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New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
THE MAD PAINTER AT WORK.

mutual friends, the American artist John
Elliott, and the head of the Roman Amerl-
can School of Art, Professor Richard Nor
ton. who had secured from the museums
and shops the crimson satin tapestry. the
green bronze head the flesh colored bust'
the radiant Corinthian column. the red
brown golden plaque the time stained
yelum tome and the ancient leather ana
bronze chair which form tie color scheme
of the background Of my portrait, and
Papa Mancini." As the photographers
were about to press the bulb Mancini crled
Halt" that he might wear his new bon
net. the glass ice bowl which had done ser
vice at the breakfast
These prclminaries to real business over,
I broke the ice by informing Mancinl that
/ had arranged his payment by depositns
the. entire sum with the principal bankers
of Rome TO be by them held I'm trust and
doled out To himself and father In monthly
parts. At the finish of my announcement
the studio scene beggared description.
Papa Mancinr embraced his son and re-
reatedly kissed him. rIIs joy at the knowl-
edge that for once money was to be dealt
with az money was unhounded.
In arranging this coup with the advice
Of some of Mancinis real well wlshers there
had been discussion as to how he would
embrace H. Imagine then our surprise
when AS the fuIness of tho scheme opened
tn him hc became convulsod with an un-
conirolIahc hiIarity which proved 10 hc
birlhod In his realization of th" funny side
vi the transaction-lunny side 10 his AZ
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
A MARQUIS ON THE LORDS.

The Marquis Of Queensberry. IN tho
"smoke room" Of the Mauretania-they ale
ways call it the smoke room" on English
ships-said of the passing of the House of
Lords
1T makes little difference TO me. l havo
no seat in the house. 1 am. you know, only
a peer of Scotland"
lie smiled grimly, and added:
"A Scotch peer isn't thought much OF In
the House OF Lords. There was Baptist
minister once who attempted 10 enter the
floor OF the house. ignorant OF the fact thao
the floor is exclusively reserved for men,
bers and their servants.
The doorkeeper thought the minister
might be the valet or butler of some peer.
what lord do you serve? he asked.
What lord? replied the minister. 'Whys
the Lord Jehovah"
oh. he's got no seat here sneered tha
doorkeeper. He's one OF them poor Scotch
peers, / suppose"
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24

''.i n'euaiuiug-l almost said most loN-
a0le-charactor; a roIlicking child al play
WIN Dis toys ns balls Of string. his
Ilud pigments and EayWard brush-all the
Time. except when. after a second, third
or fourth attempt 10 skewer an effect Of
whose existence he alone was aware he
would suddenly mad" himself into one Of
"' Henzics which have given him the name
ID iHe mad artist Of Rome"
a' il down from one who knows. Man
V1+S madness consists of wild. childish
e." born of work well done" and frenzied
"'olAn2s Dirthcd in a realization OF his
''"A'iIlf 10 make his hands and pigments
MUM TO his vision. Mancini is, aside from
d.. madness, an eccentric creature, but his
''HuiGtes are those Of the child "to
N-' world unused" rather than the brats Of
madness.
''ahcim is a child. or better stll, II !
may slang 81, a kid For instance. his
''-"ed monkey; be- is as fond Of H. in
connection with his work. as a mother OF
' Dape lie must have that monkey In
picture be- paints-must have il or
'Nole. You viii see il i'm many Of his
lures that il is not iu all is because il
p''n 'clubbcd' out Mancnis subject
''o 81 mo was an English nobleman, and
hhifh"d. masterpiece in blue II
~ brief intervals during his sittings
"'Ofo catch Mancini in the act Of hang
we stuffed monkey on the back of his
1pping it 10 the rug at his feet, in
. 'i@ i' here. there and elsewhere I'D
49, sums Dedelilled canvas. knew about
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24

