< ? ? t- % . . . < i r 18 THE OMAHA DAILY SUNDAY , DEOEM1VICR 10 , 1800. HE MUTABLE MANY. BY ROBERT BARR. I IIP Story of a labor Union. A Tain of Prevent Day Problem * . With tpUotlct from Real Lite. CHAPTKIt VIII. Ilraunt and .Marsten passed from Hi is dim- urns of Hose Garden court Into the bril liancy of Llrht Htrect , xvhlch on certain tilqhta In thn week was like one proloni , < l fair , earn sldu being lined with lieapeJ-urt rnftton * barrow * , radiant with HarliiK gaso line. Incensi- wag bellig burned ovIl-Hmsll- 1113 Ir.cfriwo to the Dod of ChcannoM. Horde * of women , down al the heel , were bargaining with equally Impecunious venders meeting nml chartering on the common level or poverty. 1 timing Irto a sldo street nml then Into a narrower lat'c , the two mnn came to n liuis * liulMtiig where the Salvation Army hold Its m-rvlces a building let temporarily to the employed of Monition & Hope for the dlscuo- ! on of tholr grievances. The place was crowded to the doora , and the latest comers hail some dllllculty ( n making their way ulung one side of the walls , nearer the front * platform , whore they at lastfound room half way between the doors and Iho speak- oi n. n.Sclmmlns v < as In the chair , lee ! < IiiK very uneasy and out of place , not knowing e.x- a tly what was expected of him , smiling a van deprecatory Hinllo occasionally as HOIIIO of his pals In the critwd made audible re- inark.s about hU elevation , and the native dignity lie ( nought to bear on his olllee. O.ie gnvo it as his opinion ( "If you awskcil him" ) that Sclmmlns would have looked mom nntural with a pint pot In his right h.ind Instead of the mallet with which ho was supposed to keep order. On a row of chairs at the back of the platform sat the members of the committee , InoUlns. most of them , < | Ultu as uncomforta ble as Hio chairman. Several reportero v pro wrltdiK at n table provided for them , i-'omctlmcs one whispered a question to the chairman or a member of the committee , und received the almost Invariable nnawcr , Illost If I know , nrsk Gibbons. " Gibbons was < ijilto palpably the man of the hour. Ho was on his feet by virtue nf his position as chairman of the committee and ri'rrujnry ti the union , and was Just finishIng - Ing the reading of the committee's report' Hraiint and .MarsU'M found standing room at the'side of Iho hall. " And Ilimlly your committee begs leave to report that Mr. Sartwell , having rejected all overtures from your committee , refusing to confer with It either througn Its chairman or as a body , It waa resolvud that this re port be drawn up and piesentcd to you In order that dcllnlte action may be taken upon it. " Gibbons , when he hail llnlahrcl reading the document , placed It upon the reporters' table for their closer Inspection. He had drawn up the report himself and was natu rally rather proud of the wording , and he hoped to see It printed In the newspapers. He turned to his audience , utter saluting tlu chairman. "N'ow. gentlemen , you have heard the re port. The committee appointed by you. em powered by you. artlng for you , vested In your authority , has done all In Its power to bring this matter to an amicable conclusion It Ins left no stone unturned , shrunk from no honorable means , .spared no trouble , to bring about an understanding fair alike to employer and employe. Hut , gentlemen , your committee has been met at the very thnshold with n dllllculty which It could not , surmount ; a dlillculty that lias rendered nil I Its efforts abortive. The firm of. Monkton & Hope refers the committee to Mr. Sart- wcll. the manager , and Mr. Sa > twell abso lutely refuses to see the committee and dis cuss anything with It. This man. who was once.a workman himself , now arrogates " Here one of the rcportcro pulled Gibbons' coat tall , and a whtoperpd colloquy took place. When It wao over Gibbons con tinued : , "A gentleman of the press has asked me a question and a v cy proper qiu.stlon It Is. He asks if we threatened Mr. Sartwell In any way with a strike , as has been rumored. Gentlemen , no threats of any kind whatever have been used. " ( Cheers. ) "Wo have approached Mr. Sart well with the same deference . that wo would have approached a member of her majesty's government If we had a petition to present. The sum and subatanco of the whole business Is that Mr. Sartwell abso lutely refuses to treat with his own men wiicn they have " "That lu not true , " raid a voice from the Bide of the hall. The crowd turned their heads toward the round , noticeably gleeful at thu Interruption. It promised liveliness'ahead. There was a murmur nf pleasurable anticipation. Glbbonu turned sharply toward the point from which the voice came. "What Is not true ? " he demanded. "It la nut true that Mr. Sartwoll refuses to see his own men. " "Are you one of them ? " "VIM. Are yen ? " There was a rui'tlo of Intense enjoyment .at , tills palpable hit . .at gibbons. The glib Fpeaker himself was taken aback by the- re tort , but only for n moment. "I thought , " continued the secretary , "that I m , m Of ALL TUB OUNAMHNTAL APPEND- AUKS TO THIS STUDIO. U might Imvu been gomo ono sent lu-ro to In. torrupt this mcttliiKTlilu limy still bo tlio c.i-v. but wo will ivnlvo that point.Vd will not fallow Mr. SarUvell's cxatMf.lt' , nml If t litre lo nny friend of lilo present > slmll be plci ; i > il in jirnr from him at tlio proper time. As I wna about to any when 1 was Int " "I niiBrtored your iniontlon ; uiimvor mliio. " cried the voice. ( ilbbnns Klnnced nppoalliiEly ct tlio clmlr for protuctlon , uiiil Sclinmliui rapped feebly \vltli hia gavel on tlio table In from of htm , tayliiK , "Order , order. " hut III it tone that lit ) upp.irently hoped nobody would hear. "What IP your question ? " aaked Gibbon ? , vltli nu niiKry ring ID liln voice. "Am you nn employe of MonUton & llouc ? " "I am uccretary of the union of which that firm's men are u part , nml , I may add , thu utroiiKWt union In London. I am chairman of thlu committee comrygod of tlut llrin'a iron , I illd not seek tlio position , but win uiunlmoiialy elected to it , tliorcfnro I olulm tliat praetlc-iliy I am nn cmployo of Monkton ft. Hope , aiul that no man hero liaH a butler rl lit to upoak for time omployo or to ntniul up for them ngjlimt oppression than i Imvc. And I will toll Iho man who inter * rupta mo I'll lull lilm to hi * ftico tlmt I am not to bo browbiMtcn from the path of duty by him , nr liy Mr. Sartwoll , ulthcr , aa Ions ns I retain the canlldenuu of the men who put mo hero. 1 acknowledge no other masters. If you want to nildruiu this muou liiK come up b ro on the tilatfcrm and fica It Ilko a mm. and not stand barking there Ilko n doK. L.t > t'o have n look at you. " There was wild cheerlnR at this. The fight was on , and HIP crowd wns Jubilant. Tillwn the kind of talk they llkcxl to hoar. Ur.innl pmoto youni ; Mirsten ou the hack nnil pii-heJ him forward. "Take oop the challenge , lad , " ho cried. "Oop wP ye. I'll follow yo and give them Eomo facts obut the unemployed. We've pet tlil-i meeting If wo work U right. Oop wl' yo , mate. " M.irctMi went toward the platform , the crowd inaftlni ; way for lilm. Olbbona stood for a moment apparently surprised nt this unoxrecte-1 opposition , then walked back tote to I. ' clnlr at the heaO of the committee. The gord-natureJ gatherlug cheered when they saw tlio young nun stainllng lioforo tlism. "Kellow worklngmen , " ho bt-Ran. "Addre."s the chair , " ndmonli'hed Home ono In the mlddlo of the lall. whercit there wns a laiiRh. Sclmmlno himelf Indulged In a sickly Einlle. The ypenker rcddelicJ slightly , nml In confused has > to cald : "Mr. Chairman and fellow workers " Thu crowd cheered lustily , and It waniomo moments before Marsten could again get n hearing. A feeling of despair came over him aa ho flood before them. It wns only too evident that they all looked upon the whole proceeding as n great lark , something In the way of a music hall entertainment without the boor which waa a drawback , of count * , but also without any charge