Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-28
MADE HIS OWN END.

or frowning heavily and biting viciousl
no at his mustachc.
dy Things stood in this way: The edito
ne III chief bad been called hastily away
~. leaving Hugh Elliot in charge, and q
j, that yonng man was ambitious this ha,
been much to his delight.
III Before leaving the editor had place,
IT'S before Hugh the matter to be used il
as the next issue, including the conclusion,
OF story begun the previous week
-, This story it was which had proved tho
!" snare to Hugh.
o. On looking over it he discovered. tc
he his dlsmay that the final pages were
~ missing. He had looked for them anx.
louslT, but in vain; hence the confusion
: about the desk. The story could not be
!, left unilnishod neither could he take IL
- upon himself to subsitute another. Sud.
q denly his brow cleared, and good na
tured smile lit up his face
Tia, tho country's saved" he ex.
! claimed. "lll write an end to the hang
n cd thing myself"
| brushing ABIDE the cluttering papers,
he placed eVhat there was Of the chang
ed thing" before him.
lie laughed to himself as his ever too
, ready sense Of the ridiculous caught tho
. humur Of the situation.
, Evidently the rersonages in the story
were approaching a crisis Tho charac
tiers VINO seemed to be the most promi
nent were tail, dark man and short
lIht one; q beautiful young lady and
Il peculiar parsonage named Nosmo
hlAt who seemed to lie treated by all
with exceeding familiarity
Hugh pondered over the situation and
vaiuly ondcavored to find the natural
ending Of it all, He had not read the
int part and Consolcd himself bv hon
ing that very few others had 1t occur |
red tn him to read it now, but as lucl,
would have it copy Of the last issue
was lot at hand, and he did not take
the trouble to look one up thinking
Rloonlliy that quito likely it wouldut
be any help il he had it, and then, too,
he thought longingly of the club
grounds.
Things went swimmingly now. Each
character mado several high sounding
beautiful young lady had pathetic in
teryiew with the light man, in which
they resolved to part. The tall, dark
man. who was no doubt the villain-as
villains were always dark in stories, ;
so Hugh reasoned, and of course no
story was complete without one-mado
some malicious remarks about retribu
tion and Vengeance and bowed himself
OFT with all the smiles and grace that
villains are supposed to ,
possess Then Nosmo King sang q
touching song and ended tho whole 1
hing, and the story closed, leaving the Q
heroine i'll q swoOn. V
Tho manuscript, thus artistically b
was handed in with the 9th. C
r materials for the next issue of The
Journal, and then Hugh put the desk Z
II order and, much eated by his sue p
ess rs an author, started for the club b.
grounds.
The paper came out on time with la
very department up to it's usual stand W
ri OF excellence. Hugh read his part &C
reduction with great delight and was
himself Oh having so si'
Iccess1ully got out of hole" as re
expressed it, when the unexpected 70
appened in that peculiar way it has of yo
DING.
Tho unexpected in this case came in w
le shape of young lady who walked hi
ito tho Office the day after the paper pr
'me ont and demanded of Mr.. Elliot of
see the editor. til
"a
ght of young ladies; neither was be
oustolhed to such peculiar Tingling he
chllls and apprehension and thrills of Pa
us he experienced when this ma
rtlcular young lady appeared on the an!
enc. sue
She was sweet looking girl, in pla
lnty toilet Of pink that suited her you
own eyes and hair to perfection But can
these same brown eyes was an omi- pre-
US look that called into existence the :
Ills OF apprehension which he was the
% forced to acknowledge. less
i regret to say the editor is out of Son
vn, - replied Hugh courteously and kno
st truthfully. F
Indeed. And may ask who is talk plef
I his place." ho,,
iero the chills of apprehension rose ~
n III tho ascendant, as the coming whi
mt cast its shadow before. - GO
L have that honor" he answered nv
hing heartily that all the honor there mao
) IN 1t belonged to anybody else g,
Then it is You have to thank for tbi,,
ltcrnS the story published yestcr. he a,
that even its author can scarcely sbo r
'snizo it. May ask if you consider Ot
1 alterations in improvements" Mr.
ms was, Them as he had guessed pxl, 7
author OF that unended story. ct
must explain, he said "You see. ,bco,
last pages Of the manuscrint wero OK
7' 0i'unaIely' mad not read tatin
INST part Of the story, being so rush. cry "
with tennis, though it was moi Miss
sSary to explain that, land 50 had matte
ness at the ending. am exceeding You
'fry about it, but it could not be "l
unfinished, and as the end could on tin
20 found there was nothing else TO the L
ANY amends that can be made will just O
me most gladly, assure you" mo. I
on are very kind. What amends last W
III propose!' rather
ell said Hugh, with desperate II
lpt to defend his course. "you land
now frequently the most popular natcly
rs nowadays end their stories ton tc
ally. AS have had no experience cldcnt
At line. thought would nrobablv nape1