The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-21
BAROMETER OF FAME
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Letter No. 1.-Glass rising steadily.
Dear Mr.. Rocket: 1 wish l could tell
you how very proud l feel that you
should have sent me your lovely novel,
Excelsior" I have heard such praises
of it and was so longing to get it, but
little imagined that l should ever pos
sess a copy presented by the author! I
devoured it at once and was thrilled
and fascinated to the last degree. There
are so many things / should like to
say to you about it, but can't write.
wish you would come to tea tomor-
row, and let me thank you in person. I
shall be in about five, and so delighted
to see you if you can spare time to look
in Do come!
Yours sincerely,
Mecuria Silverquick.
Letter No 2.-Set Fair
My Dear Mr.. Rocket: How kind of
you! l couldn't sleep last night till /
had finished "A Trail of Fire" 1t is
really too enthralling. l simply can't
get it out of my thoughts. 1t must be
delightful to be able to write such
splendid books. Everybody is saying
it is even better than Excelsior" Will
you dine with US quietly on Thursday
fortnight at eight? Quite small par
ty-only the Fitz-Stiltons and the Nor
manC onklings, who are dying to make
your acquaintance. Please don't have
an engagement. With many, many
thanks and warmest congratulations,
Yours very sincerely,
Mercuria Silverquick.
Letter No 3.-Unsettled.
My Dear Mr. Rocket: 1 wish l knew
how to thank you for your delightful
present of "Crepitations." l haven't
dared to begin it yet, because I have
such quantities of things to do, and I
know that If 1 once open it, shall be
unable to put it down till l have fin
ished it. So 1 shall walt until I have
nice, quiet time and can do it justice.
With best thanks and all good wishes
for Its success, believe me,
Yours always most sincerely
Mercuria Silverquick.
Letter No. 4.-Change
Dear Mr.. Rocket: I have been so
frightfully busy that I have really
been unable till now to write and ac-
knowledge your kind present of your
latest story, Purple Stars" One
seems to have so little time for serious
reading, but 1 hope to snatch a spare
half hour now and then. What is so
nice about your books is that one can
take them UP and put them down at
any moment and feel thoroughly rest
ed. Have you read GATHERINGS
Wheel?" 1t is far the most brilliant
novel L have come across for ages, and
really well-written. Everybody raves
about it. I wonder what you think of
it? Yours most sincerely,
M, Silverquick.
Letter No. 5--Glass Falling.
Dear Mr.. Rocket: Thanks so much
for sending me Ending in Smoke"
You know how interested 1 am in all
your writings. 1 shall look forward to
perus5ng your latest. I have been
meaning tC write to you for ever so
long, but something has always turned
up TO prevent me, and 1 never seem to
hear of you now. What a pleasant
change III the weather after all that
heat Now 1 must stop, as I am Just
off to lunch at the Berkeley to meet
that delightful Mr.. Flashlight, the au-
thor of Roman Candles which is
making such a tremendous sensation.
Have you heard of it, and isn't it Won
derful Yours always,
NJ. S.
Letter No. 6-Much Rain.
Dear Mr.. Rocket: Did l write to
thank You for The Fall of a Stick
or didn't [? It's so long ago, and I nave
had sucl heaps to do that I really for
get I am very glad to possess the
book How nicely it is got up! Yours in
haste, NJ. 6.
Punch.