for ndmlwlon whleh was an advantage , for it left eo much more cash to expend In stimulants after the fun wan over. Ho wondered , as he looked at the dialling. Jocular assemblage , whether ho wns taking too Rcrlouti n view of the bltua- tlon. There Unshed across his mind n sen tence he had .hoard . In a lecture on socialism. "It 1-r nr.t the capitalist nor the government you bavo to conquer. " the lecturer had said , "but the worklngmen themwlves. " When the disorder had subi'lded FO that his L I WANT IS A CHANCE TO KAUN MY I1UEAD. ' voice could bo heard. Marsten went on : "Mr. Glbbouu asserted that the manager had refused to commit with lilo employes , mid I claimed that such a statement was not true. Mr. Sartwell 'told mo lilmpclt that ho was willing to receive a deputation from the men of the works. Ho said " "What's that ? " cried Gibbons , springing to hlo feet and taking a step forward. "Don't Interrupt the speaker , " shouted Drama from the body of the hall. "Ho Interrupted me. " roaretl Gibbons , now thoroughly angry. Turning to the young man , who stood there 1'llontly , waiting for utctoment and' retort to cease , Iho secretary demanded : "When did Sartwell tell you that ? " "On Tuesday night. " "On Tuesday nlcht ! " repeated Gibbons , coming to the front of the platform. "On Tuesday night ! and you linvo the brazen cheek to siand hero mid admit It. " "Why shouldn't 1 ? " iwked Marsten. with perceptible self-control , but whitening around his tightening lips. "Why shouldn't you ? I'll tell you why. Hecauso you sneaked In behind the backs of the committee you had helped to appoint. That's why. " "I had no hand In appointing the commit tee. " "Every man In the worka had a hand In appointing the committee. If you didn't vote , then you neglected your duty. If you voted against the committee you were bound by the ixMUlt. Just as the committee would have been bound If It had been defeated. That's trade unionism stand together or fall to gether. You , knowing a committee had been appointed to deal with this very business , muflt go crawling to Sartwell and undermine the work of your fellow unionlxta. " "That'8 a He ! " hl.isod Marsten through his set teeth , In a lo'v hut Intense tone of voice \\hlch was hrard to the further end of the hall. The yountf man strode * toward hia an tagonist. Ills right hand nervously clinching and uncllnehlng. It was an electric moment the rrowd held Its breath. They expected I the next move would lie a blow. ( iibbc.n.s stood his ground without flinching. Not u muscle of hla face moved except hia eyelli'.fl , which partially closed over his eyes , leaving a silt through which a steely glance ehot at Marsten , but his answer was not so tniiMilc.nl as hia look. "If It's a lie. " he Raid , calmly , to the evi dent dMappolntmt-nt of his hearers , "then the lie la not mine. I wa merely putting your own Htatemonta In a little terser lan guage , that's all. " Ilraunt. who had with dlfliculty kept his hot temper In hand during thla colloquy on the stage , now roared at the top of his voice : "Give t' lad n chanro to speak and shut your ellly mouth ! He's called you a liar like a man and you daren't take him oop like a inun. Sit down , you fool ! " "I must rcajly ask the protection of the chair , " protcHted the secretary , turning to Sclmmlns. The latter , feeling that eome- tlilng was expected of him , rose rather un certainly to his feet and struck the table three or four times with his mallet. "Order , order ! " he cried. "If there Is any more disturbance down there , the man will bo put out of the meeting. " "What ! " shouted Uraunt. "Put ino out ! Efioil ! I'll ' ' " gUo 'co th' chance. The lilg man made his way toward the platform. brut > hng ! aside from his path a few who , In the interfsis ot law airJ order , endeavored to oppose him. The majority of tlio o present , however , were mani festly of opinion that the progress of the nnsry man should not be barred , eo they cheered his Intervention and made encourag ing remarks. Ilraunt sprang