, horse public conveyarces with which Rome
abounds and securing his neighbors and fell
lows for occupants erd purchasing for each
new silk hat-so busy in fact, that he
forgot his food And his forgetfulness con-
tinucd for he. in the slickest silk hat Of all.
nroudIy seated I'm the foremost cab. led this
unique procession all day long through the
Roman streets AMI the Roman suburbs.
His memory Of his inner mans wants re-
turned that day. TOR late at night he ap-
peared at the door OF his American artist
friend. 10 whom, with tears in his eyes. he
confided that he still was without food or
drink. and that the money which ne Sc
cured in the morning was gone to the losc'
lives
one other incident and ! am through
really one could go on to the length OF a
couple OF volumes recounting his interest
ing performances. In Rome in the artisv
quarter is a wonderful picture frame shop.
From il for hundreds OF years have been
turned out the carved masterpieces which
are the envy Of all the other frame shops
Of Christendom. The present owner-carv-
ers are the seventh generation. promised
Mancini that If he outdid himself on my
picture 7 would have these wood masters
clothe it I'm a frame such as the world
had never seen, and during my sitting we.
the trainers and myself. unknown 10 Man.
cini, planned it.
II is a massive affair in solid wood OF
] a century's seasoning, Weighing hundreds
Of hounds and its carved fruits and flow
ers are I'm six-inch relief. and all in gold.
Elephants being my hobby, arranged for
a massive head of one Of these wisest OF
all Gods four-legged children 10 occupy
the top centre. and a gem, indeed. 1t is.
left Rome while the carvers were at work
on it. Ten days later l received by wire
wildly pathetic appeal from Mancini TO
command the trainers to replace the ele-
phant with his-monkey. He followed up
his wire with a chain of letters, frenzied.
eloquent in their implorations. IF l had
meant my protestations OF friendship
would surely command the putting OF his
monkey in place OF the elephant" etc.
wrote Mancini at length TO prove the sins
cerity Of my eternal friendship. but-my
A., elephant still guards his masterpiece. And
| more. His brother looks down from d
duplicate frame on Mancinis. best portrait
OF Mancini. The Mad Painter OF Rome"
although ! spared his feelings by keeping
from him the knowledge OF the existence
of this frame.
Every time / look upon Mancinfs colon
gem L wonder-is he mad or are "theys
mad?
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
THE BEGINNING OF THE SCREEN.

MaUcin's monkey. and therefore earnestly
yet good naturcdly, impressed upon him ms
contract responsibility to keep the monkey
out Of my picture, yet many a time during
those tweuty-onc interesting days did
laugh. and as many times was ] tempted
to blubber at the artists plottinGs to sneak
in his monkcyship.
As to Manclnrs most wrtten-of and
talked about peculiarty, the strnging OF ms
canvas. there is no madness. You are
partially in error when you say he first
strings his frames. lie strings them as ne
paints. His procedure Is; First, he places
his subject In a certain spot I'm the studio
and hc uses the greatest care IN the selec-
tion Of this spot light getting around
facility, etc, evidently being his Influencing
guides. Next he anchors his subject 10
this spot, most carefully and painstakingly
anchors him. II standing, his feet out
lines are chalked 10 a fraction Of an inch'
his arms, head and other rests the same
If he is seated. his chair or bench must
never be moyed-the shifting Of Il silver
width will throw Mancini into one OF MS
"mads.'
lie nest places large wooden frame IN
front OF his subject This frame Is siudden
ON ali four top edge surfaces with metal
nails placed within "a quarter of an inch oi
each other, and driven to within the same
distance OF their heads Alongside thla
frame is another upon which the canvas
s. stretched but otherwise mails for sirlhs
| Ing, ctcD an exact duplicate OF the DIS' or
| subject frame. When these ildlnVs "le
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
MANClNI IN HIS STUDIO.

sembled, awaiting-the- -"macaron' friends
and neighbors, already growing impatient
on the pavements beneath the studio win
dows. Still conyused with uproarous
laughter, the little mad painter dashed into
the street and to the centre Of the applaud
ing mob. which took his approach to mean
'macaron."
From our vantage point at the open stu
dio window we were interested spectators
So many times did Mancini punctuate his
remarks by claspng his little round stom-
ach and doubling up with laughter that 1t
was few minutes before his audience
fairly absorbed the neat OF his address.
When they did there was roar, Roman
roar a Roman artistic roar, which, believe
me, from the fact that / might be held re-
sponsible for it's cause, and from the FUR
thcr fact that there was only one exit from
the studio and that through the bowling
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
MANcINI KISSING HIS FATHER.

