The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-06-24

world of readers rs to limit our scope to
the circle reached by any one periodical.
In our imaginations we now had each
earned fifty dollars more, and az the pro-
ceeds seemed to accumulate so we'll we
decided to write all that we could find
time for
II made q serious inroad in my pocket
money to obtain the needed stamps to
send the articles away and also to pro-
vide for their being returned, and Madge
suggested that we save this last expense,
as it was evidently uncalled for. Then
graduation time came, and we had to
leave each other and the place we loved
so much.
We debated whether to write to all
the various editors about our articles,
and notify them of our change of ad-
dress, but finally decided to leave word
with the postmaster at Wellesley and
await results. l had been sorely tempted to
run in debt for some graduating extrava-
gances, being sure l could pay for them
out of my ''magazine fund.-" as l now
called my expected fifty dollar payments,
but had bravely resisted the temptation,
as it was contrary to all my home train
ing, by thinking how happy would be
later to repay my father for some of his
generous outlay on my pleasure.
When l got back to Maine took our
village postmaster into my confidence
enough to persuade him to retain any
letters addressed to George Warner, for
delivery to myself alone.
One after another, in the course of
the next six months, those various re-
jected manuscripts found their way back
to Warmers Falls, and time after time
my margarine fund" diminished CORE.
spondingly. Daily was more and more
thankful that had not left any debts to
be met from that prospective income.
A formal printed blank, stating with
courtesy that my article was not avail
able, accompanied each one but the one
of the Canadian boy, to which the editor
added in a foot-note the words, "If
written with more care this would prob
ably be accepted somewhere. Try your
local paper"
Madge wrote me that all of her pro.
ductions had been used in due time to
light her CRATE fires, but she was con-
vinced that editors were time-servers and
could not recognize genius unless a big
name were signed to an article.
| now felt very humble, but re-wrote
the story suggested and sent it to our
county paper with many misgivings. The
editor wrote me a kind note saying that
he could not afford to pay for contrlbu.
tions, but he would be glad to publish
any good short articles sent him on those
terms, and soon had the inexpressible
pleasure of seeing my story in print, and
of sending copy of the paper to
Madge, who unselfshly satisfied my long.
ing with her ready and effusive, though
truly genuine, sympathy and praise.
Then l sent my first story, "Love in
Georgian Bay" and another entitled,
1.-The Bride of Castle Chalheur," but the
editor returned them both with note
saying that they were not adapted to his
paper, and suggesting that / send him
several brief letters about college-girl life
at Wellesley; and he added; "Write
simply about things you know about"
1 re-read all my silly, stilted stories,
and, recognizing their utter freshness,
put them into the kitchen fire. l could
not help letting tear fall as 1 thought
of the "magazine fund" with which 1
could never surprise my fathers emptied
purse. Some time afterward, however,
wrote Madge a long and true tale.
The unexpected man had come to pass,
even in our town that l had scorned,
and the subject of my true tale was
''Love in Warmers Falls. ."-FrGak
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