The Republican journal., 1901-03-21
HENRY IRVING DODGE.


nj n-g groomed Harvard man at the
sRs4d it, he said.
,in,9osield settled himself comfortably
d read
..rur STORY OF A LOVE STORY"
,,,4 mon time there was a brilliant
..a- # famous magazine; there was
l ,.g uriter-man whom the editor liked
y y ghose stories he hated to reject,
/. tns safety of the magazine demand
# happened one day that the
.., was sore perplexed about mat
= md he called the WATERMAN in to
u ,4ogs said he, Il have a story
.t, 10 bad that it is good. 1t is a
G.,lf5 srecimen Of the rot that is
"r IA, / want to use it as sample
Al. so1t Of thing we get-of the drivel
AT. expected to publish-it's love
.rI5si. no uplifting cynicism to re-
nm #. asked Briggs satirically.
'&o it., sheer hubdub, balderdash,
All Ter fools.
Who wrote it? Some foolish old
mm. Z suppose"
nh. editor knitted his brows.
IL" he replied; ga young woman
,.-.-t school teacher
'.ynu- beautiful and school
.a5, repeated Briggs. Let me
-jr story. All, it has two good
-, beautifully typewriter and
,ud, If roses After a few
n0r+, landed the story back with
fnr, smile. He pondered moment,
a lace frightened.
.1av ID. You know she's young?" he
.a I.a editor unlocked private
wrote me short letter giving a
4..o er life, and telling me how
write the story. ! wish the
-ru,lr .onger-Td publish it instead
-. tteU It's intensely interesting.
ur.s las suffered the same as
.r->. us. She also sent her photo
If. we're il is. Imagine that face
,.Dft. with such rot. 1t seems a
.IoHpe," commented Briggs sol
.>.e lives in B-ville, Texas" con-
se - EDITOR.
rI..N -Aall you arrange with her?"
,a Briggs You must. of course,
"a vu reason for publishing the
@ ,houldn't feel greatly battered
gaa were TO use any of my stuff for
,8 scheme as that. It's brutal
Of Know it is. But there is such
ire competition between us editors
Il N- must employ eccentric methods
.e' tail of original
! "a must even descend to the break
-0 giris heart" said Briggs.
.IaHitou flushed. Il am not going
pr0lsh her name, and I'll pay her
Wuth as | would Howells or Kip
Briggs smiled. "My dear boy, you
g'- as well try to console mother
.tae loss of her child by telling her
lt uo one would know it was hers
al died. It's not the world he cares
.-Its her pet, and, she'll mourn over
1. tNe more on account of it's friend
suess You don't know women, but
u Should know authors. An authors
G may be deformed, ugly, even
o-H- bGt YOU can no more reason him
~ s-lug its unloveliness than you
-or1nce mother of the ugliness
a-r eIid."
l7.r pcture," exclaimed Hamil-
give me an anSWer-yeS, or no.
al. ] publish it as a terrible exam
lJs. SAID Briggs.
AmIon laughed. "Well, if you've
Iat most inconsistent fellow | ever
thought you were trying some
your eccentric logic on me. Come
|u.c4
VS. months later Hamilton steamed
II, Louis Ell route to California;
2aa to stop over for two days. The
Il afternoon of his stay in that city
'1s.l lAm a brief note, which bore
o'i'cIal mark of hospital, was
,uet J one Of the doctors, and mark
private. IT ran:
'pea Ng. Hamilton: We have here
d. curious case of melancholy-of slow
ai'yfet6. The case is that of young
iIaA \ most interesting feature of the
ALT Is that the patient was thrown into
greatest excitement by the reading of
A AaIne in the hotel arrivals, in this
Hlus paper. Perhaps you will be in
tstt1 10 see her, although I've no doubt
I421-e Is mere Authorization.
Yours truly,
"SPRAGUE, NJ. D."
lNe 4ours later the young doctor re-
'eG Hamilton's card. The men shook
5 -l' ana then, without any "prelimi-
lieS' Hamilton said:
lI Nprague, | want to see the young
.. .ii WHO showed such alarm at the
g al. OF my name"
Noylling easier, sir" replied the doc
Il 'ahlng his visitors measure with
%Afe- "l' Il show you it was, as ! said,
, -I5it hallucination. l suspect she
r. Aa'e forgotten you by this time"
j. irddlng the way to a remote cor
i, VI Jlie room, he drew aside cur
. az = and sad quietly: Miss Marguer
.. '9L' YIN. in said the girl in a low, mu-
'9 '"lee and marked southern accent.
,, l'eiio" half light" filled the apart
nj VI visitor"
s ~ Splendid Harvard man stood at
q. 'ql!elofs side and slightly to the
m o rom his eyes there shone great
.gtlPaNslyn.
,l l-S Is Mr. Hamilton" A CRY of
f g- came from the pillows.
N aai,t n, ton approached the bed. 'sWon't
y. ieN me why my name alarms you
m ne ne asked tenderly. She looked at
.5 ri iot What seemed an interminable
'g then she said, half to herself:
al Inv io could a man with a face like
4 ~ ~ such a thing?"
ANY, ,AiS the doctor would have with.
Il % ba,n991 E Hamilton, with a motion of
SH 1Hnd detained him.
q |hat?" Hamilton asked.
No. heard Won saw doctOro tho oirl