The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-20


az. pt, an beside II ato her whIcA . !
SO WAS wiis.en in ruhriny 'eni iae bIa &
IL ths stories were u iit,s more aiisc,
should be stire one ral copal f.Wa me
other; rs It is, IL Is invo2criyao tiat they
have u I Gl itast "A consnion origin I1Eo.e
did you SeS your ilea.
-, by, so for as | know repEod IN
pagp,eaity, Il evolved il cm MY .haer
GOA ,ciousn g., Ut tie germ ~ lraya el
the unrons ious recclo t,9l ot n,e "a, s
,lent o fcac us i,ica W mel tol.s. over
whcle dill eet the fanas, b,ia ~. A9as
cli,ager OF sac c5s. WLo aea. you t.i2 otaer
ye. i5n
"A lazy oil wLo intes ity #n IS sure
a. am II yours THAT'S t9 oG past q. ~.
be ,des, you aqo both yOd to c.lyas
10 plagiari g, even you weron't too honest
TLe me. sim lariiy OF taom isn 80 sttangc
that happens often enough but thet the
tilla Of ths stores shouU iienti al, ana
that in each the heroine should be named
Moy-"
lis her heroine nanaerl May +" int arruptal
in astoni hment v ly th5n, she m 81 have
seen my copy; or" | added, a new thought
striking me, she mast aale got tae pame in
The same way did TOOK The { tla o the
story and the name OF tle herone from a
line of Swinburne, and"
Aud, interrupte the editor in turn,
catching uP the manuscript before him, so
did she,'
And he showed ne written at the head Of
th-pase:
i, YOU wers Aprirs lady, anl ! were
lori O May
~Wcll," rcnsgtel, w.th a uoi unnatural
minRlinS Of hllo5opay an a lnayaner, ~
is all o. piece N.ta my boo : mat de :
are ia the air u II tclons, NAe Wild so s., 10
Whoever catches the.n first bs5 y / vox
at.cu', when capturcI a fan y ttnt par
tiCu AIRY pea cd mn, ~ III that some
woman 0. otter hes be,a sIrart euoa b to
get salt on IL tail feathers - 'foeeA ca
Mr. Lane smiled az my DIS era;e air,
and at that moment his LITTLE o ce-bcy.
! whom particularly de est bycapye Of the
/ catiIe stiffness ana su .dennvs If hj5 move
/ nlents, silently lrolGced 4rit hi.n4e aad
/ taen cad
Agnes Graham" read Air. Lane Here is
| your r.val to s.eak ior helseI hote yoa
! don't mind sem herr!
ooh, ly 10 ;n4ans, replied unGracicu7 y.
/ Let AS ses what she ia like aa3 what ~,
will have 10 SAY aLodt this pa % e.
The name wSa not wholly new 10 IA, Gs /
iai seen IL signed to various magazine a'.
hal only the most yagu, ani general idea.
was sitting with my bacG To tho door, all
in rising still .ept my faco h3lf tA ned
away from the lady who entered, but saw
the reflection OF ar lace in a miro. op-
poilc without any senso OF re-
ognition. AS she advanced a step or two,
| however, and half IA SCI me, i ki,w her
! The delicate etr, the tine sweep OF the 30 x,
the knot Of golden truwl hair, werc al
! familiar Ii wae The lady who hal SIT be
fore me in the cars from New ork on thas
! April day.
! As she turned n recognition of AIR. Lcne' )
! introIuction, faint i.nsl seemed To alow
/ thal he too Ie2ogni ed ne, although WIS
III dc 10 understand how she sscu Il Eros
NE s.nce sac Ger AMY had not tunrl h {
head once in the entire lourley | sat it
/ down 10 pure femiaiuc lntuit on, not has u ,
wholly freed mysef from that mas u.i}s
superstition which regards womans in
st.nct us sort os supernatural claiivoy
( l!Se.
