Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-29
BY SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS
Copyright by Bobbs-Merrin Co.

color prints"
sedgwick nodded. "Monotypes,
said he. Il paint on copper, mak'
one impress, and then-phut!-s
sponge across the copper makes eacf
one an original"
you certainly obtain your effects
1.-THE printing seems to refine tht
color For instance, moonlight OF
white water, thing I've never beer
able to approach, either in straight
oils or water See here"
From behind a cloth he drew 6
square, and set it on the easel. Ken
whistled again, casual fragments OF
light and heavy opera interminglet
with consideratiVe witches of his ear
ITS the first one I've given a name
to-" said Sedgwick. II call it The
Rough Rider"
| A full moon, brilliant amid blown
cloud-rack, lighted up the vast
procession of pillows charging in up.
on, a near coast In the foreground q
corpse, the face bent far up and back
from the spar to which it was dashed
rode with wild abandon headlong at
the onlooker, on the crest of a roar
ing surge. The rest was infinite
clarity of distance and desolation.
1.-The Rough Rider!" murmured
Kent; then, with a change of tone,
For sale?"
II don't know hesitated the art
list. Fact is, like that about well
enough to keep"
'I'll give you five hundred dollars
for it."
Five hundred Man alive! A hun
dred is the most I've ever got for
any of my prints"
THE offer stands"
But, see here, Kent, can you
afford it? Government salaries don't
make men rich, do they?"
"Oh, I'm rich enough" said the
other impatiently. II told you I'd
made inventions. And I can certain
~ afford to buy it better than you
can afford to keep it here"
Whats that?' asked the painter
surprised.
Kent repeated his final sentence
with slow emphasis. do you under
stand what I mean?" he asked, look
ing fatty into Sedgwick's eyes.
mo, not in the least. Another sug-
gestion of mystery. Do you always
deal in this sort of thing?"
VERY seldom. However, if you
don't understand, so much the better
When did you finish this picture?"
Yesterday"
Him! Has any one else seen it q
THAT old fraud of plumber, Ell
der bennett, saw me working on II
yesterday, when he was doing some
repairing here. and remarked that
it gave him the creeps."
"Dennett? Well. then that's al
up said Kent, as if speaking to him
self There's a streak of suppersti
ton in all these New Englanders
He'd be sure to interpret it as con-
fession before the fact. However
Elder bennett left this morning fol-
trip to Cadystown. That's so much
to the good"
"He may have left for a trip to
Hadestown for all I care" stated
Sedgwick with conviction. Whats
it all about, anyway"
"I'll tell you as soon as I've mulled
| it over little. Just let me
cool my mind down with some
more of your pictures" He turned
to the wall border again. and faced
another picture out. whats this
You seem to be something of a dat
in black and white, too"
'"Oh. that's an imaginary face,
said Sedgwick carelessly.
Imaginary face studied from vari'
Gus angles" commented Kent. ITS
a very lovely face, and the most
wistful I've ever seen. A fairy, pris-
oned on earth by cockcrow, might
wear some such expression of startled
wondering purity, | fancy"
Poetry as well as mystery! Kent
you grow and expand on acquaint-
anee."
'eThere is poetry in your study OF
that imaginary fay. Imaginary
Um-huml" continued Kent dryly. as
he stopped to the floor II suppose
this is an imaginary hairpin, too"
my Chinaman-" began Sedgwicl
quickly, when the other caught hin
up.
Don't be uneasy. I'm not COINS
to commit the betise of asking whC
she is
''If you did, l give you my word Of
honor l couldn't tell you. 1 only wish
1 knewl"
There was silence between then
for moment: then the painter broke
out with the air of one who takes &
resolution:
See here, Kent! You're sort 0
detective, aren't your"
1--WE been called So"
And you like my picture of Thu
Rough Rider?''
Five hundred dollars worth"
"You can have that and any othe
picture in my studio, except this
one he indicated the canvas will
the faces, ''if you'll find out for m'
who she is
THAT might be done. We shall
see; but frankly, Sedgwick, there's
matter of more Importance"
Importance? Good heavens, man
There's nothing so important in thii
world"
sOh. is it as bad as that?"
A heavy knock sounded from be