When one is in trouble or in the throes of adventure, one rests one's brain by communing with nature. Hence Billy Van Deusen's strolls into the woods to drink the nectar from the babbling brook. Likewise, when artists have their troubles and have not the money to see them through, they, too, stroll into the woods, there to find inspiration. This artist's party is surely in trouble as is evidenced by the few sandwiches and other things they carry. But the lone man in the party - there are three girls and himself - is the Jester of Joy and insists that they make the best of their worries. So the party breaks up to select locations for the sketchy tendencies. Nonette, the prettiest of the party, selects a lovable nook in the fastness of the shrubbery, and here she idly sketches and dreams. She is a pretty picture of herself - with easel and brush posed in strict artist fashion - and this is the picture Van Deusen sees. He makes the fair one's acquaintance. But the Lone Man also has an interest in Nonette, and when he sees her listening to the chatter of the corpulent personage, his heartstrings tighten and he resolves to stop the fickle flirtation. But Nonette stops him with a hastily sketched note and the Lone Man reads the note and laughs, for he realizes that Nonette has an eye for business and he subterfuge is cultivating for them a client. The Lone Man and the other girls stroll in on Van Deusen and Nonette. Introductions follow and the party sits down to luncheon. Billy notices the evident absence of goodies and realizes that the party must be in need of funds. Billy's sympathy gets the best of him and he gives a deposit on Nonette's sketch of the beautiful sunset. True, Billy's heart flutters a little when he gives Nonette his card and tells her that he will be pleased to hear from her. Nonette and her friends arrive home, are accosted by the hard-hearted landlord who insists that they pay or get out. So Billy's deposit goes to the landlord's pocket and the party is no better off than before. Realizing, however, that they can procure money from Van Deusen as soon as the sunset is finished, they all hastily work on it. They discover that there is no yellow paint with which to paint the sun and force in the yolk of an egg with a little chocolate for darkness. The sun is quickly painted and Van Deusen is informed that his masterpiece is finished. To make things more realistic, Nonette is reclining on a couch when Van Deusen arrives and her friends inform him that it is the result of overwork on the sunset picture. Billy is sorry and pays many, many times the value of the picture, and leaves sadly but intent on righting the wrong. He no sooner leaves the studio than everything is supplanted with life. Billy arrives home, places his picture on a chair and goes to unburden himself to his friend next door. While he is being refreshed, his cat admiring the sunset, sniffs the sweet scent over the mountains and proceeds to lick the picture into shape. When Billy arrives home with his friend he cannot explain the disappearance of the sun, so he goes to the studio. He arrives in the midst of the feasting and staggers as he sees Nonette on the Lone Man's lap. Billy loudly acclaims the fact that she has broken his heart, and likewise his pocketbook. But Nonette informs him that he had no call upon her inasmuch as the Lone Man was her poor artist husband, and her little scheme their salvation that they might continue to linger in Bohemia. Billy was flabbergasted and about to leave, but one of the little artist maids bid him linger, while the other captures his friend. Billy being a bit of a bohemian himself, merely called it an "egg-spensive adventure" and lingers. - June 24, 1916