Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12
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Balance due TO author, as per check
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Augusta looked, and then slowly crum-
pied up The check in her hand
IF | understand, Mr MccsOn, - sic said,
you have sold the two rights of transla
ton of my book which you persuaded me
to leaye in your hands for Gil; out of which
| am to receive g ls?'
Yes, Miss Smithcrs. VIII you be so
kind as to sign the receipt; the fact is,
that have good deal OF business to at
tend to-"
mo, Mr. Mceson, f" suddenly said Angus
tn, rising to her feet and looking exceed
ingly handsome and imposing in her an
ger. mo; Will not sign the receipt, and
| will not take this check And what is
more, l will not write you any more books
You have entrappcd me You have taken
advantage of my ignorance and ineXperi-
Cnce, and cntrapped me 80 that for five
years shall be nothing but slave to YOU
and. although am now ono of the most
popular writers in the country, shall be
obliged to accept Il sum for my books upon
which | cannot live Do you know that
yesterday Was offered thousand pounds
for the copyright of a book like Terminals
Now?-it's n large sum; but | have the
letter. Yes and have the book in manu-
script now; and if l could publish it, [
should be lifted out of poverty, together
with my poor little sistcr' and she gave n
sob.
But" she went on, II cannot publish
it, and l will not let you have it and be
treated like this; | had rather starve l
will publish nothing for five years, and 1
will write TO the papers and say why-he-
cause | have been cheated Mr. Meeson"
"Cheated' Numbered the great man.
''Be careful, young lady, mind what you
are saying. I have a witness: Eustace,
you hear, 'chCGtCdr Eustacc, 'chCdtcdn"
81 hear" said Eustace, grimly.
Eyes, Mr.. Mecson, | said 'chCdtCd' and l
will repeat it, whether am locked up for
it or not. Good-morning, Mr.. Mccson, -
aud she CurtseyCd to him. and then sud
denly burst into flood of tears
In a minute Eustacc was by her side
Don't cry, Miss Smithcrs; for Heavens
sake, DON'T I can't bear to see it." he
said
She looked up, her beautiful gray eyes
full of tears, and tried to smile
THANK you," she said; Il am very silly,
but am so disappointed. If you only
knew There, l will go. Thank YOU
aud in another instant she had drawn her
self up and left the room.
Well said Mr.. Meeson, senior, who
had been sitting at his desk with his great
mouth open, apparently too much aston
ished to speak. well, there is vixen for
you. But she'll come round. I've known
them to do that sort of thing before-there
are one or two down there" and he jerked
his thumb in the direction where the
twenty and five tame authors sat each like
rabbit in his little hutch and did hat
work by the yard, who carried on like
that. But they are quiet enough now.
They don't show much spirit now. I know
how to deal with that sort of thing-halt
pay and double tale of copy-that's the
ticket Why, that girl will be worth ff-
teen hundred year to the house. What
do you think Of it, young man, chs"
Il think answered his nephew, on
whose good-tempered face curious look
of contempt and anger had gathered, II
think that you ought to be ashamed Of
yourselfr'