The Republican journal., 1901-01-03
. STORY OF A STORY.
ALBERT LEE.

y ~ ~ Al SASSeA uA1N&
En- n n,nietly as he CLAN ced at the
faDlls descriptions, wa itching un-
E1ns s W for any familiar handwrit-
[r,ioOsfi mark. Presently there was
/ d po' sn at the door, followed al
EslQ ,'aafdiately by the entrance of
.lIlla act art editor, who bore every
ss'Isl~ nnearance of being extremely
grel ny now" asked the editor.
FFha. hole. Leighton" replied the
ID u Il can't get anything out of
"a FEN. ts rhp matter with Won Beck?"
'Nla.' his ankle, or fell off his
ella'1l something's don't know!
sf' W. late with that illustration
4s story, and the plates for
Fog h9ye to be cast the first of
j OIL id Here it is Wednesday, and
d EFe ,rrd he's laid up" The assis-
iahl tpjitor waved his arms in a
q ., Of dispair.
s' 4 iyss moi work with his feet, does
s;s.j Leighton.
al st led work a little with his
. w. sent Johnny up with a note
81 ming and he brought it back
i .i The janitor had orders not
oLope up to see Van Beck"
y y, n dutried Leighton, patiently.
va what shall | do? I'd so up
O .5,1l him out of bed myself, if l
In. ! amt. Chapman's away,
81 o., gor to stay here in the office.
2 M dse sending any more boys
: ..in5,e we throw out Forbes
ri nut in that article on toad
5,nt Tins the toadstool season."
y Y. Mae retorted Leighton. "You
I ..rt throw out Forbes. I'd
I. n-gf the story without the illus
#t can't we get a hook on
-1..E ~ome way? He ought to be
I'D ia-,a the drawing in bed"
= .us.st answered Mac, eff any
..ap5 20 ny there and pound the
~rt-uf it into his Dutch head"
m. looked with a panied ex-
VI ai Mac, and then gazed
-4-l7 ont of the window. A
AZ n-rtlt was shaking the leaves of
mr-aG a-Ianiums on the tenement
.4.egyrUsS the way.
T. sre not very busy this after
- ma tm old fellow" resumed
prrs@-iSeIy,
litug euJ manuscripts, answered
rpn -dUlng from the geraniums.
T4 aut YOU chase up to Won
u You could take a batch of
taf along with you, and read it
tstag8trI."
.e taaned in his chair, and
r.,r qars Won Beck live?"
,H.r melting street. said Mac,
t4 IN find out" and he
. seltmg for his stenographer,
re little passage that led to his
.-pfMuJ. Leighton sighed and
Z. maple Of long, thin envelopes,
,n.o l6eayy rubber band around
+. M 0u his coat, and, taking his
n .a- >ta1Iled out into the hallway,
.e ,.. Wa, tuning and expostulat-
Tt.a weary looking young woman
s spent two minutes of vain
q r Won Beck's address among
b, Then Mac seized the book
ri ana ScraWled the house and
aNwper ou a piece of paper
i.a,o walked slowly through the
on streets and across the City Hall
IN t3e elevated railroad station,
H>conted himself by an open win
N ur OF the double seats of the
&-gt the train. 1t was compare
early III the afternoon, and there
FEW other passengers. He pulled
al uyelope. opened the manu-
T. and set to work reading slowly,
@Qms q his surroundings. AS
llsae. LiS study of each contribu-
Ire made 4 cabalistic mark upon
envelope. for the benefit of his
aud replaced it in the bundle on
-e train drew uptown, the cars
slowly aud finally at Fourteenth
,Qmr one took the seat next to
aou. He merely glanced in that
uon saw that it was a young
M 30 a pink shirt waist and
. a4t moved d little closer to his
N aud proceeded with the read
i 'Ae story that her approach had
Nfea. 1t was evidently not to
'd'J4 log he soon began glancing
Flower the last few typewriter
S tlru folded the paper, marked
'n7-.ore and started on the next.
s Conscious of the fact that his
.aN Was stealing furitive glances
Us slender, but this did not annoy
sle was welcome to such informa-
as atr curiosity might acquire from
@pd turning of the pages. He
steadily and scratched here and
@'A lbs blue pencil, and looked
aYldIly cut of the window to keep
,Faals He disposed of several
KS ousclentitic and social subjects,
10 nd not seem to interest his neigh
very much, for she turned to her
noon paper, and, turning the pages
y he noted his neighbours interest.
Wien he picked up the only
envelope in the pack, addressed in
aY rtrtangular hand, he noticed
aF folded the extra into a tight
aud assumed a position SO erect
}lt could easily look over his
l4tf On to the page in his hand.
'IilAgS he remembered afterWard.
III llme he was merely conscious of
'll ldfnng against his elbow. The
, %gIpi was neatly typewriter, and
uAt1 to 1t with pleasure, after the
y. u declphering that last essay on
l'7H. Buddhism" 1t was a love
: aA1 he smiled unconsciously at
-2nI's5Atlonal way in which it open
1S heighbor moved distinctly
:, y u INN, with kind of little jump.
s ss his head slightly, and she
"a. quickly out of the window Oh
y. n sue W, OF the car. Leighton pro-
W. W. vas about man and woman
+, 'aq NOT seen each other for many
+ 4 Saey had loved in the early days,
, o,, ','ah was now trying to pick up
' lhreads-'tO rekindle the old
leighton again smiled when he
n " " mat expression, and as he paus-