The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-04-09
TEDDY'S REPLY.

1.-TWO old ladies and man to match,
teeth. A lady with two pretty children
and her mother, think, besides two young
girls and Harvard youth" she said to
herself, looking down from one end Of the
long table to the other and then directly
opposite at the last named article. "I'm
sure he's Harvard, for he looks interesting
and wears gold eyeglasses, and then 1 saw
Cambridge on the register.
well, " she added, turning to the sweet
faced elderly lady beside her, "ten more
people to add to this charming, delusive
snare. Now, why came up here do not
know unless IL ought to be TO finish
iereno' and run over the MSS. Of the
l. It unaccepted serial, but then It's not
the only place In the world, even In the
poor laboring class Of short story writer's"
"Ah," remarked the evidently Harvard
youth to himself, trying to fish little
maoaroni heart from his oonsomme, "a
literary damsel the last person in the
world should have taken for one."
He captured the heart and then busted
himself watching his opposite neighbor,
who was talking laughingly to pale
faced, interesting girl on her left.
"She's no end pretty II she does WRITE"
he soliloquized. "Her heroines are prob
ably all hideous creatures, since it's only
the homely people who ever write about
pretty beroines. Cad, it's well have had
some experience on the college papers II
I'm going to meet her. She'll probably
talk shop all the time and suggest putting
me In her next novel. They always do
that. Well, at all events, can return the
oompE ent."
The conversation opposite attracted his
attention.
We're going for moonlight fish to-
night-that is, to fish by moonlight. We
won't be particular to catch moonlight
fish, will weS"
"No, but really" she added, looking at
him, wouldn't you like to Gomez We are
going to walk, so there will be plenty Of
room"
Jack fremont was not in the least sur
prised. Any one would have expected ex-
actly that sort of thing from Dorothy Der
ing, and after she had amused him all din
he remarked when he lit his cigarette and
walked on to the veranda with her that
she was "a no end jolly girl"
As they emerged from the doorway a
slight peal of thunder rolled over the hills
to greet them and big raindrop fell at
Dorothy's feet.
"Well," she remarked, "that means
answer letters. I always write when It
rains, and SO good night I'm sorry the
moonlight fish didn't pan out, but tomor-
row night perhaps? Here's hopingp'
She raised her dainty fingers to her lips
with an imaginary wineglass, and then,
laughing good naturedIy, ran up stairs
A moment later Jack followed her, and,
entering his room, picked up his banjo
and sang a song from a pudding play.
Two years Of glee club work had trained
his voice almost to perfection.
"I wonder" he thought, "who has the
room next to miner" And, seeing the
door between, "I hope they are not easily
disturbed"
"Ah," remarked Dorothy to herself in
the designated room, show jolly that be
has the room next to mine. He really has
very good voice." And she continued
writing.
snow, why" remarked Jack to himself
three weeks later, docs Dorothy talk tc
me forever about 'her boy, as she calls
him. half believe she is engaged tc
him. Well, i like engaged girls usually,
but don't like this. Every time 20 tc
tell her exactly how Il is she brings uI
Teddy or else one of those harmless, tooth
less three looms up In the vicinity" Their
he pulled a chair over TO the table, sal
down and wrote ON the back OF an old
Lampoon.
"You haven't talked a word of shop q
me since came 60 this. In itself, deyilisf
night as going to talk OF nothing else
You are disappointing, and 1 wish yor
would either talk that or else tell me NOR,
about Teddy. I'm interested. Have x
be. you know. 20 keen from hurting YOU,
feelinQs. for 1 haven't heard word bu
OF him for three weeks. Now why do yor
do itP AS a writer YOU ought to know
that it isn't good form TO talk forever OF
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