Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-21

Count, said but after thinking it over
I've"
Don't say that you have already en-.
gagged somo one to do the work, he cried
in horror my dear fellow, don't tell me
that You are certain to make dreadful
mistake II you listen to any one but
Sehwartzmuller. He is the last word in
restorationB, He is tho best bet, as you
would say in New York. Any one else will
make boteh Of the work. You win curse
the day YOU"
checked him. ''I have virtually decided
to let the whole matter 20 over until next
spring However, ! shall be happy to have
Mr.. Schwartzmullers opinion. We may be
able to plan ahead"
A look Of disappointment fitted across his
face, The suggestion Of hard old age oropt
into his features for q second and then dis
appeared.
Delays arc dangerous" he said. MY
Judgment is that those gorgeous paintings
will dsiutegrate moro during the coming win
ter than in all the years gone by. They are
at the critical stage. II mot preserved now
we'll ] cannot bear 10 think OF the con
sequences. All, hero is Herr Schwartz
muller.
| Just inside the door, we came upon pom.
pous yet seryie German who could not by
]
but the last word in restoration l have
never seen any one in my life whose ap.
peaance suggested more complete state OF
rehabilitation His frock cont was new 1t
had the uniailing smell Of new wool freshly
dyed his shoes were painfully new; his
! gloves were now; his silk hat was respleud-
emily new his fat jowl was shaved TO a
luminous pink; his gorgeous moustaehe was
twisted up Of the ends 10 such O degree that
when he smiled the points whyerod in from.
Of his eyes, causing him 10 blink with aston.
iGhmcnt lie was undenaby dressed up for
the occasion My critical eye, however, dis.
COVERED pair OF well-worn striped trousers
badly stained slightly frayed at the bot
tom and inclined to bag outward at the
/ knee. Perhaps / should have said that he
was dressed up from the knee,
This is the great lierr Schwartamullcr
Of the Imperial galleries in Munchen,' said
the Count, Introducing us.
Tho stranger bowed very profoundly and
at the same time extracted a business card
from tho tail pocket Of his coat This he
delivered 10 me with smilo which seemed
30 invite me 10 participate In great and
GCri0us Eccret-tho secret Of irrCprohchablj
HtuHding a. an art expert and oonnoiRgeur
confess 10 mistaken impression concern
ing him up 10 the moment he handed me hiI
clumsy business card My suspicious had
sc, him down Hs confederate Of Coun,
YgrnoWfy a spy, secret agent or what
ever You choose to consider one who il
employed In mrtherinF secret purpose
But the business card removed my doubts
and misriyiuEs Il stamped him for what
he really wag-thore is no mstakng Ger
man who hands YOU his business card liz
destroys all possible chance for discussion
In three languages the card announced
that he WIS August schwartzmullor, Of the
Imperial galleries Munchen, 2umpo &
Schwart1muller proprictors Reservations q
speciality There was much more, but
did not have tlmo TO read all Of it, More
over tho card was triile boilod as II il
had been used before, There could be no
doubt as TO his gcnuincncss, He was on art
expert
For ton minutes ] allowed thom to oxpati.
ate on the perlls Of procrastnation in tho
treatment OF rare old cAnvasos and pig.
mcnts and ihon, having formulated my
'rlaas hlandly inquired what the cost would
be- Il appears that Herr Sehwarwmullet
had oxumincd tho iroscoos no longer than
six months before b. .shnmir,Nnaag Of .
New York gcntlcuWd lohen.