Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27

~ 1l\TRl\GHAAl'S face turned sort OF
blush gray as he read the letter, and
NEZ23R for a few moments his hand shook
&@E0 that the enveOp futtered from his
M1NNGa grasp and fell to the floor. Great
NY6N Heavens!' he muttered to himself.
NGA&N What in thunder am going to do?"
HYZo0GW8 He read the letter again hurriedy,
\Nl9AlUI and to judge from the expression of
W9GW his face found little to comfort him
WAGU in its reperusal.
wv 81 never dreamed she'd do that"
01EN O. he gasped. My reputation will be
w ~ ruined. l shall be the laughing stock
~ of this country from end to the
Qk9 other | can't let those letters be
pubished but how | stop it?
haven't any ten thousand dollars to pay for them.
Great LordL what scrapel'
what the matter, Whit" came CHEEKY voice at
his side "You look if somebodyd rolled hogshead
of flour you-hat and white. Nothing gone
wrong, has there old man.
Nottingham turned TREMENDOUSLY to find Tom Rob-.
ertson, his young lawyer friend, looking anxously
@Wr-wrongo" he starnmered with a frightened sort
of a whine "Wrong? Ye gods, Tom! nothing that
of under the broad blue canopy could be
I'm in wrong for every day of the week. and
nnety-seven different ways for Sunday. Read that!
Offices of Sharpe. Skinner & Son.
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
435 Broad Street. New York City.
December 10. 49,
HENRY SANDERsoN W1NTR1NGHAM, Esq, The Parnassus
Club. New York City.
Dear Sir-We beg to hand you herewith true copy of
letters written by you client Miss Myrtle
Vynne within the last months when Miss Vynne
her annual starring in the West. We of
that you will find them pleasant reading.
although have ourselves perused them with amused
and constantly growing interest They tremendously
we'll written and breathe fiery, nCandescent,
devotion the of the which delight
find in pen that has been we'll and favoaby known
least twenty American literary annals. As
literary well past forty of will doubt
less admit that after the first burning aror of youth has
passed usually possible for writer however great
his genius put the work of writing love letters heart
throbs of passionate quality papitae end
these letters the other the originals which, by the
way, in possession.
In the copy that goes you herewith have arranged
the letters in the order of their by Miss Nynne and
beg call your the fact that, from Number
One Number Nnety nne they along Consecutivey,
marking the origin and growth of entertaining little
romance could well wish to read.
You may by this time have begun wonder what
object sending this and in order make
this perfectly clear beyond the possibility of munder
standing whatsoever would that, while since the
breaking of OF Miss Nynne she has
hardly felt that the letters have held further interest
for her of sentimental she nevertheless realizes
their great literary value. In fact she has been
brought realization of that value by opportunity
that has arisen to their publication seray peri
Odica that though highly sensational literature
the less eagerly read by clientele of and
widespread distribution. Miss Vynne indeed has already
had offer responsible the originals; the
idea being understand it, reproduce thernor
least the paSsiOnaely expressed oneSby phooeec
trotype possibly convincing evidence of
their genineneSs the minds of readers who might be dis
posed doubt your authorship of anything of this
utterly unlike your previously published work
admit it to be-