My sensations on discovering her identity
were not who ly unlike those of gn5n s. bo
! inadvertently touches a cha ogel Log de.i jar.
"tiood heavens exclaimed, what n
psychological conun !rum, o. whatever you
choose to call It, Tae whole matter - as
plain to me now as daylight"
Wen" Mr.. Lane asked, whl0 Miss Gfa.
ham regarded me with an air which seemed
to QUESTION whether my insanity WAS oi Is
dangerous tyre.
Pardon ma, Miss Graham, ii cross.
question you a .itt!c,a l went on, econ ~,
solnew hat excited. "Tou aine froa AeH
York on the morning train on "Wednesday,
the l5th--no, the 10th OF last April did yol
Los."
"Yes,n she answered, her color Ggaiu a
trile heisht2ned--but her app aranco TO
ing rather tia. OF pern.exity than Of sei-
consciousness.
"AHd OIL the way you read Sw;n5uraa
till YOU came 10 the line,
III you were Aprii's lady, and ] wcrs lord
of May;
and IL occurred TO you wat a capital nam
for story 'Apri's Lady woulI e.7
Yes she epeated, and then, with yet
more puz led air, she turned 10 Mf. Lane 10
ask. as this mind readin r.
I'm sure i doat KNOW" returned h..
"Mr. Gray can best tell what it is"
"And the rest of the way 10 i3oston,
continued, ignoring tho interruption, yct
were celebrating your Story. loa looa be
heroine's name from the same linn, 0nd bag
pun at the climax about the hero's he
coming lord Of May"
No Miss Graham re.ortel. beginning tt
eater into the spirit OF tle situaglon ]
deny the pun, although ! aeAnow.eags tae
rest The pun, / didn even thiils OF.
We'll, you see haven't read J our maaa
script, but l own fell 50 low that pet "a,
the pun myself At east he cd gtn;leluap
with scar on his cheek, wlo sat IN It's ocr
ner OF the car gave you hi t. fr'
The uncle, broke in NJ IS Graham, With
q gleeful laugh at t:e remenb1an of the
oddity Of the old gentleman's appearance
"But how in the worli did you know
a., b, he did me- We evidently hai tne
Same mental experience; which proy.s
suppose that We are literally tpisi, a..
brothers or something o. tha sort.
"i,ut the great question TO 10 sette, is"
NJ Lane Observed, bringing in, a tr son.e
furihr talk, the editorial consideration,
"whose story this really is"
Mis- Graham's, ly all means gaid IN
stantly, "Hsrs was frst IN the Ee.d, a id il
ha mt inportincntIy iookeil o.eg her
shoulder, / shoul nj have Ead sa,g share u.
IL whatever
Mis- Graham laughed, showing Ge.iciogs
dimple, aGd Air. L.aBe. who evidently had NJ
de Ire 20 settle tho question under dis9,.silc.I
looked inluiripgiy at he sog resI onse to MY
words
"lou are very generous, MIR Gras,r sha
answered; hut in the ist place my story
has never ben accepted for the Dark Reg:
and In the se,ond, as the stories really oua ht
to stand ON thir merits, 1 shah cei taIsiy
not venture to put mise into oompesi.ioa
with your, but prefer To pocket NY
ma US .rpt and retire.
Il iear,' was my roply, "that ! dis'ovsr
-rath.r a ten ipncy u sarcasm in what yoi
scy than any true humility or course tie
i.rst point is one for Mr. Lane e. settle
The editos cleared his throat with some
en3arras ,ment. Miss Graham spoke Gs,iJ.
Il had not tie slightest idea OF being SAT-,
castle, for, OF course, IL go withoat saying
that your story Is better than mine nat
since you choose to take it in that way,
am wi ling 10 leave tha whcls matter 10 Nj
Lana He is at least tho only person who
Las read both maEuscriptaf
"Real.y,' Mr.. Ian, said, thu rushed into
q corner, al am extrcmely sorry to Tn my