Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-10

II II selves, without word sound from him.
n He had achieved success. his name had
been in print and had been printed-witness
IgS the re se,s o., r-,,. ,r., hi. .,..,. ,,,,
suppressed smile curled his lips His name
Reginald Wardrop-had appeared in letters Of gold
covers of a book He had written novel with his
own hand and BRAIN and 81 had been published
viewed His name. too. had appeared i'm more than
two magazines attached stories that had pro
nounced good and not by his friends only
suits had followed quickly Results which at the first
blush seemed wholly pleasing surprising
In days he had three letters asking him
tribute short stories to magazines of more or less repue
We shall be pleased if let have story from
your pen as soon as convenient " Such the tenor
all three letters
All that he had written given the world
had been tales OF and adventure. with the female
and sentiment conspcuousv lacking and when
reviewers had noticed the himself that
he alone, but greater been remarkable
for the same omission and had rather goried i'm it,
But he soon had reason TO modify his opinion. After,
for the sake Of appearances delay OF day two he
had written TO the editors Of the three and
gracousy granted the favor they craved That an
delightful was such plain sailing and so easy and withal
had certain feeling OF grandeur about he
sent of three stories three good atores Of ronckng
venture with no stint Of incident or characters humor
But he needed al the Of humor could call
TO his aid. for in few days Of the editors
turned his cherished stories wrote grudg-
ing note, intmang chat they would keep story
it was not quite what they wanted.
Would keep g. forsooth Mr. Wardrop's noble rp
curled and NE almost began demanding his
MS. back. as he would have difficulty iu placing
it where it would be more fully appreciated" But his
lighting the other two rejected MSS prudence re-
asserted itself and he staid his hand
We are to have TO return your stories they
are entirely unsuited 90 our needs You will though
are sure have no dm'uN in placing them May We have
instead nice bright love story, with ending?
The wording of the letters similar Mr. Wardrop
for moment half suspected collision. 90 nice. bright
love story "he silent thought some time then
and walk. Perhaps walking will give me
idea, he three or four days he pursued
this course. but neither walking sitting stn
TO avan him anything
lie sat down before his artstica1y Uttered
writing table and began seriously try
his mind ON the work in hand. The smile the flush
gradually died from his cheek was face to face
with the throes and agonies composition glory had
tecedod Tor time. a love story he muttered. %
haven't got idea for / them all
pitch on love Stories" he rascbIy. the
Guilty loomed larger and larger how write them?
know nothing about love why the dickens they
for stories such slightest taste for
writing? II they had ever seen a love story by me
could understand it," The thing beginning get
his nerves To try mitigate the haunting feeling
he was wasting precos limo no sont OF his two al
stories to other magazines and felt Of one
whole day that at any rate he had done something.
But the date by which he had promised the love
drew rapidly nearer and and with every hour that
passed he felt himself more and more wrought and
less capable of fulfilling his obligation
At last there was only week left before the two
stories were due He took his seat at his writing table
dejccedy and rrtably but in the feeling that
at least must be begun that day II only
extent Of one sentence or the fainest glmmering Of
idea.
For hour, with his elbows on the table his head on
his hands garing with haggard distraught eyes
at the ink rot, trying hard his thoughts
How bitterly then did he rcproach himself his past
indifference to women and love and all the pretty
queries and balances that other
so intimately What fool ne had been, in what good
stead might experience have him now
His mind wandered away, trying o picture himself
as taking part in love making proposal
being really head to be making
fool Of himself he lad other fellows
minding. But it was use. 90 1t is experience want
he muttered heplessy rising in despair pace
As ne turned his fell calendar hanging by his
writing table The 18th! the 18th already, BY Jovc.
leOuardS And
and III tool" lie thankful for any interruption
tu his futile brain raclinE. really desperate.
Desperate with the desire to those
written desperate to away from them any excuse
whatever.
" I'll go-and-and IN get experience before
attack the beastly things again, or-or-"
lie put his notebook and pencil for he had
10 think out real scenes in which he play prom
inent part that night hirtatons in which badnage
reparee must be constant and briant love
they required deal Of thinking
II Dorothea is there" he thought, he rolled
towards his hostess house that evening "a hanson,
II Dorothea is there might get as far as pro-
posal-she won't mind I'm sure"