The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-06-02

Il We been thinking of title for QUIZ
story. she cried WHAT shall we call it,"
You must name it, ! said. that is
part Of your share OF the labor
Very well then lei rs call il Two
Friends
That's capital idea Now for the
plot
The plot was hard thing TO settle
The story must have some element TO
lend color 10 il. Love Of course was
barred out. and friendship must take its
place but how and what incidents to
make use Of in order TO portray it hap
PLY. was an extremely khotty and diff
cult question. One thing we fixed upon
There must be noble sacrifice on the
part Of one or both Of our characters.
But Of what nature and circumstances il
should be we could not determine.
DO you think. inquired tentative
ly. that snch friendship could rise SUI
peri0r even to love-
Il don't know. hesitated Miss Merry
You see. can't speak from expert
ence. and novelists always set love ON a
pedestal above the other emotions"
'True BIT this other story OF ours
must not be formed on the theories Of
other writers We must originate il en-
tirelyr
II don't see how. Neither Of us is
in love or has ever been to my knowl-
edge"
Nor to mine. | returned hastily. per
haps because on this point "A shadow of
a doubt had crept over me.
Ruf on tua raHarffcu oil
that ! had answered with perfect frank
ness. No. was not in love with Elsie
Harwood by any means. admired her
very much. it was true. and fancied that
she rather liked me had seen a good
deal of her in the mountains during the
past summer. and once or twice the idea
had entered my head that she was much
nicer that most girls and that | liked to
be with her. That was all Why. /
had not seen her dozen times since she
returned 10 the town.
Having thus disposed of the trifiing
doubt which assailed my conscience.
turned to Katharine who had been busy
planning meanwhile.
There is only one way to do it, she
cried
And thaty'
''One of MS must fall in love.
confess the idea staggered me at first
and it was with difficulty that recov.
cred breath enough to ask.
Which of u.s.
We'll. said Katharine thOughtfully
Il think you better The consequence:
= are so much less apt TO be dangerous fol
] "a man"
} Here. / don't know about that Sup
pose | were really TO fall in love and gel
| married.:
/, Just so. What of it, You must ge
, married some time"
But marriage is a thing fellow don
want to jump into out Of hand. in thu
manner you suggest"
, You goose. You need not fall hea,
! over ears in love; a mild case of imagi
nary love will answer the purpose"
, Suppose it should cause our friend
ship to break up"
.'Oh. consistency, thou art a jewel
Then how about our theory of platoni
, Affection said Katharine. with
! twinkle in her blue eyes.
True enoughF replied. IN IT,
I. it. I'll fall in love with Miss Harwoo
: Immediately"
"Oh. no. not with her. surely She
so insipid and foolish"
Now did not think Miss Harwood in
!. sipid or foolish at all. and Katharine
: criticism nettled me somewhat. so tina
! answered rather stiffiy that suppose
= a fellow might choose for himself whoi
= he was TO fall in love with.
:, Certainly" said Katharine, you al
free to fall in love with wooden India
if you wish.
Whereupon we walked in silence fc
, some time. while the plot OF our stor
made very little progress.
= lnsipid and foolish indeed | tried !
= recall any instance Of these qualities
Miss HARDWOOD. but could not. onl
!, remembered that she had very lara
eyes and very pretty mouth, with Il
= whitest Of teeth. She was rather petit
!, and clinging sort Of a girl. AT lea
that was my mannish definition Of
e woman who drew forth the chivalric Il
- stincts of man. thought Of the lor
drives we had had together during Il
summer and how much had enjoys
talking 10 her Although she seldo
= said much she seemed TO graspmy idea
= looking up TO me the while with her b
ewes in a conhding and trustful manne
oh. no. | thought. "she is anythiI
but insipid.- Whereupon Kathariu
who must have guessed my thought
"A said.
h. When yon have finished thinking
M Elsie perhaps you will condescend TO !
turn to our story"
"a "Of course. my dear Katharine. y
really must pardon the absentminde
. ness Of one who is so deeply in love.
"a We both laughed at this, and Z
:, laugh made things a little better
a tween us We agreed that our pl
=. must form itself naturally. and the chi
incident inust be the falling in love
80 the hero with another girl As for [
= sacrifice We had determined must pl
an important part in the story. we cou
~ not very well determine what ii shou
~ be
Mi-> Merry suggested that the be
- should give up his sweetheart SO As
= prolnn. his friendship with his platOl
rri.uI reminded her that she n