The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-01-09

thinking people. 1t would require shillful
management to steer clear Of his many
complications, but Allen was equal to the
emergency.
eve couldn't publish serial story in the
Western Rep biic now, Miss Hopkins" he
said. Wouldn't 1t be better to send 1t to
Harpcr'sW
The reader may ask what harm the Har-
per,s had dono him that he should wish TO
inflict this punishment on them. But we
must remember that Allen was only hui
man being in great strait Drowning men
will catch at straws, and Allen, like all
other men, was anxious TO shift the load he
bore upon tho shoulders Of some one else,
Moving uneasiy In her seat, Miss Hopkins
replied:
II don't think 1t worth while to send this
to the Harpcr's, Mr.. Gray, they are too old
fogyish to even discover true genius, you
know. Like oil the established publishers,
they have got 10 going in lines end ruts,
which new genius struggles TO break away
from. Ono can't don't with those publishers.
None Of tho large magazines over develop
any thing; they are simply .blo to buy the
Jewels which some poor minor has dug up.
All OF our successful authors make their
start on obscure publications"
~ believe you are mistaken, Miss Hop
kins. Earper's would read your manuscript
and decide fairly upon It,"
81 am sure they would not,n she per-
sisted. "If they don't find this out Of their
rut, they have sono special favorite whose
manuscripts Just ahead of mine, and they'll
4 ,,,.ti kn1 ovNlnnu that ifa
rejection is not necessarily q lack OF literary
merit, but because they have something
like it on hand. Those New York publishers
are not in sympathy with now authors"
Miss Hopkins was q woman Of literary ex-
perience, and was not TO be induced to give
Harper's the infinite pleasure Of rejecting
her manuscript.
81 am sorry; but II really have not
space for your story ut present, Miss Hop
| kns," said Allen. Being able to put but one
Interpretation on his refusal, she asked;
"Are you going to commence one OF Mr..
| Barnes storiesi"
"No, we can not possibly use a serial at
present. he answered.
"Whyw
"Because our people think that in order
TO build up this town all space possible
should be devoted to it. Besides, the fall
election is coming on, and the canvass will
necessarily demand great deal Of space"
Miss Hopkins looked very much disap
pointed, but after o few moments she said
Can you use poem occasionally"
81 think / can"
This only partially repaired her disap
pointment. She declared the people Of Tur'
ley's Point must be very ignorant to refuse
such novel as "Thc Mystery Of the Roch
House on the Hill," and bewailed the fate
Of struggling genus, held down by the iron
hand Of prejudice.
She took her manuscript and left the
office with look Of disappointment and Q
heavy heart We console ourselves that
Miss Hopkins is not the only author who
has met with disappoiutmcnts.
Her visit had temporarily led Allen
Gray's mind from the subject which had
become so painful, but when she was gone
IL returned with double force, and all his
efforts TO forget Bertha, by plunglng int
business, were unavailing That beautiful
being who had grown so dear TO his hear
was always present
"Oh, Bertha, Bertha will this crushing
weight never be removedi" he asked him
self.
His reveries were interrupted by tht
abrupt opening OF his sanctum door. Mr.
Tom Simmons, with face inhamed witt
anger, boldly entered.
fro DE Continued