The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-14

rAITRE sAvAL notary at Vernon. was pas
M s,,nately fond of sun young. though
AV4 already bald. always carefully shaved. a
little corpulent as 1T was fitting. wearing a gold
pince-nez inst.ad OF od-fashioned spectacles ac-
tive. gallant and joyous. he passed in Vernon for
artist He -hrummed the piano and played
the violin. and gave musical evenings where
Interpretations given of new operas
had even what called bit Of voice:
nothing a bit. very little bit of voice: but
"3ravo," "Exquisitew "Surprising! "Ador-
able" issued from every throat he had
murnured the last note.
-ze a subscriber to t. music publisher in
Paris who addressed pieces to him. and ha
from time to time to the high society OF the
town. little notes something in this style;
You invited to be present on Monday eve-
ming at the house of Maitre saval Vernon. at the
6rst production of 'Sais'."
few officers. gifted with good voices. formed
three of the vinedressers'
families The filled the part of
leader OF the orchestra with so much correctness
bandmaster the One Hundred and
Ninetieth Regiment of the line said to him.
day. the Cafe de LEurope.
"oh saval is master. 1t is great pity that
be did not adopt the career of artist"
When his name was mentioned in a drawing
there always somebody found de-
clare: He is not an amateur: he is az artist. 2,
genuine artist"
And two three persons a
Of profound conviction:
"oh! yes. genuine artist" laying particular
the genuine"
Every time that work Interpreted a
a big Partisan theatre SavaI paid a visit
capital
Now. last year. according his e
Henry VIII" express
which arrives in Paris at 4:3o p. m. intending
return by the 12S5 a. m train. so as not to have
to sleep at hotel He had put evening dress
black coat and white tie, which he concealed
under his overcoat with the collar turned up.
AS he had planted his foot the Rue
dAmsterdam, he felt himself in quite joviaA
mood. He said to himself:
Decidedly the air of Paris Is Ike other
on earth. 1t has in 1t some thing ndescribably
stimulating. exciting. intoxicating, which fills
with a strange longing to gambol and to do many
other things AS soon as arrive here it
to me. all Of sudden. that have taken bottle
OF champagne What life one can lead in this
city of artists Happy the elect, the great
thers"
would have liked to know some of those ce1e-
brated men, to talk about them Vernon. and to
spend an evening with them from time time
Paris.
illusions to little cafes in the outer bouevards at
which well-known painters. o and
even musicians gathered. and he proceeded go
up to Montmartre at a slow pace.
He had two hours before He wanted to
have look round. He passed in front of
frequentsd by belated Bohemans gazing at the
different faces. seeking to discover the artists
Finally he came to the sign of THE Dead Rat
and allured by the name. he entered.
Five or six women with their elbows resting
or the marble tables. were talking in low tones
about their love affairs quarrels of Lucie and
Hortense. and the scoundrelly actions of Octave.
They were longer young. they too fat or
too thin and they drank their beer like
Saval sat down at distance from them
and waited for the hour for taking absinthe was
at hand.
4 tall young n and took a seat
beside him. The landlady called him Mr.
tin. The notary quivered. the Romantin
who had taken a medal Salon?
The tall young made a sign the waiter.
You will bring dinner at then
carry to my studio. No. 10 Boulevard de Clichy
thirty bottles of beer and the ham ordered this
morning. We going to have a housewarming"
saval Immediately ordered dinner. Then he took
hat Tia dress
white tie could be His neighbor not
seem to notice him He taken up a newspaper
and reading 1t. Saval glanced sideways at
him. burning with the desire to speak to him.
Two young men entered. in red vests. and peaked
boards in the fashion Henry Ill They sat down
opposite Romantin The pair
1T Is EVENING"?