Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-08-11

every CnlnS SNOne again. ana
Tom had GOT everything to-
gether in eighteen months, too, wher
i, the luck had changed and his writing
all at once got to be appreciated. But
as Maggie put it, there was one triti
ing drawback, consisting OF all alcove
in the drawing'room which would new
emo, never look complete without a
piano.
"And piano you shall have" Tom
said, looking up heartily from the
breakfast bacon. ~ had good slice
OF luck last week which never expect
ed. You remember that long love
y, story wrote three years ago, and
AA 'hich sent to pretty we'll every mag.
al. ne in London. Well Ned Hartley
advA sed me to send it to the Wo-
,nanIs Companion, where it was ac-
.cepteA. They paid ME s35 for it, not
rouite y alf a crown a page, but it is
Eer than nothing. Don't you think
Gould get decent instrument for
the money!"
Maggie smiled pleasantly. She was
extremely fond OF music and, being q
managing little soul, equally fond OF q
bargain. 1t would be far better, she
said, sapently, for Tom to keep his
eyes open than to go direct to max
er, by which he might save at least
e1O OF his hard-earned money.
"There are lots OF them advertised
every day in the Telegraph" she OBJ
served. Give me the aper and Twill
show what l mean. Nowlisten to this
one"
FOR sALE-A BARGAIN; MAGNET
cen, piano, by well-known maker; upright
grand, overstruny, double-check action,
Steinway soft pedal, steel frame, full COM
pass, tri-chord throughout; the property of
a lady going abroad; cost ELS but few
months ago; will sacrifice for f25. Apply
lBeethoven." 1856 Gunnersbury road,
'Greenthorpe Park Ham pstead, or person.
e ally any day this week
Tom nodded approvingly. An in
)strument costing but few months
! |ago upward Of "three-quarters OF q
century" to be disposed Of for a third
OF the amount struck him as the very
thing he desired. 1t was a little
strange, though, an outsider would
have decided, that so valuable a
property should have gone so long
begging, or that the lady going abroad
did not get to see the folly OF adver-
Using regularly in the Telegraph at
the rate OF FL per week.
" II tell you what it is" said Tom,
rs Gunnersbury- road is close, III
\ Vt walk over there after dinner and
,rview Mrs. Beethoven PERSONAL
y II like the look OF the instru-
you can come over afterwards
fhlc:,y it,"
TERIit was arranged, and Tom re-
s.,I to his writing den, where for
&c solid hours the anticipated pur-
[pse was forgotten. There was
bty OF work now for the young
ter and journalist, who for the last
Wears had found it a terrible
to keep himself, and find
who had until recently been
Z governess, with those trihing
hes which even the princely
ny OF soverness does not afford.
81! But the tide had turned now, and AL
FL though Tom would never be great
" novelist or brilliant essayist, he
earned comfortable income, which
by the end OF the year promised to
<. touch close upon four figures. 1t
seems lot OF money, but rknow
more than one Of the quiet ones OF
I eneral public have never heard who
e# Re doing quite as well. 1t is so easy
NH get a living in literature ifyou have
SE he ability and know how to set
s# bout it-especially know how to set
about it, which. perhaps, in the long
IF run is better than ability. But this
u secret is only learnt by muchg grief and
IN and bitter disappointment.
! finished his morning.
qd after dining comfortably,
5Eer to Gunnersbury road, a
semi-genteel street, with
Title houses, all bearing strong
aIanily likeness to each other and all
striving to look as if they. were semi
detached residences and not the oc-
scupants of common terrace. No
1876 was, perhaps, a little cleaner and
neater than its neighbors; the door
he'd been painted within recent mem
DRY, there were extremely white cur
tains in the windows, and q neat lit
tie maid took Toms card after
!. she had ushered him into tiny
room, the furniture which
struck him as being new and cheap.
takawdry as his surroundings were,