upon the platform , ad vanced to ( lie chair , smote liU clenched fist on the table , and cried : "Here I am , Sclmmlim. Now put mo out : d'ye hear ? " He paused for n reply , but tuero was none. Sclmmln.s. shrinking from him , ob viously prepared for night If Ilraunt at tempted to storm the position. The York- Hhlrcm.in glared nbaut him , but those on the platform appeared to think that the tlmo for protest had not yet arrived. Mean while the audience \vaa calling loudly for a epwh. "I haven't much to nay. mates , " began Ilraunt , calming down through lack of op. position , "and I'm no man at the gib. I'm a < worker , and all I want Is n chance tq earn my broad. Hut I'll say this : I * aw in t * paperw not > o Inns ago that there's 27,000 men cf our trndc out of work In England today. Twenty-seven thousand men anx ious for a Job. "N'ow what Ls I hit ) man Gibbons asklnc you to do ? ItVn atiklng you to cliooclc up your Jobs and have your places .taken by fionio of them twenty-seven thousand , Sart- well ban only to put an advertisement In the papers and ho can nil the shops five 11 in PS over In two days , It'a always easier tu choock oop n Job than to ( jet n new one these times. I know , becauseI've tried It. ? o have inoAt of you. Take my advice and KO no further with this nonxen o. If Sart- well , im Marsten says , la willing to talk ever our grievance * , then I nay let us send him a deputation of our own men , with no outsiders among 'em. What's the union done for iw ? Taken our money every week , that's all I can see. And now they hare got so much of it they want to squander it lighting a strong man like Sartwell. " Mnrslen had at down on the edgeof the platform. Wo orealwayn quicker to por- cclvo the mlrtnkos of others than to recog nize our ovn , and ho did not Ilko Oraunt's talk BKattst the union. Ho felt that It would bo ut.popular ; besides , he believed In the union If It were properly led. Ills fight was against Gibbons , not against the or ganization. Gibbons was In his chair , and he had rapIdly - Idly taken the inraeuro of the speaker , lie saw that the nddrces was having Its effect , and that th ? crowd was slipping uvjy from his control. It was n risky thing to do with such n powerful man , but he innili * up his mind that I'raunt must bo angered , when hu would likely , In his violence , lese all the ground hi- had gained. So Gibbons quietly with his eye gathered up his ( rusty hench men , who were scattered In different parts of the hall to glvo an appearance of una nimity to the shouting when the proper tlmo caiiii- . end these men had gradually cdrjod to the front during the speaking. One or' two had silently mounted the platform and held a whispered conference with the Decretory , after which they and some oth ers tojk their places behind the seated com mittee. When Sartwell was alluded ta Gibbons arose. "Mr. Chairman , " ho said , "I cannot al low " lirannt turned , on him like a raglug lion. "Don't you Interrupt Me , " h" cried , rolling up his slcavcs , "or I'll tUali you through that window. " "Order , order ! " said the chairman , faintly. "Yes. an' you atop o' him ! " shouled the Infuriated man , "I'vo done It bo- fore. " "Ilcspcct the irectlng , If you have no re gard Jor the chair. " said Gibbons , calmly. "You talk to us as If we were n parcel of fools , " cried a man In front. IJrnuut , like n baited bull , not knowing In which direc tion to riwh. turned his eyes , blazing with rage , upon the lust speaker. He shook hia clenched list and bared arm at the audi ence. "What clso are you ? " he roared , at the top of hia voice. "A parcel o' dommed foola. all o' ye. Led by the noao by a still bigger fool than any o' ye. Yes ; a set o' chattering Idiots , that's what ye are , with not enough brains among the lot o' yo to turn a grindstone. I know ye , a beer-sod den gang , with just enough sense to sw that your pint imig'a full. " By this tlmo those In 'the hall were In a state of exasperation bordering on frenzy. A small door to the right of the