The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-01-19
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Us tic,t tiness, q in.
,aied -. It'll this l.. ..,g,
tdpE ava .Uat | Was IHAIing
aud aliug, GHade herself obnoxious
until / aSlt ii 10 give her the benefit of
my advice. That means that | am to
make suggtatlons which she negatives.
The momLnt l yielded Phyllis became
her OWL self again. She assured me
there was no one in the world whose
literary opinion she valued more than
mine, and she lit mo u cigarette.
II don't want to read you my story
just at present, " she commenced, mot
till it's typewriter, but I'll give you
an idea of what it's about, so that you
may know what sort of name is re-
CURED"
"Thank you very much" l said.
Its very kind of you to take SO much
trouble"
at hasn't very much plot" contin-
ned Phyllis immovably. at goes in
more for being II bit of character paint
ing. 1t is the picture of a young, very
innocent country girl. She is very beau.
tiful and-and all that"-Phyllis waved
her hand comprehensively-"aud there
are six men who are madly in love with
her. She, however, hardly knows what
the word means''-Phyllis looked at me
for approbation-"and is absolutely ig-
norant Of the true state Of affairs. In
some ways, she added in an explain
atcry tone. "she is rather childish"
"She must be. " l assented, and | tap
ped my forehead significantly.
1.-THE men arc obviously drawn from,
life" Phil went on, land may be taken
as types off,
"Hello!" 1 interrupted. "IIave you
written the oritilue too?"
Phyllis had the grace to blush.
1.-The story ends. she concluded hur.
riedly, with the girl acquiring the
knowledge that transforms htr from IL
child intoia woman
"Oh, it ends there. docs it, | said
pleasantly. We'll, now about the title"
Phyllis looked disappointed, hut |
was not going to criticise the stor till
[ had read it. As she herself admitted,
the PLOT wasn't much.
VIVA d. you say 10 Miranda, u
MYTH" l suggested.
"Dut her name isn't Miranda" OK.
uostulated Phil.
THAT. l admit. il al objection, said
[. "You couldn't make her Miranda, /
suppose:"
81 could, Of COARSE" replied Phyllis
sensibly enough, "ir | wished, but 1
~.,-r d..
was silent. My mind was a blank.
II don t want the name to anticipate
the story" said Phyllis. II should like
something that didn't commit ONE tou
much. Don't you think quotations are
rather niCe?'
VERY nice | agreed, for once start.
ed ON quotations | feel on safe ground.
You might call it oh, tho Pity of
1t" / said on the spur Of the moment.
Phyllis locked at Inc obviously.
Does that refer to the men falling
in love-" sle asked.
Dear. moi" l said reassuriugly. lit
refers to the girls ignorance If the
fact"
Phyllis shook her head. at won't
do, she said.
after Long Grief and Pain" l
hazarded on the off chance that there
was something i'll the story that would
bear out the title, but l could see by
Pills face that there wasn't.
Then l grew desperate.
l suggested Flower o the Glove"
"Life's l. lower" and half d dozen 9th.
ers, all equally appropriate, from the
same author. Phyllis knew her Brown
ing aud asked for no explanations, for
which I ttlt grateful, but her silence
was discouraging. at last she spoke.
"Thcy are. all very nice, 10, and
and very CLEVER she said, with studi-
Gus politeness, "but they none of them
seem quite to fit my story
II cannot, of course, guarantee Il per
feet fit, 1 said, without reading It,"
Then l had one more inspiration.
Call it A Plethora OF LUyers,' "
said l.
VIVA does that mean?' asked Phyl-
lis.
ut means too many" l answered.
his afforded Phyllis much Iood Tor
thought.
II don't think six too many" size
said impartiaiIy.
"For IA QUIT country girlr' l ex-
claimed.
Phyllis took up her h2rcine's u
warmly.
~ II sirl Is YER I1s:ry aGd-9rA
very attractive, 49, t~...,, shp 81
huuid to have a lor Of iu,ers ana .. lot
Of proposals..
"She is bound to have soine," l cur-