Bisbee daily review., 1912-10-05

with something about picking cur rants on the mountains and why 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 dol" he groaned. Tt simply won't do at all. I know pre- ! cisely what am trying to say and It's l doggone queer can't make 1t come out right. Come to think of 1t, the ! start is too businesslike!"
 Beginning a third time he wrote: 1 "My Dear NIT. Adkins-I suppose it would be well to tell you something | about myself. because it Is in the na- l ture of things that you should wish to ! know more-in fact, all-about a per i son who intrudes himself into the | midst of the most important part of | the daily existence of a circle which while far removed yet seems in a | measure united with the hopes and ! aspirations that at present overpover ] the more humdrum phases of every l day life that hitherto have occupied ] the"
 Sinking his head into his hands the writer let his fingers run wildly through his hair. The more he thought the more impossible it seem ed to complete the sentence.
 'It began well, too" he murmured mournfully as he slowly tore the pa per in two and added it to the heap ir the waste basket.
 Tben he went and got drink oi
 water, looked out of the window and opened a book before he once more
 settled himself at the writing desk
 He began slowly, determinedly:
 'Mr. AlweH ". Adkins, New Yorb
 City. My Dear MT. Adkins-Puttins
 the matter briefly, which is best, I wish
 to say that while realize no amount
 of preparation would make any easier
 the blow"
 Good gracious, that isn't the word.
 "Tbe loss that 1t would be to you Il
 wks. I am going to say should incline
 you to look favorably upon the propo
 sition that feel it is time for me tc
 bring to your attention, still, on tho
 other hand"
 The young man looked fixedly at { figure in the wall paper. Leaning back. he examined the end of the pen
 frowning at It. He hummed a littlt tune. Slowly his eyes wandered bacl
 to the paper before him and he shool
 his fist at it.
 "Confound you!" he muttered 1T tones of concentrated rage. "'On thu other hand'-what is on the othei
 hand, anyway? Not blamed thing , I've forgotten what I had in mint when I started out-and started ou
 briefly, tool The inside of my heaS feels Ike patent churn with hash . ed up dictionary going round ant
 round inside 1t! You could almos set that to music If you were clever! He store the paper into pieces VI ? ciously, got out another sheet. slamme'
 it down, jabbed hlss pen into the inl
 and with his damp hair plastering hi , brow wrote:
 'sMr. Alwell W. Adkins, Dear Sir 1 You don't know me, but l love you
 daughter and want to marry her. Nj, - Income is s4,00o 6 year and below ar
 the names of five persons you cal ' write to for information about me
 Your daughter knows I am writinl
 this. Hoping for favorable reply. [ remain, yours truly,
 JOHN L. HEATH" That's what I was trying to say al
 the time." he jubilated as he droppe o the letter down the mail chute. That's DIfferentssas sssH