stage , con necting with an alley , had been opened , and a number of the more timid , seeing a storm Impending , had quietly slipped out. The meeting was now a seething mob. crying for the blood of the man who stood there defying them and heaping contumely upon it. Gibbons , hU lips pale but firm , took c step forward. "Wo have had enough of this. " he said. "Get off the platform ! " Ilr.tunt turned as If on a pivot , and rushed at the secretary. The latter stepped nimbly back , and one of his supporters , with a run ning Jump and hop , planted his boot squarely In Ilraunt's stomach. The Impetus was so great and the asnault so sudden and unexpected that Ilraunt , powerful aa ho was , doubled up like a two-foot rule , and fell backward from the platform to the Hoar. Instantly a dozen men pounced upon him and hustled him. In sylte of his striking out right and left , through the open door Into the alley. The door was closed and bolted in the twinkling of an eye Ilraunt outside end. litj iMsallants within. U was all so neatly and so ( illicitly done that the police , who had been on the nlert for some time , only reached the spot when the door was bolted. The crowd , with but the vaguest general notion of what had happened beyond the sudden backward collapse of Ilraunt , raised a wild cheer , for which Gibbons was thsakful. He did not wish them to know that Draunt had been taken In hand by the police outside and he had been very anxious. If an arrcdt were Inevitable , that It should not take place in the hall , for then even Hraunt'o violent tirade would not hiive prevented uni versal sympathy turning toward him. While the cheer was ringing up to the roof Gibbons had heard a terrific blow delivered agaiimt the door , n blow that nearly burst In the bolt nml made the faces ot those standing near turn pale. Another crashing hit shat tered the panel and gave a gllmpvio for ono moment of bleeding knuckles. Then there was nu Indication of a short , sharp struggle In the alley and all was quiet save the re verberating echo of the cheer. Gibbons strode to the front of the platform and held up his hand for silence. "I am very sorry , " ho said , "that the laat speaker made sonic remarks which ought not to have been made , but let us all remember that hard words break no bones. However , there boa been enough talk for ono night and It is time to proceed to business. Gentlemen , you have heard the report of the committee what Is your pleasure ? " "I move , " said a man , rising In the middle of the hall , "that wo go on strike. " "I second that motion , " cried several volcco. 'Tut the motion. " whlaporcd Gibbons to the bewildered chairman. Sclmmlns rcsc to lilo feet. ' "Yon have all heard the motion , " he said. "All In favor say oye. " A seemingly universal shout of "Aye" arose. The chairman was on the point of resuming his seat when Gibbons , In a quick aside , said : "Contrary. " "All to the contrary , " called out the chair man , hovering between sitting and standing. There was nc dissent , for Marsteu had left to see what had become of his friend , and the timorous men had stolen away when they dutected signs of disturbance. "Motion's carried , " said Sclmmlns , seat ing himself with every Indication of relief. "Unanimously , " added Gibbons , loudly , nn. able to conceal bis satisfaction with the re sult. CHAl'TKIt IX. There are streets In Chelsea practically abandoned to studloa. Long , low buildings of one story , with many doors In front , and great broadsides of windows at the back , mtiltlpanod windows , letting lu from the north the light that artists love , lined these thoroughfares which Darney In his jocular , orf-hand manner called "aurora borcalls" streets , because , as ho always explained , they were so full of "northern lights. " Such studios wore nil very well for the ordinary , cvory-day artist who exhibited at the Hoyal academy and places of that sort , hut a painter with a soul , and Incident ally , a reliable bank account , deilrod some thing better than ono of these