The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-10
A WOMAN AND AN EDITOR.


she had nothing much to do to-day
and should wait until you came in"
The lady in waiting had written on
her card about Story Urgent. -,
"She hasn't got the copy with herf
mot unless it's in her pocket
"Well" said the editor with an ar
of sanity resignation, tell her that III
very busy, but If she can say what she
wants in five minutes I'll see her.
Wearily he removed his feet from the
table, put OH his coat, threw the re-
mainder of his cigarette into the IRE
place, opened the window, seereted tile
copy of "Notre Champagne that ne haa
been reading, and set to work on
pile of proofs, BY. that time lollliih
had returned, announcing Miss SANDS.
She was thirty-five, and she was
plain. Moreover, she was as nervous
as a cat in a new home,
She said Good morning" in choked
whisper.
pray be seated" said the editor. He
pushed over basket piled high with
manuscripts to Tomlin. Send all those
back" Then he turned to Miss Sands
again. and asked what he could do tor
her.
II wanted to ask what you Woulu
think of story of Japanese life
I'm afraid that sort of thing Is
good deal overdone nowadays. They We
got a Jap series running in Busters
Magazine and of course, we've had SIR
Edwin and whole lot more NO. the
public's sick of it. / don't think we
care to see it. Sorry you've had the
trouble
ooh, not at all! I'm glad"
IT don't quite understand"
you see. want the story to be re-
fused. It's by my sister Caroline.
Thanks so much for promising to send
it back"
But wait minute gave no such
promise. 1t is a part of an editors
duty to consider carefully everything
that is Notwithstanding. Besides,
why should you be so anxious that your
sister should be disapponted?'
you see, you don't know her" Her
besetting sin is conceit. She's younger
than am, and-well she's rather good
loking. She's been spoiled by having
too much fuss made about her. If you
could hear her, her Dragging some
times, Tn sure you'd agree with me.
Really, it's often difficult enough for
me to live with her as it is, and if she
had a story accepted by The Latest
: Light she would become quite intoler-
able"
But really" said the editor with SUI
periority "these family disputes have
nothing to do with me. I'm simply here
to-
Il oo1y
to explain why want you to refuse her
silly rubbish
GLOW do you know it's silly rub
bsh?"
"Pve read it, and it wouldn't do for
you at ALL
Really, Miss Sands" said the editor
with growing severity, you must leave
me to be judge of that. / cannot per-
nit ANYBODY to dictate to me what l
am to accept or what / am to refuse
Have you any special training which
entities you to criticise your sisters WORK
of all? It's remarkable-that bellef
which almost every woman seems &c
have, that she is, qualified to Judge 1T
erary work. Are you quite sure tha'
Won know the difference between silly
rubbish and a work of genius?
"Anyhow, it shows that she has nc
ina gination-her having made it Jap
anese story.
II don't follow that argument.
mo. hadn't told you. My sister
Caroline lived in Japan, with Japan
ese family, for some years She only
using I'D what she saw and heard there
and that's not imagination
"At any rate, it makes it more prob
able that the story will be interesting.
"I can't see that. She got to know
Things about the Japanese women-well
really"
"As bad as that?'
Miss Sands wriggled uneasily. re
rather not talk about it. All l want Il
iust vour promise that you won't ac
cent the story. You know the pupll'
don't care about japanese Things =,
"Once for ALL" said the editor, Wi
YOU give UP trying TO teach me my ous
mess? What is the sense OF telling MT
that the public don't care for Japanes
topics when Busters Magazine IS go
ing in for them hot Do you think the!
don't know the public taste through
and through at Busters place? VIVA
about the success of the Geisha'? VIVA
about-but really l lose all patience
The attempt to make an editor refus
q story to satisfy some personal grudg
of YOUR own ie, of course, utterly use
less: it is also dishonest, and as the au
thor happens to be your own sister, |
As even worse than dishonest. It's n
good pleading. have nothing more t.
say to you"
Good morning, then, sara mis-
Sands. looking doleful. II didn't knoV
you'd take it like that"
When she got into the street the dole
fulness passed off. She turned into tn
next A. 3. c. shop for bun and glas
of milk, and looked as pleased as II sh
had accomplished something.
"Tomlin," said the editor, when
manuscript comes from Miss Carolin
Sands-it will be q story on Japanes
euhiect-dont send it up with the res
for Mr.. Garner to read, but let me haV
If at once I will read that one my
self"
And in due course the story wa
hrought and the editor noted with plea
sure that it was just about the rgh
length.
The story was neither too good t
leave out nor too bad to put in. lit wa
mediocre and as q rule that editor oil
100 ,,,odiocyitu However he