The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-28

there Is no technique in your sketehes-simpy wild
harng genus-a genius that has sarhouh'eu al opo'
Giles, has conquered your utter inexperienced yVu'
absolute lack OF knowledge. What have your peopie
about not to have you abroad TO Paris OF
even up to London. for Instance Il mas peeh efia
allow talent like yours 10 be buried in sleepy
cathedral town, hidden away. Why, when the oishop
showed me your portrait of his son was staggered
absolutely staggered that had never heard OF your
before of your work at picture eAhi-
billions. could hardly believe that you were just a
amateur, girl who painted a picture as an
other girl would trim hat II saemed almost beyond
beIief-beyond credenee"
But I have lessons" Patience inter
rupted, blossoms from Madame Flachan-Henrietta
Flachan-who is a French artist"
"Oh. Flaehan-the Frenchwomsn whose right hand
lost its cunning ago" Sir Hilary answered care
lessly. Yes l remember Henrietta Flaehan but she
is good-her work is too dreamy, too imaginative.
She aimed too much after the early Italian style All
she has taught you will have TO unlearn-and as
quickly possible. Now understand a certain wood
enness of outline that bahied me in your work, a
straining after unnatural smpcity-fauits which you
have evidently acquired from your teacher while your
'nhcent appreciation Of color is INFORM"
lie checked himself hurriedly. We'll. we'll" he
muttered you must set TO work in goo earnest
You must leave Markenford."
I'm afraid that's impossible" Patience exclaimed,
my father and mother not rich people by any
means, and they couldn't aford TO give expen-
sive art education-to send to London Paris
would be quite beyond their means; frankly. they
couldn't afford it,
Sir Hilary laughed. Ny dear girl" he said do
you think one 1 would let any one teach
you but myself? Certainly not; why, 1 don't want
any TO know about you even art world till
have painted something worth looking at-tn you
have, in point Of fact arrived No. what suggest
that should leave home and stay with us-taking
up more the position of adopted daughter, the
girl whom my wife has taken great fancy to and
likes TO have about her-than of my pupil. for do
people TO think you my pupil choose
TO announce the fact to the world and you are my
pupil no longer but the artist of the future"
Patience looked at Sir Hilary vaguely. could
hardly realize that he meant what he said. and that
1t possible that any one could be so generous kind
proposal that Simply taRes mv sb 70
but don't Know What to- do about aeeeptina Il YSSi
see I'm frghtfgliy happy at home. and my people
should hardly like aavantags OF your extreme
He smiled at her Strangely Sy Il am NOT partiou
it is against my natural Instinct TO do anything for
na gsq qsS SsR g obse that have
you should reside with my wife and myself for the
S 70 yq % T9s me ;D st@Gs'
you must give me your word of honor mai van vii
not iivulge word Of what going to say to YOU
He moved a chair forward as. he spoke. and sat
their knees almost touched
but clear tones = quite ready promise not to
Il give you my. word that I viii not do So" >
ean gr He paed Pae aFs on s4Sd
shoulder then lowered his voice to faint husky ky
YOU aaos what ever s beard Of he
Patience opened big eyes of wonder
80 Il don't quite know what you mean" she answered
there's the ghost of old monk who walks in the
they have him" - PS'P'e
1 don't mean that OF ghost" Sir Hilary inter
rupted his lips COMPRISING into an odd
smile. Il refer to the ghost works for nafnters
and have got more commissions to do than thav csr
well execute-the literary ghost who writes ont a
story according to the well-known authors plot and
gets paid by the great author rate of so rcb
thousand woris-pure mechanical work Won know
dont understand" Patience raised nnzzIs5
hand TO her brow. Would a famous author mt 80
name TO what another man had written and saw II vss
his book-take all the credit for it?" - S
Of course he would" returned Sir Hilary softIv
and II would be his book, in a way-bis plof g. a.
sttancs..and tnen ne would have had the looking
I sh ouldnt like to be ghost" Patience smoke with
conyiction TWO red patches OF color were begnnin@
10 show themselves her pale cheeks. at would he
full" 100 nate
Not at ali-not at ALL" Sir Hilary answered you
see: me ghost would be learning his craft all the
while-feeng his feet-getting a hne knovleSgA -
we'll" 80 W no "oiA as
He would be selling his birthrfght for a mess of
pottage though" Patience cried Indignantly "and
system of cheating"
Hush. my dear. hushr Sir Hilary took one Of her
hands IN his and began pat her soft white fingers
you mustn't speak like this-you really mustn't
Why. don't realize every great artist ia the
pastI am leaving Literature alone. you see-had his
ghost-his pupil-the little band of young men-de-
voted followers. who finished most OF their masters
work for him. once he had started II, whose