooper. -pranS lnto the wal,
ihg hanson. and departed.