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The Man Who Was Starving
IIY MAY C. ItlNOWAIr.
IT I) til? AN to rtilu the first slow
drops u hipped to n dashing speed
b (iiiirk, sharp little lashes of
wind. A good-natured panic swept
the downtown crowd, men and
women scurrxltig (or shelter Into
convenient doorwas or racing under
bobbing umbrellas to their final
destination. But Illgglns. a colorless
figure blurred In loose-hung shnbbl
tioes of clothes, who hud slouched up
on the outskirts of the throng pushed
his battered hat down over his
shaggy cjebrows and with a su
preme disregard of the downpour
shuffled on.
Toward the end of tho third block
he came to a hesitating halt, glanced
stoalthlly about him, then shot In be
tween slaps of tho heavy storm doors
nt the white marble entrance of ono
of the city's highest-priced offlco
buildings.
Inside, ho began wearily to climb
flight after flight of white marble
stairs, for beggars wcro not allowed
In the building and he wisely Judged
his appearance too suspicious to
risk nn elevator boy's scrunlty.
As he approached the top floor, the
sound ot olcos brought him to a
sudden standstill, a tiny pool of
water from his dripping clothes
gathering at his feet as ho flattened
himself to the shallow shadow cast
by tho side wall upon the whlto
glaro of the Btalr.
"I'm awfully sorry to turn you
out ot these diggings, old follow,"
a man In tho hall above was Haying,
"but now I'm back, I supposo I've
got to bucklo clown to work again."
"The Idea of apologizing, Fred!"
came the answer. "I'm under over
lasting obligations to you as It Is."
"Everlasting fiddlesticks!" tossed
back tho first speaker. "Tho accom
modation was mutual. You hadn't a
studio yet, and I wanted some one
to look after my traps. Don't go
until you find what you like, for 1
shan't como In before tho first of
tho month anyhow. And say, Grif
fith, can jou dine with mo at-tho
club tomorrow evening? Good!
Meet mo In tho lobby at seven."
Hlgglng hugged his shadow close
as a man In n fur-lined overcoat and
high silk hat strode past tho stairs
to tho elevator, then, reassured by
tho swish of tho descending car down
tho cage, ho cautiously tiptoed to
ward tho studio with n twitch of
glances to right and left In nervous
dread ot a janitor.
Tho studio door was still opon and
ho stole In unseen by tho artist
standing by his casol, his gur.o
riveted upon tho floor.
Thoro was such a silicon delicacy
about this man that to Hlgglnn
scornfully measuring him from tho
careful part In tho mlddlo of tho flno
light hair down to tho embroidered
tip of his sllppor tho nrtlst's ro
llnoment scorned tho embodiment of
effeminacy, homo out rather than
bolted by tho precisely trimmed flossy
beard.
"A spoilt baby pouting over tho
loss of n pet nursory!" tho Intruder
sneered to himself. "I wondor," his
thought leaped florcoly on ns n hand
clinched In his empty pocket, "how
ho'd fool If ho hadn't money for n
night's lodging!"
' Tho artist tsuddonly looked up.
"What do jou want?" ho asked
sharply.
"I thought you might need a
model, and "
VAnd I don't!" out In tho artist.
Illgglns slowly turned toward tho
door.'
"It'B linrd on n follow wllllnc to
work when nobody wantB anything
no can no.
"It lu hard," said tho artist In n
changed tone. "Wnlt n mlnuto."
Illgglns stonnod oaccrlv back.
"It la storming," said tho artist
ns tiiough tho rain mid tho wind hnd
Just awnkened him from his droarn
or comrort in tho Bteam-hcntcd room.
"Horo you can at loast bo warm.
iuuru iuue woicomo to stny n
WlllIO.
"A man who Is starving," nngilly
rolortod Illgglns, "has no time to
stand Idle, hugging n Btoam heater."
Tho hand of tho artist, instantly
thrust Into his pockot, enme out
slowly, mid thoro was a peculiar ox-
- nrosslon In tho eyes looking down nt
n dlmo upon tho soft palm, then
ho hold out tho coin.
"Iluy Bomothlng to ont with this."
Tho bruto in Illgglns, grown strong
nnd imiwlonato through suffering
flamed with doslro to break that
delicate, bluo-velnod wrist with n
single b,low.
