Portrait of Jennie Page #2

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- I didn't want to disturb anyone.

Of course not,

by a fine gentleman like you.

- Will 5$ do for a while ?

- It won't do , but I'll take.

- I will get some more for you soon.

- I will better see that you do.

I also thought you will be interested

in another of my sketches.

Oh! No. My bathroom is full of now.

Where will I put in another one ?

In my parlour ?

No, I wasn't expecting anything like that.

You certainly have a way, Mrs Jekes.

Play with him like a cat and a mouse,

and then you pounce.

But he is attractive, isn't he ?

And a gentleman besides.

That makes it so hard

to throw him out.

But he is an honourable to

your house, Mrs. Jekes.

Just can't understand a man fiddling

away his time just painting things naked.

Of course, he did shovel snow

to pay for last months rent.

Painting things, women ?

Women without...

Mrs. Bounce, we agreed he is a gentleman,

gentlemen just don't paint women without..."

No, of course not.

Somehow they tuned the little

girl sang straight in my mind.

And I thought of the

last thing she said to me,

about waiting for her to grow up.

But people can't wait for

other people to grow up.

There is something different

about that child.

I wondered if my

pencil can catch it.

- Hi Ya Mac.

- Good Morning, Gus.

Morning is it ?

You slept it all away.

Gone forever,

What a grand morning it was too.

I worked pretty late last night.

I didn't get to sleep at dawn.

Had your breakfast yet ?

Well, No.

How about having some lunch with me ?

No, No, not going to eat on you, Gus,

you have to work too hard for your money.

Wait a minute.

I got some money of my own.

- No kidding.

- I sold a picture yesterday. 12,50 $.

- Well, pretty a new !

- Today, you're having lunch on me.

Its a great pleasure, Mac.

Just come along a minute while I picked

up the hack, we will soon be on our road.

You know Gus, I can't get you at all.

Why should you care if I eat ?

Well, may be I don't want

to see people go hungry.

Let me put it this way, Mac :

I got a lot of respect for a guy

thats doing what he's got to do,

even if may be its killing.

You want to paint pictures...

you go on right ahead doing it.

No matter.

I like that, Mac !

You know most of the times, fellows get the ideas

that there is nothing much to life except,

getting through what is easy

and comfortable as he can.

Making a quarter here a dollar there.

Eating, sleeping and dying.

then a fellow like you comes along,

who's not thing too much

about them things.

That makes you wonders.

Wonder that may be you

are not missing something.

Up in. I like to recommend

my friend Moore

and his corn beef and cabbage.

It's almost like home.

You couldn't pay me these anywhere else.

- Sorry Mac.

- No it's all right.

Ah! Well.

You taking to wear scarves ?

That isn't mine. I found it.

belongs to a little girl

I met at the park.

- pretty big scarf for a little girle.

- Funny kid.

She said her parents were acrobats

at Hammerstein in Victoria.

- Hammerstein was turned down years ago.

- Of course it was.

- But she said she was there yesterday.

- Yeah! lest kids straight.

All ways dreaming up something.

What would you know about.

Sarah Bernhardt came to

America for a farewell tour.

- Sarah Bernhardt ?

- Are you gone crazy.

"Sarah Bernhardt,

distinguished French tragedienne,

"arrive next month."

Let me see.

Oh! That is what it says.

Say this paper is dated 1910.

up an old paper like that ?

The girl in the park had it.

Her scarf was wrapped in it.

Gus, read that ad.

"Hammersteins Victoria ."

EVA TANGUAY - The American comedienne

WILL ROGERS - Expert lariat thrower

LES APPLETON:

Novelty high wire act

- What about it ?

- Just what she said .

- I didn't get you.

- She said her name is Jennie Appleton.

So ?

Now that I think of it,

she wasn't dressed

the kids are now.

Now Mac, you are not trying

to believe this kid, Are you?

- Of course not .

- Ok, Ok, eat your lunch .

As my mother used to say :

"If you got too little in your stomach,

you got too much in your head."

I see.

You think I'm imaging things.

No, no, Gus, she was

real enough all right.

I saw her.

Whats more, I'll draw her for you.

- Hi, Gus.

- Hi, Mac ?

Meet my friend Mac,

back here as the owner of the joint.

- Hello, M. Moore.

- Can you think I'm richer ?

- Can't be bad.

- Glad to hear you say.

- You, Gus, everything all right ?

- Sure, sure I guess so.

What do you mean I guess so ?

Anything wrong ?

No, no, it is not.

- Is the food all right ?

- Sure, sure.

And whats great in it ?

I don't like to say this, Mac.

You are not the sort of man I like to hurt.

But if you don't see me around

for a while, don't be surprised.

I thought I may start eating

down with Nicks for a change.

- Nick ? - Yeah.

Nicks ?

- Whats wrong with Nicks !

no, nothings the matter with Nicks.

I suppose you'd like their paper plates ?

- So you are going to start

eating down at Nicks.

- Should I say what happened.

- Beautiful day.

It is more.

So you are going to start

eating down at Nick ?

Yeah, I thought I might.

It takes all kind of people to make a world.

All change.

And some of them hasn't the

face of friendship or loyalty.

Fellow likes a change once in a while.

A change from what ?

Lets say this room that joy

that its dark in here.

Dark? Dark ...

Your'e not breaking it up.

Breaking up the joint, Mac.

- What would you want me to do ?

- Well I don't know Mac, I hadn't got that far.

Suppose I could hang these

three pitcher in there.

You know its a crying shame

you couldn't have a whole scene

painted right on the wall.

Of course I know that can't be done.

Why can't it be done ?

Didn't you ever tell a murals ?

Pictures painted onto a wall.

Is that right Mac, is it possible to

paint a picture right on the wall?

Yes its possible.

Its done all the time.

See, you do mocks ?

As a matter of fact this wall will

blend itself to a mural very nicely.

On look what are we seeking now !

Here we get one of the grandest artist

with the whole world sitting right at the table,

why don't we ask him to do something ?

You could sqeeze it in, Mac.

You could squeeze it in between

you other commissions.

Well, I don't know.

You could drop in here say

around noon time sometime.

It won't cost you a cent.

Excuse me Mister.

I am going to post this.

Lost him,

had him in our roast.

Let it go, Gus, don't

say anymore about it.

ST-PATRICK'S DAY - DINNER & DANCE

Up the rebels !

- Three Cheers, Mac !

Have you ever seen Mick Collins ?

I never did, and often regretted it.

Here's what you should do Mac.

Right over the bar here,

a painted up Michael Collins.

Mick Collins himself

and he leading his men in the

battle against the might of England.

Just a minute, Gus.

Why man over here will be the

greatest thing that hit this stall.

Who's here would be the valiant piece

for every Irish patriot who come.

Why man you wouldn't have

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