Show The Fortunes vi of Otis Clavering Brown S His First t I Interview w With an Editor By H. H T. T Webster Webster- S I S to 5 5 J v MV I J i ii 7 FROM THE OP ART AND ANDI I i L II II 1 L 1 Ii J YOU WILL J a I 1 IF ro YEP H tL fl 77 1 It- It 1 THE ART RT SUPERVISOR ll IL IIII I I ABOUT MY H H I S e 1 I d dI dt I t 1 S 7 S 1 iL S 4 1 A AJ J I Cincinnati O. O Dear Ma fa and I PA At last I have seen an editor a fL re regular so s o help me editor Ho He didn't shower mo IDO with Jewels nor did ho fling the golden Insignia of of staff cartoonist about my neck and seat eat mo mc at his right Neither did he show his teeth and bark at me for tor which I am extremely thankful as aa ashe ashe he wasn't what hat you might call caU an openhearted open open- hearted genial democratic looking gent When Whon I first saw him I got an idea right for tor a cartoon showing mo mc In wild night light pursued by y C editor who tore boro a a. fragment of my in his teeth Leeth a la the bulldog In Sn the tho tramp and pictures But ButI 1 I am getting head thead of ot my m story I threw throw a a. dl diamond hitch around my portfolio this morning and fared forth forthrIght rIght bright and early eath not who I 1 mIght i put ut on one who would tell mo me what my nr salary was was was' to be 5 clearing out i. i desk for tor Jn jie to work at I Let mo 6 say say- Ight right here here- that this art game has hns one Drawback An artist has haa around L i bundle a ns fI bl big as a fL moke house bouse and ana I haven't had much training as u a a. beast of or burden Tho man who sells cells needles and carries his complete bunch of samples sam earn pIes ples stuck In Sn the underside of ot his coat lapels has the artist trimmed when It comes to neatness and comfort Well I Invaded the first newspaper office on the tho list and asked aked for tor th the editor It seems seems' that these ne newspapers havo have about fifteen editors of or various brands and the first stunt to do Is to find out just which editor editor- is Js th the theone one oneto oneto oneto to Interview I managed to learn after challenging several se thousand it seemed men and boys in Sn that office the name of ot tho the gent who ho hired the artists Tho The postern gate gato In Sn front of 01 hla office was guarded by a fresh office boy who tried to ta discourage me I Induced the Wd kid to let mo me in and after some somo more delay deJay I saw the editor himself Ho He was as a small mean looking man and tome he appear appeared more like a a. druggist than an nn editor I J showed him m my diploma and ond told him about tho the school but he only grunted and said Lets ULet's see your stuff stuff hurry hurr hurry up Im I'm very busy He looked at my I drawings and then he told me that his I pap r had al all 11 th the tho cartoonists hl it needed r and that t ho he wouldn't be bo hiring any new newmen new newmen men for some somo time I thought that he might have told mo that In tho the first place without making roe rne unwrap my pictures Ho lie had me write my name and address on a 0 place piece of ot paper and he MId eald he would let me me know If sr he needed any of of my stuff and then ne he newent went back to work Justas I was baying bay leav ing Sni his office I looked bock haek Just In Sn time to see see him throw the paper with my name and address on the floor I suppose he thought I Ih hd left lert the office Well WellI I made up mind my that thaM I would woul not bo discouraged and andl I am an determined determined deter doter mined to get Iet a a. a Job on on a a. rival pap paper r and make that editor weep for turning mo me down But I did not get to see sea see any other editors They an all an ou or busy or something SoI Sot am am still Jobless but tomorrow I will sign up with some or bust bUilt a lung lungIn in the the attempt 1 ii II must bite this off ort here as US It Is Ss Urns time for supper and anti It lt behooves s so o one axis e who would wod eat to b be prompt leastwise In Mrs Coombs Coomb's emporium So 80 long for tor now Yours Tours affectionately S OTIS OTIS |