Evening journal., 1912-08-30

on the utie page Is the same as my
own"
Indeed"
"Only / have a middle name. I'm
Leonard c. Darlington"
singular coincidence. isn't tn"
Becoming interested in the subject
they were talking about, the man be-
hind arose and took a seat beside the
other Darlington. who assumed TO
know a good deal about literary laws.
as he called them, laid them down to
the other authoritauvely. demonstrate
Ing how his namesake dehed them all
in his novel which was consequently
from a critical standpoint worthless
-lt happened that both these young
men were going to spend their vaca-
ton at the same place at the seashore.
harrington asked the other at what
hotel he would stop and discovered
that they would be under the same
roof. The day of their arrival there
they met on the piazza. and Barring
ton. evidently greatly amused. said to
his new found friend:
"Do you know it's all over this no
tel that am the author OF Her Quick
Recovery"
'You don't mean itT'
Eyes: some OF these girls who have
been looking over the register have
seen my name and are sure they've
got a real live lion in the house."
"Are you going to correct them?"
Il think III have little fun out Of
It first"
The two men strolled back and forth
on the piazza for awhile, and all who
met them stared at Darlington.
by Jovei" he exclaimed. Il rather
Ike this I've never been lion be
fore"
Il wonder II It makes any difference
to a mans feelings whether he is .
real lion or is mistaken for oney'
What do you think about 1t your
selfY'
"Oh. am misanthropic. l suppose
Il seems to me that the one is WORT
about the same as the other. In othe
words. don't believe l would apprc
ciate a reputation. The real pleasur
IN artistic work conceive TO be rathe
In the work itself than in the adulatio
Of admirers. Besides. artists must fac
the critics. and they are liable to TAX
away all the people give"
You're a philosopher. aren't your"
Il didn't know 1 was much Of any
thing"
The philosopher that morning met
lady OF his acquaintance on the beacl
who said to him: "All these girls ar
dying TO know your friend. the autho
Of Her Quick Recovery They hav
seen you with him and have been bel
Eing me to introduce you to them"
Ter the purpose OF knowing tn
honT"
suppose 80.
VERY well: III ask Mr.. Barringto
If he would like 10 know them
Later he conferred with the suppose
author. who laughed heartily. ~
tell you what to do" he said. II
troduce me without mentioning the a
thorship part OF IT, | won't say an
thing about it myself for awhile. al
wen see what they'll do when tn
ind out that they've been mistaken
The philosopher consented to 81
the introduction. leaving the perso
concerned to work the matter out
their own way. He took Barringt
10 his friend. introduced him TO b
and straightway the ladies were p
ting themselves In the way for an
PRODUCTION.
There was one young lady. NJ
Edith Crane. at the place who did
Join the throng seeking introductiC
to the supposed literary lion. This v
because she was Of a retiring dispc
tion. she said she could as well Il
upon him from a distance as take
trouble to arrange to know him. T
girl. being about the only woman
the beach who was not intent uT
harrington. naturally fell to the N
who had introduced him 10 the oths
harrington spoke of him as 1.-THE phil
opher" and those who didn't know
name fell to referring to him by I
Appellstion- So the philosopher. hav