South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-13

OF Drown sfuUf. LAAlt lNNa az o ptAl-
ace IN its interior. u stood ON low
hill in q walled garden 81 splendid
tropical flora az the upper edge OF
Coralio The next day tho presi-
dents carriage came again for the
artist. KeoCh went out for a walk
along the beach, where he and MS
picture box" were now familiar
sights. When ne returned 20 the no
tel White was sitting In steamer
chair on the Balcony.
Well" said Ktogh, did you and
His Nlbs decide on the kind Of a
chrome he wants.
White got up and walked hack
and forth on the balcony lew
times. Then he stopped. and laugh
ed strangely. His face was flushed.
and his eyes were bright with kind
OF angry amusement
Look here. Billy" he said, some
what roughly, when you first came
10 me in my studio and mentioned
picture. Z thought you wanted
Smashed Oats or q Hair Tonic pos
ter painted on a range Of mountains
or the sire OF n continent. Wen,
either Of those Jobs would have been
Art in its highest form compared 20
the one you've steered me against.
can't paint that picture, Billy.
You've got 20 let me out. Let me try
10 tell YOU what the barbarian
wants. lie had 10 all planned out
and even n sketch made OF his idea
The old boy doesn't draw badly at
all. But. we goddesses OF Art! listen
20 the monstrosity he expects me 10
paint. He wants himself In the cen
ter Of the canvas. Of course. He is
10 be painted as Jupiter sitting on
Olympus. with the clouds at his
feet At one side OF him stands
George Washington, in full regt-
mentals. with his hand on the presi-
dents shoulder. An angel with out
stretched wings hovers overhead
and IL placing a laurel wreath on
the presidents head. browning him
Queen OF May. : suppose. In the
background IS 20 be cannon, more
angels and soldiers. The man who
would paint that picture would have
TO have the soul Of q dog. and would
deserve 10 go down into oblivion
without even a tin can tied 10 his
tail to sound his memory"
Little beads Of moisture crept out
all over Billy KeOgh's brow. The
stub OF his blue pencil had not fig
ured out a contingency like this.
The machinery Of his plan had
run with natuering smoothness until
now He dragged another chain
upon the balcony. and got White
back to his seat. He lit his pipe
with apparent calm.
Now. sonny" ne said. with gentle
grimness. you and me will have an
Art 10 Art talk. You've got your art
and I've got mine. Yours is the real
Pierian stuff that turns up its nose
at back-beer signs and oleographs
OF The Old Mil. Mines the art Of
business. This was my scheme. and
40 worked out like two-and two.
Paint that president man as Old
King Cole. OF Venus. or a landscape
or a fresco. or a bunch Of lilies. or
anything he thinks he looks like.
But get the paint on canvas and col
lect the spoils. You wouldn't throw
me down. Carry. at this stage OF the
game. Think OF that ten thou
sand"
II can't help thinking OF It" said
White. and that's what hurts. I'm
tempted to throw every ideal 1 ever
had down IN the mire, and steep my
soul in infamy by painting that pic
ture. That five thousand meant
three years OF foreign study 70 me.
md I'd almost sell my soul for
that"
Now II Amt as bad as that" said
Keogh. soothingly. IT'S a business
proposition. It's so much paint and
time against money. I don't fall I'm
with your idea that that picture
would 80 everlasdngly Jolt the are
art side OF the question. George
Washington WIS ali right, you know.
and nobody could say a word against
the angel. don't think so bad Of
that group. II you was TO give
Jupiter a pair OF epaulets and n
sword. and kind OF work the clouds
around to like like a blackberry
patch, II wouldn't make such bad
battle scene. why. II we hadn't al
ready settled on the price, he ought
to pay an extra thousand for Wash
ington, and the angel ought to raise
10 five hundred"
You don't understand. Billy. "
said White. with an uneasy laugh.
some Of us fellows who try 20 paint
have big notions about Art. I wanted
20 paint a picture some day that
people would stand before ana Tor
get that Il was made OF paint. I
wanted Il 20 creep into them like a
bar Of music and mushroom there
like a soft bullet And ] wanted EN-
to so av ay and ask: What else has
he done?' And I didn't want 'em
20 ind 4 thing: not a portrait nor a
magazine cover nor an illustration
nor a drawing OF a girl-nothing but
the picture. That's why I've lived on
fried sausaEes. and tried 10 keep
true TO myself I persuaded myself
10 do this portrait for the chance II
might give me 10 study abroad. But
this bowling. screaming Caricature!
Good Lord! can't you see how Il Is 80
Sure" said keogh, as tenderly as
he would have spoken 10 a child,
and he laid a Ions fOrefinEer on
Whites knee. Il see. It's bad 70
have your art all slugEed up like
that. I know. You wanted 20 paint
a big thing Ike the panorama OF the
hattie OF Gettysburg. Eut let me
ltaIs0mine you little mental sketch
20 consider. Up To date were out
S3S5.5O on this scheme. Our cap
ital took every cent both Of MS
could raise. We've got about enough
left 20 get back 20 New York on I
need my share OF that ten thousand.
I want 20 work a copper deal IN
Idaho. and make a hundred thou
sand. That's the business end of
the thing Come down OF your art
perch. Garry. and lets land that hat
ful OF dollars
Billy" said White. with an e.