dian of God's Acre For Mayme, Read Mary Barbran Plooie of Our Square Triumph FROM A BENCH IN OUR SQUARE A PATRONESS OF ART I Peter (flourish-in-red) Quick (flourish-in-green) Banta (period-in-blue) is the style whereby he is known to Our Square.

Peter Quick Banta is a devotee of his art.

Peter Quick Banta misinterpreted this sign of interest.

"Punk." Peter Quick Banta applied the higher criticism to the urchin's nearest ear.

The long stride of Peter Quick Banta soon overtook him.

"Now, young feller," said Peter Quick Banta.

He pointed a crayon at Peter Quick Banta's creation.

Peter Quick Banta breathed hard.

He fell to with concentrated fervor, while Peter Quick Banta and I diverted the traffic.

I hardly dared look at Peter Quick Banta.

Tactfully, Peter Quick Banta proceeded to expound for my benefit the technique of the drawing, giving the youngster time to recover before the inevitable questioning began.

Had a few drawing lessons at No. 19." "Would you like to work for me?" "How?" Peter Quick Banta pointed to the sidewalk.

So the partnership was begun, the boy, whose name was Julien Tennier (soon simplified into Tenney for local use), sharing Peter Quick Banta's roomy garret.

Eventually Peter Quick Banta came to me about the boy's education.

"He's a swell," said Peter Quick Banta.

" "That's Peter Quick Banta.

"You know perfectly well I keep my room here because it's the only place I can work in quietly" "And because Peter Quick Banta would break his foolish old heart if you left him entirely," supplemented the sculptress.

"As you know, I've meant all along, as soon as I've saved enough" "Oh, yes; I know," broke in the Bonnie Lassie, who can be quite ruthless where Art is concerned, "and you know; but time flies and hell is paved with good intentions, and if you want to be that kind of a pavement artistwell, I think Peter Quick Banta is a better.

More and more, as the intimacy grew, he deserted his uptown haunts and stuck to the attic studio above the rooms where, in the dawning days of prosperity, he had installed Peter Quick Banta in the effete and scandalous luxury of two rooms, a bath, and a gas stove.

By way of loosening up his wrist for the open season, Peter Quick Banta had taken advantage of an amiable day to sketch out a composite floral and faunal scheme on the flagging in front of Thornsen's Élite Restaurant, when Miss Holland, in passing, paused to observe and wonder.

Tenney said" Peter Quick Banta took the coin with perfect dignity.

R65672, 8Aug50, Grace Galletin Seton (W) BANTA, Nathaniel Moore.

BUSY LITTLE BROWNIES, by N. Moore Banta; illustrated by Dorothy Dulin.

R65672, 8Aug50, Grace Galletin Seton (W) BANTA, Nathaniel Moore.

BUSY LITTLE BROWNIES, by N. Moore Banta; illustrated by Dorothy Dulin.