The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-16


was sitting upon counter he smoking my
that liked the affected
haps that why he tolerated In his long moods
Of used swing legs the and look
shop
It's dark prints wilkes
the dingy interior piled
bend head the little low door, and then
you greeted curiousy subtle
pleasing It seemed to be blended from sandalwood and old
old old tobacco Everything dimy
shrunken that might have taken him for
the tncarnate genius of the shop.
at by quiet
little habiually 1t had privilege
Mr. Michael Labram moved to fiery passion by act of inus
tee and the lent certain pquancy acquaint
The incident had been revelation.
"BrogeIheimer his name" continued 81
what set thinking of him today He was man of sixty past
made his sweating knew. he turning
nj art"
Michael Labram broke OF from his talk and glanced at
brewn dscOlOred Chinese idol shelf his head
always fancy
art with
Of smoke he almost seemed to wink at the queer wooden thing
and had been imaginative could have faneed that
suppose sympathy any
thing which is doubtful What sympathy
his money selling shirts?
that ef # bsd cot into the skin Of his own Iarve
fat couldn't washed that silly
fancy. of the bad light in this old shop.
"1e about than know about elephants
wanted cOnnosseur he wanted talk about
he wanted his friends Yet he didn't want
for it all And he to
There another that seeing in those days. but
I'll just call him Leslie Barring had
to London to make name for himself at painting He had re-
hastily about his tastes he had found very that
and the difficulty food in
meanwhile a original
to take copying famous pictures for living BE copied wen
enough but the living be got 0 that sort OF work is
very far from dying"
He drfted of into one of his long sence tapping with his
si 80 s,~n @ + - So ~ s +h+ 80 80 sp ~
about business But had learned his
by now.
Iikingbut remember that I
first He slight dark fellow with wonderfully
bright and knac of putting his clothes that almost hid
their copies him,
and he used in here often young
foo with his pride and his dreams and his mad notions about
the loftiness of And believe
good to see him and to speak to him"
his old absent musing eyes
"7e came in to me one morning any bridegroom,
although could guess he hungry enough He brought with
him full size of Turner's picture
rare' which he
was good work but had no customer for it. and couldn't afford
to offer him the few pounds speculation
I told him this and he began TO laugh whistle
always did when he hit bit harder than usual And that
that moment
the shop whispered to Mr. Barring wait a
copy So he
went out and that fat German took his place at the counter
But did not have chance to mention the him;
full of something had come
it. nodded say a he nothing but
bogge instead of speaking straight He
picture sounded
why he about it.
same hardly the sort Of shop where many famous
pictures bought sold Brogeheimer
things fetch
however, a
picture. enough but he didn't
for it And he had o lie DOL ong Will in
bringing it out but he did it
be in touch with thieves and he
hands well known stolen picture
OF he would not be able show
fancied the idea of having
fancied
wanted to know if could do it for him
Maybe don't believe this
in Mt Brogeheimers position wouldn't
tickling private vanity
that vld do
and don't realize the lengths which
when they've been bitten the
a story a
All. believe Well of you to say
anyway
when had heard him out looked the
the and for the
the neck showing him
fatter than but could that fight
Ing I've done thing my they
haven't been done in the fashion he'd
They've been done for friend and
crafty to
shlings besides thing
risky be thought of. If it
thought for bit while he watched with his little pggsh
then lifted hand pointed the
I
quite quietly you go through
nraino .-nEo