The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-01-26

what the devil Is In it's said %stuyvesant
irritated.
Perhaps the devil is in it, said Harris
You'd best not be too curious. Besides
it isn't good fo2m. And Medea. you know
was quite a power in her way. I've beer
looking her record up. Tho wonder te
me is that with the power she had. she was
no worse"
Grimm now came every night OF the
life class. Medea had engaged to pose ioi
him. His nymphs were no longer paying
Investments. People thought he could
couraged IL long enough. He must do some
thing, something fresh. no said to ar
self. II the people had grown tired OF bis
nymphs, he must devise, divine some new
channel for his talent. Medea had taken
a strange hold upon him There must be
have been, Of more h passing interest.
Why had she, rising into success, left Paris!
Why had she come TO New York? A charm
ing writer has said that the great thing In
painting is that the artist shall find a model
who viii collaborate with his talent. That
at first. Then she had both attracted and
repealed. Now she drew him. She would
"it his genius like a glove he said.
He would conceive and paint a great
picture. But he must conceive first. He
must get the wonderful idea" He went
LOT lOuE NhlfS III llit PAIN, III the NODtlos
He turned over his old sketches. He looked
through Iempriere. Yet he did not think
Medea's lines adaptable TO the antique.
Her figure was slender, small -boned though
rounded, supple, sinuous. What would
she make? Barring her inches. a Cleo.
patra. So he walked, muttered. racked
his brain. but the idea woul not come
He could zee only Medea.
IN leave II slonel' he muttered. 1T
will come like a fash, or not at al!'
Some time said Medea indulgently,
In reply to Stuyvesant's perpetual inquiry,
Il will show you the guitar-if you viii
promise TO play upon IT,"
-Oh, WE'LL said Stuyvesant. we want
10 hear you play, you know
That was the evening Matthews spoke
Of Haywood. Haywood and his wife
are back In town to-day he said casually.
up her head. alert. For a oment her
heavy lids raised, her eyes flashed with a
strange fire. Then her lids dropped, her
head declined. and she was as before, inn
movable. inscrutable.
"Heywood's done will art now aid
Harris. When a man OF his natural tastes
for the world marries three millions, he
isn't likely TO want TO return to toll
Hell buy our pictures instead said
Richards.
He tells me he is going back to Paris
said Matthews. He says he intends to
BE- on the line in two years. He has a
great idea, and he means TO paint II.
"He might give IL TO me- said Grimm.
grimly. He doesn't need it,
IF Hcywood's in love with his art, he
will be ali right said Matthews.
And if he's in love witt his wife?" said
Harris.
-.He is, and so much the better. He'll
paint for her"
-She II be jealous Of the studio" said
Richards. ! have heard abe is desperately
lngn with him Uifa ia ma rlU QlxKnN Q
Of her husbands talent. II takes
his time
1T isn't always the poor beggars who
paint the masterpieces, worse luck!- said
Grimm. Haywood may beat us all, hands
He's quite young" said Matthews.
And anyway. he'll soon tire OF Fifth avenue
and going abroad"
What's has great idea?" said Stuyvesant.
Its likely that II he thought it great he
rare sort. Perhaps--'
Then he is giving up the nude. OF
a young wife. and Haywood such
n handsome fellow, would be Jealous of a
ASK Medea,
who is Mr. Heywood7- she said.
mir. Haywood" said Harris, lis one of
hose lucky dogs that Fate is continually
with the bons-bons Of good fortune. |
thought he had only n a~mbiiion-art.
IL VII w 4 ~ = - WI 2 NV ItNF 1
hat came 90 Ms was good. hen Fate took
Hiss GIac Charteris and her papa 90 Paris.
She met Haywood in a studio. Why.
the natter"
Nothing said Medea She spoke sharply. |
Will YOU 60 pufN
Harris continued, somewhat lamely. He
lad seen Medea change color, clench her
land, bite her neither Iip-all In a moment.
she was c~hasrined. angry, at her
motion.
-cnied. aud they became engaged Hey-
wood laid down his brush. Three months
70 they were married from the paternal
OF on Fifth avenue. Instead 81 going
q the Continent. they went South. Now
hey have returned, aud Haywood IL talking
trough hi hat about going back 90 tho
aNDsre his wife will drive for him every
Law 10 take him home 10 their luxurious
.Uariments Ia some swell hotel said
iflInm.
Then Mr. Haywood IL American. tooY'
Aledea, carelessly
"He Was born Ia New York. lie lived
ere for tweuty-three years without hiss
'hart"ris ever cg'ohing a glimpse Of him
Ihai was too bad said hedea
AierHng m a studio "a te Latin Quarter
las more romantic. nald Richards
'prrlAps saiI hodea, drly
-Mel, 10" h Clhling IA "a See us, aid '
i~atfhrsr 'his afiuonoe hasn't spoiled
no affection tur the boys b-lleye hoe
bu ipmrsirk Tot the sight of eassls aud
a-is platform aud palrtte'
-By thr NAY Mra-a sald htuyyesant,
~ SER ov.l thoro Nhen Haywood va
HaJ1ls va,chrd furi,sly Hut ksde.
r,t4aps shs said and tho inoidsnt.
o tlHy pay iu diplomacy Unssri
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