New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-15
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE l9' l9io

bv the top loaded and of in the background to one
side the Palisades oomin up against fair-Weatnel sun
set while in the middle you can see clear up 10 lAoi
Honest it's almost good as some OF them uiinSS on
the insurance calendars and I'm standln gawpn al II
when Brooks Bladen and Marjorie drifts along
"Wel!7 SAYS he, sort Of inqulnn
@Tbat must be one Of the Albany night boats goin
IN savs / "SheW be turnin' her lights on pretty
quick And it's goin to be corkln evenln lor ll'e'
trip. You can tell that by it.
But inst here Marjorie gives ab with her elbow
"Ow vcs.7 saws l. rcmembcun my lines Cni-il'n-
n-ml Fine fcen' Very DARN too, very! And when
it comes to the tech stuif-why, its there IN clusters
Much obliped-er-that IS | guess you can Send Ilis
one Mr. Robert Ellins. That srght Charge ana sehi.
Maybe he want used to maxim such quick siles ioI
he starcs at me sort Of puzzled, and when turns 70
Marjorie she's all pinked up like strawberry Sundae
and IS snothern' gigglc with her mesh purse. doh
know why, either. Strikes me q put II over hiilu 20
smooth; but as there TO be slip somewhere u
me for the rapid back away a., 81
Thanks that'l be all today goes on ana anu
I'll be watin downstairs, Marjorie.
CHE don't stop me; so pushes through the mob at
~ the tea table collects my coat and hd' ana SlpS
down 10 the first floor where wandcr5 into the drawn
room. No artv decorations here Instead Of pictures
and plaster casts the walls hung with all KINDS Of
mounted heads and horns and the floor IS covered VIII"
odd ookn' skin rgs,-tgcrs, lions, ana sucn 80,
I'd been waitin' there sometime, lnspectm the sun
life n1enaqcric when all of a sudden IN from the nan
rolls one Of these invalid wheeled chairs with funny
little old bald-hcadcd gent manpuIatn levers "Ha1
hair he has left is real white, and most OF ms lace IS
covered with thin growth OF close-Gopped |h'e
whiskers but under the frosty shruDD Ty as wen ID
over all the bare space he's colored up as bright as
bottle Of maraschino cherries II the sort "l SuDu
q sandy complexion gets on; but not IN month or
year You know? one OF these blond ESKIMO lhl',
that seems 10 go clear through the skin How ne coud
get il in wheel chair, though, ! couldn't Inquire OUT.
ANYWAY, there want time Quick as he sees me ne
throws in his reverse gear and comes TO stop between
the porcrcs.
well young man. he raps out sharp ana snappy'
"who the particular blazcs are YOU,
But saw I've met too many peevlsh od parties 70
let little lab Ike that tie up my tongue. Me; says l.
scttlin' back easy in the armchair Oh m buyer
representa- private collector
Buyer Of what says he.
Art" SAYS J. lust picked up q small lot that one
with the Albany nghthoat I'm II, YOU know
He starcs like he thought was batty, and then rolls
his chair over closer "Do ! understand, says he
that you have been buying a picture here;
Sure" says J. Say, amt YOU on yet and YOU rlgnJ
i'm the house, Well, YOU ought 10 get next. -
81 mean TO-" saws he. "Bladcns stuff, | suppose,
"Uh-huh." says J. And, believe me, Brooksy IS
some paint singer that is, fine iecln DARN technic' all
that sort Of dope.
81 see says hc noddin his head. Holding sale, IS
hc2 On one Of the upper foors,
Top, says J. Quite classy little studio JOINT he
-oa, he ha. has hc.~ says the Old boy, snappn his