The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-06

pic 81 originality and hrilliancy Of cx-
| preston, can not understand how you
have become 80 completely metamor-
phoscd In quitting your thoughts on pa
per- You seem 70 have gotten out Of |
yourself entirely, and 70 be laborina
with the ideas Of some one else. Did | |
not know you 80 well. ! should say that |
You lacked the courage OF your swn
opinions. As II is. am forced 10 be- |
lieve that the power 70 write Is strange
~ denied 10 some vigorous and capable |
intellects that IL is something 70 be ac-
quircd, like making Watches or cutting
clothes"
do you find nothing worthy in the
book She inquired, In low voice
Nothing which you would wri ia could
fail % be 81 interest 10 me- said Mac
kenzic, In kind Of desperation. 1T II
because ! know so well what would be
the verdict 81 the public on the book
you have written. that would save you
from greater pain By inilicting a lesser
pang myself"
lesser pang'" thought Katherine.
"Could any thing be more terrible than
thiss7 Her precious manuscript. over
which she had worked with such loving
care, into which She had put the best
part Of hcrseli-to know that she had
failed, miscrably failed. and. bittcrest
OF all. TO be 50 told by the man whose
opinion She priced above that Of all the
world beside. III was shameful The
poor girl covered her face and turned
away.
Mackenzie was touched 10 the depths
' OF his soul. Miss AMMAN" he cried
katharine, don't do that, I can not
bear II. Oh. do you not understand
Why tell you this? To another /
!. might possibly palte- and avoid the pain
I ful truth, to you must BE- loyal and
7. true at whatever cost TO us both. be-
4 cause love you. Ihaye always loved
Il you, Katherine. and you were never 50
\ dear 10 me as now. when"
! stop. Mr.. Mackenzie She uncov-
Y cred her pale face. and was mistress OF
\ herself in moment IL have been a
u foolish woman and have had a foolish
!. dream. II is over now. II is not your
4 fault that yours was the hand which dis.
\ PEELED it. ] asked your advice. and you
!. gave IL. brave.y and manfully. admit
4 but spare me your pity; do not need II
I. am not worth it,
"Pify,' he echoed astonished.
" Yes: woman who can write as
n have done and imagine she IS doing vel
for did think so-can inspire NJ
i other feeling in the mind Of an intel
\, lcctual man. unless ii be contempt. All
W ii was cruel OF me to say that sh'
l.r a.. I.s.r aufI
" she Had inflicted. "Do not think that
am angry or offended with you; but
!. does hurt. and would rather be alon
now
!" She extended her hand. Mackenzi
II took IL in both of his and said: For
N give me that opened my heart to 70
at this time When would give m
life to save you from pain IL SCENE
NJ cruel 10 intlicf this suffering withot
4" telling Won how much your SORROW
~ my own. What ! have said Of my fee
Ing for you Is the very truth, and Is y
= sudden discovery. believe in you .
much as ever. DO not despair becaus
~ Of one failure. Every body makes fai
M urcs al some time. The trouble VII
NJ. YOU Is you have made false start
~ YOU viii only try again and let me hel
81 YOU little. have served long a
~ premiership and have made man
~ failures myself. so know the mecha
~ ical part or nv trade pretty thorough.
~ 1t in that think l can be OF scrvi'
=, TO you" N. n
We liz: You are very good, but after
o. have burned this foolish thing won
ne rather you helped me TO forget that
ever wrote it."
ISL Mackenzie pressed her hand gentl
Ito for an instant the pressure was retur
ed. lie felt that further words won
Ell avail nothing now. and with one Ia
sympathetic look he turned and ie
~ her.
'ol- There was no further work possib
ted FOR Mackenzie that day. lie wei
ng- down into the country and spent Y
ing afternoon in solitude, gloomily mcdit;
az inc under a lcaden sky on the unlucl
en- incidents OF the past twenty-four hour
tty until drilling rain drove him back
on the city. A few minutes before SIX
yet climbed the stairs to the Office OF =
The publishing-house OF Burgess & %.
rcd The head oi the establishment call
she 70 him: Mr. Mackenzie. read
manuscript Of very remarkable nov
he last night. | would like 70 have 20
opinion Of il as soon a. possible.
yer Mackenzie felt savage rush o. !
! in ger at the thought Of his being call
unon 10 read the manuscript 81 2 s.
cessful author now. Very well,
burgess. What il IT." he asked
1T is called "A Thing Enskyed
really wonderful story There was
name on IL. and am anxious TO kn
who the author is. ! found IT on "
desk there yesterday. and. having
spare hour or so. ] took II to my room
examine IL. and become 50 absorbed
~ Il that carried IL home with me
X finished il last night
II suppose there Is letter so1
where said Mackenzie. inuincrch'
~ hall examine 1t tonight"
ut is bad time for struggling
pirant 10 fall into my hands. he =
y rrimly. as he seated himself two no
later and opened the package, Just As
opened Katharinc's package the mi
before.
SHE For an hour he shifted the pages
idly al first, then more slowly as nc
y 81 covered he had before him WORK
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