Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-06-15
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her ears. !AaWGaataa, Anlg a,aaa apnas
"It's only the mail carrier throwing
In one of mylaraj ectedss stories; iaof
course" replied her husban nd resigned.
ly, springlng up from ellie breakfastota.
BILE and disappearing into the halt tas
Presentlyphe returned with q fat en-.
velope, which crheuttossed beside his
plate and q magazine, which he pro
ceeded to openiand glance through.re
Which one islit thisatime ~ asked
bis wife sympatheticaily. iaav3" 8sJtsa
THE mining storyI sent or last
Thursday.niap Story { gspe AT tAsr
"Only five days agol l don't believe
they even looked atlitl" ana'r a@Asve
"Oh, yes, they did. They probably
saw at glance that they didn't want
1t and were kind enough to ship 1t back
promptly. Perhaps it was too long or
too short Or Stay, let me see what
the editor does say" tearing open the
envelope and glanclng over a printed
slip. sa.ANe,
1--WE have read the lnclosed manu-
script with interest and regret that 1t
does not seem precisely adapted to our
present needs and therefore return It.
HIM, him! This does not imply any
lack of merit No, of course not. In
fact, my dear, it's the same old story In
the same old way" "t' -'ie'a
He slammed the condemned manu-
script upon the table and resumed his
study of the magazine. .s'aia'"ta' Z.
"Yet plenty of writer's do get In" he
continued. Here are eight short sto.
ries in this number of Ramper's, and
thousands of others are published ev.
cry month. 1t seems as IL everybody
wrote for the press nowadays"
Even the lawyers" said his wife
with glimmer Of fun in her eyes.
well, even lawyer doesn't disdair
an occasional twenty or thirty dollars
for few hours spare work"
Twenty or thirty, dollarsl You are
coming down rapidly in your prices
Last year 1t was forty or fifty, and the
year before 1t was hundred or So"
The law of supply and demand, my
dear. If had made hit like the au
thor Of Mr.. Jiggs of the Oyster Bed,
my prices would be advancing at a cor
responding rate. But what was go
ing to say Is this: How do all thesG
writers get In and why In the mischief
can't l get in too? Jerusalemw
The expletive was addressed to tbs
maid, who in setting a cup OF coffee
beside his place had splashed some Of
the hot contents over his hand and
upon the tablecloth.' He glared at hei
savagely while she awkwardly apollo
gized and mopped up the fluid with {
napkin.
Mrs. Blair frowned at him, as II to
say, DON'T scold her!" and then OBJ
served kindly to the maid: "NeveI
mind, Mary. The cloth would go II
the wash tomorrow, anyway. Now
will you please set finger bowl or
the table," D., ~, / , is"s.r 80 .
Mr. Blair returned to the magazine
Here Is another story by that new
writer, M. Conway, and 1t seems t.
start Off WE'LL wish could meet him
or, more likely, her, for most OF the
new writer's seem to be women. I'd
say to him, or her; Sir. or madam, how
In the world did you do 1T? How die
you get in? Was II by influence oil
cheek or a personal acquaintance witt
the editor? Won't you kindly inform
me how 1t was accomplished Tell N,
how to get In and I,lI promise to whach
up half of Rayifrst years profits.a "viaai
A loud crash interrupted bis remarks
and, glancing up, he beheld the maid
standing helplessly over the fragments
OF cut glass finger b0wl.t..o tsaa;Aaut
well, what nextYh,hel. began. but
his wife hastily udnterposedHe .t!tNeyep
mind, Mary. ~ little clean water won't,
hurt the rug, and tyouhGan sweep up
the glass after breakfas "eana sweep ii
When the maid, had withdrawn Mrs.
Blair said to sndhushand. You IN usi'
be careful not torspeakasoi sharply or
We'll lose her. candoI don't know where
we could get any ionentoa take hen
place" guni nng oaa % taBs 30
Cali right" returned Mr.. Blair. But
there's one tthlngua umllli lnslsthuponsl
She must keeplaat of,gmy dsnt She
was In there again this omorningdh1 81
Eyes. Shelasked my permission to
look at your dictionary"
"The dictionary! Now, WHAT
AS II In answer to his unfinished
question the maid entered, blushingly
handed her mistress a note and quietly
withdrew.
With a muttered exclamation of
amazement Mrs. Blair glanced through
the note and then read 1t aloud: Fl
Dear Madam-I regret TO inform YOU
that our pleasant connection as mistress
and maid VIII terminate on the 10th inst
when my month Is up. This does not
imply any lack Of kindness on your part,