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

then as have already said, there is nothing
vindictive in our attitude and think | can
safely say on her behalf that that amount
will be acceptable"
Robertson rose from the table, and, taking
a bulky envelop from his pocket handed it
over to Skinner "You will find duly GER
tilted check in this envelop, Mr.. Skinner,
he said.
THE other looked at him in startled sur
prise; while Nottingham, completely in
the dark as to the why and the wherefore of
this sudden descent into melodrama, leaned
forward in his chair, and gazed tensely at
the two men.
Il admire Your confidence in your power
to arrange matters in your own way, Rob
ertson," said Skinner acidly, and evidently
taken aback by the suddenness of the finish.
at couldn't have come out otherwise, Mr.
Skinner" said Robertson with an almost
boyish laugh. "Just take a look at that
check, and see if it's all right, will you?'
Miss Vynnes talented representative
opened the envelop and extracted its con-
tents, and as he scanned them his face was
a study in scarlet and white alternately.
"What the bazes is this?" he muttered
sourly.
"The finest sort of certified check on Gods
green earth, Mr.. Skinner said Robertson,
because back of it stands the power and
the authority of the United States Govern
ment,-a Certificate of Copyright on THE
LOVE LETTERS OF A. NOODLE, ESQ,
by Henry Sanderson Wintringham, issued
to Dalrymple Brothers & Company of New
York, and officially sworn to as having been
legally filed by us at the copyright office, in
the Library of Congress, at Washington,
d. G. l may add that the requisite two
E ~, TO no,
the Congressional Library, thereby COM
pleting the transaction.
1.-TWO copies of the book" shouted Skin
ner, springng to his feet wrathfully.
Eyes, Mr. Skinner" said Dalrynple, step
ping forward, and taking a prettily bound
little brochure from his pocket. II have
brought along this copy for You, Sir, if you
would be interested to have it-and, by the
way, we have to thank you for the very
clean typewriter copy from which it was
set. We published it last night, and this
morning every leading newspaper in the
United States of America contains not only
our advertisement of the book, but an an
nouncement as we'll that may interest you.
l have brought with me proof, which l take
pleasure in handing YOU"
Dalrymple, with a pleasant smile, handed
the baff1ed lawyer sheet of white paper on
THE LOVE LETTERS OF
A. NOODLE, ESQ.
By Henry Sanderson Nottingham.
Author of The Sorrows of Michael
This little brochure of seventy-fve pages
shows the distinguished author in an entirely
new vein. The Love Letters should be placed
in the hands of all young men as warning of
WHAT NOT TO WRITE on the impulse of
sudden emotional disturbance of the Heart.
Mr.. Nottingham. having written his little
satire after seeing performance of that stir
ring drama, A FOOL AND HIS MONEY.
last winter has adopted the unusual expedient
of addressing these Letters to Miss Myrtle
Vynne. by permission. whose powerful work
in the stellar role of that drama needs
potation here.
SPECIAL WARNING
Information having reached the Publishers
that pirated edition of
THE LOVE LETTERS OF
A. NOODLE. ESQ.
is about to be placed upon the market. Messrs.
Dalrymple Brothers & Company hereby give
notice that they will prosecute to the limit any
infringement of their copyright under the