Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-03

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a low minutes later Mr. Canning him
self came out baroheadod and eSelaimed'
"Alr Give, this u.s. indeed. pleasure
Come in. Nothing wrong, hope. You
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you 10 Niol"'e editorial secrecy Tor once
and allow me tn see some Of the stories
tint ure limitations Of my ownf"
Certainly, SAID Mr.. Canning, that
IS, u they have not been returned"
When the novelist reached his waiting
cnuing'i he handed slip OF paper TO the
ooachman.
Drive to that address, nc said, "and
walt for me
II was now dark and the coachman had
some difficulty in finding the correct num-
Der. There was even more difficulty in
finding tho room OF any particular tenant,
for NO noighbor seemed o know another
by namci but at last Mr. Lawrence Give,
somewhat out OF breath with the steep
climb and dirk ascent. stood ut the land
ING OF the top back room and raped at
the door.
After some delay and inside shutting
the door was opened two or three inches
ana A,r OlNecAughU glimpse OF the nag
gard Taco or young man with unkenpt
hiir, coat nntoned tight to the throat, and
inc iirclcss, empty stump OF a pipe in his
mouth.
wish TO s'e MI stafford.
,.,, nat my name, slld the young man.
"mt moment ana VIII come out TO
you on inc landing
NO SAID Give II Will go inside We
VIII smut the door
inc elegantly dressed Mr.. GIVE stepped
INTO tno r9oh,--ahu room more sqnand
even than he had anticipated. On small,
rough table candle stuck in a bottle
Durlieu' lhere were pen ana INK beside 1t
ana some sheets OF manuscript. A bed
stood in corner ana square box beside
inc Iapie.
Iho po1 OF the bedf' asked the host
army.
81 shall sit down on the box If may"
answered MI GIVE
Then III ST on the bed" said the
young lnhh' Jake ID inns Is not social
visit So may ask again what Is your
business win mcE
MAY ilrst have the pleasure OF offer
ing you o cigar said tho novelist, reach
ny out ms case
lhahksi ne sniu shortly, as If he could
not trust himself to further speech. He
III tho cigar ht the suffering candle and
urew ueep breath OF satisfaction as he
TASTED IT'S quhuty.
IL Is wei, said the novelist, ito be-
Bih cur negotiations with II burnt offer.
ing, Tor believe the suggestion which
caused mt 70 make this visit came from
the laJher OF ilru himself, whom l invoked
TINS AFTERNOON.
lou mean tho devil. ! wish he would
come ana make an offer to me-
'llc has come Tor that purpose" replied
tho novelist.
say. You look more like Lawrence
IlNg, the novelist than you do like sa'
Tan.
My friends tel me there is likeness
l mny return the compliment, II II be one,
by venturing the opinion that if you do
not look like Lawrence Give, you write
Ike nun,
An, replied the young man coloringi
you hnVo seen some of NY work, then.
Are you an edltorg No such luck, / sup
poe.
40 such luck, echoed the novelist,
but am acquainted with some members
OF the profession, and ono Of them allowed
me To read u manuscript Of yours. L was
struck by the remarkable limitations OF the
writings TO Mr.. Give. "
Yes, = cried the young man, springing
to his feet and pacing up and down the
room rs tho other had done a short time
before, shifting his hands together "ios.
or the Give Of 30 years ago. Once Law
renee Give was writer Today he Is a
cumbcrer Of the ground, pouring forth
trash that no sane man would care to read,
n stumbling block ut tho feet of better
men"