The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-11

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TICK
TIE mornings mall lay |
the oaken slide OF the ae
knew By experience that
tokened many hopeles
Ie xaded through. and
cause.-the 'ClOck not
rived al the dignity o. i
me process devolved ul q
lie worked fast, ard ID
hui one manuscript q
s,he editor paused. wiz
snd cooked grimiy aroui
room. Then he took IL
Of relief.
II eroved unusually ID
ten, screwled. and l8s0r
name OF "a Hated We %
q certain blood-Cu-dliBE a
OF the love Of one Res 0
for a lady Cynthia Il
Miss Mabel McGlnnls
Brunt jerked a rejection
sngrily. wrote q few cUJ.u
.he back Of the page. "a
= manuscript down gpCa
wheeled around 10 reach
As he did so he MOTTO
relope, caught "a the mali
zee door. TIE hoy had 70
was from The Girl.
Now. ordinarily, the maf
frGm even this particular
have caused Van Brult
tons. He 9an his hand
once or twice. stared at I'd
luteiy. and finally rose a
door. The reason for his Il
manifest when che coHsldg
instance ne had good r.l
ing that The Girl was ans
tion he had asked Of her "a
fore. The question wa q
question. and the ansTe
should chance to be-Ud
dinary answer. but IL Gil
Van Brunt.
A puzzled look crept into
read:
Editor Of the Clock. Marie bl
Dear sir: II the iaclossd Hs
it is al your service for vhatsy
Judge fair. | inclose stamps vs
MARIO
500 Madison Ave.
The look deepencd as
incl0sed Ms" II was q
was written a rhyme OF n
Come aud see me Mar
THIS afternoon AZ tl1
Come a. early a. sou
And stay tll after ts
Struggling his shoulder
smile. be caught the mood
and drawing forth HE on
With the cut Of a tail clock
dipped his pen and wrote
Dear Madam We should b.
Manuscript 50 kiadly offered z
often have e glimpse Of the Ea,i
ga author. and Ne hope % b.
iadging from shat We have seen
Is what the Clock needs.
Thanking you aud assuring \
will be Forwarded to you 10 q
Scar madam. wholly yours,
T.. s.-You dariinEf
lie addressed and STAINED r
nhuckIing. and was reachin
Ter 10 inclose IL when the 4
press room suddenly opened
"Mr. Van Brunt" he sa {.
10 see Mr.. Miner before b
have to catch him right away
Now Van Brunt did want
Miner very much. regarding
nalf-tone TO he used a. the IN
the June number Of the ns
Mr.. Miner was going to 80
minutes. He looked al "a
tated. wavered, and tosslT.
desk. went 20 his own del
clsely one minute later
came back.
ToCK.
There's one FOR you. Mar
mother on the following nd
The mail which the maid ti,
They were breekfsstipg ls 4
nan had just passed. IT,
etter, but aimlessly dsbhIe
before she rose. 10 WHs
lpond TO her mood in senfin
paper. she thought
heart, drawing IL forth b. Al
.icipation. Then the nut
inception and she sat star
lendingiy. The note was g
'ead: al
The editor Of the clock r
iossA rs. is unavailable for
asgazias.
And scraWled across the tO
n an unmistakablo Wrltln
The Editor does not G. 4
II your work"
She gasped with shame n
The maid who brought d
Ar. John l. Van Brurt.
loon. saw. through cricl
! pretty. t0usled head ard
set-eyed face. And she a
'hthetically az she vent Il
gain and Informed Sir. "a
Ter mistress was not az "A
M
TICK.
Van Brunt vas dlsappo. n
allied tfe next day, none
aings. and met with like g
Uzzied. The third time hs
azed, and on the fourth
hiee toy brought back bic
& became furlously angy
utbOr and publisher stoo
n level ground
As the days PASSED. an cd
lcrease tc0k place IN ID
Clock. IL first began 0a 4
be 18th day o. May. isg
bat the carrier left on
'runt found I'VE manus
ne Mabel McGlnnls 8l .
aoress Of "A Hated W0In
n Of undue familiarity "
'ouid y sent on the fOiICw
The editor read them q
nd sent them back Two
lore came By eEDross II
Sorable. Ai.ss AcGiunis 4
er manuscripts in a bog "a
The matter cuim.ratr
rought by a frecxic-fa-e
hgm the Office boy later -
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