Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-12-19
when THE HARE WON
As in This Case, Old Proverbs
Sometimes Prove to Have
Exceptions.
BY M. Dl56ELL.

Little Mrs. Harrison breathed a pa
tlent sigh and answered. Yes. dear
10 you think you can find a market
for your stories?''
rms tall, handsome, imperious
daughter had always been a problem
TOO deep for her to solve. Why any.
one whose family was in comfortable
circumstances should persist in efforts
10 be self-supporting was utterly be.
yond her comprehension. But. also.
since It was Ruth who was attemnt.
ing II or course 1t must be right.
y s' mother" continued the girl. 81
really think ! can write quite as in.
teresting tales as the general run Of
'hose with which the papers and mag.
azihes are filled-at least mean TO
try" w
Later when Ruth informed her IN.
ther or the new field Of labor she in.
tended to enter he simply laughed
and wished her every success in her
undertaking.
Al once she set to work and her first
eHort in the literary field was sent out
TO all the available markets After the
regular return Of the mauuscript at
Iarity did not discourage her.
When over six months of unreward.
ed effort had passed Mrs Harrison
said to her daughter:
Ruth, child. don't you think Won
might succeed better with your home
made candies than you do with the
writing? You know that every ono
VINO mas ever tasted your candies al.
ways longed for more and am sure
you could get any number of orders
for them"
huth smiled at her mothers sueges
ton as to her change of occunation
but answered:
No, mother, mean to keen nm try.
ing; | have just finished dear l;ttio
love story which I am sure will be the
very thing for Up-to-Date Romance.
and / shall start It at once. have
never sent the editors anything"
AT last her patience and persever.
ence were rewarded After a abort
time, instead of the usual bulky on.
Veiope, came one Of the ordinary bust
ness size with "Up-to-Date Romance"
printed on its corner and enclosing n
check for her story.
Inc letter contained also the on.
couraging Information that If sba
could send them anything equally
good they would be pleased to see II
After this the regularity with which
Up-to-Date Romance accepted and
printed everything coming from bor
pen seemed remarkable. Ruth thor.
oughly enjoyed this new work and do.
voted all her spare time to the nro.
duction of some very readable stories
Success had had a good effect botb ON
the writer and on her writings.
For nearly year this state of af-
;nirs continued. Then, upon entering
ier daughters room one afternoon,
Mrs. Harrison found Ruth dissolved IN
tears.
Why. Ruthie, what is the matter?"
lueried her mother.
Mother, shall never write another
word answered a doleful voice of
mas been farce all through. Fred. |
eric Mortimer owns large interest in |
Jp-to-Date Romance and he has made |
hem accept my stories Just because |
ne thought It would please mel shall |
never forgive him"
why, child, how did you find tina.
out? And If it is so, surely II wac
Kind of Frederic to want to make Won
happy. Why should you be angry
With him."
But Ruth was not be comforted
Mrs. Harrison gazed at her daughter
n perplexity. What could one say to
uch an unreasonable young person as
his?
The desire of her heart had long
'een that Ruth would wed the son Of
Ter dearest friend, Jane Mortimer
md settle down to life of peace and
happiness. And now, because Fred.
,ric had tried his best to do what
would give her pleasure. everything
was at skies and sevens.
For four years Frederic Mortimer
lad been trying to win Ruth Harri-
on's promise to become his wife. but
Ter reply was ever the same-that
he wanted to have her own share IN
he battle of life, not become merely
n onlooker.
Frederic Mortimer was an energetic
Dung man, comfortably supplied with
his worlds goods and continually
dding to his store. He admired the
ntiring vigor that Ruth displayed in
er desire to be something more than
mere nonentity; but he wished
bove all things that this bright mar.
ocular star of womanhood might shed
IS light upon his own house.
The incident of the stories was only
alf as bad as Ruth considered it. for
Mess they had been worth printing
hey never would have been published
a Up-to-Date Romance. even with
influence
It took time and patience for him IN
lake his peace with the offended
Dung woman, but before many weeks
hey were apparently on their usual
lovers devotion on Fred
RIGS part friendship on Ruth's.
Not long after Ruths sad fall from
ne pinnacle of fame a cousin Of Fred. (