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

was looking the house of the man who had
robbed him of the head of the girl
kept watching for the girl cars,
found
day glanced art column in a daily paper
and this strange paragraph met his eye
Loan Exhibition West Side-Henry P.
know patrons residing on the Drive
have private ground
floor of the Lyceum building Among the contributions
:. md a few very clever things by F. v. Dobbins
whose from the admiration provoked by
his Subway pictures be in the ascendant One of
seems to have corner in this new artists
work, etc.
following week. F. vreeand Dobbins having pro-
vded himself with very elegant fo coat and all the ac
cessories, up Iyceum stylish
scattered the Dobbins lightly
up the steps The major domo at the door stopped him
'I member of the whispered Dobbins to him.
with unbushng efrontery handing him and pushing
his in
long
contact with the that filled the place
that he was uncertain how To act However he sauntered
around careless there
to people whom he Finally he strolled
to little where gathered. He
stepped looked their shoulders then
gasped for breath Around his pictures
gathered nucleus of genuine admirers Jimmy M,rnhv
with his beer received the portion the
it's Dobbins would have stayed there all for the fact
that he something the other end Of the large
That something large bluff porty who just
entered
Dobbns rushed up to him. my head he exclaimed
to the other, head. other looked
him in establishment you certainly to have lost it,
he returned grimly.
Dobbns held him fast '.My picture-that one Of my
sister that took' he exclaimed Il want it back
The started. "why-why," exclaimed ARE you
But he realized that it possible after ALL
my dear fellow" he observed, that picture of
sister that couldn't help taking it
along. Your sister must be charming girl indeed
Dobbins would have replied but for interruption.
girl porty Dob
bins must have uttered kind for the
girl looked
'Why-why,' she exclaimed, with heightened color.
"Why-you-youre the subway -
stopped. Dobbins recovered his equanmty. my z
sister charming GIRL he to the other
proposition. Sin fact, this-this is-my sister,
The elder broke into of laughter. Mr.. F.
Dobbins,' the
artist and of the coolest propositions that
against. BY the way he went "did get
payment that left
apartment"
Payment account, said DobbinS surprise what
do mean?'
returned the other why, alive,
think that fifteen hundred for the six
pictures off with Your Jimmy Murphy is worth that
alone"
But want that girls head back" insisted Dobbns
The man grinned .Dobbns," re said "give your
All this would never have happened if little girl
hadn't been dead set at time Summing
considerable amount gratitude
protecting you did night and I'm glad
that night severely
at that part Of town--thanks to
struck few of pictures And let tell
they'll be all the And I'm glad came and I'm
to that's what there is about it
Dobbins addressed himself to girl
working cothes?" he asked, with SMILE
smiled in Il don't yours she answered
heavens said Dobbns beneath his breath
picture told her later. She
looked then cast down her eyes. "Cant-you-
around and get it?" she suggested
He went-time again. got the picture
of the girl. to give it But he
promised with Dobbns renqushng him the girl
herself instead.
HE HAD NO FEARS.