The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-29

Copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub Co.
After Lionel Worden, now a gentle
man farmer, graduated from Ann Ar
Dor he was, for a time, to quote his
own elegant diction up a stump for
something to do. His father desired him
to enter the law, his sister architecture
Lionel himself favored nothing in par
ticular, unless it was baseball HIS
course at college had not fitted him
especially for any of these except base .
ball. He was capable of pitching at a
four thousand dollar clip, but he was not
in need of more money than was given
him by an unusually wealthy and indulg-
emit father and baseball did not meet
the entire appreciation of his family
Finally he compromised on literature
And of his first and only book, which
had been named "A Willing Martyr"
this little story has to do.
There was a girl at the bottom OF
the compromise, of course. She it was
who named the book. Lionel considered
her the prettiest and wittiest of the
worlds women, which she was undoubt-
edly, and her suggestions carried much
weight with him. She was of a literary
bent and was determined never to mar
ry. She had consecrated her life to her
chosen work. She had made Lionel 1ele
hero of a thrilling tale which every ed
ltor Of prominence in the English-speak-
ing universe had at one time or an
other returned with gratitude.
They discussed literary subjects largely
on those occasions when they were to-
gether. The girl was an enthusiast Lii
onel caught it, and presently he was in
full swing, dreaming Of plots by day and
chasing adjectives and other big game
by night. jotting Impressions in a note
book for the girl to criticise-which she
did unsparingly, praising without stint
the work with which she favored iilm
for inspection. He completed his sketch
at last-a weak little thing that was
brought home to him by a big and
strong but withaI kindhearted rejection
slip. He completed another, and it was
bought by an Eastern magazine. This,
so he and the girl decided, settled it;
he must write a book.
Don't You Think she said to him
one evening when the first chapter mad
been finished and he was undergoing the
delightful cooling-off process which all
literary workers undergo in order to save
themselves from spiritual moderation,
that you are pushing the story bit
too rapidly? The hero has hardly been
introduced to the heroine, yet he is maxi
has proposed to her, and her long lashes
are sweeping her cheeks, plain evidence
that she is to accept him in the second
chapter. How, pray, do you expect to
make a book of the story?''
well" replied Lionel, laughing some
what awkwardly. ST don't konw. I had
thought that something might turn I'D
to tear them asunder, and that the hero
might do number of readable things
to effect reunion. He is a determined
fellow, and he loves the heroine diss act
edly, you know"
Yes, said the girl thoughtfully, 'the
heroine might change her mind and de-
eide to marry the villain. BY the way.
When DO you propose to introduce the
Vallain? What sort of a man is he to
be? Is he capable of winning the Zero
inc away from the hero just for mean
ness? Or is there a secret connected with
the heroine's birth?"
1.-THE villain" asserted Lionel. dis to he
poor weakling whom the hero ca.a lick
with one hand. I have always consid.
cred these villains who make thirty OF
forty chapters of real trouble an abom,
nation, and I propose to institute new
order The villain will not marry the
heroine. He will make no effort to wiz
her from the hero, because the hero is
gong TO marry her before the villain
dodblast him!-is introduced And as fol
a secret connected with the heroine $
birth, hope you do not believe me cae
pable of anything quite so hackneyed, SC
drearily conventional. / intend devotine
the second chapter to the wedding prep
arations. The third chapter will de-
scribe the wedding itself And the fourth
chapter will concern the birth of a.
new idea in story telling. The villain
VIII be introduced therein as a combel
OF lawns and horses, also a vallainess
VIII appear in the form of several hired
girls. And from this point to the piece
OF raw verse at the end of the last
chapter there will be something doing
The happiness of the heroine will be
threatened every hour or two, and the
nero will simply do stunts BY George
1t will be great!''
VIII it, asked the girl, obviously.
certainly. Let me give you an out
line of the fifth chapter The heroine
has in process little dinner party te
which have been invited number of hel
girlhood friends. She is particularly