barns , so Uarney had taken a house and lit ted It up to meet hia requirements. CralKcnputtoch houco. p.s llarney called It In tardy recogni tion of the genius of Thomas Carlyle , was a building of three etorlea standing back from thn afreet In grounds of Its own. The rooms on the upper floor wcro allowed to remain iln-j were , and gave Ilarney bedroom - room * for hlnuself and his frlcndu , his hos pitality being unique und unlimited , All the partition ! ) on the first floor had been lorn away , < bVh.it ) ( this portion of the hoimo wns formed lflrt one vast apartment. With the exceptlon'MtV a space for a nohlo land ing , up to A'hfr/n ' , In dlgnincd manner bc- ' nttliiK a temple' art , arose a broad ( light of atone stoVfi lliat replaced the ordinary wooden taU\vay' ; which had contented thu former occufliirlw of the house. To afford the support jjc'c&sar- the upper floor , new that -thp , i > .ytlUnn.i were taken away , hugo square beams of. timber had been put In. and thrflo gave the celling of the roomy studio that Ivftrujroof appearance so nccea * sary to the'production of works ot the higher art. ( l Hartley's mother objected to the bare cold ness of the umjovcrcd stone stairs. Ilelng Inside - side the hoiinAi she said , nnd not the steps that led to the front door , they should have a carpet on them. Ilarney ndmlltod that under ordinary clreumptnnron thlB wns so. and willIngly - Ingly olTcrod to make n certain concession should the occasion arise. If royalty vlyltcd l.ilm , he would put down the customary red carpet vMeh the feet of royalty were In the habit of treading. In fact , ho admitted to his mother that n roll of red carpet had already been piirrhn od , and was at thnt moment In the closet under the Htalrr. to bo ready at n momerH'u notice. Hut for every day wear the stci\s should remain uncovered , because the stone stairways of the Plttl palace were always bare , und ng Harnoy Intended ultimately to make Cralgeaputtouh houyp ( inlto oa .celebrated In Iho world of nrt as fie Florentine gallery , ho would follow Its precedent so far us S'tntrs were con cerned. Tlicro la nothing like beginning right. On the ground flonr were dining room and kitchen : below that was n welMlilcd cellar. The hall was toned n rich I'ompcllnii red. nnd was lit by l\vo windows of brilliant stained glair ? which hnd been put In when the build ing wns transformed , from n residence Into a ctudlo. "Oh , yes , " llarnoy woifld tray when ho was complimented on those windows. "They-arc all very well In tholr way , but not original , don't you know , nut original. No. they nre simply nicely executed copies of a portion ot a window In Cologne cathedral done In 150S. I placed them there tem porarily , because I have been so buiy that I have not had time to design anything better myi'elf. ' which I. snail do later on , don't you know. " Hut of all the ornamental appendages to this Rtudlo , pertnpa the most rtril.lnrr was llnrney'n "man , " attired In a livery of blue , crimson , nml silver , which wati e.\ccJlngly effective- ' " Allhough Ilarneyjhnd not hnd time to de sign a stained-glass window which would excel Ihrne of Cologne , he had been com pelled .to hkbteh out this livery , for it was not n thing that one could eopy from abroad , nnd the Ho'pb familyhail - npt been estab lished long enough tb have a recognized livery of-Us own. otblfiK gives character and dignity ton place jo much as a "man" sumptuously fitted , out In ji style that ja palpably , regardless" cwt * and If It maybe bo plainly seen that the "man" performs no nee.iUtil function whatever , then Is the effect hVlglltciied , for few human bclnga attain the np"jpx ot utter , Inutllity. The great hotDb of Ihls country recognize the distinction .reflected upon them by the po.a- sctalon of a creature of splendor at their dwis , who grandly wafts -tho Incoming guests with n hand wave toward the hall. Hut tht'Ho persons of nmbelllshmcnt often demean themselves by opening the doom of cabs mid pi'jrfonnlng other useful nets , thus detrattlng fpSjiX'riiQlr proper function , which was. Harne3f-ijlstfd { , to content themselves with being putfoBeautiful. . When a .viwUptr : onto complained that the man nt the U > fV < ) f the stair had refused to direct him fcitoMho'-studlo ' Ilarney laid his right hand tl * { frtondly brothprllnesa on the visitor's ihobMcr : anil sld : ' 'He knew , ( leer boy. that I would , d'a- chnrgo hlmTiiMJiiiiitly If ho so far forgot himself as UchifslvCr n question. ' - "Thon .what , ljhc there for'asked the visitorwlilgr.tuune indignation. "I don't see thc.ute-Jyf ( HUiii" . , . V. quite so , " "answered Barney , jilf > cou did I would have to get rid ot him iaftil.enKaceanother , and I can assure you.OTiaf. ] > erfoctly useless persons si * foet. twiilii hVlght are not to bo picked up 011 e.vf > rjl gtttet corner. No. dear boy , they aro.iipU I , Slve- you myword. . People are so'unthinking that they will ask foolhih questions. 1 Irtteafl to discourage this habit as much aa possible. ' You want to know what heU , there for ? ' Now , If I.had placed a nmrblo statueat the. toii of the stair you would not have been offended 'If It did not answer your.Jauery. don't you know , and you would not'iiave asked what It was there for , dtyi't you know. Thor < -nro so many useful things In this world I Bat something untainted with utilitarianism ought to bo welcomed by every thinking man. and If ( bin deplorably proflcuous country Is ever to be redeemed we artists must lead the way , don't you sec. " The grand Individual nt the head ot the stairs had hU use ? , nevertheless , for when Haldlman and another , accepting Uarney's effusively cordial Invitation to attend oneof his "at homes , " entered the lull below and o.iw this magnificent person standing likea resplendent statue before and above them. Haldlman gapped "Great heavcuis ! " and groped lily way out on the pavement again , followed by the no less abounded other , who was an artlt also struggling along In the black and white line. The two exchanged glances when 'at a safe distance from the Klinllu. pausing as they did so. Their amazement wae almost too gro.it for words , yet Haldlman remarked , solemnly : ' 'I might have expected wmethlog of ttut rort. Imagine uc dropping In there In tho'o clothes. Lucky escape ! I know a place on the King's road where there are fluids to drink. Lot us go there and see If wo can recover fofm this blow. O Harnuy , Darney , whnt deeds are done In thy name ! " So the living statue silently warned en Harney's two Dohenilan ' friends , who are all right In Paris , 'don't you know , but not at 111 ! llsrnhnvhpn ! ! n ninn MMln , l'n tn esrloua wcrk and expects nobility at hl re ceptions. . Tlio calm ' " " dignity of Barney's "man" wni offset' . In a measure , by the energetic activity of thi ) boy In buttons , who threw open the dear with a flo.urlsh. "Unttons" might IIP llkenej to a tprpedo boat darting hither and thither under the shadow of a stately Iron clad. Wbllo the left hand of the small boy opened the door the right swept up to his cap In a fenil-mllltary wluta that welcomed tbo coming and sped the parting guept. It would bo dllHcult to Imagine a room nioro Htiltablo fer an artistic function like Barney's "at homes" than Uarney's studio. The apartment was large , and It contained many nooks and crannies that the Tottenham Court road furnisher had taken excellent ad vantage of. There were neat little- corners for twq ; there were secluded alcoves fltted with luxurious seatt1 ; there were most allur ing dlvano everywhere , and on the floor was the softest of oriental rugs. Eastern lamps Hhcd a subdued radiance over retired spots that otherwise would have been dark , and wherever a curtain could hang a curtain was hung. Harn'ey'rf mtvst Important works , framed In gofrl'or ' silver or the natural wood , were draped jflffpctlvely , and to prevent the nonartlstlc nxlpd ; from making n fool of It self by Kiiess'lng.at the subject , the 113111.0 of each plcturo , stoJ ' out In black letter * * on the