The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-09-17


own"
Indeed"
"Only l have a middle name I'm
Leonard c. Darlington"
singular coincidence, isn't itY'
Becoming interested in the subject
they were talking about, the man be-
hind arose and took a seat beside the
other harrington. who assumed to
know a good deal about literary laws.
as he called them, laid them down to
the other authoritatively. demonstrate
ing how his namesake detied them all
in his novel. which was consequently
from a critical standpoint worthless.
1t happened that both these young
men were going to spend their vaca-
ton at the same place at the seashore
harrington asked the other at what
hotel he would stop and discovered
that they would be under the same
roof. The day of their arrival there
they met on the piazza. and Barring
ton, evidently greatly amused, said to
his new found friend:
do you know it's all over this no.
tel that | am the author of Her Quick
Recovery 2"
You don't mean ttY'
Eyes; some of these girls who have
been looking over the register have
seen my name and are sure they've
got real live lion in the house"
''AFe you going to correct them?"
81 think I'll have little fun out of
it first
The two men strolled back and forth
on the piazza for awhile, and all who
met them stared at Darlington.
by Jove" he exclaimed 81 rather
like this. I've never been a lion be-
fore"
Il wonder If it makes any difference
to mans feelings whether he is a
real lion or is mistaken for oney
what do you think about 1t your
selfY'
"Oh. / am misanthropic. | suppose!
It seems to me that the one is worth
about the same as the other. In other
words. / don't believe would appre-
ciate reputation. The real pleasure
In the work itself than in the adulation
of admirers. Besides artists must face
the critics. and they are liable to take
away all the people give"
you're a philosopher. aren't your"
II didn't know | was much Of any
thing"
The philosopher that morning met a
lady of his acquaintance on the beach
who said to him: "All these girls are
dying to know your friend. the author
Of Her Quick Recovery They have
seen you with him and have been beg
ging me to introduce you to them"
"For the purpose Of knowing the
ion?'
II suppose So"
every well; I'll ask Mr. harrington
IL he would like TO know them"
Later he conferred with the supposed
author, who laughed heartily. "I'll
tell you what to do he said. an
troduce me without mentioning the au-
thorship part of it. won't say any
thing about it myself for awhile, and
we'll see what they'll do when they
find out that they've been mistaken"
The philosopher consented to give
the introduction, leaving the persons
concerned to work the matter out In
their own way. He took Darlington
to his friend, introduced him to her
and straightway the ladies were put
ting themselves in the way for an in
PRODUCTION.
There was one young lady, Miss
Edith Crane. at the place who did MOI
join the throng seeking introductions
to the supposed literary lion. This wa:
because she was Of retiring disposi
ton. She said she could as well lool
upon him from a distance as take the
trouble to arrange to know him. Thi;
girl. being about the only woman a
| the beach who was not intent upoT
harrington, naturally fell to the maj
who had introduced him to the others
harrington spoke Of him as the philos
opher." and those who didn't know his
name fell to referring to him by thi'
appellation So the philosopher. havin;
been left out in the cold by the wor
shippers of the author. was obliged t.
content himself with the girl VIII
didn't care to join the throng of thu
authors adorers.
harrington ignored SO far as possible
the fact that he had been mistaken TO
the author of Her Quick Recovery,
but at last when lady asked him |
|
Hon he affected surprise and declares
that far from being literary lion b
was but a literary critic. 1t Is possibl
to create false position that canno
be easily shifted to true one. Ever,
woman at the hotel By this time ha'