The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-22

f@1LL this happened when Marry was poor, bcfor
I'LL he had little red ribbons and buttons in hi
ILL iapel-thrcc, at least all of different colors-
and saddle horse>on which to exercise hi
- tired body after mornings work at his ease
Il and box-ofa~placc up in the woods where
he spent few weeks IN the early Summe,
before he went over to see what going at the
Royal Academy and at the Salon.
None of these things belonged to. Marry at this time
Even his milk was left outside his studio door, and his
paper bought at the corner Irwas when pulling in this
milk one morning that he first made the acquaintance
Of "Oid Sunshine" The had got mixed, Marry:
pint having been laid the old enans door and III.
old mans gill at Marnys and the rectifying of the
mistakc-"Old Sunshine" did the .rectfying-lad the
basis of the acquaintance
Everybody, of course, in the Studio Building knew
him and his old sister by sight, but only two
well enough to speak to him. none of them to speak
to the poor, faded old woman who would climb the
stairs so many times day. always stopping for her
breath at the landing and always with some little pack
age-a pinch of tea loaf of' bread, or fragment
Of chop-which she hid under her apron If she heard
any ones steps She was younger than her BROTHER
by few years, but there nstaking their rea-
tionshp their exactly ahke-long, SENT
transparent noses protrudng between two wisttu,
china blue eyes peerng from under eyebrows shaded
by soft gray hair
where the brother worked, were at the top of the
building away up under the corridor skyight the iron
ladder its trap being bocd the wall outside their
very door 1t SUMMER up there. the old brother
said One of the he used, for his studio. sleep
ing on cot behind screen; the other occupied
BY his sister What little housekeeping necessary
went on behind this door. Outside its upper panel,
was tackled card bearing his name:
ADOLPHE WOOLFSEN.
The agent who collected his rent always addressed
him correctly IF it was agreeable to Mr. Woofsen,
he would like collect" Sometimes it agree.
able to Mr. Woolfsen and sometimes it was not. When
it was agrceable-this the antor said occurred only
when letter came with foreign post-mark it
the old painter would politely beg the agent to excuse
him for moment, and shut the door carefully i'll the
agents face. Then would follow hurried moving OF
sasss and the 81, shifting Of Long 1ssv:S his
courteous bow and handed to CHAIR wreck Of a
chair. with the legs unsteady and the back wobbly,
while the would open old desk, take china
pot from of the cubbyholes, empty it OF the
tents and begin to count out the money smiling graz
ciousy all the time When not agreeable to pay,
the door was closed gently and silently in the agents
face and no amount OF pounding opened It again
Old Marry knew what was behind that screen and
only Marry OWNED the old mans reasons for corl.
SEALING his ny 50 but te o
sister. whom he once helped up the stairs with a
basket-an unusual for her and Of
for him. 1t measure OF coal and bundle OF
wood that made it so heavy But Marry never sus-
pected-if he did, he never betrayed himself
h y0 sn snd Is ssd ne, @
s.my brother will be SO pleased No; can't ask you
H. for he much absorbed these days. and must not
At first the painters sobriquet of "od Sunshine
puzzled Marry; he saw him but seldom, but never
when his face had anything sunny about 1t. 1t was
always carcworn and earnest an eager, hungry look
IN his eyes.
Hes crazy over color scheme gone daft %, on
e nd Old sa
got 5ox6o that he's worked for years Claims to
have discovered a palette that will make AMMAN use
That's That's why fsI he's called Old Sunshine
The next day he kept his studio door open and his
preached his door on his return from his morning
wak-the only time he went out-Marny threw it
vide and stepped in front n. Of him ;. ,,..
"Tve struck snag in bit of drape.y and can't &c:
sess he out 81 er thought saa es.s rsae he
Many had him sa,;, before f, +, s vas
the matter with that shadow-,s iumpy and fiat and
Marry pointed fold of velvet lying SOFA
on VI seated the w as Of
who wanted picture at poor price-one which after
m d Sc full s,
.such customers. but not Of such painters
Its Of the old school, said the painter. II could
60 on-what Is the matter with itP'
The old man rubbed his chin slowly and looked at
Il am afraid to speak You have been very kind
My sister says you always polite, and few
pie polite nowadays
"Say what you please: don't worry about
learn something every day."
~No; cannot. 1t would be cruel to tell you wha
] think and Louise would not like it when she knew
I had told you, and must tell her. We tell each
other everything.
as the color wrongs" persisted Marry 1--WE ro
che gray-wite of the sky, you and the reflected
light from the red plush of the sofa but the shadows
between Would You try touch of emerald greer
here"
The old man had risen from his seat now and wa.
backing away toward the door, his hat in his hand hi
hald head and the scany hairs about his temples
Giistening in the overhead light Of the studio.
1t would do you no good. my dear Mr.. Marny
Paint IS color. Color is essence rhythm ,
6endng Of tones exquisite the blending of sound