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Show THE FINISHING TOUCH NEEDED j Kind Words of Farm Hand to Brilliant, Young Artist. Tho Into Honry Hnrland, author of "Tho Cardlnnl's Snuffbox" and other, grncoful stories, was onco recounting,-nt recounting,-nt tho Authors' club In New York, hls experiences ns editor of tho famous "Yellow nook." Mr. Hnrland praised Aubrey Beards ley. "Though only n boy of twenty-one or bo," ho snld, "Beardsloy wns ns, clever In tho editorial as In the contributing con-tributing capacity. Ho was, Indeed, practically tho nrt editor of tho 'Yellow 'Yel-low Dook.' "I was fond of him. I onco took a thrco days' walking trip with him. Ho Bkctchcd, of course, on the walk. Ho' mndo a number of sketches In oil colors. col-ors. And they wcro very artistic and ohnggy. "A farm hand watched Dcardsley finishing a particularly shaggy sketch ono afternoon and said encouragingly: '"My lad, that won't bo n bad pic-turo pic-turo after It's been sandpapered down n bit.' " |