The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-13
"DEAD FLAT 8RoKE'
BY BARBARA RHODES.

the death OF her husband. Mrs. Burt
had come into our little Bohemian
community, timid but beautiful. unas-
suming but having the staying talent
Of careful artist She chanced to
rent the studio and living room Of
apartments on the floor directly below
that where had been located for two
years. she set at work bravely. great
ly encouraged BY the praise OF old
Tom Taylor. the dean OF our little iso-
lated community.
With the last days Of autumn nearly
every member Of our group left the
big chilly city for California. 1t was
a pleasant hegira. planned for ever
since the preceding winter. To those
who had been rble to save up two
hundred dollars six months OF useful
sketch work amid an utter disdain for
the usual grinding care OF artist life,
was guaranteed. Neither Mrs. Burt
nor myself were among the lucky. We
probably had less than a hundred dol
lars between us when hard. biting
"insoi ~ato
inen Heien--mfs, 0urt-pecame III
sne wouid not acknowiedge y; sne
was not altogether incapacitated from
work. but day by day she seemed to
fade. was shocked when learned
from the iaoy Who supiet tne aparv
ments that she was In dire distress.
ITS food she needs, and rest, and
care, the sooa woman aavlseo, anu
sne gave me some details Oh tne oepri'
vations OF motner ana cniid tnat SAD
deneo ana then aroused me.
From the nrst tne little one nad
taken 70 me. from the nrst mrs
Burt nad SHOWN Q conholns irienoii-
ness tnat made me proud. iovea
ner. put never aiiowed ner 70 suspect
IT, l iaugned. 100 at the thougnt OF
myseI, practicaiiy pauper. oherine
TO take on new responsibility.
! old go 70 Mrs. burt ana set oetore
her the grim conaition OF our mutual
unfortunate environment IN piain'
naked fact. l treated ~ however, as
transient, common 70 tne artistic iot
an experience 70 pe considered hsnuy.
Better Gays Woulu come
MY assumed cneeriuiness ralsed ner
spirits, but only fM time. she con-
fessed tnat sne vas at ner last re-
source. she asked me TO take one
OF ner hhisneo pictures ana borrow on u
IT, II l couia not sen IT, ! stored !.
away IN my own room ana Dfousnt
ner some money from = nctitious
money ioaner. Ihus WIN tne otnei
tnree pictures' ana ! iound myseii ha'
broke.
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wneh ! wandered ioreh from my Ioon
IA search oi 1000 lot neien snd tne
httie one' 4 was desperate. we couio
no longer expect lhe iano'aay 70 peal
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