The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-03
4 Model LOVE STORY.

stories Or sketches determines to in
volve what is classed by the general
public as a Glove story" he begins by
selecting fanciful names for his hero
and heroine. Then he describes them
at length as to their personal appear.
ance. and rather briefly as to their
qualities and character. The heroine
he invariably endows with all the
physical charms that nature in her
kindest moods bestows; or, if he goes
80 far out of the beaten rut as to ad-
NIT OF the outset of the narrative that
che is not exactly beautiful, he at
once hastens to provide her with Ger
tain specific charms, of such tran
scendent beauty that all possibly ad.
mitted defects are driven so far into
the background as to become entirely
forgotten. There seems to be an un.
written code among story writer's to
the effect that it is utterly impossible
for man truly to love a woman unless
she has physical beauty that Ven
us would have envied. The possibil-
ity that true womanliness alone, in
the broadest sense of that term, may
inspire love, never occurs to them, or
if it does, they crush it back as un-
worthy OF consideration.
The personal appearance OF the
hero is not considered of so great i'm
portance. though it is usually deemed
advisable to shower upon him a fair
supply OF what IS commonly termed
"manly beauty" conveniently flexi-
BILE expression, admitting variety of
interpretations. His character is but
vaguely alluded to.
Having thus "created' the princi pal
characters, the writer inspires them
with mutual passion for each other,
which ne calls love, but which is gen.
orally developed into strange mix.
lures OF folly, fathomless distress and
eXcrulaClnS agony.
Obstacles are showed between the
lovers ad libitum, and regardless OF
consequences, for the truth of the ad-
age that "the course OF true love
never did run smooth" must be main-
tanned at all hazards, even at the risk
of driving the lovers to madness or
death lin the story, and OF shrouding
fho Cfx,rio~ >lo
hated rival. the treacherous female
friend OF the heroine. the proud and
obstinate parent, the miscarried let
ter-these and a hundred and one
other well-worn means are employed
to destroy the lovers bliss. They
are, perchance, separated for years,
and when the Individual who has
created them by few strokes OF his
pen, has tired Of keeping them away
from each other, allowing them to
pine away slowly, and stirring up the
sympathies and narrowing the feelings
Of the reader, he brings them together
again after having deprived them OF
years OF happiness. If he knows his
business we'll, he will introduce into
every other paragraph or so re-
hinder to the effect that he is not
evolving fiction, but merely relating
facts as they actually occurred.
Now, l think this is all wrong,
may be in the minority with my
opinion, but so was Galljleo when he
first began to lecture on the subject:
'"The earth do move" G;,llileo at
length convinced the majority that he
was right, and shall not take a. back
seat for him. Then, too, l have this
advantage over him, that am in O
position to get my views published in
a newspaper, while he was not so for.
tunately situated.
In order to demonstrate more clear
~ what brand of love story would
recommend, will write one briefly
after my own mind, and allow a dis
eliminating public to judge it's merits
or dement's. Autograph testimonials
from those who like this kind of a.
story will be gratefully received by
me, and not published without the
senders' free consent. Every we'll ad-
jdsted story should have a little, and
l will call mine "A Tale of True Love
that Ran Smooth"
This is the story:
Ella Stone, operator on the type
writer in Knott & SCOTS law office,
was at her post every day, Sundays
and legal holidays excepted, from 8
O'Clock in the morning until 4 o'clock
in the afternoon and during the six
months that she had served the firm,
John Scott, the junior partner, on
whom all the office work devolved. had
ample time to make a study of her.
1t was habit young Scott had to
make q study OF persons with whom
he had brought into contact provided
he considered them worth his while.
Ella was one Of those whom he consid.
cred worth studying.
There was nothing striking in her
personal appearance; she was good
looking only as q thousand OF other
young girls are, until relentless time
dlms the luster OF their eyes, causes
the roses on their cheeks to fade, and
pencils the lines OF care upon their
features. Health and youth are in
themselves physical charms, unless q
person is positively ugly; and in the
possession of these Ella was charming.
DuG ue'5CIlDIAOu VI lleF WOulO apply as
we'll to a hundred others In a crowd.
therefore 1t would be superflous to de-
scribe her.
Young Scott also had no traits that
would distinguish him in any marked
manDer from the average young man.
AS the protege of Elias Knott, a vet.
eran lawyer with large practice, con-
siderable money and consequently no
little influence, he was assured of q
comfortable income. and could afford
to look upon the bright side. 1t is
easy to ignore the dark side OF life
when one has no cares.
Having thus introduced the two
principal characteristic would be out
OF place to call them the hero and the
heroine, for there was absolutely
nothing heroic about either-it is in
order to announce that each consider.
ed the other q very amiable sort OF
person. John frequently gazed with
pleasure upon Elias young face as
she deity touched the keys of the
typewriter. while he dictated to her
the verborse contents of long legal