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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-17
AT NEW YORK.
After a Sag All Grains Rallied and
Closed Session strong

NEW YORK, Dec. -Flour-Receipt %. 40
brls; exports. %. 400 brls. The market was fairly
active and closed steadier. with wheat. Rye
flour firm. Buckwheat flour steady. Corn meal
steady. Rye steady. Barley dull.
%. 400 bu. Spot firm: No. 2
red. Sic f. o. b. afoat; No. 1 northern Duluth.
s3c f. O. b. ahoat; No. / hard Manitoba nominal.
4. o. b. afoat. Options opened steadier on
cables, but sagged off under liberal Southwest
receipts and selling by st. Louis. Later they
rallied and wound up the session rather strong.
influenced by a scare of shorts. bullish news
from the Northwest and big flour clearances.
closed at sIssc: December. ssli@sOc. closed at s6c.
Spot firm; 10. 2. Sc elevator. 5ssc I. o. B.
ahoat; No. 2 yellow. 55c; No 2 white. 53c;
day on scant farm offerings, very light re-
eeiipts. steady cables and pull support. closing
at 4sssc: December. sc. closed at SIC.
oats-Receipts. $500 blu; exports. 1e. 7s5 bu.
standard white. 42c: No. 8 oats. 3s&c; No. 2
white. 42Ac; No. 3 white. 4l%c; track white.
Hides firm. Leather firm. Wool firm. Coal
bellies. $500; picked shoulders, G.5Oas:
E pIesIss hs ssl s.. sl Reane d ea asTd ce ensK; we: TED,
Pork easy. Tallow steady.
Cotton-seed oil frm Petroleum firm.
at CSC. Mind firm. The market for futures
opened steady at a decline of 15Q25 points.
which was only a partial response TO much
lower European cables and rather full primary
receipts. Trading was fairly active at the de-
cline. there being heavy liquidation of scatter
ing long accounts, but at the lower level there
was good support from the recognized bull con-
tingent. and. while Europe was a seller early.
foreign orders later in the day seemed to favor
the buying side. so that the market ruled
steady, recovering part Of the initial loss. the
better tone becoming more apparent as the
closing French cable reported an advance of
Il franc in that market. making the net decline
a matter of III francs. The close was steady
and net 1oa15 points lower: Sales Were Isl. 600
6.lOc: March. 6.25@6. 40c; April, 63566.5 5c; May,
6.55G6. TIC; June. 6.75c: July. 6.S0d6. soc: Septem-
Der. 7q7.1oc; October. T.05G7.loc: November.
7.IOd7. 15c.
Sugar-Raw firm: fair refining. SIC; c%entrifu-
gal. 90 test. SIC; molasses sugar, PIC. Refined
steady; crushed. 5.o5c; powdered. 455c; granu-
lated. 455c.
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of Trade that 1t will adjourn the day before
Christmas for three days: Stock and grain ex-
urday following Christmas.
The Duluth Commercial Record comes forth
with another estimate on the Northwest wheat
crop-177, 00o. 900 bushels. but this estimate is not
far away from others that have appeared recent
~. The Commercial Record claims that there is
for sale on the farms and In the interior and In
public elevators 1900. 600 bushels. and that the
requirements for the balance OF the year will
be 9i.0O0,o0 bushels. This would indicate that
farmers have marketed So per cent. OF the crop.
e RI Miiler's agu m keeP Ths Mir Minne eae M%ort MsTsst
Record estima oes that 81 per cent. Of the crop has
been marketed.
The State reports on the yield of corn. this
year as they come In are confirming the views
of those in the trade who have held that the crop
has been largely o~verestimated. The Nebraska
report, out this week, estimates a total yield of
I6s. 900, 900 bushels. compared with 252. 900. 900 bush
els last year. a falling Off of SO, 900, 600 bushels, or
about 80 per cent. Illinois did better. the State
report indicating a yield OF thirty-nve bushels to
the acre. compared with thirty-nine bushels last
year. a decrease of four bushels. or II per cent.
that of 1902. The total yield. however, estimated
at 25s. ZOO bushels: compared with a govern
The average yield. however. is one bushel in ex-
cess of the average for ten years. There is said
" ~ a SOOa hta " sui OH III II STATE. DUI
the result is called surprising in view OF the con-
ditions.
A prominent Duluth exporting firm wires a
Chicago house as follows: your traders seem
to SPEND all their time looking for the point at
which Armour Will throw out his line. 1t does
not seem to occur TO any OF them that he really
believes intrinsically in the value of wheat and
that the wheat may be worth on it's merits closer
to 81 before spring. yet We ourselves believe
this Is the strongest wheat situation that has
ever existed here. not even excepting the Letter
year. The foreigners are buying Manitobas
abroad as fast as they can. and within three
ter stocks of wheat in the Eas; cleaned up"
A Minneapolis message says: The flour de-
mand is extremely dull. The millers have not
enough orders on hand to run them until the
first OF the year. There is some talk TO the
effect that the millers OF the Northwest have
sold out their long wheat. Some OF the Min
neapolis mills will probably close for repairs
about Jan. l. We look for temporarily lower
prices for wheat"
Reports from st. Louis are that a good demand
is developing for the No. 2 red winter wheat in
stock there. millers bidding SC over May for
round lots. Apparently the bull clique would
least OF its stock at that figure. but IL Is still
holding the cash wheat at lc over Chicago May,
presumably with a view TO possible settlements
with shorts who may not be able to get the
wheat TO deliver. Receipts there are becoming
more liberal. however.
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Following the option market. the local cash
corn market advanced &c yesterday. putting No.
2 and 3 white and December and the other
leading grades to 4olkc. as compared to 40Ac. the
previous days prices. The range:
Wheat weaker; No. . red. SEC track; No. 2 red.
SEC on milling freight; No. 3 red, SIC track:
December, SEC; wagon, SEC.
Corn stronger: No. 2 white 4oltc; No. 3 white.
40i5c: No. 4 white, 3sl1c; No. 2 white mixed.
4oizc; No: 8 white mixed. 4o1kc; No. 4 white
mixed, 3Sl2c; No. 2 yellow, 4o%c; No. 3 yellow,
No. 8 mixed, 4o1zc; No. 4 mixed. sslsc; ear, 4oc;
wagon, 45G50c.
Oats stronger; No. 2 white, 3SAc; No. 3 white.
37%c; No. 2 mixed. 36%c: No. 3 mixed, 3sAc.
Hay stronger; No. 1 timothy, sl1.5o; No. 2
timothy, $40.
Inspections-Corn: No. 2 white. Q cars: No.
8 white. s; No. 4 white, Q; No. 8 yellow. i:
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Oils.

