Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-12

TIE LOOKED up at her, creasing his
III brows against dazzle and doubt
ut isn't so much talent as"
"EXperience?" she suggested. ''That
sun is putting your eyes out. Even il
YOU have but moment to stay you
might as we'll take one of these
chairs and be comfortable"
THANK YOU" He left his perch on
the steps and drew up basket chair
with preoccupied care fulness.
mo, it isn't experience he said
leaning forward to lay his hat on the
banister. II have never had any expe-
rience in love-making. You needn't be-
gin to smile. Honestly, I haven't. tits
only understanding the tricks of the
trade"
you seem to understand Them" she
commented. ''Your love stories are
about the best l see."
Now you are laughing at me. But
am in earnest. There lisa good deal Of
art in writing love story"
YES she admitted. II ina CINE you
have to split good many fine hairs.
l 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 trade and
art?'
"Yes," he maintained. "It is all in
understanding ones business"
You seem to have made an ex-
haustive study of iove-making," she as
scented.
II daresay it will sound absurd to
you. Those strong, bright little essays
OF yours show SO much care and study,
but l have studied this thing as ear
nestly. more earnestly than I ever
studied anything."
"And where do the tricks of the
trade come in ?' she asked, interested
I'm knowing just how much to say?"
no. he hesitated, "rather in know
ing how to make what you leave unsaid
say great deal.''
well, you can do that" she said.
warmly. ''Those little things of yours
often remind me of what Ruskin said
of Titan. You remember? That he
could put the issue of life and death
into the back of man asking the
way?"
Nov please stop laughing at me-"
Il am not laughing. You may call
it trick Of the trade, but 1 call it gen
ius.''
wasn't it Carlyle who said that gen
JUS was only an enlarged capacity for
hard work?"
mo; I don't think it was. 1t sounds
entirely too honest
A quick smile leaped 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,
l imagine that his idea of genius was
to make life burden for every being
that he held authority over"
"Have you read his Everlasting
No?''
"Of course, I know that he was a
shrewd and accurate thinker. Iadmit
his genius, but"
"Hls wife has your sympa thy?"
ITO be sure.''
- There was one of those short easy
silences that drop so naturally into
the conversations of congenial people,
= The man was the first to speak. "You
have been so good this afternoon that
l think you deserve to pay the fine tia
all good people have to pay for their
good nature and be imposed upon"
She smiled as her eyes turned lazily
toward him. "Who is to impose upon
me? You?"
Eyes. lam going to gain your con.
sent to project that have long had al
heart"
Il suppose it is not worth while for
me to say. anything?"
IN, you can say yes, you know"
WELL And what is your protector
Lets get out book together. You
will contribute the essays and I'll fur.
nish the love stories. We will call i,
Wheat and Tares.' My stories will be
the Tares." ~"a
81 doubt that. There is more Of the
staff of life in your loye-making thar
in my reasoning. Do you suppose We
could get it publish ed ?" :.|.,
Brown Bros. have agreed to bring
it out. Eight per cent. royalty. They
will want it before. spring..
She laughed at his nerve.
You seem to have investigated tn,
subject pretty thoroughly.
. IT was all conditional in case 70,
consented. g.=# s.a4 S.
She smiled and looked away towar,
ssSt he distant sea view. IL his PROPOSE
sion held its promise ot pleasure 1t als.