The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27
BY BARRY PAIN.

opposite of-of what you thought I WOULD
make before you changed your mind I am
extremely anxious that nothing shall be
said about these sketches: but rot for the
reasons that you supposed. Tney are studies
for one Of the figures in a big picture that
I am working on AT present; I don't want
to have 10 let anybody behind the scenes.
as it were, In the making of it-especially
as il may be u failure. We'll. you have
found out. and you are perfectly free to
speak"
Not to anyhoGy-not for zorIdsr"
IF you tell me that you have decided to
mention these sketches to anybody. I will
not report you to madame. If you give me
your word OF honor 10 say nothing, at any
rate. till the picture is finished. you Will
be reported JUS; as I said you would. It's
the reverse Of what you expected. but I
think il is the best arrangement. I will
not buy your silence; tat would be bad
for both of Us. Nov what will you dog"
Il give you my word of honor that 1
shall say nothing. and I want you to re-
port me to madame
VERY well; I am much obliged to you"
And just then the bell went ana the lesson
was over. I was glad Of il As l said. l
can't stand being talked to in that way
I'm glad the governesses haven't found Il
out. I should never get any fun at all
Naturally. after the lesson. a Let OF girls
came crowding round me, and wanted TO
know what we had been talking about
The refining Influences Of art on tho
young mind"
40: but r~eaIly?' said Theo. He kept
you there no end of a time, and you
seemed very friendly all of a sudden"
A. Nj - - ~
madame for playing monkey tricks, any
how. In fact. / particularly asked him 10
report ne"
And as that was the exact truth. OF
course not a single one of them believed
ma
mad a nice brisk time with madame aft
erwards. She broke a pencil in two in hef
agony. She writhed and ragged. You would
have thought she could have forgiven any
thing sooner than the crime Of drawing An
Early Egyptian Incubator In the easiest and
most accurate way. And she closed the
performance by stopping NY leave OUT for
the next two Saturdays. But she let me OIL
on the second Saturday. for doing a special
~ good essay on rs Anonymous Journal
ism Desirable?"
Mr.. BerIew's picture was exhibited n the
next Academy. II was on the line In one
Of the big rooms. and there was . lot OF
talk about 1t. Also. I saw In the papers
that he a sold It for ESQ. When I read
that I began to ask myself II II wouldn't
be as well to put In some hard work at
drawing; but I expect natural gifts coma IN.
too. The picture was called 'Tetha" It
was q dat country on q summer night
There was Q river. with . lot Of whittsh
mist. and there were some trees and Q biz
Of a ruined temple. In the front thezO vas
a group Of sleeping nsureA and sps OF
them was Just exactly lane DeshoeouGh.
only IN different clothes. Even madame
noticed It when she went to the Academy.
and told Mr.. Berlew that he must have .
splendid memory for faeea
But madame would never havs minded
even II she had known everything. for sue
was no end proud Of the success Of tAat
picture To hear her talk. you would NJ
most have thought that she had painted 70
herself. 1t went into the List Of things
that she mentioned when shs Wa0 taIkings to
a parent. I have heard he1: .Thsn. fsp
drawing, we have Mr.. Beyiew, whose .ISt&e'
Is thought TO be one Of the nnast thinxs n
this years Academy. DouhtIsn you hsss
seen It" Also. she took to askfns him 70
her tennis parttea ~
Jane Desborough safd II was r1ther Chez.
but she did not much erA I think ne
supposed the Likeness was Just q chauca
Mr.. Berlew left At the end Of The uEt
term. - I knew h would When enc n
really good at art one doeo NOT ueeas 10
teach drawing IN . gfri6 school Cseffy
went about moaning that shs aIways hsv
1t was too splendid to last, and that me
would never get anybody else who could
teach half as well But she Il eonseIed ~
cause Mr. Berlew talked to madame md
madame wrote to Ceely's people, and ne
upshot Of II Il that she - to 70 d Pssts
next year and study art seriously. I cart
quite imagine Cecily In Paris: but, from az
I hear I should think she VII Do Paris .
lot Of good. OF course. I ought 10 have
become . changed girl and worked hard NJ
drawing md improved tremendously. hut
I did not I did tust enough to satisey n.
Berlew, and I did not have any more rows
with him. Otherwise I have remained inst
about the same. thanh you.-London II.
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