Connecticut western news., 1911-02-16

1 I deal. is now displayed in n shop in the Boulevard des Itaiens. You may see 1t there. There Is the same unmistak- able Individuality about 1t as in this"
 What is the subjectT'
 Tt is also a Florentlpe scene. called 1 Up the Arno. It takes in the river, with the hills beyond. It. too, is a great picture"
 My knees began to knock together. My jaws chattcred. but not sufficiently to prevent my asking, What do you ask for this pictureT
 Twenty thousand francs"
 Great heavens! had never re- ceived the half of that for a picture. 1 looked at the man so astonished that he hastened to say:
 'My profit will be but 500 francs. paid 19,500 francs for it." Taking the number of the shop where he said the other picture was to be seen, staggered out of the store and was soon before the picture had also created in dreams. It, too, far exceeded any work I had ever done. The dealer told me he had paid 27, 900 francs for 1t.
 Fortunately I occupied rooms with an American friend in the Quartier Latin and rushed home to tell him that had discovered something which if not explained would drive me crazy. He listened to my story, but could see by his expression that he, too. feared something had occurred to dis turb my mental balance. He would express no opinion till he had seen the paintings, and as I could not re- main quiet insisted on his going with me at once for the purpose. He did so, and, being familiar with my work, he pronounced the pictures mine, though they were far beyond any of my work he had ever seen. On our way back to our rooms neither he nor I said anything about the strange occurrence, but when we reached them he sat down before me, lit pipe and said:
 While you were i'll in Florence and out of your head you undoubtedly painted those pictures. not knowing what you were doing; consequently you retained no. remembrance of them"
 But I wasn't out of my head when I was wrapped in the views given in the pictures. Besides. how could have done the work without the Miceles knowing lt2 And. knowing 1t, they would have called my attention to it."
 My friend pondered awhile, blowing ! at rIx lc nF tgn l finally said:
 Whatever you have been physically, Pm sure you are all right now. But if you wish an explanation go back to Florence, see the people you board. i edNwith and get 1t from them" -.. Acting on his advice, started that evening. On the way l had time to think over the matter of my investiga- ton and decided to approach the Miceles without being known to them. On arrival asked about them and learned that they had been left legacy of some fifty thousand francs. This at once assured me that they had received the amount paid for my pic lures. One morning rang their bell. 1 Blanca answered the summons and, seeing me at the door, turned pale.
 Going in, asked her to call her mother and told both of my experience 1 in Paris. At first they assumed to be as much surprised as I; but, seeing that was not to be deceived, Senora Nil cele finally began confession which the senorina finished.
 "We did not suppose that you would ever happen to see your pictures" said the former.
 ""Wen, tell me where they came from" asked her. She looked at her daughter.
 "I can only tell you" said Blanca. "that painted them while you were sitting out in your chair on the bal cony-how know not. All do know Is that it seemed to me that 1t was 1 your brain working with my hand"
 1 questioned her and cross questioned her, elicittng nothing further except that she had discovered some time be- fore meeting me that she possessed some strange power of the order com monly called clairvoyant. My own in- depreciation of the incident was that, not being able to do good work herself. she had exercised this power over me | to utilize my ability. Since she had painted the pictures herself the only ! fraud involved was her placing my name on them. She did this not re- alizing the pecuniary value of the pie lures themselves and supposed she could not sell them without q name to them. She and her mother were tempted chiefly because they were financially in desperate straits. They had sold the paintings through . friend who appreciated their worth and paid them all they brought ex- cept a bare commission. I told them that they were welcome to all they had received for the paintings. The sole Interest took in the matter was curiosity to know how the work had hecn executed.
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