'Tin not a boggnr. I uskod for
work."
Hfltni'tmiHi tlm I...M .i. . .t.
dlmo back Into his pockot.
"I had no Intention of Insulting
jou," he said, "but It Isn't pleasant
to think or anyone being Hungry.
With a deep-drawn sigh, ho sat
down on tho air ot a cliulr.
"You'ro right, though," ho de
clared In a tono that Bounded more
like n challenge to an opposing argu
ment than one of agreement. "Dot
tor starve than beg."
Tho hard lino of Hlggln's mouth
curled. Again thoro rang In his ears
the partlitg words overheard on tho
stairs. A bwcII who dined nt clubs
could bo easily talk of tho advant
ages of starvation.
"It Isn't so much what you llko,"
wont on the artist vehemently. "Tho
danger Is In forming n habit of tak
ing until jou pauperize your man
hood." The circumstances of their respec
tive positions gavo a brutality to tho
words falling like unnecessary blows
upon ono whom tho world had nl
ready beaten down, and this time
It wns with a kind of bitter satis
faction that Illgglns turned to tho
door.
Instantly tho nrtlst broko away
from his heroics.
"Stop." ho said aulctly. "Pvo
changed my mind. You can sit for
mo after all."
Ho slowly rose and picked up a
sheet of drawing paper from a lit
tered table.
"I'm not feeling qulto myself to
dny, but I can work n llttlo while.
Long enough to mako n rough char
coal sketch. Ono that will only tnko
about hnlf nn hour, bo you needn't
oxpect to get nioro than your dlmo,"
ho concluded brusquely.
A Btrnngo glitter came Into Illg
glns' eyes as their glanco rc3tcd upon
tho wealth of beautiful canvasses
about him, and tho scornful lips wcro
parting in resentful refusal when
suddenly there seemed flnuntcd un
der his very nostrllls a fragrauco of
coffeo. of soup, of
"I'd bo obliged to you, sir," ho
said crlnglugl.v.
Griffith posed him upon n stool on
a small platform and sontcd himself
nt his easol.
stopped nearer tho unnoticed figure
In tho doorway, their excited wordH
fell on his ear.
"llcnrt failure was tho direct
cause," said tho first aponkor, a llt
tlo man with a professional alert
ness of oyo and maunor, "but " ho
paused, Blowly shaking his hciuP
"from tho poor fellow's condition ho
could not huvo had proper nourish
ment for weoks."
Aghnst, tho other man clutched the
doctor'B arm.
"What do you mean?"
"In plain English," answorod tho
doctor curtly, "I mean that ho starved
to death."
"Imposslhlo! I know Griff couldn't
soil his pictures, but ho never bo
much ns hinted that' he was hard
up!"
"Thoso ompty pockota!" shrugged
tho doctor. "With tho pawnshop
tlckotB mid that ono poor little
dlmo!"
Trees as Windbreaks
and as 'Shelter Belts
ACCOUDINQ to tho Forest Sorvlco,
trees aa windhrcakH havo n dis
tinct vnluo to tho ranchers of Oregon
and Washington In tho dry regions
cast of tho Cascades. A windbreak
or sholtor belt arpund tho ranch
buildings nnd flolds ndds not only
to tho beauty of tho landscape, hut
has n valuablo Influence upon tho
growing of crops. Violent and long
continued winds, Huch'ns occur In
Eastern Oregon, will dry out tho
soil, or carry nway tho rich top soil.
Furthermore, In such n region Ir
rigation ditches nro olthor Bcoppcd
out by tho wind or choked up by
windblown soil. Under ouch cir
cumstances windbreaks would mean
a big saving In dollars and cents,
not only In tho protection ot tho soil,
hut In tho mnliitennnco ot Irrigation
works.
In tho dry sections cast of tho
Cascades, whero tho trees must cn
duro drought nnd frost, Lombnrdy
poplar, Carolina poplnr,. Dalm ot Gil
cad, and porhnps box older, nro about
tho only trees that will thrive, in
Irrigated regions, however, blnck nnd
honey locust, osngo orange, Husslan
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For tho first few mlnutos Illgglns mulberry nnd Russian wild ollvo nro
sat looking down nt tho artist dig
dalnfiilly smiling ns ho noticed tho
trembling or tho hand that skotched
and thought of old days when ho had
wielded a sledge hnmmor for hours
without n quiver of hln strong wrist;
scowling furiously nB ho contrasted
his hard luck with this fellow's good
fortune, his own failure In life
ynwnlng deeper and blackor In tho
limelight of the other mnn's success.
