The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-08-16
A STRANGELY UNSUCCESSFUL IN
TERVIEW.
BY MARY F. NIXON ROULET.

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I've sent Barrett. said the editor
''He has nerve enough for anything,
and yer he is such a gentlemanly fellow
that he gets along with everybody and
the women always like him."
How did you hear that this woman
was i'll town, and who is she, anyhow
queried the city editor surlily, for his
work was done for the day and he was
only laZily interested.
who is she: The author of half a
dozen successful books. DO you mean
to say that you We never heard of 'CrisS
Cross" Chloris Crquhart is her name.
She happens to be a school friend OF my
sister and as that little girl has news
paper sense she wrote me i'll time that
the celebrity was coming SO that we
could see her before any one else
IN glad you sent Barrett Hes sure
to get successful interview. | can t
see What it is about that fellow that
makes him such a fayorite. He's the
slowest man on the paper. Did you
ever see him write a check: 1t takes
him fully ten minutes to get ready to
write and then fifteen more to write 1t.
He rules all the lines, antl-oh it $ mad
dening to see him
fortunately writing checks Is not
strictly necessary To success III the news
paper business. said tie editor, dryly.
''Perhaps Barrett has not had enough
to write to tamlliarlZe himself With the
act. lie tumS IN good stuff, and he is
the only man on the paper who IS
ALLOW ed to read his own copy. | can t
help liking him, although | admit that
he is aggravating, and the two editors
separated. the one to 90 his homeWard
way rejoicing to dinner and luxury. the
other to work till the wee, sma' hours,
and creep to bed when more fortunate
individuals We're sleeping the sleep OF
The lazy.
Arthur Barrett, meantime, was eat
ing d succulent chop in a small eating
house. known to the initiated as the
Moulin Rouge, far more reputable than
its Partisan godmother, and equally as
pleasing to the men who frequented
II. Trueit was perhaps not overly
clean, and it would not have pleased
Mr. Arthur Barrett fastidious friends,
for that young gentleman moved IN the
best society" but the cooking was un-
equalled even 10y Tinsley's, and its prices
eminently suitable to the low ebb at
which that festive newspaper man ire
quently, nay, we'll nigh perennlally,
found himself.
lie was tall, silsh1 leiloM' Mi.i Slol'-
ins SHOULDERS d cleaI, ualh SAIL ua On
Ian allo naAosoiile ualh o.en' 80 W.
Ifd tosethel ana iial leo ny i"ao .h
~ i'du SlIlootli-slldNei en- l"ee, ain "ei'
ef sood features, spolleu WIEN III 'El'oSo
~ Has lull' paSslollate, suil''li nlou.t
Litii ne Slllieo MS race "as 'li" ' liiiiis'
ana at All tnhes "nen Nun Moi ;I'a
'"s manner hau d certain lliesis'i'ie
r'tlts>l4isless. 49,:
mere was something apoue ,; MN
NAich made even tlie men VINO ulS SAP
Et">t'' Oh ms HlcdPdVil! an" i' i'"''
an Il J"unalls1 lhahlltN To attend 10
business detalis-taH MN hrs'-fa'e
Ie-tpN.
rs l"i Il" Nollith- '"tN tPiS"Ne I'M
las PeccAelIIors Win cI"ck-llke regular
.lH. mat WA, m pall peF"llSe tne;
NeI" Women tor When does i woman
not forgive a man: Nh0ther reason
was tlldt &c never hi}de the lalll ms
TAKE "I apoIoglzlllg tor anything ne !ilo-
II '"t oihei person uot' ANY thl!S,
ap"b2l/t- ne sald, mere mourning
lAaheN thtln Ieel SO heah
Ism ME-. Barrett tNaSpefatlllS:
sane one LaIi dalnSel 10 ms cll'in.
cry MAS lIst reply anu 81 nc
.i'Si4 wee III me Woild, aItiiouSll nus
faults are h'lmberltss. lles always
ldtt 1of everything Always serellels
SHINING When every one else ~ III sl'asllls,
elelhaIlN forgetting your Nei! eAlSteliee
Ni+rA you most require ms Piesell.e'
"lht Always conscious lIial you soliiS
10 forgive llilh as soon as he speahs,
t'Ilhor says that theie was one person
Who grew tined OF running forgiveness
io3l4talh' TED, as the old iady salo tlle
ONO fNtf was. ID! springs Win Peleii-
MAJ bottoms. sad the Young woman,
knowingly, l. We heard OF s'ra"S ana
camel backs
7 don believe there woman hNlllS
W." c"uio resist Barretl II ne cNose 20
be fascinating. sald his chliih ana
anyhow that another story
ne subject of TINS conversation was:
ia short. a popular man. oNt III >'lte Oh
ms rltNeIheSs, ms facllltE 10 make llle
best OF everything. ms hIlliiallee ana
ms aMli'Y I" siilne, thoroughly super
lclaL Irresponsible, and altogether UNI
dependable.
l pom The evening III question he ave
hlS crop, smoked a good havana ana
ss@uuiered S."wlv toward the iio'ei
MdIdrlll.d Small hut elegant iiotel idclllS
Ihr great lake: once there ne sehl up
tiir .etter OF introduction with winch
ms chief had furnished INN. wondering