The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-01-19
How Mr.. NickersOn
Was Won

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He would read no authors except those
who were only appreciated 10y q crit.
zeal few lie was rich in his own .
right aud had no need TO labor just !
the man whom girls looking out for .
love in chateau are disposed TO angle .
for Among those who angled for Mr. /
NickersOn was Miss Lydia Marble,
and She augled methOdically.
Miss MarDie beliesed that the girl
Mr.. Nickerson would wed must be- in.
tcllcctual and by all means literary
Having procured list OF his favor
tie authors, she glanced over some Of
their works Cshe was much bored in
doing so and admired them in Mr.
Nickcrson's hearing Nickerson was
charmed at the discovery. He had usu-
ally found his girl friends devoid OF
good literary taste. How refreshing 10
meet one who could sympathize with
him I'm his likes and dislikcs.
Miss Marble went TO the mountains
Tor the summer, aud Mr.. NickersOn
followed her lie carried with him
"MurhmOre." a book 10y new au
thor that critics Of the highest grade
pronounced q wonder There was no
plot. Nickcrson detcsted all except
/ realistic novels. but the English IN Il
was simply perfect. Nickerson gave
the book ~ Miss Marble, who seized
upon il with well fegned avidlty,
though she was much chagrined at It's
length.
Sow. ihe stories Miss Marble most
loved and the stories Mr. NickersOn
most dctcsted were detective stories.
Unfortunately. she had just got her
hands on The Mystery Of the Munro
Murder" maze out ~ which the
real culprlt emergcs In the last clap.
ter. having done the murder at the
bottom VI well with a gold tooth.
pick Tie book was incased In a
flaming red cover aud easy 10 be- rec.
ognlzcd. Miss Marble felt that great
care was necessary Ia order that Mr..
Nickrr~on should not stumble upon II
while she was reading Il. She first
skinned "Muchmore." making notes
upon certain points: then she was ready
Tor keen enjoyment with The Mystery
of the Munro Murder"
There was NJ the hotel where MIR.
Nlckcrson aud Miss Marble were stay
Ing pink checked. blue eyed little
girl. ~ demurc that II seemed butter
wouldn melt In her mouth. Her
name. Kltte Cloyerlcigh. WAS rs gen
tie sounding Us she WAS gentle looking
Miss Cloverlcigh rast longing eyes on
the Intellectual MIR. Nickerson. lie
had noticed her as u delicious bit u
flesh aud blood who. II devoid " In
tcllect. was surely very klssahle. one
morning Miss Clo,erleigh went 10 the
Marble ruoms aud there ON a table
saw a copy ~ "Muchmore." with notes
.n I,-u,il Mss TlovsrleIgh. believing
"a the adage. ANS fair In love and
var. appropriated the notes aud
learned that Miss Marble had gone "a
the clin To read The elf faced tue
hotel from scruss valley about .
mill, wide.
Miss Marble the evening before had
, noticed In q perioiical a criticism Of
, "Muchmore" 10y one OF the most criilca
critics ~ the day. Armed with Mis-
Marbles notes aud study of th''
! criticism. which she did not under
, stand. IN, sought Mr. NIckcrson. wh'
I was reading review called Tit
Critic ~ critics" on the piazza. Sh'
. began a. srintlllate with opinions ~
his fayurit- novel. "Muchmore" Nick
sr~un was astoni-hed Miss clover
leigli's simple beauty had attracts
l. him. now her subtle analysis Of bool
3 that uu uuc could quite understand
charmed him.
un the piazza was small tclescup
swung on trIpul used by the guest
" the hotel ~ luuk Ut the uclghhpuu
mountains. " ~upu vs. Miss clover
u leigh had impressed Mr.. Nirkersol
/ with her powers " criticism she PR
4 po>e,l that they should amusc thcu
n selves with the telescope. She sou
/. turned IL 20 the clin.
, why dcrlarc." she exclaimed. 81
there isn't Lydia Marble"
y "ludc,l." said Nickcrson. What
y she doiug"
u Reading The look has rl ~,
= rr. wonder what lp,k u isy
e Miss Cio,rrlclrh turned the gla'
q over tn Nivkrrsou. who lnoLvl at III
q, unconscious Miss Marble sitting ou
y. rS.k dryuurInr u hn,k which from II
ro,rr he readily p,ngu.nvi rs "rh
" Mystery ~ the Munro Murder"
l. 'Shr's rudiug that jrirsiahlc dvte,
tive story" De- cNcl8imvl
is shcy' replied Miss Clovcrlriv'
4 don't ~ how she cnn rul sn'
trn,h"
" Al that moment Miss Cloycrlr.gh
p tsrslbi, she thtuglii br WIS ihuus
" with the instrument atT.vl ~ mu
Vi through II aud thrIt ,br'ks rubls
IN against each other Roth drew ava
!. and. 10th mistakiug the others Intel
IA lions again attempted 10 put nm cy
~ The telescope The insult was al
other meeting " cheeks
T. This was the beginning " a vhans
L IN Mr.. Nlrkrrsnu's attentions. In va
vi Mics Marble rniavurr,i ~ attract h
" sympathy by her hrnk talk aud III
,r mlnliun Tor literary style and thl