Then gradually his mind fell back
Into tho npathy that chronic dis
couragement hnd mndo n mental
habit, tho unaccustoinod hont of tho
room lapping nil his sensos In u ris
ing tide of drowsiness.
"Tho time Is up," snld n voice that
soundod faint nnd far awny.
Illgglns gave n start; rubbed his
oyo; got down from tho platform
stood waiting for his dime.
Dut tho nrtlxt Beomod oxlinusted
from plying in hoavy an Imploniont
as n bit of charcoal. As Illgglns
Btnrcd dully at tho drooping llguro
still seated nt tho easol ugaln his
thoughts sneered. Ho tmpntlontly
shnfflod his foetcoughod. Tho
artist did not hoed.
"My mono) sir," gruffly muttered
tho niodol.
The artist did not roply.
With his oyos ablaze, Illgglns
strodo tnwnrd tho easol.
Then suddenly he caught hlmsolf
up, stood motlonloHs, hypnotized by
tho ghnatly whltonoss of tho faco
sunk upon tho artist's broast; by tho
now Btrange Hturknoss of tlm Hiiknn
man's form by tho horror of sllenco
crowding round him In splto of tho
mailing worni outside.
Ilo wrenched his will fro at Inst
and took quick utops toward tho
door. Only IiIk word against that
Blloiic. Thoy would run him In for
vagrancy, for Intont to Btoul hang
him for murdor on circumstantial
ovldenco. ll0 must not be found
thoro.
Hut nt tho throshold somo Inex
plicable Impulse arrested IiIr flight;
made him lay a flnicor upon tho olec
trlc bell until it fairly shrlokod
through tho building; held him to
whisper broken snatches of explana
tion at thoy came running to him
the lawyer from the office opposlto,
the nrtlst friends from down tho hall,
the doctor summoned from tho floor
below.
lie oven lingered at tho opon door
after thoy had all pushod past him
Into tho horror of Hllonco Inside
At first ho could hoar nothing that
was said by the men crowded about
tho oasel at tho othor ond of tho
room, for they uImo whiannmri i
broker, snatches, but lutor two drow
excellent Apcctcs to plant. Among
tho ovorgreeiiB, Western yellow nine.
Scotch plno and European larch aro
frequently plnnted.
In Its Htudy ot windbreaks, tho
Forest Service has complied tho fol
lowing BtiggoBtloiiH for thoso who
wish to plan windbreaks or shelter
bolts:
1. Place the windbreak at right
aiiglos to the direction of tho pre
vailing winds.
1!. To obtain host rosults, from
ono-olghth to one-fifth of tho farm
should be devoted to this ptirposo.
Tho protectlvo vnluo more than jiaj'B
for tho ground It occupies, to sny
nothing ot tho timber yield.
.1. Plant only bucIi npoclos ns will
form windbreaks, and nro suited to
tho region nnd tho locality.
1. Plant rapid growers for quick
rosults; but iindcrplnut with slower
growing HpocloB, which nro longor
lived and more valuable.
ft. If protection In Winter Ib
wanted, supplement n. hardwood
wlndbronk with ovorgrcons.
C. Soparato tho trees by tho spac
ing proper to tho species planted.
Tho trees should bo close enough to
form a donsn windbreak and to yield
good polos, but not closo enough to
ho crowded mid produce spindling
growth.
7. Mako tho windbreak thick from
tho bottom up, especially on tho flldc
toward tho wind. This may bo done
by using species which branch near
tho ground, by planting outsldo rows
ot low-growing treos. by onconrng
Ing nntural reproduction, nnd by uu
dorpluutlng. 8, Cultivate tho plantation
thoroughly while it Is-young.
0, Do not allow cxcosslve grazing
wlioro reproduction Is desired,
10. Do not thin tho windbreak too
heavily or take out tho best trees for
minor uses. Ilemombcr that a tim
ber trnct Bhould bo Improved by ubo,
and that each clearing bhould leavo
It In better condition thnt beforo.
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