Evening journal., 1911-03-03

respective novel was the highest form
Of literature-so considered by critics
If he wished to succeed pecuniarily
he must enter upon more lively
school. Henceforth he made his char
acters love madly and go through fire
and water for one another. After
writing a number of these stories
without success he became discour-
aged. Spring coming on about that
time, he concluded to go south for a
trip.
In Florida he met a middle aged
lady-he had by this time arrived at
middle age himself-who had come to
the south to recuperate from over
work. Miss Easton was In the employ
OF a publishing house In New York
In other words. she was one of those
persons. already mentioned. who read
the manuscripts Of other people sub
mitted for publication. at the same
time trying 70 turn an honest penny by
doing a little scribbling for themselves.
Miss Easton happened to be one Of
those women whose personality ap-
pealed TO Mr.. Ostrander. A man al
ways sympHthizes with a woman who
Is obliged 20 work. and especially one
who works so hard as to endanger her
health. Together they took part in
those out Of door amusements that
may be enjoyed in the south even in
the dead Of winter They boated to-
gether and drove together. finding
something In the palmy tropical winter
atmosphere and luxurious plants to
warm the emotions even OF middle nge.
When n practical man discovers that
he wants a woman be begins at once
TO end good and sufficient reasons why
he should marry her. Mt Ostrander
In thinking the matter over concluded
that Miss Easton would be a helpmeet
10 him In more ways than one. She
could be a reader for him, correcting
his manuscripts. making suggestions
here and there and giving him hints
In the practical or business part Of his
profession.
SO one day when they were sitting
among the palms and the flowers and
the other reminders Of spring he told
her that he would be glad to lift the
/ burden from her delicate shoulders TO
his own stronger ones. He had Just
enough income 20 get on With. but had
/ his time 70 devote to literature and
wns determined 10 succeed In ~. When
be did doubtless they would have
money 10 spend, not IN travel for re-
cuperatlon from hard work, but for
pleasure. They would go abroad
where he would be able TO draw from
new scenes and other peoples what
would give him still greater fame.
Miss Easton In accepting his offer
fell into a practical vein herself-in-
deed, more practical vein that that
of her lover. She told him that IN or
der 10 succeed an author must make
market for his wares. He must
write what the public wish to rend
rather than what the critics approved
II was not impossible that he might
make a sudden high dight. but It was
not probable. Usually time was re
quired
In this way Mr.. Ostrander. a highl.
educated man. learned from Miss Eas
ton. who had but common school train
: ing, that in all things sold for none
! there are certain fixed business rule
thst-though brilliant exceptions ma
occur-are practically inexorahle.
Soon after their return to the mort
Z they were married. Mrs Ostrandt
. then told her husband that the pul
fishing house she had been with wa
getting out a simple little story o
hers In book form. II turned out tha
this simple little story had a yer.
large sale aud made the authors repu
tation.
And the result. The man who hat
taken up literature as q profession be
came the publisher OF the former
drudge snd fortune was achieved fol
both.