Romans, did not fall overpleasantly upon
my ears.
The howl only seemed to add to Man
cinin's mrth. Then came lull, an OMNIBUS
lull and the shouting Of a name, the name
Of favorite artist quarter spokesman, and
forth there strode from the mob, straight
TO the space in front of Mancni, gigantic
form. the owner Of which | learned was the
professional model for Roman pictures
which called for a Hercules, Ajax or Go
Hath. Grasping both lapels Of Mancini :
new store clothes, and intermingling his
huge black mustache with Mancinis eye
! brows, the giant held forth for a brief
| space on what we might term the woes and
wrongs of Mancinis friends, and the In
| evitable consequences 10 Mancini If the
| woes and wrongs of his Roman friends
| were augmented by said friends being de-
! frauded Of their rights. Mancni's laughter
! froze. and there came a startled look into
his big, queer eyes. look evidently the
| child OF new vision a vision Of his Ro-
man friends woes and wrongs.
| At this stage there bounded from the
| crowd a female. whose crimson satin skirt,
| lurid yellow waist green, black and Roman
|
| scarf coiled most artstically about a huge
stack Of raven tresses proclaimed her a
| professional model With a shrek she
threw her arms around Mancinin's neck,
and letting her head drop TO his breast,
! threatened TO limp his new togs with her
! tears, which We're most realistically mixed
lup with an intermittent symphony Of sob
and wall. which, while unintellgible TO us in
the window, no doubt consisted OF repe-
titon of the giants the woes and wrongs
of Mancni's Roman friends
Mancini stood the eaff but a brief minute
then he threw his hands aloft. and. beating
his breast. screamed and wept like run
over child. The entire scene was Of short
duration. Then Mancni. calling upon his
Maker for forgiveness for his stupidity,
broke from the crowd, and, bounding into
the studio. threw himself upon the floor, and
I'm a conyulsiOn of tears, which threatened
apoplexy. he pleaded for his friends and for
his friends -"macaron." IL was useless "a
argue with him. impossible 10 reason, and
we, recognizing that our theory had been
replaced with a condition. hastily concluded
to reform our business arrangement IL
short | had sent from the bank $500 In
small money. During the festivities at
tendant to Macinis distribution of IT tC
his fellow Romans We departed
/ You tell of Macnrs riding the burros
once upon time, early in the morning
Mancini appeared ~ the door of the hom,
of one OF the prominent American artists
/ one who was very fond of the mad painter
In pitifu tones Mancini told that he haC
, not eaten for two days and nights, that h,
was In fact, starving lie negotiated a loaI
I Of S75. which he was To use first In procur
, ing food for himself and father, then in thu
payment of the baker candlestick maker
etc With profuse thanks Mancini rushc,
q in the direction OF SIC food shop. hut cn tn,
q way he fell into one Of his "mads," whicl
/, kept him busy eorralllng the numerous one
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
THE BEST SUPPORT.

Edward T. Marvin, conductor of the sons
Of Temperance. said in recent address in
Bridgeport:
1T is easy TO answer the opponents OK
temperance. At mariners bethel, for ex-
ample. once heard an opponent very easily
answered.
The preacher was urging his sailor au-
dlence not TO drink; he was pointing out Ia
them the Divine admonitions against drinks
| ing. when a shellback arose unsteadily
Captain, said the shellback. L don't
hic-believe everything that's printed in tho
Scriptures Take that there-hic-walkin'
on the water. l don't believe anybody can
walk on water. Can you-hic-do IL your
self%
MY friend, the minister answered, L
can walk better on water than | can on
rum
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
LIP SERVICE.

The Rev. Sylvester Horne, the Liberal
NJ. Z. from London. was talking about re-
lgion AT a dinner i'm New York.
Too many of us in our religious observ-
ances." he said. "are like little Totem
ham Court Road girl
This little girl said one night TO her
new nurse:
"'Oh must | sleep In the dark
Ives. miss the nurse answered.
"'Then wait a minute said the littld
girl I'm get up and say my prayers more
carefully"
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24

