The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-20

oiotto. Nowadays you call no man
an artist until NJ Is dead. You make
me sick"
1 coInfortad HIN. ] didn't like 10
think he hadn't sot a future. Also I
was stirred BY the fact that for the
first time he had made a speech 10
me. A womnn would have mads that
speech iong ago. eadssnly he
dropped the arts end his excitement
subsided took here" he said. 1--WE
been thinking II seem 70 me Tue
i.-st thing you can DO Il 20 Dc some
typing 20 Ep- yea into II aynin. I've
written book" lie gulped Il
don't mean that I've just slapped
some ideas together. I'm going 10
call II An English Architecture.
Why Not7' I'm thinking Of giving
Il a preface entitled About Damn
Fools and Others or There Are
Any)' Perhaps they won't print the
preface. but would you like 10 type
the stung"
I'D love 20. but / haven't got n
machine. ] suppose ] could set the
money"
"Yeni Tho i2-pound look sorry.
nowadays It's more like the so-pound
look Bnt there's n machine In my
Office. Beyond the fact that the ten
sion'H out Of order. and that the
ratchet IN 40 worn that the roller
slips line when II fancies. II Isn't
bad Suppose lend II you"
remained thoughtful Certainly
this was the thing 20 do. 10 practice
a little. And ! could 80 hack 10 SER
mons and lectures 10 got up my
shorthand Hut how would Julian
take my typinE7 One couldn't hide
a typewriter IN ones dressing Gaze.
Also the subject matter would imme-
diately bring up his memories Of Alec
Brough. II Is significant OF my state
OF mind that. without hnalyzing too
much. didn't want Julian 10 talk
OF Mr. Brough.
mo" said. Il don't think that
would quite do. You see. al Dover
Street I've got so little room"
I didn't mean that, Come and do
the stuff at my office. Hlcs and
quiet There's only tho draftsman
and a decaycd person who failed AZ
a quantity surveyor. but he's handy.
And the office hoy"
The idea OF going 70 bis office was
pleasing. SO business-liko. ~AlI
right" said Mornings would be
best"
Whenever you like. I'm not in n
hurry. since the book won't be pub
lished al ALL There's about 5000
words Of II. should say. Some OF
Il on old envelopes; the best part on
bits OF newspaper. Just idoaA. you
know. You may be able 10 read some
OF H. I want three copies I'll give
you one and ninepenco thou
hand."
"oh. that's too much. Agencies
II f. ="
''Nonsensei Besides. you'll supply
your own paper and carbons." We
made terms did not allow myself
20 be pleased with anything except
With the idea that ! would earn five
or ak pounds while / recovered my
old craft
~
II took me rather long time 10
trnnscribo Sir. Brough's Ms. II was
frightful stuff Not only was some
Of II incoheront with rage. not only
did II abound with savage references
10 Sir William Richmond. with
lengthy assaults on Prof. Iethaby.
but there were incomprehensible pas
sages about Aston webhs and let
them grow between their fingers j
never did more than 1000 words In
morning.
had rather norvousiy anticipated
that SIR. Brough would be good
deal in the office. IL would be nice.
II would be rather exciting. But, no;
during tho first week he came Ia
ones. asked mo how I was getting
on. walked out after telling mo 10
count up the words az the end OF
tho week and leave a note on his
desk. ! did this. and on the Tuesday
found in an envelope q postal order
for II and 6. Next day. however,
was shifted into n small room which
contained many rolls OF paper and
plans and great masses OF dirt. Alec
Brough came in and told me that I'd
been shifted out because the noise