The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-04-26
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: A CASE OF
5 COLLABORATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

II want to know exactly how to
write this story" began the girl.
The author regarded her a moment
meditatiyely, with the tips of his
fingers pressed lightly together, aft
er the manner of Sherlock Holmes.
He was tall and thin, yet-which
seems strange in an author-ele-
.gantly attired. His face was clean
shaven and of classic, interesting
type-the forehead broad, the nose
straight, the eyes deep set and faith
omless, the mouth sensitively 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
characteristics appealed to her the
least. The author in his profound
way was not thinking Of the girls
story, but OF the girl. The girl, he
suspected, was interesting. The sto-
ry he was not SO sure of.
Before writing story" he said
after moments thoughtful pause,
s'there are two things for the writer
to determine"
"only two?" said the girl in a
tone of relief.
"Well, two main things" he cor
rected gently. Gone is whether his
story is worth writing"
"Aiine is certainly worth writ
ing" broke in the girl impatiently.
The author waved his hand with
a mild, protesting gesture.
"Of course" he observed. "The
other is whether the writer can write
"But," said the girl, drawing her
eyebrows together, "that is just what
I have come to you for"
"What-to ask me to write it?"
exclaimed the author in some per-
turbation.
tDear, no-that is,. not exactly,
but to find out how it ought to be
written. And them
E'And then ?" he inquired.
'Well, if you like" she remarked
Kindly, 81 don't mind if we write it
together"
"But," objected the author, ssI
have never collaborated."
'Nor have T., said the girl.
s'Yet you propose he began.
sNo," she interrupted hastily; ssI
should leave that entirely to you.
Leave what ?" asked the author,
pleased to find his original suspi-
cion verified, for the girl was GER
tainly interesting and remarkably
pretty.
'The collaboration, 1 suppose"
she explained.
"Ah, the collaboration! But the
story?"
els all about girl" she said.
$50 far, then, it is likely to be
good" remarked the author judi
cially. It was odd, he mused, that
Ae had never before noticed the
wonderful delicacy of the girl's COM
plexion. Call about girl" he re-
peated mechanically, embracing no
other character 2"
"She might be made to embrace
some one, replied the girl reflective
ly.
: E1she- but I mean the story . the
author. corrected.
sfOh, the story! Twas thinking Of
the girl" .S$..
sAnd so am j, . said the author.
You see, she ran aWay," explain
ed the girl, leaning forward on her
elbows and speaking in a confden-
tial tone.
ooh, she ran away From school?"
i esNo; from her husband |" y
Bless me, " said the author, "what.
a very wicked young lady!"
sfShe merely did it for a--well,
kind of lark" explained the girl
.apologeticall y.
That is some slight condonation,
of course" admitted the author.
Then, = went on the girl, "there
was the other man. = e 35
Naturally," sighed the author,
with weary collection of Adelphi
melod dramas. She ran to him ?''
tsN othing Of the sort r! exclaimed
the girl. sTbe 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. ,Ysss
How long had she known him ?f''
asked the author, with Fesignation.
ssOh, ever SO long Is = ou see, her
school friend 4 cousin had intro
.auced her to him when she still had
long hair
81 on mean before il was cut off !'s r.
9. st!5StsE 8, no! w hen it was down her
back. Ihe man was the school,
friend 's cousins bret cther-in- law and
natural " would 't esnember her. "
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