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| Microsummary = Two young artists sacrifice their pride and comfort for the sake of their art when money gets tight, with one taking on a job teaching music lessons and the other taking on a job in a laundry.
| Microsummary = A young married couple, both aspiring artists, secretly took jobs at the same laundry to support their artistic pursuits, eventually realizing their love for each other was most important.
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Joe Larrabee and Delia Caruthers were two young artists from different parts of the United States.  
Joe Larrabee, an aspiring painter, and Delia Caruthers, an aspiring musician, were a young married couple living in a small flat.


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| Name = Joe Larrabee
| Name = Joe Larrabee
| Description = young male artist from the Midwest; flowing necktie and a capital tied up; enthusiastic about morning-effect sketches; Monte Cristo-like
| Description = aspiring painter; Delia's husband; passionate about art; supportive, loving, and dedicated to his wife and their shared dreams
| Emoji = 🤵🏼
| Emoji = 👨🏻‍🎨
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| Name = Delia Caruthers
| Name = Delia Caruthers (Dele)
| Description = young female musician from the South; six octaves; gentle and high-bred; sweetest, simplest manners; wears white
| Description = aspiring musician; Joe's wife; gentle, high-spirited, and imaginative; willing to work hard to support their artistic pursuits
| Emoji = 👩🏼‍🎤
| Emoji = 👩🏻‍🎤
}}
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They met in an art and music school and soon fell in love. They got married and moved into a small flat. Joe was studying painting under the great artist Magister, while Delia was studying music under the renowned musician Rosenstock.
Both were passionate about their respective arts and were taking lessons from renowned teachers, Magister for Joe and Rosenstock for Delia. They were happy in their modest home, supporting each other's dreams and ambitions.


They were happy and content with their lives, but soon their money ran out and they had to find a way to make ends meet. Delia decided to start giving music lessons to make some extra money, while Joe kept on with his painting.
{{Quote|When one loves one's Art no service seems too hard.}}


Delia found a student, Clementina, the daughter of General Pinkney, a distinguished widower. She was a delicate girl and Delia quickly grew fond of her. She was paid five dollars for each lesson and was able to make enough money to keep them going.
However, as their money began to run out, they could no longer afford their expensive lessons. Delia decided to teach music to support them both, allowing Joe to continue his studies. She went out to find students, and after a few days, she came home excitedly announcing that she had found a pupil, Clementina, the daughter of General A. B. Pinkney. Delia would give three lessons a week at $5 per lesson, which would be enough to support them both.


Meanwhile, Joe was able to sell two of his paintings to a man from Peoria. He was so excited that he came home with eighteen dollars in his pocket. Delia was also excited, but she was hiding something. She had burned her hand while serving a Welsh rabbit to Clementina and had made up a story to cover it up.
Meanwhile, Joe continued to work on his paintings, hoping to sell them to wealthy buyers. He managed to sell a watercolor of an obelisk to a man from Peoria and received an order for an oil sketch of the Lackawanna freight depot. The couple was thrilled with their combined earnings and celebrated their success.


Joe soon found out the truth and was touched by Delia's sacrifice. He realized that she had been working in a laundry for the past two weeks to make sure he could keep on with his painting. He was so moved by her love and dedication that he declared his love for her once again.
However, unbeknownst to each other, both Joe and Delia were secretly working at the same laundry to make ends meet. Delia had not found any music students and had taken a job ironing shirts, while Joe had taken a job firing the engine. They both created fictional stories about their successes to keep each other's spirits up.
 
One day, Delia came home with her hand injured from a burn at the laundry. Joe, who had sent up some cotton waste and oil for another girl who had been injured, realized that Delia had been working at the laundry as well. They finally confessed their secrets to each other and laughed at their shared deception.
 
{{Quote|No," she said—"just 'When one loves.'" }}
 
They realized that their love for each other was more important than their love for their art, and they found happiness in their shared struggles and dedication to one another.


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A Service of Love
 
Summary of the book
from the Collection «The Four Million»
Microsummary: A young married couple, both aspiring artists, secretly took jobs at the same laundry to support their artistic pursuits, eventually realizing their love for each other was most important.

Joe Larrabee, an aspiring painter, and Delia Caruthers, an aspiring musician, were a young married couple living in a small flat.

👨🏻‍🎨
Joe Larrabee — aspiring painter; Delia's husband; passionate about art; supportive, loving, and dedicated to his wife and their shared dreams.
👩🏻‍🎤
Delia Caruthers (Dele) — aspiring musician; Joe's wife; gentle, high-spirited, and imaginative; willing to work hard to support their artistic pursuits.

Both were passionate about their respective arts and were taking lessons from renowned teachers, Magister for Joe and Rosenstock for Delia. They were happy in their modest home, supporting each other's dreams and ambitions.

When one loves one's Art no service seems too hard.

However, as their money began to run out, they could no longer afford their expensive lessons. Delia decided to teach music to support them both, allowing Joe to continue his studies. She went out to find students, and after a few days, she came home excitedly announcing that she had found a pupil, Clementina, the daughter of General A. B. Pinkney. Delia would give three lessons a week at $5 per lesson, which would be enough to support them both.

Meanwhile, Joe continued to work on his paintings, hoping to sell them to wealthy buyers. He managed to sell a watercolor of an obelisk to a man from Peoria and received an order for an oil sketch of the Lackawanna freight depot. The couple was thrilled with their combined earnings and celebrated their success.

However, unbeknownst to each other, both Joe and Delia were secretly working at the same laundry to make ends meet. Delia had not found any music students and had taken a job ironing shirts, while Joe had taken a job firing the engine. They both created fictional stories about their successes to keep each other's spirits up.

One day, Delia came home with her hand injured from a burn at the laundry. Joe, who had sent up some cotton waste and oil for another girl who had been injured, realized that Delia had been working at the laundry as well. They finally confessed their secrets to each other and laughed at their shared deception.

No," she said—"just 'When one loves.'"

They realized that their love for each other was more important than their love for their art, and they found happiness in their shared struggles and dedication to one another.