lower pajt-'c'f ' thQ frame. There were "Hattereea flldgo.at Midnight , " "Chelsea In a Kog. " "Clnjy ny How at Thrco A. M. " and other notabjjj | , , works , while ono startling plcturo of tliojiiames , | ; In crimson and yellow nliov.'od Hariiey-s , ppwcr to accomplish a feat which. If woynay trust a well known saying , linu boon trlejjy } many eminent men , but haa becji rcjldgred unsuccessful by tlio In- cembuiitlble't'tWire of that celebrated river. Harnoy's . "att < ; rnoon" was at Its height , when the ' 'bell was rung by a young man , .who had not received a card ; -r/ / u "Huttona" did not ' Know that , and'be swung open tlio door with a llorld llourL-i , ! , as If tb visitor had been a duke. The In'cpmer aa much taken aback by the triumph of nature and art at the bead of the stair a Haldlman had been , but although ho paused for n moment In wonder , he did not retreat. Ho had n vague notion for an Instant that it might bo Harnoy him self , but reflection routed thut Idea. Ho way entering a world unfamiliar to him. but hin common i < cnto whimpered that the Inhabitants of this world did not dress In such a fashion. "lu Mr. liarnanl Hope at homo ? " ho asked. "Yewlr. " answered the boy , with a bow and a wave of hia hand. "Tlila U Ills day. What namft.ulr ? " "Mamten' , " "Mr. Murjtcn , " shouted tbo boy up the stair. The decorated sphinx at the top was unin fluenced by tin ) announcement , but a Ins. ) ro- Eplendcnt menial appeared , who held back tlio heavy curtains aa Man-ton mounted the stair , und , when ho entered , M name was ( lung ahead of him upon the murmur of con- vcrsatlou within. The fight that mot .Maraten'w eye aa ho entered the studio was " rather disconcerting to a diffident man. tint , , ho was relieved to notice , nflcr a moment's breathless pause beyond the threshold , that ' nobody paid the pllghtot attention to him. The largo room eeomed bowllderlngly full of people , and n row of men wcro standing with their backs against the wall , na If they were part of the mural decoration. Many of them held tea eupg In their hand ? , and alt of them looked moro or ICEW bored. The divans and chairs had been arranged In rows , as for the viewing of * omo t-pcetai'ltv and every tnat was taken , mos't of the occupant * being uomeii. Two men servants were handing around tea and cako. while Uarney himself flitted hither and thither like a gigantic butterfly In a ro. o garden , cent luring Konlallty and good humor wherever ho went. Tlw PliMily hum of convermtlim was bright ened constantly by silvery laugfrtcr. It was evident that the gathering , with the possible exception of that part of It itandlrg joiil > ely around the walls , wan enjoying Itst'lt . i As the throng slowly resolved Itself Into units before the gaze of young Xtarsten. hia | h nrt aiidiltKly stopped , and then wont ou again nt Increased speed , as ho recognized Edna Sartwoll sitting on one of the front chairs , smiling nt some humorous remark | which Harnoy , leaning over her , was making. A moment before Marsten had been conquering nn Impulse- retreat by telling himself that all these Idle persons were nothing to him. but now when ho had recottil/.od one person who was everything i to htm , ho. had to quell bis rising panic with | a iiew forn.ula. Although out of his depth and ill nt ea o , he knew that lu > would not quit the field In n fright before the task \n \ had set hlm.iolf wns oven begun. At the back of hia nature there was a certain bull dog obstinacy , the limitations of which hod never yet been tested , although his unex pected meeting with a number of his fellow creatures In an evidently higher social sta- i tlou than bis own put a severe strain upon his moral courage. In vain he told hlm.toll that ho was HH good as any of them , lor In his heart ho did not hellovo that he xuis , so the assurance was of little value to him. Finally , he. took his courage In his hand and spoke to Iho ccrvant who held asl lo the curtains for him. 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