OIL CIT Dec. 16.-Credit balances. 40: GER
ti6cates no bid. Shipments-PennsyIvania. rs
SIS brls: average. Il. s91 brls: Lima. IS. COL brls:
average. 1925 brls. Runs-Pennsylvania- $3.50
brls; average, O,1l5 brls; Lima. 5l.4l3 brls; av-
erage. SO. 547 brls.
SAVANNAH. Dec. 16.-Turpentine nrm az
56hc. Rosin frm; A, b, c, D., F, $40; q,
s.. y; II. s. IS: I. s255: X. 50 80; NJ. $50: ~,
s.. O5: window glass. SIS: water white. $50
WILMINGTON, Dec. B.-Spirits OF turpentins
firm at 55c. Rosin steady az 500. Tar Arm at
81 20. Crude turpenttne firm at $225. 81 50 and
50. so
MONTPELIER. Dec. 16.-Crude petroleum
very strong; North Lima. SIS; South Lima and
Indiana. 81. %
CHARLESTON, Dec. ls.-Turpentine steady at
55ILc. Rosin steady.
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ne Futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull
and prices OFF Saloc Wheat.No. 2 spring, $50
No. 2 yellow. 44c. Oats-No. 2. 35ls0s5ssc; No. 8
white. SGq37tc. No. 2 rye, SIC. Barley-Good
feeding. CSC; fair TO choice mailing, 43Q53c Flax
seed-No. L, 93c; No. 1 Northwestern, 81. Prime
timothy seed. s2S5. grade, sl1.
Mess pork. per brl. $11. 25G11. so. Lard, per 100
lbs. Sc. s2l4Q6.35 Short rib sides Qoose), $sa6. %.
Short clear sides tboxed), s6.25d6.37ik. whisky
Basis of high wines, s127.
Receipts-Flour Al. 600 brls; wheat. 80. 300 bu;
corn. 10000 blu: oats. pa. 800 blu; rye. 1900 bu:
barley, 81, 700 bu. Shipments-F1our. Is. 700 brls;
wheat. 45. 200 blu; corn, 80. 100 blu; oats, 125, 800 blu;
rye 3 200 bu. harley. IL $50 bu
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Poultry.

