Sue and Johnsy had their studio and were painters by profession.

, Johnsy was familiar for Joanna

One was from Maine; the other from California

met at English Street Delmonicos,

Johnsy had an attack of pneumonia.

Sue that she would recover only if she had the will to live.
Johnsy was looking through the window. She saw an old ivy vine clinging to a brick wall.
The leaves of the ivy vine were falling one by one in the cold wind.
Johnsy was counting the leaves backwards from twelve.

Johnsy believed that she would die when the last leaf fell off the ivy vine.
Sue met old Behrman and told him about the foolish belief of Johnsy.
Behrman was a failure as an artist.
On hearing the account of Sue Behrman decided to help Johnsy.

That night he went to the brick wall and painted an ivy leaf.
The next morning Johnsy saw one leaf still clinging to the brick wall., Her hopes of living were
revived.

Johnsy recovered very soon. But Behrman had an attack of pneumonia because of his being
exposed to the cold weather.
He died after two days. The last leaf was Behrmans master piece.