Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-28

oduCluul, SueuuluS DIlel ltSnl upOl
my dreary toil-er-so to speak,
How strange it Is" said the girl
that literary people always speak O.
their work as if it were terribly dis
tressing! Really, it must require
strong sense of duty to keep them al
It,"
do you not find it so yourself?" Ali
bolt asked.
Goodness exclaimed the girl. "You
don't suppose that regard myself as .
literary person."
Il surely think that you have thu |
right" responded Abbott. And that
brings me to my only excuse for this
intrusion. | have been thinking OF
your story, and have been quite dis
satisfied with what | said about it the
other day. Upon more mature retiec-
ton l have become convinced that.
with few tri1ing alterations, it vii
be acceptable for the magazine"
please don't let's talk about it." pro
tested the girl. 1--WE have talked of /,
so much here that
Surely you have not lost confidence,
exclaimed Abbott. But Of course tha'
is natural. The way of every artistic
calling lies largely through the valley
of the shadow. AS to this particular
bit of work. however, l assure you that
| it is very creditable, and you will do
yourself a wrong if you permit dis
enlargement to destroy your faith"
Miss Leigh laughed nervously and
glanced at Hilyard.
Neither my faith nor my discourage
ment is of much Importance" she said
"And my opinion about the story Is, of
course, worth nothing at all in such Il
presence as this. But Mr.. Hilyard has
read it,
"Indeed"' said Abbott, squint.E :
through his glasses at the author. His
criticism should be of value. Mr.. Hi,
yard has written great many stories,
and some of them have been really eN-
cellent. We have printed one now and
then"
when I've been at club stag OF 81
bachelor dinner" said Hilyard, "and
wake up the next morning with that
sad view OF the dreariness and empi
ness of life which comes to fellow Al
such times l always sit down and
write story for your magazine"
'There is no limit to the eccentricitieS
of genius" said Miss Leigh.
Undoubtedly" said Hilyard. Blu
really, Abbott, l think, you've made Il
mistake about In the Light of TIL
Moon 1t is very clever story"
Abbott put the ends of his finger
oorofuI1v +oUothor aud uazpd fhou III
fully down at them. Then he looked
4 up.
81 have been giving the subject /
studious attention. he said, land thu
: result is that have become convinced
, that the matter of the resemblance be
, tween the two sisters may be entirely
eliminated without detriment to tn
, story; indeed, with positive benefit"
II thought that the whole plot turn
ed on it," said Miss Leigh timidly.
: Abbott assumed the air of gent
q and patient schoolmaster.
|. at is true" he said, that a certain
number of the incidents must be modi
fed, perhaps even excised, but the plo
!, is quite a secondary matter in such
= delightful bit of writing. There vii
be enough action, assure you, and w
a shall be rid of the Earring improba
bility involved in your hero's mistakin
q one of the sisters for the other. 1t /
), distinctly humorous, of course. l smi
; ed repeatedly while reading it. An
= yet the fact remains that in real LII
we never find a similar state of al
4 fairs"
]. my dear Mr.. Abbott" said HilyarC
Gin house where | boarded for tW
Years there were twin brothers upwar
of forty years old who from their infanc
had resembled each other so closely tina
1 only their nearest intimates pretended
be able to distinguish one from the othe
They were called Uncle Billy and Unc
Willie in that house, though neither
them was really named William. ME-
| after night l saw them sitting side !
| side at the dinner table, but never kne
| which was which, for the one who can
| to the table first always took the cha
4 upon the right though l should new
have known 1t if the landlady hadn't to
| me. They dressed precisely alike. the
| were growing gray in exactly the san
| degree and bald in precisely similar area
and it was said that not even their de-
fist knew Uncle Billy from Uncle Willie
"Oh, say, Hilyard?' exclaimed Abbot
| you are so terribly-er-imagin
/ 81 am telling you the frozen truth, r
| sponded Hilyard Moreover, these brot
| ers excited my interest in the subject
| such an extent that l investigated sever
| cases of resemblance which they ther
| selves happened to know Of and foul
Il among other curiosities three sisters WI
were as much alike as three impresso
| from the same page of type, and an unC
| and nephew who were not only the pr
II else images of each other. but wrote e
VI actly the same hand. This is very tri
4 ial matter, Brother Abbott, but 1t co
N tains a lesson for you. There are mo
G things in this world that you won't
Il lieve than would all your magazine wi
h good stuff for hundred years. Go OF
n side your office and find some OF them
81 I'm afraid that l lack your enthu
n asm," said Abbott you go out and s
4 what you wish to see. while I see or
II what III real and tangible. But about Il
II story, Miss Leigh
eff you say another word about ]
/ cried the girl, 81 shall 60 into hysteri
4 And you wouldn't like that; l know
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