Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-06-30

villain, going around saying things
that are not true" .ssaas>7sr.
"You don't seem to understand tho
part of the villain int story.~Mr. d.
is only dummy, one Of those persons
thrown into the story to enable the
author to say things instead Of saying
them himself Mr.. c., who is supposed
to have considerable influence with
the heroine-an influence not divulged
till the end of the story-is the villain
or, in other words, a foil for Mr.. A.
He is like knight in the game Of
chess. Mr.. D. Is only pawn"
sob, think these skeletons Of sto-
ries are like the skeletons Of people
horrid. If you authors write stories
that way l don't wonder many Of
them are so uninteresting. Can't you
get on to something pleasant?"
'Well. We'll pass to the third meet
ing. Shall we have it at the sea.
shore?'
mo"
'1n the mountains?'
mo"
these hills. Well begin that chapter
by having Mr.. A. and Miss B. strolling
just as we are. listening to that now
ing machine down yonder''-
"No; to the BIRDS"
every we'll, to the birds. They came
together at the same hotel by coinci-
dence."
'By coincidence?"
Eyes. Why not?"
ooh. nothing thought he said he
knew she was here and came here on
purpose to meet her,"
did be say that?"
"Of course be did,"
That's better for real life than an
imaginary story. In the latter acct
dental NJ etings add to the interest.
They're !. ~ prosaic."
"Weli whar next:"
1.-The fist step for him is to find out
what are her relations to Mr.. c."
1T seems to the That he's bother1ng
himself altogether too much about Mr..
c."
1T makes the story more interest
ing"
But it's very disagreeable to her t.
have her name connected with man
she cares nothing about"
Are you sure she acted all the while
as If she cared nothing about C.?''
maybe. If she did it only makes
the story more interesting, you know"
"Not to A."
"But he's only an imaginary charac-
ter. He doesn't feel anything. What
does he do next?"
eve now come to the end Of the
story. A. always supposed that If he
got G. out Of the way he would have
nothing to do but propose to the hero
inc to be accepted. .~, Lovers. always
feel that way. But G. having been
eliminated. A., arriving at the declara-
ton point. is suddenly seized with
stage fright"
"Are they always that wayT"
swell. A. is very sensitive man,
you know, and conscious Of his own
imperfections. Miss B. is thousand
times too good for him, and he knows
it."
II wouldn't put that in. It's over
drawn y ~ .f<E<<
"Well, as l said, A., even If he is an
imaginary character, feels a great deal,
He remembers the first time he saw
you. Miss B., at the opera, then bis
delight at seeing you again at Miss
Van Vechten's ball. and he confesses
he did know you were here and came
here to see you. He also admits that
he. has suffered dreadfully at seeing
another % devoted to you, fearing that
you were listening to that others fat;
tering words. He further admits thai
he invited you to take this walk that
ID might ten You that be loves You
and ask you to be his wife"
There swas silence, which she
broke.
4e1s this a real or an imasinar,
etoryr
-hIf Il real. Il Is burned into ny
heart. I feel it coursing IN my blood
E1tH Ii my BRAIN and without the 81.
word I covet it will be, more than 4
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just before luncheon We valkaet|
back to tie hotel.
what have You two been doingl'
kaaksd hefs5dunger SITTER.
We've b9eh mixing up low
story"