The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-19
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TbIugs stood in th!s way: The editor
,,,cbei had been called hastily away,
n,yjpr Hush Elliot in charge, and ms
,s,, Young man was ambitious, this
t,d bccn much 10 his delight.
4 Bctore leaving, the editors ma placed
I hssore Hugh the matter TO DO USED IN
/ 49, next issue. Including the. conclusion.
IA story begun the previous week.
! TsIS storvlt was which had proved the
4 snare to Hugh.
! ts dIsmay, that the iinal pages We're
/ r,ssnr,r lie had looked for them an
.nusly. but In valn-hence the confus-
q, about the desk. The story could
~, he lett unfinished, neither could he
/ .,vc II upon himself 10 substitute an
.isF-, Suddenly his, brow cleared, and
n sooa.natured smile lit up his face.
"ua. the country's saved!" he ex-.
claimed; "rll write an end to the hang
cd thing myself.
Brushing aside the clutterlng papers.
ss placed what there was OF tha
,b,naed thing" before him.
liz laughed TO himself as his ever too
4 fflQy SENSE VI VIC iiiiSuiSeS SpAeohNs sNS
butnor OF the situation.
Evidently the personages IN the
story were approaching a crisis. The
Characters who seemed TO be most
rromlnent were n tall, dark man and q
hort light one; beautiful young lady
md peculiar parsonage named Nosmo
King, who seemed TO be treated BY all
win exceeding familiarity.
uugh pondered over the situation and
yaI,Iy cndeavored to find the natural
ending OF II all. He had not read the
dr,, mart, and consoled himself by hop
Ing that very few others had. It occur
rsd to him TO read It now, but as luck
would have It. a copy OF the last issue
was not at hand, and he did not take.
me trouble TO look one up, thinking,
cloomlly, that quite likely It wouldn't
be any help II he had 1t; and then. too.
he thought longingly OF the club
grounds.
character made several high-sounding
remarks and went off the stage. The
beautiful young lady had pathetic i1-
terylew with the light man, In which
they resolved to part. The tall. dark
man, who was, no doubt. the villain. as
ylaias were always dark In stories ESQ
Hugh reasoncj) and, OF course, no story
was complete without one, made some
malicious remarks about retribution
and vengeance and bowed himself off
with all the smiles and grace that ac-
comp!!shed villains are supposed to pos
sess, Then Nosmo King sang touch
Ing song. and ended the whole thing
with general remark on the vanity of
life. and the story closed, leaving the
heroine In swoon.
The manuscript, thus artistically COM
pletsd. was handed In with the other
materials for the next issue OF the Jour-
nal, and then Hugh put the desk In or
der. and much elated By his success as
an author. started for the club grounds.
The paper came out on time with ev-
cry department. up 20 Its usual stand
ard o. excellence Hugh read his pars
production with great delight, and was
congra,ullting himself on having SO
successfully gotten out Of a hole" as
he expressed it. when the unexpected
happened in that peculiar way 1t has of
doing
The unexpected In this case came In
The shape OF Young lady who walked
4 INTO the office the dag after the paper
cane on, and demanded Of Mr.. Elliot
4 10 see the editor
Hugh was not unaccustomed 10 the
( Eight OF young lady; neither was he
4 accustomed 10 such q peculiarly ming
linz Of c:ils OF apprehension and thrills
Of admiration as he experienced when
this particular young lady appeared on
tie scene
She was a swcet-looking girl, in
dainty toilet Of pink that suited her
brown eyes and hair to perfection. But,
IL these same brown eyes was an omi-
nous look that called into existence the
ca!lls OF apprehension which he was al.
SO forced to acknowledge.
Il regret 10 say the editor Is out OF
town." replied Hugh, courteously and
most Tuthfuly.
Indeed, and may ask who is taking
his place."
Hsre the chIlls OF apprehension rose
heh In the ascendant. as the coming
event cast lis shadow before"
Il have that honor" he answered,
i wishing heartily that all the honor there
was In Il belonged TO somebody else.
Then 1t is you have to thank for so
altering the story published yesterday
y WaS even its author can scarcely recog-
ME It. May ask II you consider Your
al.sFations an Improvement
ms was, then, as he had guessed, the
aulhor o. that unended story.
must explain" he said. you see,
The last pages OF the manuscript. were
missing. Unfortunately ! had not read
t9s hFst part Of the story, being so rush
"a with tennis. though Il was not
necessary TO explain thaO, "and SO had
10 guess at the ending. am extremely
sotfy ABOUT II, but It could not be left
diminished and as the end could not be
!ouhl There VAS nothing else to do. Any
u'hehds that can be made will be done
mos gladly, assure YOU"
on are very kind What amends do
YOU PROPOSE"
Well said Hugh. with desperate
nltem?t 10 defend his course. you
Know nov frequently the mcSt popular
writer's nowadays end their stories trag-
%diiy. As had no experience in that
Hne' thought would probably come
HedteF right TO follow their lead, having
90 !Gea OF. the correct ending. But, to
S Spsak OF the story Itself, was not the
, mSht man the hero and the dark one the
''.ain; that is, the offending party?r
certainly not. The light man was
"tF inc brother OF the heroine, and
Sste was no villain, as you call II, In the
sOfy The dark man was her be-
I."'hed. And as 10 1t being the fashion
.tr stories to end sad. believe In love
A@ PIX, ending the right way"
on. 80 do l." Hugh FASTENED to say,
ana sincerely regret my mistake. But
suF"Iy did not do wrong TO let the char
avler NnSmq king-wasn;t lt?-maNe
."e concluding remarks? From the part
~ ~ p!ayed throughout I Judged he would
the end" - p0''' =
"9h. did YOU? Well. he was the dog"
=, Great Caesar" exclaimed Hugh, and
Then that trrnnrasIibio some, n, t,,.,,a