The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-28
Extradited
FromBohernia

4 Co.: published bD special Az
rurocmcnt ,c.ih the Wheeler Syn
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From near the village Of iiar'
mony. at the foot OF the Green
mountains. camo Miss Modora Mar
tin 20 New York. with her color box
and easel.
Miss Modora resembied tho rose
which the autumnal frosts bad
spared tho longest OF her tlH,rr
blossoms. In Harmony. when enc
started alone 10 the wicked city TO
study Prt. they said she was II mad
reckless. hcadstrong giri In New
York. when she first took her seat
at a West Side boarding house table,
tho boarderu asked; -who is the
nice looking old maidf-
Medora took heart. a cheap han
bedroom and two art lessons week
from Professor Angclinl. "A retired
barber who had studied his profess
sion In a Harlem dancing academy
There was no one 60 set her right,
for here in tho big city they do u
unto all OF uH. How many Of US
ar. badly shaved daily and taught
the two~tcp imperfectiy by tx
pupils OF Rastien II PAGE and
Geromof Tho most pathetic sight
In New York-eNeept the manners
OF tho rush.hour crowds tho
dreary march OF the hopeless army
Of Mcdiocrity. Hero Art IL no be
uignant goddess. but Circo who
turns her woocru into mcwing Toms
and Tabbics who iingcr about the
doorsteps Of her abode. unmlnefpl
Of tho flying boot lacks Of the
critics. Some Of ua creep back 20
our native village 20 tho skim milk
OF Il told you So. but most % Va
prefer TO remain In tho cold court
yard OF our mistress temple,
snatrhlng the scraps that fall from
her divine table d'hote. But some
Of un grow weary at last OF the
arc two faies open 90 Us, We can
get a job driving a grocer's wagon.
or we can get swallowed up in the
Vortex % bohemia The latter
sounds good. but the former really
pans out better. For. when the
grocer pays us of We can rent a
drcua suit and-the capitalized sys-
TEN Of humor describes II bcet-Get
Bohemia On the Run.
Mrs Mcaora chose IN. VORTEX and
thrreby furnishes us with our little
story.
Professor Angeifni prais~d her
sketches excessively. Once when
she had made . neat study OF .
horsechestnut tree In IN. park b,
declared shs would become a second
Rosa Bonheur. Asain--a Fr~at ar.
tat has his moods-hc would say
cruel and cutting things For ex.
ample. dedora had spoui an after.
noon patiently aketchinx IN. statue
and the architecture at coiurnbr.
Circle. Tossing Il aside with a sne~r.
tho professor Informed her that
oiotio had once drawn a perfect CIR.
Gle with one sweep Of hts hand.
| One day II rained. the weekly re.
tnittance from Harmony was over.
due. Medora had a hcadaohe, the
professor had tried TO borrow two
dollars from her. her art dealer had
sent back all her water coIorx un.
sold. and--Mr. Binklcy asked her ou,
TO dinner.
Mr. Blukiey was the raw how Of
the boardinghouse. He was 90 ana
owned a fish staii In downtown
market But after 9 O'Clock he
soru an evening suit and whoopcd
things up connected with the baaux
arts- The young man saId he WINS
an Indian" He was supposed 20
Do an accomplished habitue of the
inner circles OF Bohemia. IL WINS
no secret that he had once loaned
80 10 a young man who had had a
drawing printed In Puck. Often haA
one thus obtained his entrce into
the charmed circle. while the other
obtained both his entree and rnas,
| The other boardcrs enyiously re.
gnrded Aedora as she left M MIR
Hinkley's side nj . O'Clock, She was
az sweet as a cluster OF dried autumn
gra'ssez In her pale blue-oh-.r--
That very thin stuff--in her pale blue
comHtocktzed silk waist and box
pleated wolfe skirt. with n soft nlnl
glow on her thin cheeks and IN.
unicst bit OF rouge powder on her
face. with her handkerchief and room
key In her brown wairus, pebble
Grain hand bag.
/ And Mr.. Binkiey looked impow,ns
and dashing with his red face and
gray mustache. and his tight dres,
coat. that made the back Of his neck
roll up just like a successful novel
lists.
They drove IN a cab 20 the Caf,
Terrence. just off tho most glltterins
part of Broadway, which. as ever,
one knows. In one OF the most popu
lar and widely patronized. jealousl,
exclusive bohemian resorts in III,
city.
Down between tho rows OF it'll,
tables tripped Medora. OF the Greer
mountains. after her escort. Thric,
In n lifetime may woman walk upor
clouds--once when she tripped TO In,
altar. once when she first enter,
Bohemian halls. the last when sh,
marches back across her garden witt
the dead lien OF her neighbor In hei
hand.
There was table set. with thrc.
or four about IL. A waiter buzzet
around II like a bee. and silver ant
glass shone upon IT, And. prelimin
ary to the meal. as the prchistori,
granite strata heralded the PROTOCOL