Middletown transcript., 1896-06-27

lI3&SSsNNEi' dCbSuG. IL wa
N4 G9 lRH a room that owe
+ rzEsIxH W its effect to taste
i ~ not money. Ye
~ Why talk so mucl
about the a
partment? had come over two hun
dred miles, and in the height of sum
mer, not merely to see room. By nj
means. I had come In rp'y to a tele
gram. 1t was about o'clock In Ken
| sington. I had scarcely waited five
minutes when Amy perhaps ought
to call her Miss Mitford-glided into
the room in simple yellow dress
which, as she took one of the little
chairs near the table, had noticed
completed the picture. It was quite 9
symphony.
"To what am I indebted for the
pleasure of seeing you again?'' asked,
after the little "How-d'ye-do's' were
over, for I was still doubtful as to my
mission.
"Well, I have an idea," was the
slowly articulated reply.
My dear Miss Milford, brilliant ideas
are SO common to you that / am sure
there is something more than an idea
in your mind"
"Ahl there's more in an idea some-
times than we think" which is very
true, at least / thought SO as she
ran on, ideas do not come to us for
nothing. Think of all the delightful
dream thoughts. which seem perfect in
our waking moments and yet seem so
incomplete when we are awake"
I would willingly have listened lon
ger, only the very. delight of her words
seems to strike bitterly int, my very
heart. For Amy and l had once oeen
so different to each other. Eighteen
months ago all but a dayl l remem-
bered it SO we'll.
"But your idea, what was itp Can
l complete it, or help you in any way
to complete it?":
"You don't even know it yet," she
replied, withthe sweetest of smiles.
mo, you have the advantage there. ("
"Well, then, to begin. Of course
heard it doesn't matter how-of the
success which you have made with
your writings. Ialways said you would
be a great man. Pve got bis of your
verses yet, and Pm going to keep them
against that some day Wien they will
be sought after as autograph compost
tions of the celebrated Mr.. CAPTION
but, of course. I shall never sell them
or part with them.
"Well, now you have made a name;
and since you told me that we should |
al avs be the truest of friends | want |
to help you by helping myself. 1t sounds
queer doesn't it?-but this is what / |
mean. I've got an idea, as told you. y
She had to pau-e here I"r br cath, 50
seized the opportunity of getting in
very professional sub-editorial sort of
'Yes.n oul
ssMy idea is to write play for
,lub-but perhaps you didn't know l
.c,ed."
"But don't write plays. don't
hink could" mildly interposed.
My dear Tom," II believe that was
,nly Slip "a clever man can write
Which is very true from the clever
mans point of view.
"My plays, of course, story of
owe, at which, perhaps, my lord cynic
will smile; but really, candidIy speak,
ng, is there anything else to write
bont?"
mot when one thinks Of nothing
lse," replied.
II suppose we all do think OF love
nore than anything else."
81 suppose we do. But your play
ave you written it yet. or is it merely
q your minds eyer It's much easier
0 sketch out a plot than to write a
lay, though good many people don't
e eem to think so."
sits partly written and parilyin my
1ind's ey g. as you are pleased to call
J. It's about a man who fell in love
nth girl who
But. unfortunately, the door opened
I this moment and tea was brought in.
there is anything in this world which
GEMS to make some people talk driveI-
lg nonsense it is afternoon tea-even
'hen your are tete-a-tete with the wo-
IAN You think the reality of your idea.
'ea was over-if ever afternoon tea is
during the removal Of the d
lings saw mysterious ma. uscript s
ad become more mysteriously clutched I
! Amy's hand. A sudden chill ran i
trough me as reca lied The last play /!
q embryo author had read to me. E
ven afternoon tea ut that moment r
ould have been delightful. +
Amy slowly and silently rolled the i.
is. the reverse way. SO as to siraiehten a
, and then in very bu sinesslike man. a
Dr.: n
IT'S called An Open Question, and ?
Ills how love ran decid dly roughly in : :
e case of the hero and the heroine, IL
ere can be hero aud a herione in b
tiny play. Shall read it to you or
st tell you the outline Of 1t? Be-
use IT'S only in the announcement Il
at | want you, for auld acquaintance il
ke, to help me-" 81
81 .hink perhaps resume would be ii