The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-09-04

| UNDER VHE lNSItkAlION or ED III
PRESENCE.
buss that stood in the corner OF the
studio, thinking how he would like to
load it with II pound of powder and all
his smaller brica brac and make
sudden, terrible end OF his intractable
subject. But the thought Of the daugh-
ter, so strangely different from both
her parents, checked him. Then one
day Mrs. Brockwell brought Edith with
her to the studio, and Hardy rorgave
her everything Under the inspiration
Of Edith's presence he worked 50 hard
that, for the first time. he won Mrs
BrOckwells favor.
The lady told her husband that the
portrait was going to be IA great sue.
| cess, and that sent him flying to the
studio on the following day. 1t was not
! his wish that the portrait should sue
ceed He had not supposed that such
thing was possible. and that was
why he had insisted upon having Mrs.
Brockwelrs ettigy painted first.
| Nothing Is so maddening as lay.
mans criticism OF an unfinished por-
trait. OF course 1t doesn't look like
anything Only the crudest amateur
draws the face at the beginning. The
artist sees color first. He blocks out a
thing that remotely resembles head,
then he puts a big daub of black on 1t
for the eye that ia in shadow, a some.
what different daub for the other one,
n streak Of crazy light, touch Of red,
usually on the end Of the nose. and
there you are! The artist can see the
face looking out Of this awful mess
but the fellow who isn't an artist can
see only what is there. and when 1t Is
supposed to resemble his wife, even
though he may not love her as he did In
the honeymoon days, he is apt to say
sharp and foolish things to the poor
artist.
Brockwell. who was quite unfamiliar
with the mechanics of portrait paint
ing, found criticism delightfully."- easy
and Hardy found keeping his temper
distressingly hard. His only refuge
from open wrath was In the thought
that If Mr.. Brockwell abused the por
trait Mrs. Brockwell was so much the
more likely to receive 1t with favor
And after all. it was the woman thai
ruled the household. Hardy saw tina
everything Brockwell said was really {
minority report when he and his VIII,
sat in committee of the whole.
Yet on this occasion Brockwell wa:
making Il very hard fight. and ut ONT
time it looked as If he might win. II,
was coming to the studio almost ever!
day and had apparently subsidized
some artist to teach him unpleasant
things to say.
In this emergency Hardy had one o
those inspirations that lead to reall!
great deeds lie laid the case frank!
before Mrs. Brockwell.
"Your husband" said he, sis preju
diced against me. He is determined no
to be satisfied. viii you help me t
conquer him"'
The lady hesitated. She was diml
conscious that it was her duty to de
fend her husband.
what do you wish me to do?" sh
asked.
"Wil you help me to play a harm
less little trick upon him" Hard
pleaded. Il only want to show him hoy
!. inaccurate and unjust his criticism
are"
! This appealed to Mrs. Brockwell. Sh
e had labored for many years to shoy
o her husband that he was inaccurat
. and unjust about everything.
J. 1.-THE portrait is almost finished,
= Hardy continued. HE Is coming thu
afternoon to see 1t. We will persuad
|, him that It is all done and framed. an
II this is the way We will get at the sir
# certify Of his views will seat you |
Il chair In that corner Of the studio.
II will put this new frame on the ease
d and you will sit behind 1t. Then l wi
.. arrange q background and details an