Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-20

and struggling author, applied to his
friend David Reid for work to helT
him over slack season. Reid obtain
ed commission for him to collaborate
In writing novel with Mrs. Endi,
colt, rich young widow, who devoted
q considerable portion Of her time tC
literary work.
The lady, who had been extremely
businesslike in arranging terms with
him, soon revealed quality Of tenn
per and disposition which considerably
| aggravated the difficulties of his work
Really" she said one day, "Mr
| Herbert, you are incOrrigible. In the
last installment of the story which
have received from you find you have
deliberately departed from my written
instructions and from the carefully
drawn up synopsis of the plot with
which provided you. This is not the
| first nor
Excuse me, Mrs. Endicott, but will
you kindly tell me in what essential
point have failed to observe your in
structions?''
II warned you BEFORE" continued
the widow, that the lovemaking in
the story was to be held in check until
we had reached the twentieth chapter,
yet in the fifteenth you turn the hero
into mere moonstruck, philander-
ing
He started to his feet, saying alb
ruptly:
Il quite understand you, Mrs. Endi-
colt, and there is no occasion for an
other word of explanation. have in
deed come here expressly to tell you
that l must relinquish all further
share in your literary project"
His altered tone and manner seemed
to embarrass her, and she held her
head down as if anxious to avoid his
gaze.
After moments pause he added,
while placing 5 sovereigns and slip
of paper on the table before her:
81 received f25 from you, Mrs. Endi-
colt. now return to and give you an
undertaking to repay the balance with
in three weeks from the present date.
Tie REIMBURSEMENT of the work which
you engaged me to do involves, in my
opinion, an unwarrantable breach of
accordingly"
"Oh. Mr.. Herbert, hope you will
not
But words were useless now, for the
handsome though somewhat haggard
looking young man had abruptly left
the room. the moment he had finished
speaking.
Ten days after this unpleasant Incl
dent the widow called upon Mr.. Reid
her lawyer, benevolent looking man
Of sixty, who, instead of greeting Mrs.
Endicott with his usual CHEEKY smile,
bowed gravely as she entered his
room, an unmistakable expression of
disappointment in his shrewd yet kind
ly face
"What's the matter?" she asked,
with a familiar nod, for the lawyer
was an old and valued friend.
Il was just now thinking about my
young friend, Philip Heruert, and
"The very person that wish to
speak to you about" she said quick
ly, and then in a few words told him
of the collapse of her arrangements
with the young barrister, adding that
she had written to his address at the
Temple inviting him to resume his
suspended work, but had received no
reply to her letter.
Nor are you likely to receive one,
He must have recently suffered Sc
we're mental shock, l fancy. At any
rate, one of the best and most amiable
of men is now so i'll that his life is
despaired off,
Mrs. Endicott dropped her veil and,
rising to her feet, muttered few
words inaudibly and then left the law
yer's Office and hurried to her carriage.
That evening when David Reid call
ed at the Temple to inquire as to the
condition of his sick friend the char
woman, Mrs. Lorrigan, bibulous and
plethoric person, who was Herbert's
only attendant, informed him that a
professional nurse had arrived at the
chambers only an hour before to take
charge Of the sufferer.
After three weeks of acute suffering,
pale and emaciated, the young barris-
ter was able to sit up in bed and con-
verse with the doctor. whose parting
words to him that night were:
You owe your life mainly to your
nurse, Mr.. Herbert. You must always
remember that"
The professional nurse came at 10
p. m.
did lady call here While was i'll.
nurse?" suddenly asked the GONZALES
cent, waking from a refreshing sleep.
"No, sir"
''Fact is, owe lady some money.
and if she should CALI
'She is not likely to call for it sure
ly." said the nurse in low voice.
"She may do so, for | always found
her very harsh and exacting' After
a pause he added: And yet. nurse, she
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