Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-31

the support Of an old mother and a
paralytic sister. so that her two brothers
might enlist for the war-a detail OF
patriotism which the dispenser Of plati-
tudes might have learned by judicious
| inquiry. Miss Roberta Holland meant
and no master to teach her.
r X y X
Ion a day when the local philanthropy
market was slack. and Miss Holland,
seated in the Bonnie Lassie's front win
dow. was projecting some fresh and
benign outrage upon our sensibilities,
she called out to the sculptress at work
on group: There's queer man maxi
ing queer marks on your sidewalk.
That's Peter Quick Banta. He's a
fellow artist
'And another man, young, with big.
Nancy head like an amiable lion; quite
beautiful lion. He's making more
marks"
LET him make all he wants."
They're waving their arms at each
other. At least the queer man is.
think they're going to fight"
They won't. It's only an academic
discussion on technique"
Who is the young one?N
His name is Julien Tenney. He's
the ruin Of what might have been a
big, artist" said the Bonnie Lassie
severely.
NO! Is he? What did it? Drink"
Does he look itT'
The window gazer peered more in
tently at the debaters below. ITS a
peculiar face. Awfully interesting,
| though. He's quite poorly dressed.
Does he need money? Is that what's
wrong?"
That's it. Bobbie." returned the
Bonnie Lassie with a half smile. He
needs the money"
The rampant philanthropist stirred
| within Miss Roberta Hollands fatally
| case where I could help? I'd love to
put a real artist back on his feet. Are
you sure he's realT'
On the subject of art the Bonnie
Lassie is never anything but wholly
serious and direct. however much she
may play her triekeries with LESSER
interests. such as life and love and
human fate.
mo; I'm not. II he were. 1 doubt
! whether he'd have let himself go SO
wrong"
Perhaps it isn't too late" said the
amateur missionary hopefully. rs he
man to whom one could offer
money!"
The Bonnie Lassie's smile broadened
without change in it's subtle quality.
He isn't exactly pauper. He just
| thinks he can't afford to do the thing
he wants and ought to-
What ought he to do?'
"Paint-paint-paint." said the Bon
| ME Lassie vehemently. Five years
ago l believed he had the makings Of
a great painter in him. And now look
what he's doing"
Making marks On sidewalks, you
mean?'
Worse Commercial art"
| designs and that sort Of fhipP9,
| DO you ever look at the unearth =
ly beautiful, graceful and gloriously
| dressed young super Americans who
| appear in the advertisements, riding
| in supercars or wearing SuperclotheS
| or brushing superteeth with super
/ toothbrushes?"
| II suppose So" said the girl vaguely.
| He draws those"
! rs that what you call pot-boiling %
! "One kind"
! and ! suppose it pays just a pit
! tance.'
Well" replied the Bonnie Lassie
, evasively. he sticks to 1t. so it must
] support him."
| Then I'm going to help him"
| ITO fulfill his destiny is the ac-
| copied phrase" said the Bonnie Las
sic wickedly. III call him in for you
| to look over. But you'd best leave the
] arrangements for later meeting"
| pEING summoned, Julien Tenney en-
/ tered the house as one quite at
home despite his smeary garb of the
] working artist His presentation to
Miss Holland was as brief az ii was
formal, for she took her departure at
once. who is she?" asked Julien
staring after her.
! "Bobbie Holland, a gilded butterfly
from uptown"
| Whats she doing here?'
! Good"
"Oh. Lord" said he in panied tones
! HAS she got a Cause?'
! Naturally"
| 'Philanthropist?
Worse"
| There amt no SIGH animile"
| There is. She's a patron of art
| Wow"
! YES. She's going to patronize you
Not if l see her first. How do
| qualify as a subect?
"She considers yours a wasted life
Where does she get that idea?"
The Bonnie Lassie removed fairy
implement from the left eye of sto
zeal figurine and pointed it at herself
do you think that's fair?" demand
ed the indignant youth.
Il The Bonnie Lassie reversed the fair!
!. implement and pointed ii at him. "Dt
Il you or do you not" she challenged
'fnvade our humble precincts in :
$4,000 automobile"
ITS my only extravaganza
! do you or do you not maintain
luxurious apartment in Gramerc,
Park, when you are not down herr
posing in your attic as an homes
workingman?
II stand for that" he expostulated. "Yo,
| L.