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Show (Irotllnc HIL.it llnilhor. T; Among tho fow that have a perfoct genius for silence Is a certain well-known well-known artist, whoso reticence Is tbs amusement and wonder of all that know him A friend dropped Into his 1 studio one dny. and vvaa vainly en. 1 denvorltiB to draw Mr. H. Into conver- J salion, when tho artist's brother ap- 3 pcarod In tho doorway. 1 "Hello, Tom," said the brother. "Hello, John," returned Tom, look- Ing up from his easel, with a smile. John wandered about tho rooni for Ej fifteen minutes, turned over his JS brother's latent work, and thcri, going AW toward tho door, stopped long enough jffl to say: jffn "Well, good-by, Tom " IA "Oood-by, John," was the hearty rs- rW Joinder, ' m Tom painted on for some minutes, "K and tbnn, In an unwanted burst of SlU confidence ha said, warmly, to his 9JI amused friend: SB "I tell you, I was glad to wo John! ill Haven't seen him before for a month," "ID |