Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-08-10
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81 don't know. You have a chance.
.,t rs bad wound
F,fteen minutes later Robert Latham
..,osd into the sick room with that cx.
ss~,-sted caution which robust six
,.o,sr usually feels IN the presence OF
s..th or mortal sickness. Young Weir
h.a his face turned to the wall. but at
The sound of footsteps slowed round
his head.
He smiled family from the pillows.
lawfully glad TO see you. old fellow,
II was good OF you to COME
Latham choked a little. This mod
ea young fellow With the winsome
smile dragged nightly at his heart
Strings.
aYes. II was dashed good OF me-" he
answered grufIly do you expect your
friends TO forget You just as soon ms
YOU make an idiot OF yoursolf?"
weir's face was study in embar.
rassed apologies. Really couldn't
help Il this time. Latham. The kid
was right In the way OF the car II
was up to nae to DO something
"of course It was. It's always up TO
you to do something" Latham spoke
rufly to'cover a melting heart.
Jimmie Weir laughed little broken
IT, Good old Lathaml Everybody
knows sou. a fierce bari, but you're
mighty shy on bite" Then with sud
den change OF voice. Il say. Bob, there
Is something want you to do FOR me
In case pass out" s
you're not going to do any such
dashed fool thing"
'rhe doctor ,,ak am" answered
the young ilaJ u'tly They don't
say so out az au, bu thcy think 1t.
THEY'RE afraid Il ,ood poisoning
What want eau - do. Bob IN cas-
the thing is & g an, r3c, Is 10 { r
ward this letter 20 E.,ie Sheldon, y all
do that. won't yor Ae huiShd rdtn-
er wistfuliy.
$50 that's what the boys had ca IT,
mind these last three months; E.isA,
have known some baby faced pink and
white girl was at ,.- bottom ~
depression; guess I'll II, .,3E, -l......
to say to Miss Ellie" thought Latham
Out loud he said. Sure thing"
"oh. and there's one thing more
about the book. You'n attend to any
correspondence necessary between me
and the puhlishersE"
II will that. III see that the sale Of
the new great American novel doesu't
suffer becausc its author happens to
he bally idiot without sense enough
10 let people take care of their own
babies"
All through his days work ut the
city desk of the Post young Welr's
white face kept coming between La
than and his work lie had half a
mind to write to the girl himself. S:4N
he had made 1t the rule of his life W.
mind his own business.
Afterward. on a sudden Impulse. he
sat down and wrote u letter to the
young woman who hadn't sense enough
to appreciate Jimmie Weir. He told
very simply and lucidly the story OF
how Weir had thrown himself In front
Of cable car to save child and In
30 doing had lost his hand. how the
boys first words after recovering con
seriousness had been as to the safety
OF the child and how the young author
lay In the hospital at the point az
death. Then he told graphically OF
the young mans fight against i'll health
and poverty, of the brightness and
good cheer which never deserted him
and which won all men TO him. Hes
the most charming man the Lord ever
left unmarried. | don't know whether
you love him. | dare say not. Most
young women haven't sense enough TO
love the right man. But l know that
he cares great deal for you. could
see II in his eyes when he gave me
this letter TO forward you. If you do
care for him, and you're a woman
worth your salt. you win take the
next train for Kansas City. no matter
whether you think II proper or not
If you come. wire me at the Office and
| will meet you at the station" La.
thau sHslieu bFlHiy as lie Feau over
his bTusque. offensive letter. III thai
doesn't bring that young woman, shs
isn't worth the powder to blow her
up" he said to himself
Then full grown there jumped into
Latham's mind an idea for booming
1.-THE Dice OF the Gods that he always
claimed was the real reason for Its
proving the big seller that 1t afterwar1
did. He shouted across the hall tC
Perry, the literary editor:
by thunder. Dick. I've got the big
gest idea in legrolling you ever saw
for booming l'y Tair's book. Yot
watch mg s.accf Im going over tS
see Alcott OF the As oct.ted Press"
The result Of his Interview with Al
colt was apparent In every city OF the
country next morning. Generally speak
ing, the Associated Press is not run fol
sentimental reasons, but the paragraph
about young Weir's accident was de
signed to draw tears from New Yorl
TO San Francisco. 1t succeeded. MeI
talked about Ii in restaurants vOlner