The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-08-18
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EW MS HEN Herbert BascOm's cr-
~ fects were moved into the
M Holbeln studios the Other
GG occupants gathered IN the
LM-M front windows and icercd
uppnl. GascOm. whose hearing was
smgu!arly acute caught the comments
rs far mp $ the third floor
The only trouble with Bascom's Of
feels was that they were ncW-diS.
tressngly new. From the oilcloth for
the tiny Kitchen to the Persian rugs
and Turkish hangingS, they ali came
from iirSthand stores. The Holbeln-
ltes were unaccuStOmCd TO such eStrav.
aganceS. They had bought second
hand thMgs when they had first set mp,
and thcuay had acquired merit In tho
eyes Of those already established. 1t
was unh0hCmian, as Tolliyer expressed
If, 10 have glaring new furniture and
things IN ones studio. 1t argued the
posses~m1 Of unsepmly quantities Of
money and small artistic merit From
the m1nrnt that ihc first delivery
wagon backed mp 10 the door Bascom
lost his surname 50 far rs his fellows
were concerned, ana gained the title of
The ar.sGcrNt. 1t was Tollivcrs nick
name, Int it spread rapidly, and no
French communist ever hated the name
more Than the llolbomitcs
As soll MS the place had been settled
BascOm went around one morning de-
liNerM% Invitations for a studio tea
that afternoon. There were many
moved 10 accept The invitation, for the
delivery wagon Of leading grocery
had unluadpd much that looked a,trac.
tive that morning
But Tollivcr made personal canvass
ana when Bascom hurried home that
afternoon, laden with additional pack
ages, he was met by a neat pile Of re.
grets carefully pinned upon his door,
As a result Of Tolliver's activity II had
been decided 10 Snub this aristocrat
who sought 10y means Of the tea to
Haunt his rich possessions before his
eyes. Ii was mhoheman. and while
his presence had 10 De tolerated. friend
ship and Fellowship should he withheld.
Bascom was no fool. lie readily per-
ceirel why he was being snubbed and
quietly accepted The situation. lie
nodded IN n friendly way 10 the men
when he met them In the halls and
grayely removed his hat when he
passed the women, For the rest he
went 10 work and found in this nm alb
sorption which did rot permit him to
worry about tie attitude OF his neigh.
bors. lie missed their compunionshp,
but he had letters in plenty. Since the
artistic colony refused 10 recognizes him
he devoted himself 10 his society en-
gngcmcnts when time permitted. there.
by bringing forth additional comment
as 10 the gOrgeousness of his garments.
Then came Miss Alice Caswell. She
was hut decorator of china, but her
effects We're pltlfully mcagrc. and she
was at once accepted hy therest Of the
inhabitants rs Bohcmiml
She was a bright, brisk. cven.tem-
pered girl. and before the week was
ont she had made friends, even with
the ianltor feat hitherto supposed 10
be impossible She had the studio
across the hall from Bascom and be.
fore she had learned Of his Isolation
had already formed friendship for
him. She had needed some material
which she did not have time to 80 out,
for, and he had generously supplied her
wants. She had noted with approving
eye his skill as a draughtsman aud fine
sense Of color After that she soon ac-
quired The habit Of dropping in to ask
his advice about her designs. finding
his wide experience Of great value.
by The time the other dwellers in the
studio building had thought to warn
her OF the intruder in their colony the
intruder had become her mentor, and
she grleyed greatly as one after anoth-
or the rest Of the artists let sip some
caustlc fling. f@'et