Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-25


have light. am Notwithstanding. Good morning.
His hand was now on the knob, his face agow
with an enthusiasm which seemed to minge with his
words.
"Stop Don't 60 that's what l think myself" cried
Marry Talk to me about it"
The old man dropped the knob and looked at Marry
searchingly
You are honest with me?"
Perfectly"
"Then when triumph you shall sect land you shall
see it first l will come for you; not yet-not yet
perhaps tomorrow, perhaps. next month-but will
come !" and he bowed himself out.
The faded sister waiting for hin at the top OF
the stairs. She had her brother mount the first
flight and the fourth all this by peering down between
the banisters. Then he had disappeared This, being
unusual had startled her
He had taken off his coat now, carefully the lining
being out of sleeve. The sister hung it nail
behind the door, and the painter picked UP his palette
and stood looking at a large canvas on an easel
Louise tptoed out of the and closed the door OF
her apartment. When her brother began work
she always left him alone. Triumph might come at
any moment, and word wrongly spoken would
distract his thoughts and spoil everything She had
not forgotten-nor would-how, two years be-
fore. she had come upon him suddenly just as an
exact tint had been mixed and, before he could lay
his canvas, had unconscously interrupted him. and
all the hours and days of study had to be done over
again. Now they had system: when she must enter
she would cough gently; then, if he did not hear her.
she would cough again; If he did not answer she
would wait, sometimes without food until far into the
afternoon, when the daylight failed him. Then he
would lay down his palette covering his colors with
water and begin washing his brushes. This sound she
knew. Only then would she open the door
Bolts had given Marry the correct size of the cam
vas but he had failed describe the picture covering
it. 1t landscape showing the sun setting behind
a mountain, the sky reflected in a lake; in the fore
ground stretch of meadow The sky was yellow
and the mountain purple; the meadow reddish brown
In the centre of the white spot the size
of p-box. This the sun; and the centre of the
color scheme. Radiating from this patch of white
were thousands of little pats of chrome yellow and
vermion divided by smaller pats of blue. The exact
gradations of these tnts to produce the vbra-
tions of light. One false note would destroy the
rb1rthr1 -harr tho n n
When some carefully thought-out tint laid beside
another as carefully studied, the combination meeting
his ideal, he would spring from his seat crying out:
Louise! Louise! Light Light"
Then the little woman would hurry in and stand
ooh! so brilliant, Adolphc 1t hurts my eyes to
look at it. See how it CLOVIS All, it will come" and
she would shade her wistul eyes with her hand as
the light from the fiat dazzled her These were
gala hours in the musty rooms at the top OF the old
studio building
Then there would come along days of depression.
The lower range of color correct, but that over
the right of the mountain and the zenith did not
pusate The fault lay i'll the poor quality of the colors
in the bad brushes or the sky outside The faded
sisters face always fell when the trouble lay with the
colors. Even the small measure OF milk would then
other letter with foreign stamp.
Once he had cornered the old man the stairs,
and, throwing aside all duplicty, had asked him the
straight question
will you show me your picture? I showed you
mine"
"Old Sunshine raised his undermined hat from
his head by the crown-it too limp to be lifted in
any other way--and said in low voice.
yes, when it is pcture it is now only an expert
ment"
But it will help to see your work. I am but
beginner; you master"
The good-natured touch of fattery made no impress
No. he answered, replacing his hat and keeping
on his way down stairs; Il am not master. am
man cropping in the dark following light that beckons
1t will not help you it will hurt you. | will
for you; | have promised, remember Neither
my sister nor ever breaks a promise, Goodmorn-
ing" And again the shabby hat was lifted.
As the Winter on, Marry began TO miss the
tread of the old outside his door, The old sister
never made any noise so he never knew when she
up and down unless he happened to be the
stairs the moment He knew the old
work because he could hear his ceaseless tramp
pat Of color and walking back again. He himself
had walked mles-had been doing it the day before
in his efforts to give carrying qualities to the shadow
under the nose of the brewers better half
Il do not your brother any more" Marry had
said to her one morning after meeting her by accident
OUTSIDE his b door basket h e0n over it,
ment these days He hardly takes time to eat and
do all the errands. But he is very happy" Here her
face broke into smile. "Oh, SO happy! We both
"And is the great picture finished" he asked, with
movement as if to relieve her of the weight of the
"Almost..... Almost..... Adophe will tell you when
it is ready. No-please, good Mr. Marny-it is not
The day following this interview, Marry heard
strange noises overhead The steady tramping had
ceased; the sounds as if heavy furniture were
being moved. Then there would come pattering of
lighter feet running in and of the connecting
Then noise if scrubbing being done he
thought at time he heard the splash of water and
even looked up at his ceiling if expecting
leak
Suddenly these unusual sounds ceased the old mans
door was flung open hurried step was heard on the
upper stairway, and sharp knock fell upon his
door.
Marry opened in the face of the old man. He
bareheaded, his eyes blazing with excitement, his
face flushed as if by some uncomfortable JOY.
Come! Come !" he cried; 1--WE are all ready 1t
perfected this morning! We have been putting things
in order. We do not have guests, and you might
not have understood! But you must be careful-your
eyes are not accustomed. perhaps, and"
Marry darted back without listening to the old mans
conclusion, and threw his coat. The faded sister
was upstairs, and he must be perfectly dressed.
"And you like i'll" burst out Marry, he adjusted