The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-26


piece upon the table. And there they stood, thou
sand years of history between them.
Like all products Of the great pottery, the newer
vessel initiated. He had striven to discover the
name of the decorator. and had succeeded. &C F."
stood for Genevieye Forsyth AS to who Genevieve
Forsyth was, or rather as to where she might be
found, that another matter. The people at the
pottery could only tell him that she had been en-
ployed decorator for time. and had left
works and gone to New York They informed him
that they had learned she a young woman of
who had taken up the work TO indulge her
fancy The New York directory did not furnish him
any information.
The pot and the name, however, were enough for a
poet-and artists poets Of the brush,-to build
romance. If fate should ever bring him in touch
with Geneveve Forsyth he felt that he should love
her. Indeed he embodied her in visible form, and in
the secret portfolio in which who draw and
paint-as also do who write-express those
things that sweetest and to the heart
number of ideal heads, each one of which she.
Dylon had two objects in life-to find Genevieve
Forsyth, and to make for himself as the
painter of the great Southwest
Comes the opportune knock at the door. The
stage being set, enter the dramdtis persona in
shape of important and unimportant fgu:
Man, reversing the usual order Of courtesy, being
the foreground, it follows that the entrant fgur
women One is DID, the other is young; one
white hair, the other light brown with complexi
that besDeaks darker crown, and with the dark eyl
and red lips-the rich colors that accompany Il
South and her dark children A mother and daught~
apparently, Lifting lorgnette the weaker vessel
in two spoke.
Are you Mr.. Con-" shortened from Coronado
"Dyon?"
Yes madam" said the young man bowling with
the courtliness and of Spanish hi1ago which
three centuries and half Of Americanis1n had
been able to eradicate
THE artist?"
Yes"
And did you paint that picture of an ArizoD
Canon in the exhibition at"
There it is, mother!" said the young girl, VIII
had been swiftly encompassing the and the pi
lures in her vision while the elder s011Le
so it is" continued the matron Lifting he
lorgnette again. she stepped to it a1l
lied it THE very same" she calculated in please
satisfaction, My daughter and /" She pause
vaguely, hesitant as to whether to mention her
not. Again youth interviewed.
Il that place last summer. I was born in Ar
IONA. seem to have known that canon for"-s1
paused-"centuries," she added vaguely.
My child interDose1 the mother de1recatingl-
with what might have been blush in younger d.
was it of shame? 1T is not necessary to so int
these personal details, and"
a. too was born in Arizona" began the young man
eagerly responsive to the unconscious appeal Of
charming comDatriot.
Yes, | have heard Of the Dyons Of that section
Are you one?'
Not only one, but the only one" he returned
frankly.
And the place last year and admired it.
| should like to have the beautiful picture you e."
hibitcd fer own
at is not for SALE answered Dylon abruptly.
My dear" interposod the mother a~qin the ge..
tleman is not obliged to give for retaining
his picture"
q am glad to do So" responded Dylon "although
fear can scarcely explain. But any of these other
things at your service"
Il want that, and that alone" said the young lady
firmly.
Il very sorry, but the place has associations
for me; got ths"-he picked up the clif-dwellers
And that other pot?" said the girl. us that f.
sale, too?"
q am most unfortunate" returned Dylon. "Thrc
things that 1 value most seem to be the only ones
attract your attention. cannot part with the pi
ture either of the pots
Are there associations with the pots also that
my dear Canev!cve," bean the mother reDrovngly
r really must ssab that you do not door,
turned to answer it and came face to face with
short, gray haired
either of the people in the room. That was enough
for the artist. He turned with astonishing abrupt
TWO steps took him to the side of the girl.
rs your name Genevieve Forsyth?'
Did you paint that vase?"
You shall have the picture for nothing, am glad
This is most entraordinary,~ exclaimed Mrs
a glimpse Of her husband Gene in" ~'1SD'
Dylon turned toward tie man.
Are you General Forsyth"
Il am
Miss Forsyth saws she knows of the Dylon family
in Arizona, where she VS. bern
Il was in the army at the time and stationed there"
said forsyth in explanation justification that
fact whose proclamation seemed to annoy the mother
she Fortunate went On Dyon gravely
Delightful, laughed the girl.
You, too have probably heard of the Dylon fam
ily" continued Dylon
Il have; everybody in Arizona has" answered the
General
Il its last representative 1 graduated at the
Paris, studied under Jerome
to Arizona and have taken up the career of an
artist
Il believe you will do we'll by it," said the General
kindly, Judging from these'-his glance swept the
room-"and now, how much for the picture? That is
it, is it not, Sarah?" He turned to his wife
1T is she replied.
"As have said. General Forsyth. won't sell the
picture. but shall be glad to present it to Miss
Forsyth because she born in Arizona and is not
ashamed of it,