Art Out-of-Doors 
may be so hampered as to destroy the 
artistic value of their work if a rigorous 
adherence to the first bargain is enforced. 
It is, of course, difficult to say upon which 
side the blame more often rests. There are 
certainly artists in this time and land who 
lack conscience of any kind and “commit 
depredations ’ ’ upon the pockets of their 
clients without the excuse of giving them 
a superior piece of work in return for its 
extra cost. There are others who, while 
their artistic conscience is highly devel- 
oped, have little pecuniary conscience : 
they honestly desire to give their client 
work of the highest quality, but they fail 
to remember that they are likewise bound 
to respect his pocket, and, if needful, to 
show him that he cannot have the best for 
the price he is willing to pay. 
On the other hand, clients too often 
insist on having the best without regard 
to cost, and afterward grumble about the 
cost ; or, a price once settled upon, they 
alter their demands without sufficiently 
considering that this may mean unavoidable 
increase in price. The task of a designer, 
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