The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-01

not tell the exact method they will adopt.
Nevertheless you are sure 1t VIII DC
successful?'
ooh, yes"
What a master of fiction you are!'
why do you say that?'
Because as l said, ] saw that all hops
left you when we were at the open Win
dow down below. And 1t has not return
ed
rs my face so expressive? In that case
I should be a master of acting rather
than of fiction. Are you not chilly IN thi'
keen air? Your door is open; may &c
down and bring you up a wrap"
"Oh, no. no 1 am really warmly ciad
IT is awful to think of any one gong dowr
into that sitting pit.
Then let us walk under the stars foi
awhile"
He took her unresisting hand and placed
il under his arm. They walked along
the fat graveled roof as if they were
old friends. she shrinking little wner
they approached che parapet, wherein ne
turned remembering her formerly ex'
pressed fear.
at is so humiliating to be coward.
she said, seeing he had noticed her shud-
der.
you do yourself scant justice" he re-
piled. II think you very brave wo-
man"
you do yourself scant justice" he re-
piled Il think you very brave W.
man."
THAT is delusion on your part. You
are actually brave, and so l many APP
pear a pale reflection of courage. If /
am even that You ere brave, and l am
pretending to be. How did you know
my name was Maud Colburn?
1T is engraved on brass plate on
your door"
The girl laughed lightly.
so it is. l had forgotten. lazy
friend of mine presented 1t to me when
I took that fiat, and so It has remained
where she put 1t. There is no name on
your door"
NO. May I Introduce myself? am
called
you are Gilbert Strong whose latest
book all America is reading. Such sue
cess must be very gratifying"
at was yesterday"
"Ah, you speak in the past tense. There
is more truth in your was than in your
ontimistic remarks about our rescue. Then
I was right-all hope has fed"
quite the contrary. Hope Is newly
awakened"
'Why, what has happened?"
81 am talking with you"
'I know. But what has that to do with
the FREQ
ITO tell the truth. was not thinking
of the fire"
'I do not understand you. or what'
then, were you thinking"
'Of the pleasures of hope, to use an
old literary tide. And now that books
are our subject may I ask what will
seem a conceited question: Have you
read my LAST"
your latest, you mean Yes; ana
have wanted to speak with you about its
title. Why did you call inspiration
l suppose l am very dull, but L could
and little connection between the name
and the story" - ,
well, one critic said 1t was because l
nod co much self-esteem that l thought
myself inspired; another that ! supposed
IL was a catchy name; and third tnat
n cost less to advertise book whose
title was a single word than one desig-
mated by a phrase a.,
eyes but what was the real reason!
"The first man was right"
what? That you thought yourself IN
spired?"
II was inspired"
"Ohv' -. y. !.
Are YOU very much shocked? 1t is
the truth, and I wanted to tell you apou.
II If 1 thought the recital would not TIRE
you. May ~ 49,
..T,Il tell YOU when I'm tired. Go on
THANK you. Well, TO understand inc
situation. you should have read one OF
r,ora Of nv other books; but they are vol
umes nobody bought
Maud Colburn laughed.
ct have the six on one shelf all by them
salves Having wrung that admission
frop, me please go on. Don't be profes-
eional with your To be continued IN our
NEXT suspense. I'm impatient toI GU
maxes and that is why ! never read a
story in serial form.
"You shall have no further complaint
~ mako of my difidence. Set an author
tTirTing nj his immortal works and he
never knows when to stop. Inc htst nNe
books were deserved failures, because l
could not depict a woman. with the men
7 was reasonably successful, Dut the w.
men. were simply sticks,
"oh I don't agree with you. Mr.. Strong.
Won are now going to the other extreme
and self-depreciation is almost as pao as
self-conceit Your women were always
cbarming-a little too good, II anything.
"You mean too goodygoody; in truth,
thew were not alive at all. They were not
6xed IN my own mind. and naturally /
could not write convincingly of them 50
that thew might remain for a moment IN
The renders recollection. Why, in one oil
nv books the heroine has black hair IN
the first chapters. and is blonde TOWARD
the end of the volume.
"Oh, that is quite true TO hfe,' SAID
Maud with a laugh.
Not with the kind of girl was trying
to picture" replied Strong. Joining in the
merriment Of his companion. However,
that girl does not matter; she was mere
phantom, like all her sisters. But one day
/ sow a real woman. | tremblc now "a
think how near l came to taking car,
for then would have missed her. But,
thank Ciodl / walked. and so met her.
How delightful! In prosy old New York
too, / supposeY'
ION Brooklyn bridge"
"Oh. worse and worse. What q spot
for so enchanting a meeting"