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comes in smiling. Speicher & Karl Anderson. Tuesday Apr 1. stop to see John Levy who takes back page & will give me check in advance. Good. Asks if Reinhardt is in. Has a good Blakelock. Stop at Ralstons to see Nisbet show. Then Bourgeouis who says he positively hasn't the money to adv. Over to McDowell club. Ex. Jane Peterson runs [[strikethrough]] out [[/strikethrough]] over to me to introduce Jonas Lie. Tell them about paper. Lie says "put me down for subscription." Jane bounces off to greet a woman. I compare notes with Lie then beat it. Jane comes running again & says "Oh, Mr. Britton I want you to meet Mr. Hudnot." I stop a minute and Jane says "Don't you spell my name wrong in your paper as you did in The Transcript. Oh you know you did last summer and I think you meant to." She smiles and [[strikethrough]] trip [[/strikethrough]] smiles and I go. She looks very nice tripping about in tan dress. Stop at Daniels after Academy. Ernest Lawson sitting there. Greets me & we talk about the new paper. Lawson says fine things about Griffins stuff. Show Lawson Catalog of Expressionists Says "Good Men" [[End Page]] [[Start Page]] Daniels man says "Dickinson is a good man" Lawson says "I don't like those long nudes of Hales and that prize picture at [[Phila?]] Why its an old Salon picture. I don't like it." R mentions Hales "Captn Finnes" "Oh yes, says Lawson, "That's fine." Wednesday Apr 2 over to Brooklyn. Stop at Montross. Tell him about new paper M seems surprised. Jim [[Henrys?]] with T. Stop in to Knoedlers to see the Bellows. Dr. Brinton comes in. I take no notice of him as he goes about talking to people. I see him but ^[[insert]] [[be friendly?]] [[/insert]] make no sign of recognition. Make some notes in catalog then I find Brinton coming toward me. Puts out his hand. "Well James Britton how do you do." B talks much [[finally?]] Soon Mrs Merrick comes in looking very well. She comes over to us. [[strikethrough]] I set [[/strikethrough]] I all the time remain sitting on the luxurious Knoedler couch. People all about. Tell Brinton about my paper. He say "Can people subscribe?" B asks Mrs Merrick if she has a pin. Very ceremoniously he takes two $1 notes from his wallet pins his card to them & hands them over. Tom Gerrity & Charles Knoedler watch the process (with eyes popping) from near the entrance. Mrs. M says But you haven't seen the paper yet" Dr. B says "Oh but I trust James Britton with everything [[anything?]]" We all explain just