Evening star., 1911-08-13
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST IS. 1911

in tailored coats who had grown up in shirt sleeves.
In addition these purely technical attaln1nents he
be nfallblc Judge of character diplomat, a
sophist he must have silver tea service, to nothing
of excellent Scotch and cigarettes He must be able to
write sonnet mix salad, discuss the Book OF job
or the PLAYS of Bernard Shaw. follow the quotations of
the stock market the news of the av and the fashions
in womcns hats He must laugh when he feels detected,
and look detected when he feels like laughing Indeed,
there is nothing the fashionable portrait painter must
not be able to do, except perhaps really-to pant
JACK PEROT could even do that too, when he wanted
to- The sketch of Baroness Charnv on his easel was
really snccre-an honest bit of painting done with the
freedom his other work lacked. Perhaps this was be
cause il not a commission, but just one OF those
happy nterlucs that sometimes amid the drcar-
lest of measures 1t pleased him, any rate, and he
stood off from II squirting dcghtedly through his
monoclc while the Baroness poured tea
Really Madame, its too bad It flnlshed | was
almost ready believe myself back in Paris again, he
sighed in French. If one could only Eve ones life
Backward"
"Oh that wouldn't do-in little while perhaps, you
would he quite poor.
"Ycs." he sighed; ~but think how much better !
should paint. He stopped before the sketch and sighed
again. q" think il S YOU Baroness. You bring an echo
of nv vanishing youth. Besides, didn paint you for
money. That is the difference
"You going TO paint that handsome Madam
Wray?
"Ycs. She's coming in for today
"1fcy wonderful, those people. He IS 50 original
so far0uchei"
aIies too fond Of talking about himself he growled.
"Thcse people represent the Western type common
in New York k-climbcrs, New York will forgive
much in the husband of Mrs. Wray.
"f1c doesn't whether he's forgiven or not does
he?"
"Thats pose. All Wcstcrncrs adopt it. To consent
to be like other people would be confess weakness
q like him; but then, the Baroness yawncd politely,
call Americans are attractive Mrs. Wray ind less
interesting
pause at pity she's getting herself talked about
"Rcally? That S encouraging Monsieur Bcnt.
"Oh, yes; they met in the West the phcnx OF an old
romance
@How delightful Monsieur Jeff doesn't care
"Oh, no, significantly. "He has his reasons.
THE door Inocker changed, and Mrs. Rumscn entered,
escorting two d6butantcs, who paused on the
threshold of the studio gurgngy their eyes round with
timidity and prccocious hopculness OF imminent
deviltrics.
$50 kind of YOU Mrs. Rumscn Good morning, Miss
Van Alstyne- Miss Champncy, with Jack Pcrot 1t was
always morning until SIX OF the afternoon You've
met the Baroness
"How too thweetly perfect
"How fearfuly intercstng.
The newcomers futtcred papitantly from canvas to
canvas and subsidized only when Mrs: Cheyne entered.
@Am wecomeo" she drawlcd. "This is your day,
isn't it, Jack! Oh how charming, She paused before
the sketch OF the Baroness ~Why didn't you paint me
like that. I'll never forgiv you You were painting
for Cheyne-l know it. My portrait fairly exudcs
the Early Victorian.
Perot kissed the tips Of his fingers and waited them
toward her. Quite correct, dear Rita Cheyne was
paying the bill. Now, # you gave me another com
mission"
81 won't-you re the most mcrccnary creature, Be
sides IN too hard up. One really have billions
nowadays She sank the couch beside the Baroness
"Its really very exhausng trying to live on one in
come. I'm very much afraid | shall have TO marry
again
"You need manager. May offer
"No, thanks. | shall be in the poorhouse soon
enough
Get Mr. Wray to help laughed the painter mis-
chievously 4They say he has way Of making dollars
bloom from sagcbrllsh.
She glanced at him swiftly but took her cup OF tea
from the Baroness and held her peace.
The knockcr changed again and Mrs Wray, Miss
Janncy. Larry Bcrkcly, and Cortland Bent came in.