The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-25

Il rot {, hot. aud no mistake. She asked
me whether Il was acting Iko gentle
man 10 engage young girls affections
dis, because. knew she haJ q large tort
uuc Dy Jovc. "a Just knocked me out
You know have about three Thousand
wear. / saw this glfi living with the
Builedres | knew she was an orphan,
3nd thouyht, II / thought about 1t Ut
sli that IA marrying her ] was doing
hit of the Cophctua business ain
olessod II the old woman did not row me
ION fortune hunter She said; Three
thousand year 10 nothing / could not
liya on Il myself That's fact-l Ihen
- went on to denounce fortune hunters
ina general and my impudence IN particu-
lar. She told ne. among other Things IN
tho cour-e Of hcr harangue, that couldn
earn nv salt. She's wrong there, though.
old fellow laughed Fred. Il think |
co,ll do that don't use n great deal.
"0f course | was very much cut up
about the whole thing he went on.
Laura stuck 60 NE like brick, though
Fred has n mack Of mixing his meta
ohorsl and said size didn't care what Mrs.
knticdce said She's deaccdly fond of
me von know - complscently earcs,ing
his musiachc. But was not going 10
have thet old cat saying that had mar
,iea Miss Window for her money and
couldn't support her Would your
"Not II could help myself, admitted.
"Bpt I don't sec quito how she could be
muzzlcd." Fred looked at nc for mo
ment dutiously and went on:
"One day 10 occurred 70 Laura saw
her sometimes --
"Ohl You saw her sometimesy 1put in.
"Ycs Of course. There was lane
hack of iho Cedarhurst track that she
lled 10 drive through | used to meet
here there. As Twas saying when you IN
terruptcd me. with severe glance IN
my direction, 1T occurred 70 Laura that
might try and make some money Just 20
show that / was good for something. Snc,
Of course, never doubted my ability, but
she wanted me 10 convince other people Of
n Funny had not thought Of II my
self. was it noty queried Fred pensively.
There seemed TO ne 10 DO 10 reply 10
this. So merely bowed my head in as
sent.
.Yes exactly" continued Raeburne
with n reproachful look on his face, as If
he had rather hoped TO be contradicted.
"So then We talked over ali the different
sorts Of business. Laura and |, and Laura
copcluded-she Is very clever, You must
kuow-that as it took eight or ten years
to ret footing IN any other business,
and as we could Lot afford TO wait that
lone. must start out and be an author
M earnest That. she said, was the only
o. md OH.
tanned IL once You know have daDbled
Ia verse more or less. / have written some
really lovely stGnzas about Laura, but Of
course she would not allow them TO be
ppblshed. So all this fall | have been
irving al knew 10 get something OF
mine accepted and that 5 the reason I've
rot 10 have something accepted, con
cluded Fred emphatically. adding anx-
iouslv. DO YOU think have a chancet
Now. what should one say 10 fellow
like that
Fred. SAID ], after considering mo
inent. won have my best wishes, old fel
low But Why don't you and the eir.
/ marry now and then 20 on to fame and for
tune band in handy It sometimes takes "a
wear or TWO for writer IA Gotham t.
make lis mark
Sarcasm is simply thrown away or
Fred
That is just what Laura says" he re.
Joined chearfully. 80 we have decided
/ that Whenever nay first story is accepted
We viii get married nj once.
That IS very sensible determine
tion. cried l. Success to The Carnival
| of Crmo'
seized the package ont Of Ered's
| hand and waved it enthusiastically around
my head Offering UP a silent prayer the
I while that some editor might. IN a mo.
mcut of temporary mental eclipse, be in.
/ duced t1 accept It,
Just 40 this moment ] saw RGebume
suddenly rise from his chair and stare
omen mouthed at the screen behind lie
with owes hat stuck ont Ike hat pegs.
| turned in my chair and saw sight that
brought mo 10 my feet instanter Over