"Yes, sir, certainly," answered Jud.
"Didn't copy them?"
"No, sir. They are pictures of places and objects down in Glenville."
"Where is that?"
"In Indiana. You don't think they are copies, do you?"
"Drew 'em from life?" asked the other incredulously.
"Of course I did," said Jud with acerbity.
"Don't get mad, my boy. How long have you been drawing?"
"Since I was a boy—'knee high to a duck'—as we say down there."
"Ever have any instructions?"