The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-02
Observation-Disclosures
COLLABORATION.
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Observation-Disclosures
Il want to know exactly how to
write this story" began the Girl. The
Author regarded her a moment medi-
tatively, with the tips of his fingers
pressed lightly together. after the man
ner of Sherlock Holmes. He was tall
and thin. yet (Which seems strange
In an author elegantly attired His
face was clean-shaven and Of a classic,
interesting type-the forehead broad.
the nose straight, the eyes deepset and
fathomless, the mouth sensltively cut
yet firm. The Girl was inclined to
think him handsome; she knew he was
successful. She conceived him to be
clever. The last of the three charac-
terlstics appealed to her the least.
The Author Gn his profound way) was
not thinking of the GIRLS story, but
Of the Girl The Girl, lie suspected
was interesting; the story he was not
so sure of. Besides, he mad twenty
guineas per thousand words. so that
naturally. he came to be rather sparlng
of words-except, of course, in his
stories,
Before writing a story" he said,
after a moments thoughtful pause,
there are two things for the writer
to determine"
only two% said the Girl, in
tone of relief
well, two main things he correct
cd gently. zone is whether his story
is worth writing
mine is certainly worth writing"
broke in the Girl, impatlentIy.
The Author waved lis hand with a
mild protesting gesture.
"Of course" he observed. "The
other is, whether the writer can write
it,"
But" said the Girl. drawing her eye
brows together, "that is just what l
have come to you for"
"What-to ask me 10 write it?' ex-
claimed the Author, in some perturba-
ton
Dear. no!-that is, not exactly. but
to find out how it ought to be written
And then"
"And then?" he inquired.
"Well if you like" she remarked,
kindly, 81 don't mind if we write it to-
gether."
But" objected the author, Il have
never collaborated"
"Nor have t. said the Girl. proudly.
"Yet you propose he began.
"Nor' she interrupted. hastily, 81
should leave that entirely to you"
leave what?" asked the Author
pleased to find his original suspicion
verified, for the Girl was certainly in
terestlng. and remarkably pretty.
"The the collaboration, I sup
pose she explained.
"Ah the collaboration But the
story?"
rs al about a girl" she said
so far. then it is likely to be good,'
remarked the Author judlcially. Ut
was odd, he mused that he had never
before noticed the wonderful delicacy
Of the Girls compIexion.) "All about
girl" he repeated, mechanically;
embracing no other characterT
"She might be made to embrace some
one' replied the Girl. refectively.
she? But l mean the story"
the Author corrected
"Oh. the storyl was thinking OF
the Girl"
"And so am l." said the Author
"You see, she ran away" explained
the Girl. leaning forward on her el-
bows and speaking in a confidential
tone
"Oh! She ran away? From school?"
"No. From her husbandr
"Bless me- said the Author, "what
a very wicked young ladyr'
'She merely did it for a--well. a kind
Of lark" explained the Girl, apologet-
ically.
"That is some slight condonation,
of course" admitted the Author
Then" went on the Girl, there was
the Other Man"
Naturally" sighed the Author, with
weary recolections Of Adelphi melo-
dramas. "she ran 10 himY'
Nothing of the sortp' exclaimed the
Girl. "Tbe Other Man didn't even
know her"
THAT seems to simplify matters as
far as the girl is concerned"
But she knew him." went on the
Girl, nodding her head sagely at the
author
How long had she known him?"
asked the Author. with resignation.
"Oh ever so long You see. her
school friends cousin had introduced
her to him when she still had long
hair"
'You mean before it was cut off?.
mo, no. when 1t was down her back.
The man was the school friends
cousins brother-in-law. and, naturally.
wouldn't remember her."
Naturally" sighed the Author
again.
But" put in the Girl. triumphant
", "she remembered himl What do
you think of that?'
Il think 1t does her great credit"
replied the Author difidently. "And
ao-?"