The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-06

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~ DON'T that cheating against
cheat" Michael Labram said in his slow though
almost asks you to teach him lesson. such
sitting upon his counter ana be was smoking nv
tobacco He admitted affected
haps that why he tolerated In his
OF silence used to swing legs the look
about the shop.
DARK narrow windows were filled with prints Of wikes
and Hogarths pictures the dnsy piled
chnas and wagner
greeted by curousy dis
pleasing seemed to be blended from sandawood
varnish and old and Everything
through perpetual twilight proprietor
small and dark and shrunken that might have
the fncarnate genius Of the shop.
But at least deceived by quiet that the
little man habualy 1t had been privilege
Mr. Michael fiery passion BY an act Of tnus
tice and the lent pquancy acquant
ance The incident had been a revelation.
"Brogelhemer was his name" he continued
what thinking today He man Of sixty past
and richso they always said 1t didn't matter He
made his money by sweating knew and he turning
Michael Labram broke of from his glanced at
brown. discolored Chinese idol shelf his
fancy resemblance be-
tween the two old faces As be said the art" with
and If had imaginative have fancied that it re-
turned the greeting
suppose culture and sympathy II It means any.
thing which doubtful What did he Sympathy
man who had made his selling
There would be blood fingers
women who had worked them.
fancy that of had into large
that was Just my silly
fancy Of course and the bad light in this old shop
HE knew about than know elephants.
but he wanted a connoisseur: pic
lures and be wanted
to pay much for it all. And he
There another that seeing those
different from that Brogeheimer He
and so Ill just call him Leslie Barring up
London to make himself painting
fused take penny people, up rather
nssty about his and very
long coming and that the difficulty
meanwhile No would look his original
take to copying famous pictures for living He copied vel,
enough but the living be got from that Of
far from dying"
He drfted OF into of his tapping
thin yellow spoke
him at such moments risked that get
:eoo your But had big moods and place
:" don't take most peopethey my
hking-but remember that somehow him
hs He was slight. dark fellow with wonderfully
bright eyes and knack Of putting his clothes
their shabbiness able place copies him.
and he used to come in here often enough He young
FOOL with his pride and bis dreams his
the loftiness Of art And yet believe he happy
Dreams all bitter nonsense did me
good to see him and to speak to him."
edged pouch inch Iabram filled
his old brown carved with musing
He came in to me morning gay any bridegroom
although could guess be hungry enough brought
him full size Of Turner's picture Fighting Tene-
rae which he had been working few weeks Il
was good work but had customer for IT
to oner him the speculation
and anything less he would nv charity
II told him this and he laugh whistle 40 no
always did when he hit bit harder than And that
made sorrier than me- And then inst at
tnat moment as luck would It, Mr. Brogeheimer
the shop whispered to Mr. Barring outside for bit
and would If this at his copy So no
went out and that fat German place counter
But did not have chance to mention the copy him;
was too full OF something else He said
to MIN IN the night and he had hurried
It. nodded to him to but for nothing
bogge instead Of speaking straight buy picture
famous picture any famous picture Well
pie enough but wondered why he should it.
One or two costly things have found way here all
the same this hardly the sort Of shop where
pictures are bought and sold Brogeheier rye told
exactly give price that such
things fetch. NJ :.
However he came to the point at last
picture sure enough but he didn't
Tor T. And 90 be had come to long while in
bringing out but he did He thought that would
be In touch with thieves and he nv
hands any well known stolen picture that might ceap
or course he would not be able show friends
fancied the idea Of having his could
see he fancied the idea Of something that
wanted to know If could do for without risk
Maybe you don't believe this you
man In Mr. Brogeheimers position wouldn't
just for the sake Of tickling his vanity
Ill can say Is that don't understand what
man. and you don't realize the lengths which
when been bitten by the coecng
tell you story Of whose another word
esy Ah you do believe me? Well it's civil you say