NEW DIRK Dec. 16.-Pouitry-Live steady:
Western chickens. 101101zc: fowls. 111c. tur-
keys, l3fl4c. Dressed firm; Western chickens,
12c: fowls. 1l4l1izc; turkeys. 16ql9c.
ST. LOUIS Dec. 1e.-Poultry steady: chick
ems. &c; springs. nc; turkeys, l4c; ducks. loc;
geese. &c.
BOSTON, Dec 16.-TSpecial- Fowls. 12612tzc:
at SOC.
Dec. 1s.-Poultry firm: hens.
Sc; turkeys, l21xqi3lzc.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16-Market conditions In
dry goods have changed but little during the
day, buyers continuing TO evince reluctance at
paying the present level, while the attitude OF
sellers Is stronger than ever. Considerable busi-
ness is being booked at asking prices. which
neither buyer nor seller are willing TO say very
much about. Traders arc preparing for their
semi-annual clearance sales. and house trade is
not active.
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No. 3 mixed. IS: ear. ?: total. SO cars Hay: No
2 timothy. / car; No. ] prairie. 2; total. 3 cars.
WAGON
Receipts of corn and hay liberal; prices I'M
changed.
Corn-Per bu. 54G5sc: new. 4sd5Oc.
ats-Pe blu, 3SH4oc-
Hay-Timothy, SllQ1z; clover, S4s mixed.
Sd9.
Sheaf Oats-Per ton. SQf0.
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COTTON CONTINUES DULL.
The Undertone WINS Good, However,
LOSSES Are Only Slight.
fBy a. II. Thompson 8 CO. Wire. !

TBy a X Ihompson q Co.'S Wire-1
NEW YORK. Dec. ls.-The cotton market to-
day was very quiet and dull, although II pre-
scented n fairly Arm undertone. There was less
disposition 20 buy than for some time past.
There Is very little public interest in specula-
ton. and sentiment seems 10 be gradually be-
coming more bear1sh- Ellison estimates OF re-
duced consumption helped to increase the bear
ish sentiment. but the continued hrmness OF
the spot markets restricted short selling. A
considerable decline from present price levels
seems not improbable. Following Is the range:
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BLOCK UNION TRACTION
COMMON SOLD UNDER q.
One Shares offered ON the
Exchange Mt 27-Best Bid Was
~26t1-2-SaIe I'm Open Market.

One hundred shares OF Union Traction common
stock were sold in the open market yesterday at
a price considerably under q. A block of 100
shares was offered at q on the Stock Exchange.
The best-bid price OF the session was 2sA. The
bear raid on Union Traction and Indiana Union
Traction was the feature of the session. Fifteen
was the closing bid for Indiana Union common.
and with 10 the closing ask price. Following
are the official limitations for local securities:
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! for your money than the farm and city
mortgages that We have for sale.
In q years we have sold over eighteen bill
lion dollars OF these mortgages and have
never lost a dollar OF interest or principal
and have never foreclosed a mortgage since
ge have been in business. Phones. New 1924;
Old black il26. &. ~. WILLIAMS q CO.
Bankers. No. 10 East Market ST. Indianapolis
We allow three per cent. on deposits.
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. H-Cotton-Spot
steady. Sales. $3.50 bales. Ordinary, elc: good
ordinary. 10 1850; low middling. II 1s-lec; mid
ding, u 3-lec; good middling. l2*c; middling
bales.
NEW YORK Dec. 1e.-Cotton-Spot closed
quiet; middling uplands, l245c; middling gulf.
IL. zoe. Sales none.
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statistics upon the condition of the industrial
and railroad companies. banks and trust COM
paniss, whose stocks are dealt in on the local
Stock Exchanged
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MONETARY.
Rates ON Loans and Exchange-Clear-
ings md Balances.

