The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12


ened the realization that the landlord of miserable
tenement house insists constantly hard cash.
He had gone into the streets to look for work He had
found 1T in the hardest of
bowels of the earth His soul But the
kept him warm fed him with good food, covered him with
TOOL 30 ne pied MS unsod paintings against the wall OF
his little covered them with bits CLOTH and started
In to do his share in tunneing great metropolis
Dobbins late but he strange
eaton. He had money In his pockets; thrashed
couple of rowdies; had the gratitude girl
ooeyng sudden impulse he drew forth his last canvas and
his paints With bold dashes he hastily For
three full hours that night he 1.-THE of
girl that had struck fancy.
That head gave him an dea And the money he earned
enabled him to it out. carried with him
mental pictures of the who worked with him the sub
wayItalians Tishmen Poesmen their working clothes,
welding picks shovels, drinking pals
and smoking superannuated pipes. When he had of
them finished he sat down and admired them.
There's HARM he assured himself, 'n admiring
them for they certainly will please else Then when
he soured his luck bit, would bring the
the girl and touch it up here and there.
One night there tap at his rather a
sounding Come in' he yelled. Somebody walked in
bluff prosperous looking
He stood there uncertainty looked artist The
artist was still in his working clothes.
"Mr. Dobln?" queried the newcomer he stepped in.
The artist nodded "Dobbns," corrected my
is Dobbins Abe looking for me?'
Il think am returned the other; "you artist
and the man am looking for is artist. Your
mentioned by-say do know William Peterson of the
University"
never so foolish as to deny acquant-
with He said guardedy believed had
Mr. Peterson.
about you," the other man continued 'and
when said wanted thing hang Staten
Island pace1m building therehe said he thought
could get something of that respectabe-and
cheap question is, what have you got?"
vreeland Dobbns jumped almost of his skim Here
then, chance that he waited for SO long, He
had things that he had taken months to do that
he would the visitor rotted them
Here's something really good" he said The Seine
in Moonlight. Here's another Fishers
this little sketch gen.
cracking his wares in the most businesslke His
visitor glanced at them most doubtfuly
"Um-um," all he said for long while Finally,
Stingp fine lVyith his hand
Great scott!' he finally exclaimed! whats this?"
Dobbins laughed. THAT" he answered, "why, that's
Jimmy Murphy of the subway taking drink of beer out of
Jimmy Murphy" said the visitor land I'll bet it looks
like Jimmy, too Got of these?' Dobbns had He
produced them
"Of course" exclaimed, pic
lures like that moonlight scene They're just little things
have dashed off lately. hand is kind of out see'
Hello, exclaimed the visitor, finally what the devils
Dobbns bushed. "That" he portrait of
girl
for it?"
Dobbns shook sister," answered,
lying without the slightest conjunction "and can't
well part with sort of family pride you see The visitor
for awhile then said but
that he would again and decide something. He
came more. He gradually understand
everything in the place at his service his
priceexcepting of the picture of the girl Finally
"seine Moonlight"
to four of the pictures of the subway
In pay three for the lot, he said 'Three
Dobbins gasped; but The held his mot
less than five hundred, he answered. GIVE five
hundred and they're yours"
girl in,' said the land I'll give you
Dobbins wouldn't they haggled about it.
Finally they compromised four hundred dollars Dob
laughed thought iof having
clothes having good clothes
them in.
'In to- with fellow and take
'em away said the "Shall bring you check?"
Dobbins coughed "The-the bills would WE'LL
he returned somewhat suspiciously All right exclaimed
the other, "In you morrow
he when Dobbins
the following found that his
been entered AS it afterwards TRANSFERRED the anor
of the visitor
the visitor had carted only
pictures question, luc-the portrait
the girl
COMPOUNDED Dobbns, in rage,
tto take that girls head And-and" he added idea
him, the thief paid for of them,
had. there sealed blue envelop resting
Dobbns' pillow, within three crisp five
dollar bills.
Dobbins waltzed himself around the He sang
his delight Then sudden thought striking him,
gasped bills rushed they good.
They Then he back with good things to