The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-04
PRIsclLLA's PEACE PIGEON.

two-fold purpose OF making progress painting and
profit from his pictures He Trippvlle because
it combined qualities bucolic arisocratc
and atmospheric, that supposed make for the
upft Of claims aesthetic and pockebook pethore Mr..
Brushingham, strange to say, broke. He could
paint out in the city at least he couldn't sell enough
10 buy tubes. He couldn't afford make daily
cursons into the subjects and he has paid
50 many board bills with pictures that IldWei ana Far
rsh, the sculptors who had descended TO bas-reief
for cigar signs. called him hash artist" Besides
young wonlan's college which gave the town.
Trippvine had hotel IN which. BrUshngham well
knew, the custom register when you come and
pay when you go The situated upon the
brink Of shimmerng river, with old stone niv
water wheel white birch in the bottom land orchards
all over town and enough Of sheep pigs and cattle
TO keep Rosa Bonheur turning in her hallowed
grave.
So Brushingham one fine April day landed in the
Trip House. with his filled kit, his color boxes his
easel and his trunk and registered J. Clifton Brush
iugham. Artist. with bold flourish that looked good
for at least weeks board Trip the proprietor, whose
spectacles were grded with shOe-string, made a
deep obeisance the distinguished and before
dinner over jim had completed his count OF tie
microscopic side dishes, ne thoroughly at home and
ready for the artistic OF Trippvle BY dint
Of painting Squire Dubecks orchard and permitting
Mrs Dubeek and all the little Dubecks to look over
his shoulder while he worked learned goodly share
OF the village gossip. he knew, for instance that old
Bill Trip tight the bark tree" but that
his daughter Priscilla, Familiarity known as PInkle
knew how make the old money fly
Being shrewd young man, Jim therefore resolved
in right" with the fair daughter of the house
she a member of the graduating class Trip
College and of the social favortes'' well
one beautiful accomplished" ct ceteras
OF Tnppvlle. BY leaving his door open on SATURDAY
and Sunday and turning his easel it, toward, jim soon
succeeded in Turing her into his studio and the result
was round of mutual admiration seances, in which
the plump girl ribbons her hair and the slim
artist curs became very well acquainted.
the week Jim spent few breathless
days, fearing that Trip would present his bill But his
second Tuesday in the place dawned brilliantly IN the
absence dun, the presence of invitation
a class signed by the fair Pinkie herself and
written in the latest angular hand upon Nile green
paper.
At the end of the third week in Trippvie half the
girls at the college were going in" for and Miss
PInkie trying to get up class She had already
picked up lot of his studio jargon and was forever
babbling about Atmosphere motifs" and schools
Brushing CHAM was invited address the Twentieth
Century Ethical Circle" he donated painting Of the
Trippvie the First Congregational bazaar and
received a praise from Mrs. Henrietta Suggs,
who won it the rattle When his month was up the
financial artist the bestknown man in town and very
popular but when he sat down TO hSure up his hnanca
profits losses, found that his assets all
hopes liabilities fully equal the task Of put
ting his balance the wrong side OF the ledger. He
anything, he had pupils his supply dealer
was commencing roar and worst of ALL Papa Trip
was beginning TO glover at him.
To accentuate his tribulations Mamma Trip was
beginning smile ominously upon him. He suspected
that she was responsible for her husbands Ieniency
about the bill in her honeyed words and radiant
smiles heard and the bodefu craft of match
making woman Then Pnke suddenly to his re-
the confidential that she would take
lessons, mo matter what papa said" de gave her
list what she would need, and she ordered enough
stuff stock studio. The bill for artists materials
put papa in awful temper. He didn't anything.
but he looked at Jim if he'd Ike to throttle him.
Meanwhile the lessons began and Mrs Trip fairly
scntiated with Joy Brushingham getting
Perhaps his overweight imagination, but he
thought detected signs of dawning tenderness
Pinkie's behavior. He thought seriously of jumping
the town. but the temptation with a SILVER
He ran over his list of friends who might stand
slight loan and he shipped what pictures he had fin
shed Tidwe with instructions TO sell at any price
Meanwhile Pinkie proved enthusiastic pupil. II
stimulate her work copying objects
sl-life This progress fascinated Mrs. Trip and
the bottom of old closet stuffed
white pigeon that had done service the dove
upon floral offering for certain deceased aunt The
advent of this dove fixed the status OF Brushnghams
dilgent pupil Plnkie painted that dove on everything
every conceivable color light attitude and She
bought cords Of wooden shove plaques plates screens
dolies abyrequins canvas frames. tubes. eases
brushes and paettes the Tpp House began TO look
like school and papa Trip faded into sinister
looking skeleton OF himself If Pnkie had only
painted something besides that dove papa might have
kept at least sembance OK serenity but turn where
he would peered him of its pink eyes Il
in his soup plate He had it with his meat and his
dessert. huttered his desk 'hand painted
calendar. poised in his bedroom sky blue plaque.
it was all town. Instead Of dove OF peace, it
doomed before him vuture OF discomfort, bird Of
prey He brooded it. He would have stolen the
hateful model itself if he dared TO brave his wife and
Pinkie But the accused thing had become the one,
priceless idol all their lares and penates.
Buckingham in that state in which Pinke,
her mother and old Trip objects Of almost
equal dread. The dove" seemed to have drawn them
together 20 dominate them like evil genius in
kind Of tangled web that enmeshed and threatened
him
when graduation day came he was expected be
nne of Pinkes guests Of honor He almost i'll with
worry when he got the invitation but the sight IF IL
gave him hope. II meant that the girl and her
would be absent all day. Why not face old man
Trip alone. demand his bill. promise check catch the
noon for and leave his effects security
To sure. he would lose them vel his Trppvle
fame. bat what then? Was it not better than TO be
forever pestered with the sentimental Pnke and ogng
mamma that ubiquitous and preposterous hir52
politely decline tho invitation but
he did it. It took face the iong-suneriug and
skuIking Trip. but TO demand his bi.l." That
nerve.
Mister Tri7p said Brushingha that fateful
ng when giri graduate and ma had left the
place clear. Mister Trip I-ahen, N thinking Of
leaving. -
..Ah-h." easped the old
I'd Hke-ah-tc know. that is 70 see, about what my
bin IS"
SO yer soin' away. eh2"
I'm afraid So
"Ye amt acomin hack air ye?"
'I-ah-really can't say =
See here young teller II yer goin away an aim
acornin hack. III make the bil rs triaiR as
TIN afraid I might set opportunity 10 return
jim.
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