Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28

60 persistent the influence OF her beautiful adve
ture that the rebuffs she met with at the remaining
houses the block failed to affect her. Not until she
found her skirt caught in door that had been rudely
banged did she come down from her peak of happiness
long enough recognize the disagreeabe. She rang
the bell she knocked she called hoping would
to her relief. But the family within apparently
considered her persistence worthy OF contempt for
came.
Suddenly side window Of the ad dining house APP
peared the face OF an observer youthful giant vhoe
Saxon blondness somewhat mitigated the effect Of
ferceness produced by his proportions and the startled
intensity of his gaze.
He took in the situation promptly and there
scarcely breath's delay before he strobe of the
front door and bounded to her assistance.
"Brutes.' all he could say, when she had
planned. His nostrils expanded menacingy. "Brues'
He made dash for the Of the house, and all the
strength Of his raging young person seemed to focus III
the vocal attack he made upon the inmates The look
agent heard his voice advancing through the hail.
healthy, indolnitable roar Then the door opened and
he released her
Come Madam he said, eourteously taking her
satche, come to the next house, and perhaps
find chair for you to rest in till you stronger go
1t was an i'll furnished little dwelling and not well
kept. The sitting room was occupied and he went
through into his room explaining that it was not
his home that he merely had lodging with the family.
There only two chairs in the hard, straight
backed formidable. The couch did not look any
comfortable but he seemed to think it might prove
for he seated her there getting limp sofa cushion from
somewhere and placing it at her back.
What have you?" he asked "Books?' She saw the
alert for knowledge. Although somewhat rough in his
general motions, she noticed that he handled the vol
with almost woman tenderness.
Il don't know, he apoogzed, that ought TO be
looking at these, for can't buy but may be able 10
interest the foreman of factory here. He loves books
much as do
of plain bookshelves held display OF vol
quite out of keeping with the other furnishing
Her host explained that the foreman question had
given him most of them. Others lent to him.
and the remainder he had recklessy purchased from
time time with what he could spare from his factory
earnings.
I'm laid off Just now" he said Works slack at
Macdonald is for a month or two. That's why I'm here
at this time of day.
But you re working, apparently even here" The
book agent glanced at table Uttered with papers and
manuscripts
The young man rose and shook his shoulders much
a lion might shake his The act expressed multi
tude of emotons,-impatient ambition, restless dscon-
tent determination that would not 60 down before dis
engagements
"Yes he replied briefly, Il write" He seemed then
clap wooden wall of about himself lapsing
into a silence thick as to almost gloom.
But his caller interested. Il hope you won't
think it presumng in me to want to know about your
writing''
The big fellow laughed There isn't much to know
yet.
I'd like to know anyway" she assured him.
"Well, have pubished-a little. But that isn't it.
It's just that anyone ambitious to write seems somehow
target for TiCcue until he has proved what S him.
| suppose that's what feel.
"You mustn't feel it." she said gently, with me-
AT that he got up and went to cupboard where he
kept magazines, fumbled about for awhile and pro-
duced length publication familiar to the visitor.
AS he brought it to her, she noticed that his hand
trembled with the rdor would expect from swain
in love. so this is yours this article?"
He waited, with the flrtve anxiety the warm self
consciousness of the tyro terribly in earnest; while she
looked it. her feelings screened behind the quiet
of her face.
At last she sid, looking up "You ought to go on"
The tension in him relaxed, and he nodded, quick
nod of satisfaction. I'm glad you think it. He
paused gathering courage "But the main thing, the
real thing that obsesses me is this" He the