Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-28

"You don { say so! Well, how did yor
t manage i,::'
< ooh, l played author myself an
, swered Hugh, with grim smile, 81 re
greet the result was not better.
$ "Whnt, my dear boy! You wrGto tn
end? Why you're a Treasure, jewel
| | thought You capable, Ct course, bu
scarcely thought you equal to that, ne
being in your line. I'm thinking of look
} ing up a successor for some time in tie
future, and am glad to know where
may let my mantle fall. "
at was abonlnable, here Eugl
could rot help but put in, his cndeavors
to say the right thing from two points
OF view providing serious task. 81 d
rather fix up everything else On the pa
per than do another love story. | know,
besides, that the writer will never fer
give me, which makes it worse
"Oh, was there any unpleasantness?"
asked Mr. Page hastily. of course we
don t want anything of that kind. Au-
thors are very touohy and can make q
good deal of trouble sometimes. "
Hugh S face had fallen decidedly dur
ing these last remarks, and he saw that
he stood poor chance of advancement
II his chief knew how very unsatisfac-
tory to the author his conclusion to tho
story had been. But Miss Somers also
had caught the hint and now turned
charming face to Mr.. Page.
Indeed, Mr. Page, " she said sweetly,
'you said you would leave it to me to
judge, and I assure you Mr.. Ellots
part of the story was charming, and go
like the up to date story l must say
was exceedingly interested in reading it
myself and feel sure the author will
make no complaints. More than likely
the writer forgot to send the manuscript
complete anyhow. Authors are so care
less think Mr.. Elliot should be prais-
ed and deserves every advancement for
his ability.'
$50 be it, then, agreed Mr. Page
cheerfully and walked away, leaving
the two young people stranded together
at some distance from their party, which |
had moved on during the conversation.
By mutual impulso, as soon as Mr.. /
Page was gone, they glanced furtively
at each other, and what each saw in the
other S face must have been reasSrring,
or, without more ado, both immcdiato-
y dropped their dignity and broke into
such IL hearty, good natured laugh at
no turn the whole III .ag had taken that
t would have been impossible after that
o regain their distance and made them
eel like ola acquaintance at once.
DO you remember what you said to
nc the first time | ever saw YOU" be
sked without farther preliminaries.
i said IL lot Of things, didn tI-some
ateful onos:' {
Never mind them. Gut you said.
"a, that yon believed in love stories
nding. the right way. I'm thinking Of {
case where your ending ccul be used .
but L thought you liked two end,
'gs, like cno of Rudyard Kiplins's L
ories, and | believe you couldn't think |
any more My ENDING might do for Il
le, surprising there was such a case, b
nd
Let us suppose such case Co On. - C
WE'LL yours might do for tho other, c
III yon might have Nosmo to sing Sc
e; here he is. - rt
"Oh, bother Nosmo!" &C
And tho heroine swooning, and the N
llaln-tbat was what you called NV III
70, | helieve''- W
In this story I'm Thinking of tbe in
lam and the lover are one, SO ONE {"
ding would be enough. - nc
1T seems to be rather involved too"
Then let me untanglo it, Ruth. and. co
ce my miserable ending was pub.
he'd, let us live out your happy enc th
ether That is the use | want to ho
Ike OF 1t, and that will be far better co
II having it published. " an
1ere tho villain looked so much in tic
nest that only ono ending seemed at
possible, and Ruth answered. trvjnu 90
peak very innocently and sailing dis AM
lily: VAS
or course it's a pity not t., make nc
&c use of it. II you think NY ending ito
Ter than yours
Never mind finishing your sentence rem
er' Ruth, y said Hugh gladly. "Ido "Y
TX yours better than mine. Hut If 7 stu
never written mine perhaps We pre-
ia never have lived yours US now wa hay
l, SO you see there is something to I
AID fer two endings.'' law
But l don't know" began nrth,
one feeble effort to resist The ire. uo,
be :,
~ never mind; do! I'm fall one
ed editor now and am supposed to tbn
.vl,n.l'a D"o ''No stolles' earl
" whether you do or not" added rem,
! saucily. au' ''
1t here the villain takes matters in tbo
wh hands, and the story | eccncs tent
lessIy involved. - Elizabeth A. {"
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