Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-01

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Speaking of the struggling young au-
thor" said the editor of a weli-known mag
az.ne. II had an amusing experience Win
one once and he got the better OF ME al
last. one day nearly twenty years ago
/ was the editor of a little inconspicuous
monthly in New York, that bought stories
At whatever it happened to be able at the
time to pay, and there was one contrib
utor who sent me in a story. that did not
think was even worth the price we were
paying 1t wasn't such a bad story either,
but somehow | took prejudice to 1t and L
fired il back to the writer. ! did not hear
ANYTHING more from him for three months.
though | did once or twice catch his name
floating around at the end OF newspaper
stories and then, 10 and behold, came again
the story ! had sent back. 1t had been re-
written on fresh paper and looked better
but it was not l sent II back, ana SIX
months later 1t came again to me. Inc
writer never had anything to say except
that he herewith submitted the inclosed
story, &c. He did not know my name. or
anyone on the magazine. and l concluded
that he doing a other writers did. 10
wit sending his manuscript until possibly
he might hit some one in the office VINO
would take It. Like as not the story, in the
intervals between my times of getting 1t,
was going TO other offices. Well, L guess
! must have sent that story back half
dozen times. and then l took position OH
a magazine of shade higher grade. Here
the manuscript followed me. 1t wasn't
following me at all, but as l said before
II was just going the rounds.
Il missed II now for whole year. but
II turned up again, and then / became as
sistant on high grade magazine. Here l
saw the story four or five times and then
! took the position of editor-in-chief of
new magazine that was looking for popu-
lar stuff About the same time the young
author, whose story had been chasing me
up and down the world. called the turn on
fortune. and arrived say in liter
airy circles. He had written something that
made him the subject of talk among all
readers and he was in demand among the
magazine publishers of course. And | was
no exception. l wanted a story for our new
magazine and l had the money to pay for
1t, and without making any conditions as
TO what he should write, simply wrote of
fer.ng him $500 for story of three thou
sand words. l got II promptly. and you
can Imagine my feelings when the manu-
SCRIPT came and 1t was none other than my
old friend. 1t wasn't necessary for me to
read IL over. | almost knew 1t by heart al
ready. But nobody else knew what l knew
about II. and without word / handed 1t
over 10 the printers and forthwith sent out
advertisements Of the great story we were
going 10 have in our next issue by the ia
NOUS and popular, &C. &c, Mr.. Blank,
strike, and sold out our whole edition
on the strength Of it? The best part of il
was that the author himself never knew
what a job he had put I'D on me until
told him Then he smiled and said he was
very sorry. and he put check in his pock-
81 Tor just 500 more than l could have got
the story for when 1 had the first dozen or
SO chances at Il. Such is fame"
* X X
'As sure as you live, there's another
man" cried the girl in white delightetlly,
as man with valise came up the steps
Of the summer resort hotel
The girl In the yachting suit looked at
him intently for minute and then shook
her head earnestly
Don't go near him." she exclaimed
Don't let any one introduce him to you
under any circumstances! Don't have any
thing to do with him at aIlr'
But there are thirty-eight girls and only
five other men in the hote,," protested the
girl in white. We can't afford to be too
particular"
Well. you can't afford to have anything
10 90 with him, persisted the girl in the
yachting suit.
Why. what do you know about him."
/ KNOW all about him. / met him in the
mountains last summer, and l tell you he's
dangerous.
dangerous exclaimed the girl in white
sc"rnfully. Why, he looks about as harm
less as any one / ever saw"
We'll, he isn't" asserted the one in the
yachting suit. He's dangerous, and in ad-
dit.on TO that, he's the biggest fool that
ever put on a flannel tennis suit and went
TO the seashore."
"one Of the kind that rocks the boat?"
Worse than that. He can't tel a sum-
ner filtration from a case of genuine love"
Really"
Yes. indeed that's what makes him dan
ger0us Why. what do you think he wanted
e. do last year,"
I'm sure l don't know"
He wanted to hold me to a summer re-
sort ngagement-aCtually wanted me to
marry him just because I said j would one
moonlight night up in the mountains; and
couldn't understand X when ] refused to
recognize him after we got back to the
City. Oh he isn't a safe man to have any
thing 10 do with. He lacks experience
The girl in white turned away with a
sigh
1T seems too bad to let any kind of man
escape" she said, but, of course. man
who is absurd enough to look upon a sum-
mer resort engagement seriously might be
very troublesome
x x X
when ! was in Maine. week or two
agC" said commercial traveller to a Star
representative today, II had occasion to visit
q town near Bangor. and one morning hav-
ing idle hour. l. for the sake of killing
time, strolled into the county court room.
where l witnessed amusing scene. The
trial justice, big. ppmpous official, with a
voice like a trombone, took II upon himself
10 examine a witness. little, withered old
man, whose face was as red and wrinkled
as a herring.
" What Is your name% asked the Justice.
Why, squire said the astonshed wit
ness. you know my name as well as /
know yourn.'
-" Never you mind what I know or what