INDIANAPOLIS. -Commercial paper, 4d6 per
cent: time loans. 566 per cent. Clearings, $685.
12S. Sc: balances, $2i7. 1864.
NEW YORK.-Call money steady at 4kG5A
per cent. closing bid, and offered at A. Time
per cent. six months, 5d5A. Prime mercantile
paper. 6 per cent. Sterling exchange strong.
with actual business In bankers bills at "a. So. S5
"a. S4. Is for demand and at 81. S0.60G4 so. 20 for
sixty-day bills. Posted rates, $4.SlG4.s112 and
"a. s21kdIS5. Commercial bills, 81. S0A IA. SIX.
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Banking House
OF
A. M.
No. 7 Wall ST., New York City.
MEMBER NEW YORK
STOCK EXCHANGE

Transacts a general banking business.
Receives deposits subject to draft. Divi-
dends collected and RENTED. Acts as fiscal
agent for corporations and negotiates secur-
ity issues Of railroads and other companies.
Deals in Government Bonds and other
Investment Securities.
Commission orders executed.
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Wool

ST. OUIS Dec. I6.-wool steady; medium
grades, combing and clothing. 17d21c: light fine.
15Q17izc; fine. l2d141zc; tub washed. 2oG31c-
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Money Rates Abroad.

LONDON.-Money. IA per cent: discounts,
3A9S7s and 3ssG3%. Consols, IS 13-1S4Ss 15-16c.
PARIS.-Three per cent. rentes, 97f 92l2c for
the account. Exchange on London, PSF 171zc for
checks.
BERLIN.-Exchange on London, 2Om APT for
checks.
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ST. LOUIS. Dec. 1s.-Lead steady at s417h.
Spelter dull at $3.50.
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Treasury Statement.

Treasury Statement.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES statement OF
the treasury balances in the general fund, ex-
elusive Of the $3.50. 900, 900 gold reserve in the
division of redemption. shows:
Available cash balance. 1927, TIA. ISL
Wv IN ooZ, iE5
Silver 1903, 232
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Iarkcts for silver

Markets for Silver.
NEW YORK.-Bar silver. 55ac; Mexican dol
lars, 42c.
LONDON.-Silver bars. 25zd an ounce.
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Butter, Cheese and EEgs.
NEW YORK. Dec. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3.7fo
packages. The market was quiet and steady.
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with interest. '.For delivery when issued.
ssEx-dividend. 3 per cent
Sales
indianapolis Water .lmh
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LOCAL SECURITIES;
THEIR CONDITION


STATEMENT. OCT. so. 1903
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-04

At the Alabama experiment station
the average percentages OF fat left I'm
the skimmilk by the separator, deep
cans and shallow pans were .03, ID
ana .O6, respectively. Shallow pans gave
decidedly bettor results than deep cans.
The separator ia Indispensable to the
dnirymcn OF the south.
A ration consisting OF pounds OF
cottOnseed. 3 pounds OF wheat bran
and 10 pounds OF sorghum hay give a
butter practically equal in 1rmness
and volatile acids TO butter from n
ration consisting or ga pounds OF cot
tonsecd meal. pounds of wheat bran
and 10 pounds of cottonseed hulls.
Feeding cottonsoed and cottonseed
meal TO cows on pasture increased tho
melting point or the butter 1 to 3 de-
grces centignde. Three pounds OF cot
tonsccd meal and n pound of wheat
bran gave as hard butter as eight
pounds OF cottonseed meal and pound
of bran. Tho volatile acids In the but
ter were not materially affected by the
different rations.
In churnina experiment OF five
trials the dash churn proved as salts
factory AZ the barrel churn for churn-
Ing whole milk.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-09-04