y We all knew when Mancini was coming,
for the cheering mob made the narrow
! thoroughfare ring Mancini proudly
marched into the studio with his arm
| around the neck Of another short round.
| pleasant faced man, whom l at first
thought must be his twin brother, but who
| turned out to be Papa Mancini,' his
father, who. it appeared, was always in
on portrait payment days, in hopos-often
vain hopes-that he might prevail upon his
/ CAV son to turn over TO him a portion of
:he money which experience had taught
him was little more than enough TO satisfy
tho artistic Roman Mancini-ites.
Following Papa Mancini' and his son
were two Of the best photographers in the
artist quarter who, ] was Informed by
Mancini. were 10 perpetuate the great oc-
casion by photOgraphing the characters
which entered into Mancinis greatest effort,
to wit: Mancini, Monsieur Leyison and their
New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
DR.. CUTLER.

General f. ID. Grant, at the unveiling OF
the stanton statue. at Steubenville, was
much impressed by the splendid physique
and military bearing OF certain army
surgeon
What post in the service does that mag.
uidcent fellow hold2' he asked
General" was the reply, he's an ecles1
In the LanceTa,l I
The evening world., 1911-02-24
CHAPTER IL.
The Mercy offhe MerciIess

MILY stared at her husband
as though at some wild ami
NAL which she saw for the
first time. Little by little
she began to understand the
The evening world., 1911-02-24

TO talk over some big scheme with !
some one who'd understand, have you
ever handed me a frlendly' word or q
civil look? Not you! An the few
times I've scraped up pluck enough TO
say good mornin'' to you have you
ever 50 much as thawed out7 why, I've
seen you grin pleasant-like at that fool
butler of yours an slip him a kindly
word as If he was almost hunan-which
he amt. But have you ever lone 50
much for me-your own husband7 No,
not you. You've let me live alone In
the house here with you, day after day,
night after nlght-sufferin' and cravin
for one word. one look from you. I'LL
sometimes I've wished. through the
black night hours that the mornin'
would find me dead. Why, often I've
felt as Fl
"Mlchaell' she broke in, you
Know
You're sorry for these measly strik-
ers. are your" he stormed on. well,
let me tell you right here. there amt a
one OF 'em that hasn't got more'n I
have. I don't ARE II they're cold an
hungry an the roof leaks an there's
no coal. They've got more'n me. There
ain't a man OF EN- but what's got
some one 10 love him, some one TO care
II ne Wits VI iObtS, but now ABOUT
ME? You've held back from mo every.
thlng n human being has a right to.
My rights, my feelln's-everything that
means most In the world-the best
things Gawd yer gave to us men
you've denied me all OF 'em. An. on
top OF that. tell me now where you get
the nerve to call yourself my WIFE?''
He paused, hoarse and shaking from
his o%utburst of incoherent fury. His
rough plea had moved the woman
strangely. Yet she made shift to fall
back upon her habitual reserve in an
sworing him.
you have no right to talk TO me like
this" she declared. Have you for
gotten the bargain we made before
married you? / ave not forgotten II
even IL you have. And | ave lived VI
to every word of 1t. I have done every
single thing | promised to. I have tax er
care OF your house, | have entertainet
your guests, ! have helped your socia
ambitions. -
Drop it, he growled. 81 guess that'l
he about all from you! The bargain
IS
t NO. she contradicted.' that is no
all. There's something more. l hav
; done what / thought was right. But l.
? l didn't realize you felt this way abou
1t. Honestly, | didn't, Michael. Blu
since you DO, l am willing toto 20 OF
-to-I am willing" she ended. shyly
ito make another bargain"
Another bargain" he repeated dryly
"Wha are you gettin' at?"
. I'm willing to change-to be difreren
toward you-to"-
Different" he snarled. Say, cut tina
out! | can't stand much more to-day.
, "But-bdt don't you want me toto b
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u was an nartlculatc roar that seemed
90 rcnl the mans very soul Before It's
wild Intensity the girl shrank back,
afraid.
II understand" he Numbered. "You
don't need to explain my more. I've
done some rotten things In my time.
But at my worst I never did anything
half so rotten a. that you are doin' this
minute. Lord To thlnk the Almighty
should have set n pair of eyes like yours
In the face OF such a woman"
Michael" she cried, you have no
right to say such things to me. I offer.
In %exchange for the saving of these
people,
"Oh. you don't need to go over II
again. he broke. In, hcrceiy Don't
you s'posc | understand? An do you
s'posc | want you II those are the terms
you come to me On? I guess you don't
know much about real grown men. II
you did you'd never try to work such n
deal as that. You'd never have tried "a
make me feel ashamed ~ YOU"
Ashamed She echoed, in~crcduiously
YES" he ietortcl, ashamed oh,
The evening world., 1911-02-24
OverfatnesS Condemned

