Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-01-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
COLLABORATION.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

NSulII sVtU
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
II want to know exactly how to
write this story" began the Girl. The
Author regarded her Il moment med-
tatively, with the tips Of his hngers
pressed lightly together. after the man
ner of Sherlock Holmes. He was tall
and thin. vet (Which seems strange
In an authop elegantly atured. HIS
face was clean-shavcn and of classic,
interesting type-the forehead b2oah'
the nose straight, the eyes deepset and
fathomless, the mouth senSitively cut
vet firm The Girl was inclined 10
think him handsome; she knew he was
successful. She conceived him to b"
clever. The last of the three chara".
terstics appealed to her the least.
The Author dn his profound wayl was
not thinking of the Girls story, but
of the Girl The Girl, he SUSPECTED,
was interesting; the story he was not
80 sure of Besides. hr 'fad twenty
suincas per thousand words, 50 that.
nstufaiiE' he '"'"' 10 ''e ''''o' S'' ,''1 49,.
oi worn" "oA''i''' u ~''''
stories.
Before writing story he said,
after moment 'h""I"'l"' pause
ih'le are 'mo '"'''-' WI ''','
to determine o.,
..,,tI i,
on'S wv "'IA we '''''' =
tone o' r'llei'
v" ell TWO '''''l" '"'"+' -, ,'',,,
ed gently 'ohe ~ "ne''e' lis '''''
Is WORM WFl'IhR' =.
Mine is certainly W'''h "''''"S'
broke IN the "'fi' 'h1N'leu'N,
inc An'h"r W"Ne' - """u WIN q
mild' pr"teN''uS t'>'"''' o,,
"ot COURSE h' ""N'rN'"' Nv
other Is, Wht'''r inc "fl'e' Gun wiz"
It,.
But Sa'', tue '.t'" '.' =" 'hS W, ~ =,
broWs together. 'lha' Is just Nh"t !
nave come 10 N"" '"F' .,.,
"Nhat--'o ask me 70 "r''' 1t 'N'
rlalmea 'he A"'u''' !" No'le P'' '"' y"
Ton.
Dear Nc ''a' - ''"l 'h''''' '"'
10 ma cut now 1t ought u 'e "i'''e'''
ana 'leh~
And thcnf ne ,h4mI'e'' :,
wen, II YOU ''N'' N''' ''''', '>1,'
Kindly. i doh WIhu II we "'''e 1t w
gether'
But op1'r'e' ine a"'ho'' "'''
never 'oIa oo'"''', -, ,,,, ..,,,,.
NOR nave l. S'io ~" ''",' '''''oN
YET you er"p"Ne Nv "eS"n' =,
NO: Shs iiils' op'e"' n'S'''H
shoulo le"'e Una, ''t'ie,' ~ S'",
Leave whit 'HNt" NV >', '''' :
P'eaSeu TO mn" us "''S'''"' N"N','' '"''
Feflnea' lor .le or, was ''''','"'' i"
teresuhg' anu rei'lai N'p'S p''",
"lhe - the 'oi'"po''''o''' ""P
pose She eNp'"il'eu,
An. lhe CONGRATULATIONS "'' '"'
story! =
is all ABOUT a Slfi, 81" Sa,u'
so lar' then' IL Is l'heIS 10 w Soou,
femarkeu 'he A".""i J"n'',""H' "
was odd' lie muSe"' '''a, ne n"u never
before noticea tue "o"oerlui ue'ic"cH
OF tue Hirl conil'eN.ou' n'' "'',"'
girl ne repea'eu' ''ecn"n'ca''' ;
embracing no o'l'er c'la'ac'e' --,.,-
SEe might pe maze 10 embrace Soine
one repIled the "'rI' rehecl'NelS.
SHE! but l 'neah Tue "to'S'
the Author correc'eo'
'Oh, the story! was thinking oi
the girl.
Ana so am l. said Tue Author'
you see. She ran away eNpIalhed
the Glri, leaning forward on her ell
bows and speaking i'll conhdehtial
tone.
"oh! She ran away! From schoolE
mo. From her husoahd!
BLESS me- SAID the Author, what
very wicked young lady,
"She merely did 1t for a-well. KIND
of lark explained the Girl, apoiogct'
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 recollectionS Of Adeiphi meio-
dramas. "She ran to him"
Nothing ot the sort.' exclaimed the