Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-23
THE AUTHOR OF
"FETTERS UNLOOSED."
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There were more OF both these classes
In the club mentioned than of authors,
few Of whom had money to pay the
dues.
But this Is DEPRESSION. The party
were discussing a new book that had
Just been published by firm, one of
the junior members of which was pres
ent, "Fetters Embossed" 1t had met
with instant success. The authors
name was not given, the nom de plume
being Emery Periwinkle. 1t was one
of those gilded pills the world-that
world which reads sensational novels
loves to swallow. 1t gave an excuse
for what many people desired, but re-
Trained from doing, and some do with
more or less resistance. 1t would have
been well enough except that It's prin-
ciples If carried into effect would break
up perhaps one family in every three
or FIVE.
"Come, Stanton" said one of the
men present to the publisher; ''tell us
who Emery Periwinkle Is"
Couldn't possibly. 1t would be be-
trayal of confidence"
"At least tell us II the author of
'Fetters Embossed is man or woman"
Couldn't do that, either"
mo woman would ever have taken
that view of the subject" said one of
the party"
why notT'
"She would need to have been cor
rupted by bad world, and my expert
ence is that only women who wish to
be corrupted are corrupted"
az don't think much of that argu-
ment," said another, "but It is not
needed. Everything in the book is
from n mans standpoint"
an tell you what I'll do" said Stan
ton. "Tll make pool. There are four
of you. Til put In So for each Of you.
Then I'll give a supper to twenty peo-
pie, the author of 'Fetters Embossed to
be among the number. You shall
throw dice for choice. The one throw
ing the highest number may pick out
five persons, each man in succession
thus picking out Eve. Whoever has
Included the author In his number
wins the pool"
Wnere 90 you come In
az? Oh, we'll make the number Of
guests twenty-one. This leaves one
unchosen. I'll take the one left out"
Stanton could well afford the treat,
and the others were much pleased to
accept 1t. A few days later each one
of the four received an invitation to a
supper party at Stanton's house to
take place at IL o'clock, after the the
aters were out. They found there
eleven men and ten women. Some of
the men and some Of the women were
known to be authors, some ambitious
to be authors and some not known al
all as aspirants for literary honors,
They were as different from one an.
other as could possibly be. Some were
self conscious, some modest, and there
were some who. did not seem suff
GENTLY gifted In ideas for ordinary
use, let alone writing book. There
were two men with sensual looh
about them, one woman who appeared
trifle loud and girl of nineteen who
blushed If any one spoke to her.
During the supper-the order o.
4
gan-each Of the four members of thu
pool selected FIVE of the guests. Tn,
loud woman and one Of the sensua
men were taken up In the first choice
The other sensual man and a nembe
of the Woman's Press club were In tn
next lot. The man having third choic
picked all the rest who looked as If b.
any possibility they could write
book. The fourth man was obliged :
take what was left, none Of whor
gave the slightest appearance Of bein
q winner. The girl who blushed. nc
having been chosen. fell TO Stanton.
The party was too incongTuous
keep long together. and when Il byoh
up the four pool members remained b
hind. Stanton called on the man WI
bad 1Egt chosen 70 pane the WHINE
from his number. He named FIRST q
loud woman. then four others in gu
cession. but Stanton shook his head
every one. Second choice then mao
his guesses and failed. The guessiE
now came to be exciting. When THU
choice failed to name the author, 1
were struck with wonder, and WIN,
fourth choice failed every man q
cused Stanton Of having gone back
! his agreement.
''Not at al. gentlemen" he said sol
y. There still remains one person q
named"
Il WHAT That stupid looking child .
| Jet At to be out Of the nursery who &
l to your She doesn't count"
"Every one In the party counts.
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