ANY CHUCH or parsonage or institu-
tion supported by voluntary contribu-
ton will be- given n liberal qua tity OF
the Longman Il Martisez Pure Paints
whenever they paint.
Note: Have done SO for twenty-sev.
enyears. Sales: tens of millions OF gal
ons; painted nearly two million houses
under guarantee to repaint if not salts
factory: The paint wears ior periods
up 10 eighteen years. Linseed Oil must
be added to tie paint (done in two min
utes). ctual cost then about 81 % a
gallon. Samples free. Sold by our
Agents. Moss & Greever-Tazew ell. The
Block Co. -PCcahontas
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the story To the real man and have him
ask her about H. Then have them part.
That's the way the fourth act would
be. wouldn't it,"
mo" said Buscoe solemnly. This
man and this heroine OF mine have alb
soiutely no family ties TO consider.
After the man had been told about the
woman there would be n parting. That
would be the third act. But In "rhe
Perfect Play both the man aud the
woman would reconsider He would
seek the woman out. and the fourth
act would bring them together. happily
married"
"a play like that. you say" inter.
rupted Hartley. has never been writ.
tenY'
I'm plays that have that sort OF A
woman for heroine" explained Bus
coe. usually also the violation OF the
social law has been serious one. In
The Perfect Play the woman must
early come TO realize her folly and feel
a usual but entirely unwarranted and
exaggerated sense OF her wrongdoing
When she meets the man. she naturally
breads To tell him. Well. never mind
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UNIONS HAVE co@Yo STAY
A College President who Defends
the Organization OF Labor.

the organtzation OF Labor.
In an address before the New Eng,
land Society of Scranton. Pa. Rev. Or
w. \. StryScr. president OF Hamilton
college. said:
Unions OF labor have como TO stay.
Combination and community OF inter
est are their inherent right also. Thoy
are n fact and u factor. They must DO
recognized. They are recognized oven
In denying them recognition.
Fingers In ones ears IL nm ultimatum
That two can play at. To hide under
thc bedclothcs may comfort the child.
but Will not stop the thunderstorm.
Even to a criminal tho law does not
deny the right TO choose his own nttor-
ncy. The credentials Of any spokesman
are from those who send him. not from
those To whom he Is sent. Tho principal
accrcdits Ills agent
Organized capital sneaks through its
delegate. l abor has Nc same right. IL
n given envoy is difficult. austcro or Of
fensivc, 10 much the worse for those
who commi ssion him. Either party may
request n different delegate. but In pre-
scribe how he shall be chosen ar 20 re.
fuse all Is To break or diplomatic rela
lions. The right not 10 deal through self
sent mcddlcrs does not modify the duty
To recognize those who are properly In.
dorsed. Only faulty challenges the
right OF men TO act ana To speak col
lectivcly and by whom they will oh
viously 100000 workmcn cannot state
their cause separately 10 ten executive
boards. The question. gentlemen. ms To
Mr.. Baer. or as TO MIR. Mitchell. IL not
whether he In In the employ of those 10
whom he goes. but whether hc IL au.
thorizcd by those from whom he comes
The contention OF the operators that
they may dictate just how their men
shall approach them cannot hold rs
ground before American common sense
and fair play. 1t viii TALL. Il falls al.
ready. for that public which does not
Quibble knows that practically the
United Mine Workers as such and IN
the person OF John Mitchell arc bcfor,
the commission and tho country. TIL,
arbitrary prccept issues 40 fur only IN
mutual cxnspcrations and furnishes tho
prolific opportunities or marplots. Any
genuine effort TO agree must listen (,
all parties claiming 90 bc such.
AZ To the alleged nonresponsibility OF
the miners because they arc not incor
porntcd. remember that since they can
not be enJoincd they cannot enJoin. i
IN. even further remember. thnt thei
adhesion To their word given IL thsi
whole capital. They know that Ia,
country watches them in this 10 see y
they be men. Under immense tempta
ton they have this summer past KEEP
their word. IL IL much. IL III enough
Incorporation may be n wise device. bu
II is not the first and great command
mcnt.
AZ TO compulsory arbitration" VIII
wants IT. 1t IL n contradiction in terms
The essence OF arbitration IL voluntRr.
consent TO take advice If its obitc
cicta IRE nmicabiy accepted. II IL excel
lent. IL IL can compel. IL IL but new
court. and we are where we started
Agreement and litigation are two oppo
site ways. II arbitration could 10 com
pulsory. IL would be supernuous.
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Curing Lemons.

