New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29

But then arrived small legacy from my aunt VINO mad
conducted little pension for tourists at Bouogncsur
NIcr. Then | say TO my small Elise, PdhI We will
worL, for contractors no more. Not we. little farm
we will buy off where land IS cheap We shall keep
a few chickens. pig. We shall have garden. We
shall live. And, moi shall become true artist.
nai1tcr Of picturcs!' All Messeurs, eight ten years
that has been Well here we are STILL Il is long
long"
What do you do with all your stuff says gancin
around at all the pictures, mostly turned back TO-
against the wall.
ut is for the Grand Salon that paint, says he; "for
your National Academy. Each year ! send them my
hest work What if it does come back Who among them
lnoys of moor Raoul LaprGe? But some day. II may be-
there shall arrive from me a picture better than ever
one at which the Judges shall stop, shall look twice
They will say Oh, let it come in 1t will be hung in
the great exhibition. The critics Will see IT, the people
And then But YOU will not laugh, Alessieur Where
should we be without Our fine dreams, eh; And mean
,ybilc-we must 90 on, sending my best, and waiting
for All. Elise. Back 50 soon' You have taken NJ.
Herman to the good Mullins shops?
Yes she had. She says Herman VIII come soon to
@Good,~ saws LaprGe. But, Messieurs have not
lunchcd So may we not have bite to eat Elise
Once more there's stoppin him, and inside Of half
an hour the three Of slttn down 10 me Of the
fastest asparagus omclets ever tackled Elise waits
ON MS and then slips out the back porch, where she
and Herman had theirs together.
~Poor little girl says Papa Laprte. at Is not the
life for her. seeing no one here. But WhaJ would you;
We must wait for those judges.
He told rs the story OF his life, from boyhooi days in
France on-all about his wife, who had died Of fever
and how they had come to America together and where
they lived in BROOKLYN and how they came Co. move to
Fort Lee. and so on while we finished the .relet so
clean there was hardly any use TO wash the platter
Then after some coffee and cigarettes he insists IN
walin back 10 the with us, where we iouna Herman
already Dlttin' on the mcndcd steern knucse. Elise
all in pink and white and with dnples IN her checks, is
pcrchcd on the fender, chattern fast IN French and
watchn' him work. \ few minutes later am. u all
done.
"Thcrc is a crossroad but hall a mile ahead rggcsts
Herman at leads back to the highway
~Thcn take it, says Pinclncy. Hang Q"a,ucket
aR,,t nardon" saws Herman. sort Of fusln mp q
would speak a little with NJ Laprtc If you p. ..-e
WHY, certainly" says Pinckncy. "Un.".er your
French on him, If YOU like
We waited while Herman takes the old gem iown the
road piece. Maybe 1t was three or tour minutes they
clinncd together Then they shakes hand vigorous,
and next thing Herman is back at the whce. and we're
wavin gooiby % NJ. Laprtc and Elise
ONCE we hit the nlacadam again. you De-. Herman
~ makes the gears hum We lights un ~ New
Rochelle and he lands at the club al seyen.'ecn-
which v MT so bad. con-idcrin all the time W. I'D out.
As Pin.kncv turns to give Herman his orders Yr the
night they has a short coniab together.
"Wha-a-at" hears Pnckncy gasp Leave t.' But
my dear fellow. what for,
81 have an ambition. Sir" says Herman. ai.h never
q smile, 81, conduct q chicken farm
"Nonscnsc" says Pinckncy. lou raising ....HenS
Herman, Whereabouts. pray,
Near Ouatuckct, think Sir, says he.
"Whv. you-vou don mean. sag- Pin sney,
"tha, youand Elise in that short time. gould
Yes, Sir; thank you, Sir, says Herman
~Wdi. Tn be c,,vcrlas,nsly- Blu. see here
Herman SAYS pinczncy, "who is going TO
Il have .,I brother. Sir says Herman who