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want to he In tho mode this year must un-
derstand that the demand 10 for lines. not
curves. and govern themselves accordingly.
That means OFF with the fat. II has
become n duty. Many arc trying exercise
or dieting, but It Is certain they will nnd
these methods too slow and unreliable. The
cheapest and safest way to get In form for
the Dircctoire mode is by means OF Mar
mola Prescription Tablets, Any druggist
Cor the Marmola Co.. lSI Farmer Bids,
Detroit, Mich.D viii give you a large sized
case OF these elegant little fat reducers,
containing u good, generous supply, for
seventy five cents, and even this quantity
should be enough to make a decided i'm
preston on your excess fat. Many have
lost as much as a pound n day.
These Marmola Prescription Tablets may
be used with impunlty and likewise perfect
confidence, FOR, being made strictly in ac-
cordance with the famous Marmola Pre-
scrlption. they are, OF course. quite harm
less. They are rather beneficial than
otherwise, in fact, never disturbing the
stomach or causing a wrinkling OF the
flesh.
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different To treat you more7"-
"Oh, you know It, glrl!' he muttered,
you KNOW It. p
Very WE'LL" she said. IT WILL"
Whats that?" he demanded. Say II
again.
III you will give up tbs dreadful plan
OF r%evenge-if you will stay here and
take your beating Hike a man. and not
ruin this city and the poor people VINO
are In you power
Coz he painted thiekly. his great
body trembling as with an ague. Go!
Get out Of here while you've got the
chance! Some day l am liable to go off
my head an kill YOU II you talk like
that, p
II mean II. I mean ~" she protested.
taking an involuntary step toward him.
In another instant she was lifted bodily
from the floor. crushed In the tight en-
brace OF his mighty arms; his breath,
hot. tobacco laden. beating againsi her
odd cheek. his rough. unshaven face
pressed to hers.
Emily" he was crying incoherently,
"Oh. I'd go through the red flames for
The evening world., 1911-02-24

All eternity just for the sake OF this! To
feel my arms around you, girl-to know
you ~carc-after all these black months!
on, it's heaven, sweetheart! Don't from
bic like that! It's all right l love you!
| LOVE YOU"
lie kissed her over and over again
The quick uncouth kisses OF Il man un-
used TO giving or receiving caresses. In
his ecstasy he did not note that she was
quivering with horror at his touch that
she was seeking with all her frail
strength TO draw back from that ter
rlble embrace.
you love me-" he exclaimed IN eager
triumph. you love me. girl. An !
never guessed 1t. oh, this Is worth
Twin for! r.
Let me CO. she screamed In utter
rcpulsion. Let me go, ] say
NO. he laughed eagerly, holding her
the closer. you love me. AM
81 don't!' che denied. 81 loathe you
I hate you! Oh, let me gol'
The stark contempt and horror IN her
voice pierced the hot mists OF his In
f|atuation. Wonderingly. dazed, he
The evening world., 1911-02-24

loosene0 the grip Of his powerful arms
about the ujlvcring body. ON the in
slant ST.. tore herself free and backed
ava from him-scarlet, sick with dis
gust.
"You-you love me-" insisted Regan,
trying by sheer force OF will to keep
his vision %, happiness from fadlns as
suddenly as Il had been born. you
love me. An'"
How dare YOU say 500 she de-
manded You know It is not true"
Not t~uc?' he echoed duly. Then.
why?"-
II explained 1t clearly" she replied,
You complained that ! treated you
coldly, that I avoided you. that | never
gave You a civil word or a kindly look.
Well. an willing to change all that,
to be kinder to you. to treat you more
rs you say YOU wish to he treated. Bat
1t Is not because l love you For I don't
and I never shall. 1t Is just because
van 20 save the people you mean tC
ruin. Il IS another bargain, as ! said
A baraa,u, By which -
oh