Sharp County record., 1912-06-28
xyax OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
] he Letter

Having scrutinized the sheet of note
paper carefully the young man laid it
down tenderly He dipped his pen in
the ink and tried it on scrap of pa
per before he spread his feet apart
and hunched over the desk to write.
He began:
"Mr Alwell w. Adkins, New York
City, Dear Slr-I wish to bring to your
attention q matter which while con.
cerning both of us yet pertains more
closely to affairs connected with my
self and yet also is perhaps more i'm
portant to you judging from the
standpoint you naturally might have,
taking into consideration all the facts
that"
The young man suddenly crumpled
he sheet and cast it from him, then
picked it up again to smooth it out
and glare at it,
"NOw" he said to himself, 81 won-
der what ] really thought | was say
ing, I suppose if I had gone on with
that ] should have ended the sentence
with something about picking cur
rants on the mountains and why I pre-
fer white fish broiled!"
Selecting another sheet of paper he
wrote down the same address and
started in again:
"No doubt you will be surprised at
letter from me on this subject, though
on second thought the fact that you
are not acquainted with me should
have nothing to do with it, inasmuch
as you have doubtless considered the
possibility Of circumstances bringing
about a situation which, while not eX-
actly similar to the one that at pres.
ent engages your attention, still"
The young man paused, bit his pen,
got up and walked around the room,
came back and read over what he had
written and then sat down dejectedly
"Oh, that won't do" he groaned. ut
simply won't do at all know pre-.
cisely what I am trying to say and it's
doggone queer can't make it come
out right. Come to think of it, the
start is too businesslike!"
Beginning third time he wrote:
"My Dear Mr. Adkins--I suppose It
would be well to tell you something
about myself, because ii Is in the na-
ture Of things that you should wish to
know more-in fact, all-about per-
son who intrudes himself into the
midst Of the most important part Of
the daily existence Of q circle which
while far removed yet seems In a
measure united with the hopes and
aspirations that at present overpower
the more humdrum phases OF every.
day life that hitherto have occupied
the"
Sinking his head into his hands tho
writor let his fingers run wildly
through his hair. The more he
thought the more impossible 1t seem.
ed to complete tho sentence.
1T began we'll, too" he murmured
mournfully as he slowly tore the pa.
per in two and added 1t to the heap In
the waste basket.
Then he went and got drink OF
water, looked out Of tho window and
opened a book before he once moro
settled himself at the writing desk,
lie began slowly detorminedly:
"Mr Alwoll W, Adkins, New York
City My Dear Mr. Adkins--putting
tho matter briefly, which Is best, wish
to say that while realize no amount
Of preparation would make any easier
tho blow"
Good gracious, that isn't the word"
"The loss that IL would be to you If
what | am going to say should incline
YOU 20 look favorably upon tho propo.
fition that ! feel II Is time for me to
bring to your attention, still, on tho
other hand"
The yodng man looked lSodly at a
NgurG IN tho wall paper Leaning
back, no examined the end of the pen,
ir0wning at II, llo hummed lIttlo
tuno, Slowly his eyes wandered back
TO the paper before him aud he shook
his fist at It,
"Conround youl" no muttorod In
tones OF concentrated rage, "'on tho
other hand'-whQt is on tho other
hand, anyway Not u blamed thlngl
I've forgotten what had In mind
whom | started out==Nnd | started out
briefly tool The inside Of my heid
feols like patent churn with u hash.
cd up dictionary going round and
round inside itl You could almost
set that to music If YOU were eleverl"