Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1910-04-26

was thinking OF the poor little fellow
who had often GoNhtless played per.
haps slept. ia this very reom. lie Ind
lived here in luxury ignorant Of the
fate that awaited him and now WAS
sleeping in sqnaiil room ia peas.
ants hut After lying awake Hil |
heard the clock In the tower strike .
got up. took my electric lamp and
walked about The room There were
| pictures on the wall. aud examined
them by the light Of my lama One.
picture of au open window, bad ar.
rested my attention before went 10
bed from the fact that the artist had
not put anything In the easement
Why be should have painted win,
dow without some flowers or bird.
cage or some one locking out Of It ex-
cited my curiosity. Flashing my tight
upon this picture. | started with ass
| tonishment The window was occupied.
| was 1T first too much absorbed in
the phenomenon 70 notice who was
the occupant am not superStItious
Indeed, | refer everything 70 a natnral
cause. Il was no. ghost loohlng ut
me. II was one who had been pat
there with some sort of paint thar
would only appear when illuminated
by certain kind Of artincieA tight
Doubtless it required electric or simi-
| lar rays
But the figure Ia the window
beautiful boy Of twelve. with thick
| locks tumbled over his head. child s
honest eyes. a mouth pursed up Ms
children often DO when Interested 5
| looked me straight in the face My
first thought was that he was the
dispossessed lad. But, no Little
Franz was now twelve years cid. and
this boy could not be more than ten.
In a corner my light revealed not the
artists name, but Herbert David Paul
Czshardi- 1882"
1t occurred to me at once that this
was Count Herbert the father Of the
dispossessed boy,
Ii was near dawn before | fell
asleep, ana | did not awaken till
the next morning. The picture Of the
window was directly opposite me
Though The sunlight was shining upon
II, it was truly window. Had | been
dreaming l thought not NeYerthe-
less during the morning | shut ont
what light | was able from the room
and examined the picture again with
my lamp The boy was there. but not
so distinct.
Before ! left the castle ! had figured
out possible solution to the case
that had been. ! believed. wrongly dc
cided by the courts. In returning TO
Vienna | learned the whereabouts OF
both the countess and little Franz
The boy was living with his peasant
mother, and the countess was living
in humble cottage near by. went
first TO see the boy
Scarcely feature was different from
those belonging 70 the pcgtraie
Though l had nothing to gain or
lose by this discovery, / uttered an ex
clamation Of delight ! had positive
proof that littlc Franz was the son Of
Count Herbert Czshardi
rum INT NY witt " AHiA flfNH
the countess. explained 70 her that
had passed n night at the castle III
which she bad lived aud asked her If
she remembered the picture Of the
vacant window She replied that STE
did. 1t was there whea she went
there bride asked IL there was
picture extant Of her husband when
ten or eleven years old Tears came
into her eyes as she said:
NO, and there being none lost us our
case and turned my poor bog out
She listened with eagerness TO my
adventure in my bedchamber ut The
castle and fairly gaspel for JOY when
| had finished She told me that her
husband had had faint remembrance
of a japanese artist coming to the
castle when he WAS a little boy and
painting his portrait. but the count
was then too young TO recall anything
but the fact.
The countess sent Immediately for
her attorney and told him my story
| He disbelieved 50 remarkable "A tale.
but admitted that children are liable
to show a likeness 20 either Of thGf
parents when the parent was at the
same age as the child. The lawyer.
was Obliged to resort to chIeanery lest
August czsharal might destroy the
picture. He Obtained m order Of the
court for it and succeeded in getting Il
| before Czshardi was aware that Il WAS
Of any Importance.
was present IN the courtroom
when. the case having been reopened.
the picture was shown to the jury Is
daylight. then by electric rays. little
Franz haiug present Chat they might
see the likeness.
The case was wcn
j was invited to escort tie countess
and her son = the castle the day they
returned 10 ii ana % be their guest as
long ais would remain. Never shall
forget the delight. especially Of the
boy. at getting back to that with
which be had been familiar since
babyhood The most touching scene
of al was when be and his dog met "a
an embrace The dog whined. and both
cried for joy
was much Interested 10 know how
/ the picture could have been painted
Different chemists tried TO hnd out
the constituent that made II visible
under certain light rays, but failed. In
Japan there IS 4 famous painting 4
| portion Of which Is only seen in the
dn~fr Er.t 81 4. f..,gsr... tf,af Z.
III the paint win produce this result.
Why the picture that won the suit
VIII appear oniy under electric rays is