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Updated: May 11, 2025
In the act of lighting another, he glanced across the room and was surprised to see two very prettily dressed young women in the company of an older gentleman, in a long frock coat, standing before Hartrath's painting, examining it, their heads upon one side. Presley uttered a murmur of surprise.
But abruptly, while the four men stood there, gazing into each other's faces, a vigorous hand-clapping broke out. The raffle of Hartrath's picture was over, and as Presley turned about he saw Mrs. Cedarquist and her two daughters signalling eagerly to the manufacturer, unable to reach him because of the intervening crowd. Then Mrs. Cedarquist raised her voice and cried: "I've won. I've won."
Waiters, with brass buttons on their full dress coats, went from group to group, silent, unobtrusive, serving salads and ices. But the focus of the assembly was the little space before Hartrath's painting. It was called "A Study of the Contra Costa Foothills," and was set in a frame of natural redwood, the bark still adhering.
"Didn't you know? They let 'em in twice a year, you remember, and this is a double occasion. They are going to raffle Hartrath's picture, for the benefit of the Gingerbread Fair. Why, you are not up to date, Lyman. This is a sacred and religious rite, an important public event." "Of course, of course," murmured Lyman. He found means to survey Harran and Magnus.
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