The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-04

as he set flowers in the grass, scratching
In the stems with the handle OF his
brush Some one came stumbling quick
ly up the stairway that ended opposite
his door, and beat tattoo on the panel.
elf that's Carey, keep out!" the pain
ter shouted.
But the door opened and Carey came
in. looking foolishly beatific He wore
gray checked suit, pink shirt, scarlet
banded straw hat and orange-colored
shoes.
''Hey. where are you off to now?"
growled Carroll.
Nowhere. Just come in. I'm expecting
some young ladies. Do you like my new
clothes?"
''Atrocious," said Carroll. 'Where'd you
get 'em-Bowery?"
"Ah, you're jealous, you old grub!' re-
torted the visitor, playfully poking two
fingers into a rent III CAROLS ancient
linen duster why don't you shed your
rags and be a butterfly too for once?"
go away, I'm busy"
But I've got something to show you.
You remember the little girl that sent
me 'Heartsease' and "A Gay Day| Nice
- got one of my best effects in that
'Heartsease.' Well, l sent her some
copies of the songs-of course you re-
member, you wrote the note. And here's
her letter in reply, and more verses, ana
a photograph A sweet little creature
Note the absent, faraway look In her
eyes-the wistful droop of the mouth
general poetic get-up. 1 want you to
write me another letter"
Carroll looked at the photograph, and
looked again. Across the bottom of the
card was written, in a decided and rather
dashing hand, Marion Everett. The
words of Carey's songs had been ascribed
In print. by the lady's request. to '.Ev,
erett Marion"
.'She says chuckled Carey, that she
sends the picture to the artist as
token Of gratitude. Her little note Is
quite ecstatic, with all sorts of exelama-
ton points and dashes."
.I don't want to read such schoolgirl
stuff" grumbled, Carroll
'sWeu. she's sent come more poetry.
Let's see-Drifted,' In Absence
Dream of Spring, all in gentle minor
kew. expressive of wasted affection and
regret for the past. but very pretty.
Really. she's got the idea, They're
musical; they almost write themselves.
Carey swept a stack Of old letters ana
empty paint tubes off the piano lid, raised
1t and sat down, dashing his hands over
the keys. Slowly a delicate meiooY
evolved itself under his light fingers he
nIayed it over two or three times, feellng
out the bass, and hurnming the words IN
a thin fatsetto. firing of this, presently
he struck into the music Of "Heartsease'
and Carroll sang the little. song IN MS
soft baritone while he worked
'eIt's good he acknowledged.
Good! It's one of the best things
ever did But here's somethlng neW'a
call it 'Ffreflies.'. =" ~ =.
.'Swamps, malaria, fever and chlils'
said Carroll, with g. mock snlVer as the
airy caprlccio. ended.
.Oh. you're incorrigible. But, e@here'
will YOU write a pretty note and thank
Nr;e Everett for her picture and verses.
SLING some soft sawder-you know now
7 make such a fool of myself when
tak nv. pen in hand. 1t would be diner
emf If / could SPELL And I'm going TO
have a picture taken in these cletlies
and send it to her. You might put that
In
oToo bad they can't photograph colors'
said Carroll. You won't look haiR 50
we'll in mere black and white
Gwen I suppose so-that's knock at
nv door. It's those girls come for tnesr
lessen. Come in when they're gone, Will
vou2 We can fix up the note then
And Carey departed, slamming the ooor-
"Cad," mutN1red the painter
He scowled as he went on with ms
work. Carey never failed to rub MIN tue
wrong way. Carroll privately voted MN
a nuisance and little BEAST Du. ~
never moved his quarters TO get away
from the composer, as he hao ol'en
publicly threatened to do.
Niow as he Whistled the air OF Heafts-
ease" the painter thought OF the pretty
Miss tverett-probably girl just OUT u
school and silly, as he conceived all siris
to be. She must be silly or she "oulun
have sent her photograph or even iie1
verses to Carey, or written hlln wv
When Carroll went out to innch ne
.4onned opposite the half-open door OF
the musicians studio. All was sllen'
within. the feminine pupils haVihs oe-
narted. Carey was sitting on the dlVah
bunched together like Chinese IDOL anu
studying the opposite wall lie siaio'u
up and said absorbedly; -.
suit If. It's a spot that has always poth-
arad met doesn't compassionate, no
ECONOMY In 1t. But L shall frame the
nboto in silver-gray and hang II pc
+rveep those two casts. 1t seems TO Ane
that will give an effect-eh!
.sob botherl Let your peacock rams ana
master things alone. They look just aS
T,eli-or as ill-one way as another.
@.Hippopotamus! Do you tnink COZ,
hot chriQKQ
compose in a room thal sniiohS 49,,
st n,e2 I'm little more sepsitvely consti-
go than YOU. You could paint just
abo,,t as well-or as film coal cellar.
Carroll -srunted and withdrew his heao.
hut found himself dragged by the tall OF
his coat into the room.
esHere I want you to write that note:
Thank her, and all that. Shes up IN the
White mountains, at one of those SUMMER
resorts. Wouldn't you say she was
Southern girl? The photograph COMES
from Baltimore-and then, look DIT lhese
eyes-and the poetry >.
II won't do It, I'm no polite letter Wit
er." said Carroll, forcibly releasing MS
cost; and he went his way
Rut eventually, in order to get into the
strdio and satisfy his whimsical desire
to look again upon Miss Everetts picture.
he had to yield and placate the only
musician with the offer of composition
In his best style Inc HotS was ~
dispatched, and Carroll admitted to give
his opinion on the final disposition of the
photograph He said little but looked a
good deal at the charming, mediative
face, set now between the unknown Won-
an and cherub head.
Hope she'll have more sense than to
answer the letter. he had said, grufi1y.
But he began dropping into Carey
room much more frequently, partly, no
doubt, to learn If she had written, In
which case as he amused himself by dem