The sun., 1910-02-27
The OCCUPATION DOCTOR
WORDS or CHEER FOR A HARD
LUCK STORY PARTY.
Physician Of tine Future WIN Pstnt the
way to Easy street for Unrecosnized
Talent IN Addition TO Benefiting his
Pauenm-Art Prescribed As q Tonic.

Pnystctan OF tine Future VIII Point tho
way to Essy street ser Unrccognixcd
Talent IN Addition 10 Benefiting HIS
Pauents-Art Prescribed As q Tonic.
What you young women need 10 the
occupation doctor. He viii put you on
Easy street. Before you know it you will
be trust advocates and anti-suffrage agi-
tators.'
She was pinchusiony little woman
with a needle nose and n saucy hat. The
hard luck story party bad reached the
dee Ira stage.
-occupaton' hike thAt.' said the
playwright. when I have run down
for year 70 managers Offices and not a
production In sight.'
-Oocupationf" sneered tho lady who
writes. Am not working over at white
heat the best up 70 date STUFF In fruitiess
effort TO overcome the editorial not
quite'1'
.oooupaion1. smiled the platform
lady. when am worn to q frazzle
traipsing from club to club. fattering
stupid womer and stufing executive com-
rnittees with tea and mufflns, and not
single playing date landedi-
-Occupation1- sighed The going to be
operatio star. Haven't sung my
throat hoarse at charitable teas and
philsnthropic bazaars gratis In hope Of
securing q church choir position n not
star pupll1 And nothing doingi'
-All ori' snapped the pincushlon lady.
The occupation doctor, tell you. viii
save Cuban heels. stamps. carfare, voice
box, taxis and do away with bribing with
tea and mufins.'
The plume OF the saucy hat shook.
you think you're up against It. Well,
the seven lean months OF Holy Writ are
table d'hote compared 70 the seven lean
months that were mine when set out TO
convince Gotham that was a vitalized
Whistler. The commissary department
was at rock bottom. which means crackers.
Gyp. my prize Gyp. had shed her blue
ribbons and was in the charity ward OF
Bide n Wee. Chaos had oome, when
ze@a"epi the telephone rang.
"a this Miss Boggy's st1dioi'
';t was a bass voice with barytons
possibilities
''I am told you are the oleverest water
colorist in New York
-'None better
''Goodi The best IL none too rood
for my wife. She wants to take lessons.
just few. She's not going In for high
art. anything serious. you know
How interesting
She don't want anything that viii
work the mind. We have decided on
coloring photographs
Sorry. very busy. every moment
taken =
-'of course you're busy. Clever people
always are. Only the incompetent, tho
inoonsequent are idle. out Of Job. Ia,
hal
very true I replied with . gulp at
the throat.
Now. what do you want. say for Ave
lessons1'
.'Couldnt consider it; too busy
You would have to come to the house
for my wife
-'I never leave my studio
''I'll make It worth your while.
You haven't enough money! and
l rang OF. Shades OF Whistler and an
the Old World masters In whose studios
had shaved in the service Of art. Tnting
Again the telephone rang. The bass
was now full nedsed bArytone in the
ooaxing stage.
That's for me TO Judge. Come.
name me your PToe.
sons. dropped the receiver, oonvulsed
With laughter dissolved In tears
Three days later, whom even the
crackers had vanishsd. thsrs was another
phone call.
.'I a.Ssps yCuT ssrass. s&i<: .siss tsss
voioe. When may We expect your
Crawling over tho wolf at the door
| made Tor the address he gave me. The
bass voice emerged from afat, pompous
man. His wife was irail. Ansfnio little
woman with a collection Of college de-
grees.
The Doctor ssTa En;s.t hava son,a