Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-22

E1 to the novelist. He read it over care fully, corrected some evident mistakes, folded it up and put it in his inside pocket.
 Ten minutes later he was in the wait ing room of the Illustrated Bugle, one of the most prosperous of the big week ly papers, Tho boy came back to him with his card srill in his hand.
 ''The editor says" began the boy, "that If it is about MS. you wish to see him you are to leave it and he will send the answer He is very busy just now, and says he cannot see you unless 1t is a matter of impor tance."
 Ut is a mattsrlof importance" said Crosby. "Tcll him that"
 ''Then please write it down." said the boy, hesitating and pushing a slip of paper towards Crosby.
 Crosby took the paper and wrote on it: 'I must see you personally. shall not keep you one minute. Kindly grant me that length Of time"
 The boy took the paper and dislp- peared. Returning after a few moments, he said, briefly: "Come this way, sir" Crosby followed the boy until the lat ter rappcd gently tt door, and, push
 
 The editor WAS standing beside his desk with q sligl,t frown of impatience on his face, and an attitude that indi- cated that he had just sixty seconds to devote to his visitor.
 ''I wanted to see you," said Crosby, 'personally regarding a MS. have in my pocket"
 "Weu, all can tell you," replied the hof MS. if you care to do so, and it will re- ceive due consideration"
 "l know that is the formula" said Crosby, blandly, "but this is not an ordinary MS. ,and if leave it it is on the understanding that I may call at this time to-mQrrow and get your own story is as good as anything Flipp has ever written. If you really wish ex- cellencc and not wcll-known name, you have an opportunity that may not occur again."
 We get opportunities enough" said the editor, dryly, of that kind Every MS. we receive is an extraordinary story from the authors standpoint. If you leave it promise to read it myself, though ordinarily MS. takes it's turn
 
 And tomorrow, at this hour, may I call and get your opinion about it?'
 The editor hesitatcd a moment and he glanced at the card in his hand.
 II think have had MSS. of yours be- fore, MT. Crosby"
 ''Yes," was the answer, land you re- turned them. don't think you will re- turn this one''
 EENN,.y 11-o1l C,1 or,;-, -. At the same hour next day Crosby had his interview with the editor. That gentleman had the MS. in his hand.
 'I have read this carefully" he said, "and must tell you frankly that it is not up to our standard. There is some indication of merit about it, but if l were you l would not say to the next man to whom you submit it that it is as good as anything Flipp has ever writ ten. It has not the slightest trace of the genius Of Mir. Reginald Flipp."
 "Thank you," said Crosby, taking the MS. "I shall not trouble you with any more contributions
 That must be as pleascs you," re- piled the editor Good morning."
 Croshy's experience in other cele- bratcd editorial rooms was similar to HIS hr"I attempt aG selling another mans Ms. as his own.
 A month later he saw on all the walls of the city where advertisements were allowed q flaming announcement set ting forth that the Illustrated Bu~lc had been fortunate enough to obtain a most r"markahlr story by Reginald Flipp-this name in tremendous letters -entitl"d "The Parting of the Ways" Tn" announcement ended with the inti- 1ftion that tho story would appear in !" next number and readers were ad- viard to order their papers ahead, so that there might be no disappoint- mCnt.
 When Crosby saw this announcement, he Smotc his clcnchcd fist against the wall and said:
 "Now know there is no honesty in this world."-Lule Sharp, in Detroit Free Press.