Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-01

your office boy told me to send
my name through three clerks and /
two stenographers. dropped him
into the waste basket and came In
Good for you. Manning. I'm
mighty glad to see you" The editor
extended his hand across the desk to
his visitor. DO you know Miss
Greyford. the editor OF the new maga
zine. Miss Greyford. this is Arthur
Manning. you've read his stuff?"
ITS Miss Greyford I've come to
see" Manning stumbled his an
nouncement in the tone OF deter
mined but abashed schoolboy. He
was big. broad-shouldered young
man with the Jaw OF n pugilist and
the eyes OF gentle child
And why do you wish to see me?"
Miss Greyford's voice was glacial
From her face faded the animation
and the rosy color. and the soft curve
of her lips had become rigid lines
TO talk TO you about--to see you
to"
Miss Greyford picked up some
proof sheets and began TO read them.
The young man stared at the proof
sheets. then he turned to the editor.
She Isn't a bit glad to see me, is
she?" he asked whimsically.
"How's the market, Manning?"
asked the editor. Selling lots of
your stuff?"
"Oh. guess So" Mr.. Mannlng's
voice was gloomy. "All write"
THAT was a good story OF yours
that was published in our last issue"
said the editor; 'as good a one as
you have ever written"
Like it,"
The proof sheets were lowered
from before Miss Greyford's face. Il
think 1t is the poorest story we have
ever published" she said.
Manning's face frightened. Did
your" he asked eagerly. I'm glad
you took the trouble to read f.; that
means lot to me-"
"The plot was weak. hackneyed
amateurish-the man and the girI
and the summer at the farmhouse
Man returns to city. misunderstood
ings, girl stays at home and rakes the
hay and milks the cows"
This girl didn't" he snapped
Her father kept three automobiles
and houseful OF servants, and he
had sent his daughter to college anC
to Europe and everywhere else. Tn,
man who loved her learned that swee
simplicity was trained coquetry. Al
he received for his summer In tn,
country was a damaged heart, sew
eral disillusions and smashe,
pride"
WAS all that in the story? dom
remember"
1T was in the facts that went be
fore the story. There was a story o
yours in the same number-a splendi,
tale, the best in literary finish hay,
ever read, and it was about a maj
and girl and summer at a farm
house. But your story was cruel an,
untrue and bitterly cynical. read 1
and telephoned this office for you
address. Some one said 'Carlinton.
l knew you had moved away from
Carlinton. but took the first trail
down there"
Miss Greyford's face relaxed into
delighted smile. You did?" sh
laughed. Il hoped you would
: mean What did you find there?"
What did flnd?" he repeated dis
gustedly. AT the station there was
sheep too dried and withered to b
sold for mutton. so they use him 10
a station agent He lowed as ho,
he didn't know whether you wer
there or not and informed me tha
y the whole town had gone to a barb,
: cue and there wasn't a horse TO b
: found. walked-walked three mile
on an August day. When | reache
the Greyford place | was told tina
:, the family had been gone a year.
pushed back to town and learne
> that the next train would not b
> along until the next day. that ther
was no hotel and that the town pun
-, was the place to wash"
Miss Greyford returned To ner proc
:, sheets.
= This morning." went on Mannin
=; 81 read the announcement OF a ne
magazine published by the Atwoo
=. Publishing company. Miss Marsa7,
= GreyfOrd was to be the editor OF n
- new venture. So | came here 10 IN
her"
Miss Greyfosd read or.
Manning sighed deeply. rs she G
ten like this?" he asked the edito
u 'Is It her habit to have moments
T. inattention, to go a thousand mil,
& away, leaving a fellow with h
ls mouth open. his say unsaid?"
'g you might say your speech to me
n. suggested the editor Miss Gre
n ford doesn't seem interested"
ie "Do you think she will listen?" |
le asked hopefully. III | thought 81
e. would"
'e Go en-" said the editor sym
r. thetically, "fll listen"
ie "Well, once upon a time there we
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