The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-11
By ANNIE HTNRICHSEN.
Copyright, 1911, by Associated
Literary Press

! t1oPyrignt, 1911, by Associated
! Literary Press.}
! The new light IN her eyes caught
! Wayne's attention as soon as he en-
tered the room.
| What is it," he asked. some
thing very good. is il not"
/ You know; How did you lind
out7"
/ Il don't know anything. Tell me"
She shook her head. Not yet.
! Rob.
Jean" he asked abruptly. is it
about HaIstead 2"
/ No. II is not"
Some time You viii tell me that
you intend 10 marry him and when
that time COMES
/ Hush, Rob
( y GU love him, don't your"
I GU have no right 10 question
me
You know that ever since you
we're a little girl i have loved you,
beyond anything In my life We
nave been the tFuost and best Of
friends. But for eral months Hal
stead has had all your time and
thoughts, l have no right 10 com
plain. You don't love me. have
no claim, Wen, We'll not talk Of
that You are looking very happy
o~n1Eht Something truly great has
happened to you. What is It
IN tell you soon. Rob. but not
not Just yet
| She glanced a little anxiously at the
clock.
Il am going he announced
When You are ready 10 tell me.
added new charm to the sweetest
face In the world. You Will find a
deeply interested man"
A lew minutes later Halstead came
How delightful your fire is" he
exclaimed az he entered the room
He sat down in large easy chair
before the hearth Il have had a
busy day he remarked, I've been
In court since early this morning"
"A successful lawyer has a hard
| life. If you We're not 50 brilliant and
SO clever you wouid not have to
spend all your time handling import
ant cases"
/ lie settled himself more comfort
ably In his chair and smiled approx
insly at her. II am having a meas
ure of success OF course" he said, a
little pompously.
"A great deal of success" she
amended
| Ills smile deepened To a man
;
else. The power to achieve a definite
aim is the most satisfactory gift the
gods grant.
The power to achieve means much
to a woman"
Does it," he said, little absentiy.
| Ambition has its place in woln-
ans life
/ Certainly it has Social position.
wealth. beauty. popularity are de-
stres of every woman"
Jeans glowing face lost a little of
It's JOY Il don't mean those things.
The worlds recognition of ones abil-
! ity to do something really worth
while Is as satisfactory to a woman
as 1t is to a man"
! How do YOU know? ?" he asked
| quizzieally.
! She turned from him and looked
into the blazing fire. Her hands
| were clasped tightly on her knees.
Her breath was coming quickly
! know she said softly with the
/ quiet OF a gre happiness in her
voice, Il know, because recognition
has come to me-"
! ITO you?"
she nodded. unable for a moment
10 speak, Il have had a book ac-
cepteo The letter from the publish
Fers came to-day. Il have told no one.
else. Il wanted You to be the first
to know"
You have written book? / did
NOT know you had literary aspira-
tons,
Il have always wanted to do some.
thing that would stand as PROOF tina,
was not merely an idle, happy girl
/ l began to write stories while | was
sun In school For years | have
written constantly and without the
least encouragement or success. r
nave never told my family or nv
friends. Editors have been horn
barded with my unavailable manu-
scripts l have had long, long time
OF bitter disa ppointment and discour-
agement and heartache. At last the
fret success has come. Behind II
there is a tragedy Of many failures.
Perhaps that is why, now that IT has
come 1t Is very precious; it has cost
a great pride"
What sort Of story is it?"
1t is the simple little story of
the childhood good times OF myself
and some OF my friends. ! wrote Of
the things that as little girl
loved
"A Juvenile book" There was
distinct disappointment in his voice.
Il supposed you had written a novel;"
A surprised. startled look came In
to her eyes. What difference does
IT make what sort of book II is?"
she asked THE wonderful thing Ia
that ! have done something suf-
ficiently good to win the approval of
o critical editor"
Literature is an interesting voca-
ton" he said. patronizingly. Il am
glad you have taken 1t up. ! intend
to write a novel when have time
] may do it next summer during my
vacation"
After he had gone she rat for 4