Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-09-02
Iausjny Feo'''iaritias 0t ecce1t.5io ArtIst'
OUT BILL BEARERS.

i. the door. Whistler listen'd
 so;d he. That's one and
 half an hour there was an-
 not quite so loud.
 and six" said Whistler.
 m earth do you mean?" l
 Ter time.
 nouud ten shillings; two
 k shillings. Vulgar trades
 their bills, colonel. They
 rment, An, well" he sighed
 exaggerated air of sadness
 med to his canvas.
 .ame another knock, a most
 sinuating rap.
 ne," said Whistler, "that must
 twenty! Poor fellow, I really
 something for him! So sorry
 b."
 not take the situation so
 and seized eagerly the first
 ity of financial aid that pre-
 tself. A rich American, so-
 in London, asked me what
 purchase and take back with
 he way of art.
 means get a set of Whistler's
 Unquestionably he will
 you selection. I'll speak to
 told him, and hurried back
 good news.
 er was delighted, and for a rked busily, overhauling aud his proofs. The selection was lid one and called for a sub-
 payment. It was arranged histler should meet the pur- ht a bank in Queen street the 8 morning and receive his men under the circumstances lave thought of little else, but next morning Whistler had Forgotten his engagement. He gun a new canvas, and was ely absorbed in it. For a while ulated in vain.
 Whistler 1 said finally, lyon len away from America so long n don't appreciate the value of the traveller, particularly the hn traveller. You must not keep ? waiting"
 well," said he, laying down his with sigh. Now we'll go." we% replied. q don't want l protested firmly. To tell the was looking forward with a |eal of comfort to a morning all Elf.
 but you must" he said calmly. |g my coat and hat, and present stood in front of the house sig a cab.
 came up readily enough, but, me scrutinizing look upon the part, drove swiftly by; an vent through the same strange lings. looked questoningly at lr-this odd circumstapce had ed before we were together hlstler was calmly signaling. At a cabby took us in.
 tier always carried as a walk K a long. slender wand, a sort lanlstick, nearly three-quarters 'wn height. We were no sooner tnan ne began poking his stick horse. The animal reared, wildly and started down the U a Dreakneck gallop, while the ned cabby swore freely and desperately at the reins. er looked calmly ahead and kept Ter boys and grocer boys made IDS Tor safety; outraged cabbies U tneir horses out of the way 'lme; burly draymen bawled alter us, and still we went on. Little wonder. thought I, midst of my amazement and lent' that Whistler never gets 'e cab twice.
 my he began waving his cane
 ng "Whoav He took the
 cab6y5 Severely to task for so 1ast upon the public high ' ordered him back to a corner just passed.
 ereengrocer's shop, with its ana colorful array of fruits ,e1ab!es, had caught Whistler's we whirled by. He surveyed it y now from two different po- .ne cabby merely obeying his unuer the belief. i presume. was z. po!iey to hnmor eslunatic. ,a u peat beautiful" exclaifd whis- se pointed his long cane at one
 ! relieve I'll have that crate ses e' moved over there--against cksround of green. Yes, that's ne added eontentedly. .vse on to the bank. where we .Ae 1nieriean pacing up and no l'leasant frame of mind; 4.s'.er soon had him pacified. 'ets nlm waving and smiling .'oens at the greengrocer's as Ike an arrant affu.tatjon. uot' however. Whistler, as as merely most natural. The .s morning he posted his easel v1aef ana painted the shop that