Howard Pyle, a chronicle by Charles D. Abbott, with an introduction by N. C. Wyeth and many illustrations from Howard Pyle's works.

FRUITFUL ASSOCIA TIONS
I cannot, I must not spoil you by writing two to your one.
So much for my protest. I have duly filed it, so there the
matter may rest. So now for other fields and pastures new.
"If I had decided to take the large room in the University Building I spoke of, your admonitory letter would
have arrived too late to prevent the catastrophe; but although I duly acknowledge the coin of a certain unwisdom
and a going heart and heels into thoughtless expense (a
sign of true genius, believe me) I was not quite so shiftless
as to enter into suck an expensive venture. The four hundred dollars I migyht have struggled through, but not with
the ambition of furnishing such a room, of paying for the
amount of coal necessary for heating it, and janitors' fees
of six dollars a month extra, so I firmly turned my back
on the tempting object and took a more modest studio. I
am now settled at Room 3", No. 788 Broadway-788 is
at the corner of Tenth and Broadway. I have looked all
over New York and have seen all the studios that are to be
seen and am sure that I have one of the nicest, pleasantest
rooms in the city. It has a fine north light and two side
lights looking out on Broadway. It is only two blocks above
Scribners' office and I can now go down to Harpers' and
return in half an hour, instead of its tak~ing me a half day
to complete the journey and its business as formerly. There
is steam heat in the room and running water and altogether
it is very satisfactory. The rent asked for it last year was
thirty-five dollars a month. I have got it for twenty-three,
and an allowance for fixing it up, calcimining the walls,
etc.. 0.
"I am not yet done with my ills. for the Peninsular
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