Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-01
Tricks of the
Trade
BY +. H. LANCASTER.
JE LOOKED up at her, creasing his

Il LOOKED up at her, creasing hi
II brows against dezz.e and doub'
at isn't so much talent as"
Experience? she suggested. "Tha
sun is putting your eyes out. Even
you have but a moment 10 stay yo'
might as well take one of thss
chairs and be comfortable"
Thank you" He left his perch OF
the steps and drew up a basket chat
with preoccupit carefulness.
"No. II isn't experience" he said
leaning forward to lay his hat on tn
banlster. 81 have never had any expe
riencs in love-making. You needn't be
gin to smile. Honestly, l haven't. 1t il
only understanding the tricks OF tn,
trade"
"You seem to understand them" sh'
commented. "Your love stories ar,
about the best / see."
"Now you are laughing at me. Blu
Lam in earnest. There isn good deal o.
art in writing .ove story"
"Yes," she admitted, ~ ina gtne 20,
have to split good many fine hairs
suppose there is where the tricks OF
the trade come in--or is It the Art?"
"Oh, It is all the same thing"
what? Tricks of the trnds and
art?"
yes" he maintained. TT Is al IN
understanding ones business"
"You seem TO have made an sz
haustive study Of lovs-rnaking." Ahs a.
sentsd.
81 darssay II will sound absurd to
you. Those strong bright little essays
ofyours show so much care and study
but | have studied this thing ss ear.
nestly, more earnestly than ever
studied anything"
And where do the tricks OF the
trade come ln?" she asks d. intsrsstsd
"In knowing Just how much to sayf"
"No," he hesitatsd. rather IN know
ing how to make what you leave unsaid
say great deal"
"Wel!, you can 90 that" she said,
warmly. Those little things OF your.
Often remind me OF what Rushsn said
Of Titan. You remember Thnt he
could put the issue o< hfs and dec IN
into the back Of man asking tho
way?"
"Now please stop laughing al me-"
II am not laughing. You may call
II trick Of the trade. but I ean II gen
iuA"
. wasn't II Carlyle who said that gen
ius was only an enlarged capacity for
hard work."
mo; don't think II woe. u sounds
entirely too honest"
quick smile leapsd to his lips.
you will never believe any thing good
OF that poor man because he treated
his wife so roughly"
why, when you consider that she
gave up everything on earth for him.
/ imagine that his idea OF genius was
to make life a burden for every being
that he held authority over"
Have you read his Everlasting
No?"
"of course, l know that he was A
shrewd and accurate thinker. / admit
his genius, but"
HIS wife has your Aympsthyr
ITO be sure"
Ihere was one OF those short sasy
siencss that drop ~ naturally into
me conversations OF conRenial people.
The man was the hrst TO speak. "You
nave been so gooC this afternoon that
! ,hink you deserve to pay the hne that
al GOOD people have to pay for their
good nature and be imposed upon"
She smiled as her eyes turned la1ily
toward him. "Who is to impose upon
me? Your"
Yes | am going to gain your con
sent to project that have long had at
heart"
Il suppose II Is not worth while for
me to say anythlng"
on, you can say yes, you know"
We'll! And what is your projectf"
Lets get out book together. You
WIN contribute the essays and ri fur
ni,h the love stories. We will call Il
Wheat and Tarss. My stories viii be
the Tares."
doubt that There 10 more OF the
stan OF life In your love making than
In my reasoning. Do you suppose We
could get II publishsdf"
brown Bros. have agreed 70 bring
1t out Eight per cent royalty. Thsy
will want II before spring"
She laughed at his. nerve.
You seem to have Investigated the
subject pretty thoroughly"
ut was all eonditionsl-in .ns. you
consented"
She smiled and LOOKED away toward
the distant sea view. II his PROPOSE
uon held Its promise OF pleasure Il also
held an aftermath OF palm. And lust
at present common sense was inclined
TO lay more stress upon the undssirA
bility OF pain than upon tAs dssisabii-
ity OF pleasure.
You will consent. woat your" he
asked, snxiou,ly.
She paused a moment 20 bid common
sense deliberate farewell. yea
she said, IL suppose w could manage
IL by spring"
Good ought to write Brown
Bros " this mail, but I don't believe
can make 4, unlsss you will lend me
the use OF your typewriter for u few
minutes"
Certainly. rou know the wsy TO my
study7"
Right through ,hn window, snt
III Thank YOU"
The girls hands tishtsn.d on the
arms Of her chair, Was Il pleasure or
pain7
AT first they did not see very much
OF each other. Crhp little business
notes furnished their medium Of com.
munieation. aud as far a, she was con.
cerned common sense put forth all her