Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-18

with an s2saeessAaA CT sf sodnan and returned to A1 Gsovas. Then eans 0s1A0 1no6A, . naa gentle, insAustiag nA
 Dear ns." saM WAAsesss, '.Ass 1ss
 be all of twenty! Psor fsasw, I ssaaly
 must do something for him! So ssxry I'm not in''
 could not take the situation so
 .)lacidly and seized eagerly the first opportunity of financial aid that pre- sented itself A rich American, SO
 journing in London. asked me what he could purchase and take back with
 him in the way of art
 By all means get set of Whstlers ,.tchings. Unquestionahi5 he viii make for you selection I'll speak to
 him" 1 told him. and hurlavd bacis
 with the good news.
 Whistler was delighted. and for | lay. worked busily. overhauling aud sorting his proofs. The selection was a splendid one and called for sub stan.la payment. IL was arranged that Whistler should meet the pur. chaser tt bank In Queen street tho following morning and receive his check
 would have thought of little slss, but by tho next morning Wh1sssw ksA wholly fssssstsn Ais snSnOsnsat. Ks had begun . nsv ssavas. ed vas completely ahsssbsA in H. YW . vAAs l expsstu.atsA h vAtA.
 "Osns. WAAsis1." I sakA Aaa11. "ysr save bssa awav from Amss1sa Q ionS that ysu doa's appreciate the vatSs Of time to the traveller. particularly tho American traveller. You nust nst keeD the naa waiting"
 Very well" said he, laying Gown his
 brush. with . sigh Now we'n so.'
 Why wer' replied. "1 don't want 70 go." protested firmly. To tell the truth. l was looking forward with . great deal of comfort to . morning all
 to myself.
 "Oh. but you must," he said calmly,
 bringing my coat and hat, and present
 ly we stood in front of the house sig.
 naling cab.
 One came up readily enough. but, after one scrutinizing look upon the cabby's part, drove swiftly by; an 'ther went through the same strange
 proceedings. looked questioningly as Whistler-this odd circumstance mad happened before we were together but Whistler was calmly signaling. At length cabby took us in. Whistler always carried as . walk ing stick long. slender wand, . sort
 of a mahlstick, nearly three-quarters of his own height. We were no sooner
 seated than he began poking his sticb at the horse. The animal reared plunged wildly and started down the
 street at . brsakAeck gallop. whils the astonbhed eabby swore freely and
 tugesA Asspsssts1 as the pssns. Whistler lssheA calmly aheaA anA ksD4 pskA0.,
 Butshsr boys cad grocer hsys naAs
 wild, leaps fer sassty: outraged sabbtss whipped their horses out If the way |'just in time: burly drayLaen bawled curses after us, and still we went merrily sn. Little wonder. thought l. In the niAst of ny anassnsat and resentment. t1at Whistler never gets the same eab twice. Suddenly b began waving his cane
 and shouting ..whsar' He took the
 astonished caBsy severely to task for driving % fast upon the public high way and ordered him back to a cerner we had just passed
 Here . greenxrocers shop. with its
 orderly and colerfui array Of fruits and vegetables. had caught Whistier's eye as we whified by. He surveyed 1t critically TOW from two different DO
 sitions. the cabby merely obeying his orders. under the belief. presume. that 1t was policy to humor lunatic. ..lsn't ( beautifui" exclaimed Whis tier. He pointed his long cane at one corner '.l believe I'll have that crate
 of oranges meved over there-ayAinst | that background of green. Yes. tAat's better" he added ronrenredly. r We lsevs - to fhe bsnk. ,whsts ws
 fou1A tAs Ameria,an l,scinG ID and 1ew1 i1 - S6ssSsn, :ume q 0inl: boa WhlDt10 esno hsd hin Uas11s1. a11 VI lst hlo wAvtsg anl eUl1110 e11an a 0
 1As ise.dsss at the svsssNsesvs shoD peads like an srsnl a3A.sasjsA 10 wae not. however. WhlstIeT. as usual was nasrsly most natusal. Tho 1 following morning he pssted his easel
 1t the csensr apl painted the shse that
 pleased lln