The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
REALLY AND TRULY.

my AaS6 STORY
''Then why don't you put me in your
stories?''
81 do-a bit at time"
'FYe-es, but all at once, mean"
I lifted my hands in piOus horror. "The |
price doesn't admit of such reckless ex-
travaganceH'
You could insist on special terms
She doesn't know the editor.
1T wouldn't be of any use" do know |
him.
but if-if-I mean-JackP'
''Wen, Cis2''
"Oughtn't you to try and make your |
stories as perfect as possible?"
''Oh-er-I suppose So.
''Weu, then, if you really think Pm |
what you said
''Perfection?''
"You silly boyi OF course I'm notI"
"Of course you're nOt!''
''You are rude and unkind." "
HNo one is. - I meant perfect.
"No-not really and truly But you
ought to think I am-almOstP'
"Ought Ig'' got hold of her hand some
how. You are perfect enough for me-"
Upon my word, you've no idea what a nice
girl she isl
But not for your stories" She tried
to look injured, but there were dimples on
her cheeks.
- ''Oh, storiesl OF course one has to have
ideal characters for them. "
"And of course I'm not "
you're real-thank goodnessI'' She
regarded the ceiling thoughtfully for a few
moments. Then she suddenly frightened
why shouldn't you have a real hero
ineg''
Because I couldn't have you every
time. !"
''You might, just once. -
"But what falling of afterwardi"
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"Not a bit Once you got into my tales
you'd have to stop, and people would want
a change--that is-er-I mean
''They would get tired of me?" She
looked really injured this time
''No; 1 don't mean that at all. -
''Then whatever do you mean?'
''That decline to dissect you for other
people amusement. -
You need only describe me-that is, if
I were worth describing" If 1 could de-
scribe all her turns of the head and all her
little tricks Of voice and gesture, 1 should
make my fortune.
u couldn't, my dear. I'm not equal to
it.
"You are trying to put me off. I don't
believe you think I'm nice really" The
next few minutes were occupied by prsc-
tical argument.
''Wen, want you to put me in book.
Jack, she continued; me really and
I'm hanged if I dol''
"Then you can't mean what you say
about me-
But 1 do That's just the reason"
''How can it be?''
Ipulled my mustache, crossed my legs
and pondered. She is as difficult to argue
with as most women.
80 Because 1 consider you my private and
peculiar property"
"Indeed Then I don't. Now, Jack,
don t look so cross. "
'Aren t yOu?'
"Oh, well, if you insist
mo; of your own free will?''
She took an occasional glance at me I'M
der her long eyelashes and laughed a little.
''You know very well''-said 1, which
led to some interruption of the converse
tion.
You viii put me in book?'' she
pleaded
would be dissertation. -
Just little?'
'Wen, III think of it's
You'll put in what 1 say when I'm
sensible?"
You re not -
''Well, but when I amp
"AIl right. .
"And what do when do things nice
ly?"
You always do. !"
"You don't really think so-not really
and truly?"
Il do, though"
But you must pick out the best. -
''No, mol The reality, the whole reality
and nothing but
''Oh, that isn't necessary she inter
rupted- You mustn' t let any one recog-
nize me, you know"
''Then how can put you imp
''Why, you must idealize me-"
ftTbaf'S irTcN zbaf I H.
mot me, really and truly"
''Look here, Cis, said determinedly,
''let US have one thing the other. At
present I'm using you up in small frac-
tions-an your good points. There are
about 5S9, I calculate, and some will go
twice"
''Oh, you silly, silly boyl'
THAT'S about 200 dialogues say
Seven hundred?'
''Seven hundred, . said firmly ''If
go in for you, really and truly, there will
only be about dozen. Let me see. There
would be one about your sending me
adrift'-
How dare youi didn'tl'
Yes, you did,
"But-Jackl'
'Well?"
Not really and truly
Anyhow, there would be one about
your learning to bike. - Cis jumped clean
out of her chair.
You nasty, mean, horrid''-
My dear girl, if you win have real
ISM
Il won't"
laughed up my sleeve.
Then L d better continue on the present
lines?''
"Umph, y-es I suppose So" She re
fected for ten seconds and then began to
look pleading.
But you do think the real me is nice,
don t you, JACKIE
Really and truly said solemnly.
81 do New York journal