Show ART FOR 1 0 I HEARTS F I 1 SAKE I 1 I 1 by rube coldbert Cold berr la laere take your pineapple juice gently persuaded ko the male nurse nope I 1 grunted collis P ellsworth but its good for you sir its doctors orders koppel heard the front door bell and was glad to leave the room he found doctor caswell in the hall downstairs 1 I cant do a thing with him he told the doctor lie he wont take his pineapple juice he d want me to read to him he hates the radio he like any doctor caswell received the information with his usual professional calm he had done some constructive at tive thinking since his last visit this was no ordinary case the old gentleman was in pretty good shape for a man of seventy six but h he had to be kept from buying things he had suffered his last heart attack after his disastrous purchase ol of that jerkwater railroad out in iowa the one before that c came from the excitement engendered by the disintegration of the happy package chain of grocery tores stores which he had acquired at a fabulous price all ali of his purchases of recent years had to be liquidated at a great sacrifice both to his health and his pocketbook collis P eusworth ellsworth sat in a huge over upholstered chair by the window he looked around as doctor caswell inquired well hows the young man today umphy grunted the figure in the chair in a tone like a rasping cough with all the implications of a sneer 1 I hear bear you been obeying orders the doctor chided chos giving me ord orders ers at my time of life the doctor drew up a chair and sat down close to the old man ive got a proposition for you he said laid quietly old eusworth ellsworth looked suspiciously over his spectacles what la is I 1 it more medicine more automobile rides more balderdash to keep me away from the bif office fice howd you like to take up art the doctor had his stethoscope ready in case the abruptness of the suggestion proved too much for the patients heart but th the old gent lemans answer was 1 I dont mean seriously said the doctor rell relieved eved that disaster had been averted just tool fool around with chalk and crayons be tun 1 bashi I 1 all right the doctor stood up 1 I just suggested it it all collis plucked P sucked his gums and his wrinkled chin bobbed up and down you vet get this crazy idea anyway well its only a suggestion but caswell how do I 1 start playing with the chalk that Is IB if im foolish enough to start ive thought of that too I 1 can 9 get a student from one of the art sc schools to come here once anc 1 e a week to show you if you dont like it after a little while you can throw nim him out doctor caswell went to his friend judson livingston head of the atlantic art institute and explained the situation livingston had just the young man frank swain eighteen years old and a promising student stude ht ile he needed the money ran ban an elevator at night to pay his tuition how much would he ha get five dollars a visit fine next afternoon young swain was shown into the big living room colus P eusworth ellsworth looked at him ap pral singly sir im not an artist yet answered the young men man umphy swain swab arranged some paper and wrinkles deepened at the corners of too the old gent lemans eyes as he asked elfishly well what do you think or of it not bad sir air answered swain but its a bit lopsided by gum old ellsworth chuckled 1 I see the tha halves dont match he added a few lines with a palsied hand and colored the open spaces space s blue fukei a child playing with a picture book then he looked toward the door I 1 listen young man he whispered 1 I want to ask you something before old pineapple juice comes back yes sir responded swain respectfully fully 1 I was thinking could you spare the time to come twice a week or perhaps three times sure mister eusworth Ellswort il good lets make it monday wednesday and friday four koppel entered and we was flabbergasted when his patient took his hii pineapple juice without a whim whimper pir As the weeks went by swains visits grew more frequent lie he brought 14 4 two students giggled gle aled at the nd swain fled crayons on ie the table lets let try and draw that vase over there on the he suggested what for its only a bowl with somi some blue stains on it or are they green try it mister eusworth ellsworth please umphy hl the old roan man took a piece of crayon in a shaky hand and made a scrawl he made another scrawl and connected the two with a couple ot of crude lines there it is young men man he snapped with a grunt of satisfaction such foolishness ish ness prank frank swain was patient he needed the five dollars if you want to draw you will have to look at what youre drawing air old eusworth ellsworth squinted and looked by gum its kinchla pretty I 1 never noticed it before koppel came in with the pronouncement no that his patient had done dike enough for the first lesson on oh its pineapple jules juice again ellsworth mumbled swain left the art student came the WHEN following week there was a drawing on the table that had bad a slight resemblance to the vase the te baucus splash of color on the he wall the old roan man a box bobof of water colors colon and some come tubes of oils when doctor caswell called ellsworth would talk about the graceful lines lined of tha andirons and irons he would dwell on the rich variety of color in a bowl of fruit he proudly ly displayed the variegated smears ot of paint on his bis heavy silk dressing gown lie he would not allow his valet to send it to the cleaners ile he wanted to show the doctor how hard hed been working the treatment was working perfectly no more trips downtown to become Lavol involved ved in purchases of enterprises terp rises of doubtful solvency the doctor thought it safe to allow ellsworth to visit the metropolitan the museum of modern art and other exhibits with swain an entirely new world opened up its charming mysteries the old man displayed an insatiable curiosity about the galleries and the painters who exhibited in them how were the galleries run who selected the canvasses for the exhibitions an idea was forming in his brain braam when the late spring sun began to cloak the fields and gardens with c olor color ellsworth executed an awful r smudge which he called trees dressed in white then he made a startling announcement he was going to exhibit it in the summer show at the lathrop gallery Gall eryl for the summer show at lathrop gallery was the biggest art exhibit of the year in quality it if not tn in size if toe the papers get hold of this mister E ellsworth will become a laughingstock laughing stock weve got to stop him groaned koppel no admonished the doctor we ve cant interfere with him now and take a chance of spoiling all the good work that weve accomplished shed 11 to the utter astonishment of all t three and especially swain trees dressed in white was accepted for the lathrop show not only was mister ellsworth crazy thought appel but the latnrop lathrop gallery was crazy too fortunately the painting was wa hung in an inconspicuous place where it could not excite any noticeable ti comment young swain sneaked into the gallery one afternoon and blushed to the top of his bis ears when he saw trees dressed in white a loud raucous splash on a wall otherwise drenched in beauty and harmony As two giggling 91 ing students stopped before the strange anomaly swain red fled in III terror he could not bear to hear what they had to say two days day before the close of the exhibition a special messenger brought a long official looking envelope to mister ellsworth while swain koppel and the doctor were in the room read bead it to me requested the old man my eyes eye are tired from painting the doctor real read it gives the lathrop gallery pleasure to announce that the first landscape prize of 1000 has been awarded to collis P ellsworth for his painting trees dressed in white swain and koppel uttered a series of inarticulate gurgles doctor caswell exercising his bis profess professional lonal self control with a supreme effort said aid congratulations mister ellsworth fine fine see see of course I 1 expect uch great news but but well now have to admit that art is much more satisfying than business art not nolting bing snapped the old roan man 1 I bought the lathrop gallery last month |