Evening star., 1923-03-18
Publicity and Some of It's Results,
Including Romance of Our Square
and Eu1ogy of Wearing the Green

MacLanehan. Leon Coventry
the Little Red Doctor and
Rogps U do not count young
pbi, S,acey) should paint their noses
green and frequent dubious ceilars'
calls for explanation. The explana-
ton is Barbran.
The Bonnie Lassie. whose artistic
deviations often take her far aneld'
met Barbran. They went for conee
10 a queer little burrow decorated
with improving sentiments from the
Immortal Lewis Carroll, which, bar
bran told the Bonnie Lassie, was
making its blue-smocked, ooppeo-
haired, attractive and shrewd little
proprietress quite rich. Barpran
limited that she was thinking of i'm
proving on the Mole's Hole idea, II
she could find a suitable location.
The Bonnie Lassie was not i'm
pressed What did impress her about
Barbran was a certain gay yet rest
ful charm. the sort OF difficult thing
that our indomitable scluptress loves
TO catch and fix in her wonderful lit
tla bronzes. She set about catching
Barbran.
Barbran came to the Bonnie Lassie
house, moused about our square in a
rapt manner and stayed She rented
a room from the Angel Of Death
t.'Boggs Kills Bugs" is the remainder
of his sign, Just over Madame Tai
lafferr's apartments. and in the course
of time stopped at my bench and
looked at me contemplatively. She
was a small person. with shy, soft
eyes.
She sat down and smiled at me-
I'm going to start a coffee cellar,
abe said.
You are, Miss Barbara Ann Water
bury?"
1T is true that my parents named
me that" she said, "but my friends
call me 'Barbran' because I always
used to call myself that when 1 was
little, and 1 want to be called Bar
bran here"
That's very friendly Of you,'' OBJ
served.
You think I'm a fool" she OBJ
served calmly. But I'm not. I'm
going to become a local institution
A local institution can't be called
Barbara Ann Waterbury, unless it's
a creche or a drinking fountain or
something like that, can it?"
"It cannot. Barbran.
THANK you. Mr.. Dominic" said
Barbran gratefully.
She then proceeded to sketch out
for me her plans for making her cof-
fee cellar and herself a local insitu-
ton, which should lure hopeful seek
ers for Bohemia from the far parts
OF Harlem and Jersey City. and even
such outer realms OF darkness as New
Haven and Cohoes.
That's what 1 intend to do" said
Barbran. "as soon as 1 get my great
idea worked out"
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YIIHAT the great idea was / was to
w learn later from the lips OF
young Phil Stacey. who appeared
shortly after my new friend had de-
parted. a peculiar look upon his ex-
tremely plain and friendly face. Said
youa Phil carelessly:
Dominic, who's the newcomer"
THAT" said I, 'is Barbran."
"Barbran," he repeated with a ris-
ing infection. 'It sounds like a
breakfast food"
CAS- she pronounces it, 1t sounds
like a strain of music" said I.
" Hdl Inc lSoI VI ilSl
'I am not officially authorized to
communicate that
Are you officially authorized to
present your friends to her?'
ION what do you base your claim
TO acquaintanceship. my boy?' I
asked austerely.
"Oh, claim! Well, you see, couple
or days ago she was on the cross
pened to notice her, you know. That's
all"
Yet I am informed on good and
sufficient authority that her appear
ance is not such as to commend her,
visually. If may so express myself,
to the discriminating eye"
who's the fool began Mr..
Stacey hotly.
"Tut-tut. my young friend said L.
"Certain ladies whom we both esteem
can and will prove to the satisfac-
tion of the fair-minded that none Of
the young persons features Is ex-
actly what it should be or precisely
where il ought to be. Nevertheless.
the net result is surprising and even
gratifying"
She's a peach asserverated my
companion.
Substantially what I was remark
ing. AS for your other hint, you need
TO introduction to Barbran. Nobody
does
What" Phil Stacey's plain face
became ugly. 4 hostile light gilt
tered in his eyes. what do you mean
by that?" he growled.
simply that she's about to become
O. local institution. She's plotting
against the peace and security of our
square, to the extent of starting a
coffee house at No. 26"
NO" cried Phil joyously. Good
news
"As a fad She's a budding million
hiress from the west"
NO" growled Phil, his face fall
Eng.
Bad news. eh? 1t occurred to me
that she might want some decora-
tions, and that you might be the one
to do them"
In his leisure hours my young
friend, who is an accountant by trade,
perpetrates impressionistic decora-
lions and scenery for such minor
theaters as will endure them.
you're grand old man, Dominic"
said he. Lets go!
We went. We found Barbran. We
conversed. Half an hour later, when
left them. they were deeply en-
crossed In a mutual discussion upon
decorations, religion, the high cost
of living, free verse. two-cent transfers,
Charley Chaplin. aviation and other