A successful Australian lemon grow
er Is said to cme his fruit as follows:
He gathers the lemons just when they
are turning yellow. The fruit is cut
off and short piece OF the stalk left
on. II IS packed In ordinary cases and
stored in well ventilated cellar hav-
ing a temperature of SO to 81 degrees
". 1t takes from seven to eight weeks
TO cure lemons and sometimes longer.
When cured. the short piece of stalk
left on will drop or when touched.
Lemons thus cured keep for twelve
months. Oranges are cured i'm a SINH
lar manner, but they must be better
colored before cutting than the lemons.
They must be handled more carefully.
and OH no account must they be too
dpe.
cannot raj their calves on II.
are bred TO give so little milk that they
can hardly taise their own calves. Both
extremes are useful In some places,
but not In the hands Of the farmer. Al
good but net extremely large flow OF
milk. a good calf to feed for beef and
good carcass when done producing
are not impossible I'm the same cow,
and they are the best combination yet
found for the general farmer, the man
who cannot keep different animals for
different purposes, but wants dairy
products aud beef too.-National Stock
man,
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IN A
PERFECT
PLA "
by Richard Ram
cOprIsh,. 1862. S the S. S. Mcclure Company


II was all rather new TO Hartley. this
Talk about spot lights" "back drops"
and ''tormcntors." He didn't know un.
I'll Buscoe came up into the woods for
three weeks OF fishing that the stage
had n vernacular that was utterly un-
Ineligible to him. Yet lac was good
deal interested in theatrical things. lie
hoped some day to write play. There
was an incident in his own life that
would make the plot
The acquaintance began I'm n matter
OF fact. fishing resort sort of way. Bus
coe In signing the register had noticed
Richard Curtis IIartlcy's signature Just
above his own.
",rbe mans some sort OF nm author
isn't her he asked the clerk. The clerk
thor who was In the habit OF spending
his summers ut the resort.
"rhat must lac the man." Buscoc had
remarked alIsently. SHOW him To mo
when he. comes In"
Within day after that Hartley he
gan to hear things about the stagc.
Within week he began TO hear about
''Thc Psrfect Play
"Somc main like you" Buscoc told
him. could write such play. I've had
the Plot I'm uind for months. but can't
write the dialogue"
They were out on little canoe pier
I'm the moonlight when Buscoe outlined
'"rhe Perfect Play" TO Hartley.
H..
"must be n pretty girl and good girl
unsophsticatcd and trustful. While
still n young woman she falls I'm love
with man. Not really I'm love. but she
thinks she does She believes she IL IN
love with the man Ia such an extent
that when he proposes MI elopemeni
she is romantically charmed. She hai
no family 10 consider. and there IL nc
reason why she should elope with tn,
man except that he is the sort OF q
man who could not come out openly
with proposal OF marriage without
arousing the opposition OF her guard
ian. So she elopes. At their destina
ton she leaves him. having come to hel
senses Ell route. Naturally she drendi
TO 30 back 10 the people who have beer
all her life long kind TO her. so she goei
away alone.
''Some years later she meets the rca
man. Then write In your love story
Prepare for the announcement OF thei
engagement and then bring OIL you
heavy Have him come from the VII
iage where your heroine was born an'
have him Mt once recognize her.
"IIe is warm friend or the hero o
the play and believes II Is his plaii
duty to tell the elopement story. You