The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-06-23

two short stories Adonirams. humorous article
OF mine on Hearing New York tthe scheme was
to bottle the noises and sell them remedy for
nostalgiat. and half dozen Christmas poems of
Macs 1t July then, but they were all written
under influence OF her gIances, ETC.,
and they did have zip to them. To our mad sur
prise she sold seventy per cent of them. and
turned with forty dollars spot cash. We raised her
salary Immediately TO twelve week and expenses.
Then We got busy turning out stuff You've no idea
IT helps TO have few things sell!
She used the common meeting-room as her head
would work like mad TO get chance
things to her and watch for her expression to
change.
Sh, had only about three-patient boredom, pat
ronzing amusement and rapture. We seldom drew
rapture but always hoped for it and expected it.
The P-ettfest had mind near to that of the
Average Reader as it would be possible to find
into brain, that would be Clara Fosters. We
reverenced her opinions accordingly. 1t was an
education and joy have Old Subscriber always
ready to listen and give her verdict through lips
like those of the Prettiest. 1t began to dawn upon
that Art and Common Sense needed no divorce
She said one of two things: either Il like it,
don't like it," She didn't bother you with
alysis and
Our next step in cooperation to pool our In
terests and, abandoning our lust for private fame
of E. Marr. Fiction and poetry, humor. pathos
and essay, it all travelled to New York in tho
romantic name Before long E. Marr began to win
a mild renown in the magazine field. and we didn't
dave splft up the partnership for fear of sinking
bacx into the ranks of the Great Unknown. Our
best customer the Public Magazine, brisk,
new illustrated paper and e. Marr getting
four cents word for everything sold. But 1T
wasn't always easy to satisfy the editor who seemed
to bavs more personality than most of them and
not even the Prettiest Girl in Railway could force
all manuscripts down his throat She went to
see him regularly twice week, though, and
worked like elephants to keep her provided with
ammunition
work was that of modest ignorance Of art, a
expression interest the reverse. Soon. how
ever we noticed change in her menta, processes
she delivered cold, practical suggestions with a
remarkably steady aim. From this, she some
inn % critical advice,
Tt did funny that she developing SO fast,
but what she said proved to be so true when she
came to sell the work that got rely her
more and more think, too, at about this time
we began to- mix up our opinion of her intelligence
with opinion of her looks.
Ore dav the Prettiest went step further and
came out with new scheme she had evidently been
thinking out for some days. I had noticed that
she hadn't eaten so much candy and expected .
crisis
What you want to do is to divide up the labor
the they do in factory" she said. Any
business man would know better than to do this
hit-or-miss way. You want to specialize. ane each
ought to do what he do best. Adoniram
here is most ingenious at plots but he can't write
good live story with human interest or uplift in
1T. Mark MacComus ought to do all that for he's
got just heaps of pathos and local color char
acterization and all that. You'-pointing a pen
ell at me-"have the best literary style. Yon
and the architectural part. the finish and the
sparkle. We ought to talk over the story and let
Mao will put in Whole lot Of feeling and blood
and poetry, and then you, Jack, will boil it over
the edges Then-IIl sell it. We can do better
work and more of it. that way. What dyou say?"
We looked at the Prettiest in amazement, then
we surrendered She had no Imagination; it was
only good horse business sense But combined with
elected General Manager of the Syndicate She
insisted roll-top desk. and she got it, She
bought a blue pencil out of her own money. Then
we proceeded to open the works strict CONNER
cia1 principles, keeping office hours from 10 a.. N.
till p. with an hour of for lunch
Things went briskly with the S. S. S. after that.
We more Of the Prettiest. and she did seem to
have the art of making the sun shine on all sides
dfmpleS
BEFORE and thought I gir-proof. but the
Prettiest had Cupid's bow mouth into the bargain
and white teeth that made her smile sheer magic.
The trouble began when Adoniram started to go
two or three times in forenoon. Mac and I didn't
like it little bit. When the two of them had
sultation and put their heads together, the heads
'.This thing of Ads coming her ought to be
as long as he could. The girl has no mother to
warn her, and 1 think it's up to to give her
glecting his work
You're right" said. TIL have talk with her
mo l think it will be better for me to do it,"
he said decidedly. I'm the oldest, and I'll be
more brotherly, you know
We finally compromised by making ourselves &
committee of two, and the next tins Adoniram was
oft duty, We stated our views to her. The Prettest
suspicious She threatened to leave If didn't
like the way she acted That scared that
time that and she had turned her smile
again, we were in condition to give advice
In week McComus and were racing hard for
her favor that poor Adoniram had to interfere and
protest. For some time watched each other
and made remarks. but the Prettiest cool
glass and played favorites.
But pretty had another complaint
She going into town often that we missed
her something fierce We'd got into the habit of
working here could look the top OF tho
table to her--for the inspiration, you know
= and 1T was fun at all watching empty roll
top and a vacant chair. To be sure she od sell
our stuff, but We couldn't understand why she took
much time it. Mac suggested that she
send the manuscripts of by mail.
Then ought to resign" she said. "a Prettiest
Girl stands better show by mail than aayoBe
else. and IL I'm nothing than a mere ornament
to this oflce, why"
We're perfectly willing to lay you for he in
sriration you bring to u.s. said Adoniraln.
"Oh. Inspiration wasn't IN the contract" the
Prettiest answered. IT have to go New York to
keen from being stared to death Besides, I have