The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-04-18
MISS WICCS'
PRIZE STORY


Little Miss Wigs extended trem-
bling hand.
She carefully cut the end of the en-
yelope with the scissors and drew out
the letter. 1t was very brief
"The editors Of The Story Magazine
take great pleasure In presenting the
inclosed check as payment of the prize
offered for the best short story submit
ted In their recent contest"
That was all But u dozen pages OF
praise could not have pleased little
Miss Wigs more. 1t was not large
sum of money. to he IRE. but to her it
meant "A great deal, Ever since that
day three months before when She had
mailed the story and the required sub
scripiion money she had waited ald
body.
There had been little sewing for her
to do of late. and she had watched her
income dwindlc away with growing
fear She had never thought of trying
to write til Cordela Brown one day
brought her copy Of The Story Maya
zine Ia read tordclia was seventeen
years old now and well along In high
schnol Ian, .ho lad uoy,r r,rcottrn
Miss Wigs kindness Of former days.
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nm afraid the story win hardly suit
them" Then. with an the kindness
she could command. she explained TO
the woman the needs Of the magazine.
Ii used little else than love stories, she
said aud for that reason the editors
would scarcely take the trouble to ex-
anime manuscri;ts OF another charac-
ter.
But why not try again." she fin,
ished brightly. "Our subscription has
expired, aud Won can send in our re.
newal with the story. Please do Miss
Wigs"
So Miss Wigs did try again. Some
how as she sat Ia, the dartened parlor
a plot came To her, an idea for II love
story. uniuue, clever. interesting. She
told II To Cordella, and the girl clapped
her hands ioyously.
ION, III ever COOL, MISS W lEES.
she said. And when the story was writ
ten and read TO her she rnye Il exactIv
the same praise. And now the story
had won the prize.
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