Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15
FBLICIA'S STORY.

sratch -SCfatCHllS VI -
1 rapidly over the paper above
the pretty brown head was ear.
/, hent. She wrote of garden
| Of gay and careless people,
che sat in a shabby little sitting
IN a cheap boarding house, with
carpets and curtains and worn
ength she paused and looked up
Creamy eyes. They encountered
fof 4 vonng man who lay on
1 tbe other side of the room
| of perhaps 26, with a face pale
Worm by suffering. A pair OF
les rested against the sofa within
Iacb. His face frightened with a
as Felicia looked up.
fell," he said,'' is genius burning
BRIGHTLY, that you fix me with
lou full saze?"
|Eas only thinking of the contrast
sen the scenes of my imagination
be reality we live in" returned
! dropped her pen and crossed
nom with her swift, light step,
Hitting on the floor beside the
leaned her head against her
Iris shoulder. He threw his
hound her.
Dor little girl! I wish you could
Eence some of those good times
*rite about, instead of having
4 them all from imagination. [
i once to do so much for you, and
] is you who do everything for
xhiIe I can do nothing"
"A Phil. You know / like no.
better than to work for you.
besides, it won't be for always.
bow much better you are now.
e soon you will be able to throw
your crutches, even"
B ell, [ hope so, " said Philip, but
s BIT much hope in his voice.
was only three weeks from
ksgNing, but Philip could not
= ankful while he was still con-
10 his sofa and Felicia toiled to
ii him.
+ taught in a small private school
ave music lessons in the after
+ deriving from these occupations
lient income to keep them i'll a
nipple style. She tried to add
g Dir resources by writing in her
'I e hours those bright stories
II Philip, at least, liked to read,
vs. eh it must be confessed very
d as yet been accepted.
|me, said Philip, rousing him.
ter pause, read me what you
Written. l have not heard Of
venture. "
Ella obeved.
at is capital, Felicia" he said,
r she stopped. cit ought to be
SIS 3D."
but will it," said Felicia,
comical lifting of the brows.
| there was that editor who &C
story last summer, and wrote
ch a nice note"
was very exceptional editor. ,
ON t see how you do it," said
thoughtfully; you have neve,
fople like that.
pSlnatlon, said Felicia, merri-
Prt OF 'Aladdin's Lamp bust
ou know. | just shut my eyes
darkness and it all comes be-
s wish it did in reality" said
pas story was duly finished.
ihea returned. She did
rhlllp of the return of the
fipt' but presently resolved OF
trial. She would go to the
hefle editor who had accepted
ly last summer and offer him
fes IN person.
ntA' Gay was Saturday. Afte.
~ she put on her plainest
u'' taking her parcel of manu-
neatly done up like an innocent
book, she set forth.
snort time she found herself in
'of Sanetum, and the editor
4u0 Sentlemanly person, was
respectfully while she offer
perusal.
1iSnt leave it, he told her DO
y. We examined. Manuscript
A"nllned IN order, and hers
's read in its turn, and an ans
nef within a few weeks-as
possible, in fact. And the1
\ : h; editor gave signifcanr
nn us interrupted work, which
aD0erstood and promptly tool
sne had gone the assistan.
Sn0n she had scarcely noticed
VINO the young lady was
%er the chief read the addres,
iad given him:
n ~ II,fotton, u Howard street.
| Know of her.
, % was somehow familiar
pa ,''FMond. Il had a colleg,
" sba: Crofton. I dare say
' ooes not belong to hi!
= ae lies he could not get tn,
out Of his mind. o1 IL