Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-08

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the same old magazine, and she
thought change Of names was quite
sufficient.
"Mr. Beach is literary theft" she
exclaimed with set jaw, land he shall
know that know it. The scoundrel
who steals other peoples brains shall
be exposed"
And she wrote and sent by the
maid:
IF the bearer has told me right you
are stealing the plot Of my story, and
unless you drop it at once the public
shall be made aware of what sort OF .
genius you are!"
The note was delivered, and the
chambermaid added rs this what Is
called a curious coincidence"
Not at ALL" was the reply. THE
woman must have heard me talking in
my sleep. l often go over my plots
in my sleep. and anyone with an ear
to the keyhole can hear me. Take this
dime, and you may carry my answer
to the person whom Is mean enough to
take advantage Of man babbling In
plot for herself she had better stop
trying to be literary"
The note was delivered and the girl
added: IF you had the lovers jump
into duck-pond Mr.. Beach could not
say you stole his plot could he?"
fov M, nj "
exclaimed. do you think I would
make use of such q common thing as
that in writing a romance! Beach or
no Beach, it shall never be duck
pond with me. 1t shall be q clin a
hundred feet high. Let the literary
thief use duck-pond If he will. !
must ask you to carry another note
for me-"
But l have five rooms yet to do
up"
But l have been previously insult
ed, and as one OF my sex you must
standby me-"
And she wrote and dispatched:
You cannot have one single attri-
butte of the gentleman In your compo.
sition. In addition to stealing my
plot, even to the color Of the hotel bus.
you say that you babble in your
dreams, and that l must have caught
some of the babble. That, sir. places
me on my knees in the hall at mid
night with my ear at the keyhOle OF
your door! l refuse to be so placed.
he ornnla onAf00v
Further, demand that you either sur.
render my plot to me or change 1t over
so as to have the lovers blow them
selves up with bomb. Not hearing
from you In reasonable time. may
resort to the protection the law grants
to the most helpless"
J. Harrington Beach did not reply to
this note. The chambermaid was 9th.
erwise busy, and he felt like walking
and thinking matters over. Amanda
Penrose Phillips waited for an hour
with glazing eyes. and then also con-
cluded to take q walk. 1t is always
we'll to take q walk before consulting
a lawyer.
Mr.. Beach strolled up the avenue.
Miss Phillips strolled after him. Mr..
Beach halted to look at a billboard
on which were depicted many chorus
girls, and Miss Phillips was about to
overtake him, but not even to glance
at single chorus girl when grocer's
runaway horse took to the sidewalk to
bring down the high cost Of living. He
was sweeping all before him, and was
getting ready to sweep Amanda Pen
rose Phillips when ]. Harrington
Beach gave a spring and caught her
and twttched her into the middle OF
the street. The hat was twitched from
the woman's head, and one shoe from
foot. but she had the sense to real
ize that it was better thus than to be
a mangled corpse. Mr. Beach led her
home very gently. Not word about
babbling and the stolen plot. Nothing
said about a suit for SANDER, with
damages laid at fifty thousand dollars,
good and lawful money.
AS he left her at the door he pressed
her hand.
She returned the press.
You did not steal my plot!" she
softly said next day.
Nor you mine!"
A month later. as they were mar
rted in the parlor, the chambermaid
said to herself:
Gee, but / knew that story would
turn out to be hummer!"
downright 1913 by the Mcclure Newspo.
per Syndicate.)