The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-31

not call IL the hack woods" She
epoke of IL revere ~ by the ten lec
name OF "home, and usually there
were tears in he yes when she men.
toned it, But IA, matter: 1t was mt
New York, therefore II was the buck
woods" tney told her when she asIed
for work.
What can you do?" asked the first
editor, and he did not take the trouble
to look up or stop the pencil that was
scrawling over the paper in front of
him.
Anything you would give woman
to do" she answered.
Nothing" he said
Good morning" she said.
Good morning" he said, surprised
into looking up by her prompt depart
ure but she was gone,
Bring any stuff?" asked the next
one. He was too busy to waste words.
She handed him the little Fat manu-
script silently.
He fingered il a second. II don't
want it," he said.
Thank you. Good afternoon" she
said
cd afternoon" he said.
For the next she had to mount to
the eleventh story and she looked dub
iousy at the sign in the little ante
room: I'VE do not undertake to pre-
serve or return unsolicited manu-
script"
But when the editor came out he
looked at her really as If ne saw her.
I'm awfully sorry" he said hut
| just now there isn't thing i'm sight.
Let me have your address and if I
hear of anything I'll be glad to give
| it to YOU
of course she knew what that meant,
but still she was grateful for the cour-
| tesy. In her part of the back woods"
| people had time to be courteous and
! this man left a pleasant memory that
| made her almost hopeful of the next.
| What do you want to dO?" the next
| one said, and he was very nice about
| it, lis to get place on Il magazine:
l would not advise you to go in for
newspaper work. What you want is
a magazine"
What I want. yes" she said sml-
ingly, but probably not what I can
get"
He smiled, too. very pleasantly. but
still he did not quite like her correct
ing his grammar The next CHANGED
was reading a note when she went in
and he held it in his hand while she
talked. Presently it reminded him of
something.
why. the very thing" he said,
briskly; here's a note from my wife.
Just reading it when you came in.
Quite a coincidence, surely. You see,
my wife has a friend who's a-er-lit-
| DIV to1
some such things. Now. this-er-llt-
erary lady is going over into Jersey, 10
Orange, in fact to give a talk before
a club there, the Ultra Matrons, you
know, and my wife wants me to send
somebody over to report it. But OF
course ! couldn't do that you know"
He looked un over his glasses as II
he needed confirmation. doubtless be-
cause he was defying his wifely in
struCtions, so she mildly said:
NO"
"Of course not" he went on, having
taken heart of grace from her approval
"Of course l can't send anybody out OF
the office for that, but my wife says
He hesitated a moment, then broke of
with "Now, how would YOU like tC
run over and do this lecture for us
Not much in It for you of course; we
couldn't use more than a stick at tbs
outside; but better start at that thar
nothing. It's the Opening wedge yoI
want, YOU know. What do you say
Let's see; round trip ticket to Orange
would cost you fifty cents; both way:
on the elevated ten, that's sixty. No
much in it for you. What you say
Will you do it or not?"
"Tll do it, thank YOU" she said.
That's good" he said, folding up thu
note in relieved sort of way. "Thanl
you. I'll tell my wife"
See her. he said, as she was leav
, ing better take this card and call TO
the lteraray lady in the morning ant
! go down with her. She'll put yol
, through"
She thought he looked like a Cherub
she lived to learn he was a prophet. Sh
took the card, had herself awakened
early the next morning and callc,
, for the literary lady at the hour ap
= pointed. She wasn't up; call again, tn
boy brought back the message. Sh
, called again. Literary lady was dress
, ing, would be down. She waited. Lit
/, erary lady came by and by in a grea
rush.
80 glad you are going with me-" sh
said, and then raced her up TO the ele
waited station till both were out O
/, breath. They regained it, however, o
: the way down to Christopher street an
started on a fresh race to the ferry
The gate was closed, so the literar
lady walked up and down inpatient
!, and finallybought paper at the new
stand Just as the gate opened. Whe
a they had found seats on the boat sh
II unfOlded the paper and turned to tn
wOman's page. The first thing tina
caught her was her own name
Il see I'm to lecture before the Y
tras," she said, smiling Good gr;
cious!" she broke off suddenly
. What is it,"
"Why, gracious me-" said the lite
= airy lady, the notice says there WI
be a reception after the lecture al
loOl; at this gown! That's what the
/" meant when they kent telling me
dress up. \ reception in this thing"
1t was only a plain tailor gown.
, Gracious wonder if they told n
and / forgot"
., The young woman felt quite assur,
ir she had forgot, but she didn't da
say so.
&c What would you do?" asked tho II
/, crary lady.
!, what can you do?" asked the gi
y Nothing" said the literary lady.
-" Then I'd try not TO care" said Il
=. giIl, philosophically.
The literary lady evidently tried n
10 care, but she failed, and her ia
l. bore a careworn look. When they We
m seated on the train the girl thought S