The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-28

and the pictures to a rival establish ]
ment."
The editor saw that he was dealing
with no ordinary man. and he rang for
boy. While the boy was coming he
said: How much do you think we
ought TO pay you? Would a cent a word
be enough for the story and 50 apiece
for the pictures? That is what We or
dinarily pay. II would be about $50"
Ned thought rapidly. Sixty dollars
would be soon spent at the rate at
which he and his wife preferred to
spend it. and he might not care TO
write another story for some time.
What do you pay your star con-
tributor?'
"Ten cents a word. said the editor.
but
And you star illustrator
Fifty dollars a picture for that size
But"
And you were going to put me of
with the beggarly pittance of cent
word and 50 a picture said Ned, his
color rising. My work is worth as
much 20 me as Kipling's or GlbsOn'S
work is to them There are 5000 words
in my story. That will be $500, and
there are twelve pictures. That viii be
$500 more. Let me tell you EN- PEASANT
that l think artists have a cinch- 1t
did not take me as long to draw the
pictures as it did TO write the story
Kindly have them draw me check
for 5000 and I will go at once. Other
wise I'll have to take my wares to
rival establishment. You gave me "a
speedy reading and I am eminently
fair. 1 would rather you had the story
than another. But I am not senti-
mentalist Please decide at once
Nine hundred dollars for an East side
story seemed a good deal to pay, par
ticularly as Edwin Merryfield was a
new name but the editor saw that he
was dealing with no ordinary man, and
when the boy same in response TO MS
call he said to him:
Take this order TO the cashier and
bring me the money at once"
A few minutes later the boy came
back with large roll of bills and asked
Ned to count them and let him know
| if it were all right, as no mistakes could
be rectified after leaving the establish
ment-
1T is quite right" said Ned. He had
always been used to carrying large
sums OF money before he had married
Nelly, and it was no trouble at all for
him to count nine hundred dollars.
Il would like you to accept this $40
bill" said he generously to the boy
THANK you. sir" said the boy. sInii-
| ing. This is most unusual
| The lad took the nancy and went
away. and then Ned, taking a $50 bill,
| said to the editor, Il beg of you to &C
cept this"
Sir" said the editor. reddeuing. you
mean we'll, but this is the magazine that
first exposed the wickedness of Wall
street. and what you have offered me is
nothing less than a 'rake-Off.' Invite Inc
to lunch some time if you wish to, but
never tempt me that way again.
| Ned shook hands with tine editor.
you are u good fellow" said he.
| Then he pursued his way toward
home with a light heart. On the way
he passed Keith's.
Shall 1 stop in and have my voice
tried?" said he to himself. NO, it will
| be time enough to do so when our
money is exhausted. 1t is awfully easy
to make a living. This money ought to
| last US a good month if Nelly is eco
nomical. and then ] VIII write another
story or sing a ballad or perhaps paint
a scene for a theatre. What man has
done man can do, and I am man"
He ran up the stairs four steps at a
time, and burst into the room. Nelly
was singing a merry song and accom-
panying herself on mandolin. and the
eanaries were mutely listening. The
honeysuckle still scented the air and
the sun was peeping in at the third VIM
dow. All the breezes sang of love and
the world seemed young
Il know you sold it," said Nelly, lay
ing aside the mandolin. from the look
of your face. hope you got plenty for
it. 1t was certainly the best story
ever read
81 could only make him give me a
bcggariy nine hundred for IL" said
Ned.
NeIly's face fell. And how much did
you get for the pictures, my lover" said
she, coming 10 him and twining her
arms around his neck