Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Thefollowingweek,athisownexpense,DeanHughesboughtMilliganpaints,brushesandcanvases.

           "Wantmetopaintyouapicture?"Allenasked,settingthecanvasuponatable."Whatwouldyoulikemetopaintyou?""Makeitaoldbam,"Hughessaid."Windowsbroken.Tirehangingdownoffanoldtree.Oldcountryroad.Makeitlooklikeitjustgotdonerainin’.".

           Allenworkedalldayandallnightandfinishedthepainting.ThenextmorninghegaveittoDeanHughes.

           "Man,that’sgood,"Hughessaid."Youcouldmakealotofmoneywithyourartwork."

           "Surewouldlikethat,"Allensaid."Ijustlovetopaint.".HughesrealizedhewasgoingtohavetoworkatgettingMilliganoutofhistrancelikebehavior.OneSaturdaymorning,hetooktheboyouttoBlueRockStatePark.HughessupervisedasMilliganpainted.Peoplecamebyandwatched,andHughessoldthemsomeoftheartwork.HughestookMilliganoutagainthenextday,andbySundaynighttheyhadsoldfourhundreddollars’worthofpaintings.

           OnMondaymorningthedirectorcalledHughesintotheofficeandinformedhimthatsinceMilliganwasawardofthestate,itwasagainstpolicyforhimtobesellingartwork.Hehadtocontactthepeople,returntheirmoneyandgetthepaintingsback.

           Hugheshadn’tknownofthepolicy,andheagreedtorefundthemoney.