The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-13

As Nh ouTlh avenue smlllnS.
lie had smiled the fortnight before
when Cameron turned down" the nov.
elette on which he had been at WORK
the better part OF six weeks. II Va.
exactly the sort OF story that Cameron
usually liked; but unfortunately some
oody had been ahead OF Parsons with
d somewhat similar idea.
Try us again-try US again. Mr..
parsons" the editor had said. cor
daily.
Parsons had tried. lie had spent
this last fortnight in soulsweating
Iaoor over "A second manuscript. and
Wen, he was carrying II gingerly in his
hand now as he came out OF the build
ing in which the Offices OF the Week
n were situated. There was a feel
ing at the back of his mind that he
might as well drop the story-like n
dead kitten-in the nearest refuse can.
There are some experiences which.
months or years afterWard. we a tell
over again and laugh at their humOr.
az the time Of their occurrence. how
ever. they are tragic. II is tragic when
a man has not eaten for thiTty-siX
hours. and o "A penny in his pocket.
and carries in his hand a rejected
manuscript which he had expected to
bring him the wherewithal TO hush the
cravings OF an insistent appetite ana
TO satisfy the demands Of "A more than
insistent landlord.
Parsons walked steadily. but invol-
unfairly. toward his cheerless
which. he felt confident. would not OF
fer him shelter much longer. II was
in a studio building. the landlord
was accustomed 10 giving tmpeCunious
Bohemians a short shrift.
Suddenly he saw a Glitter lying on
the floor where the postman had
pitched il. and stupidity read the card
FHFhnFAI - shA nawyA- saFWha -. -
fury Reversible Collar. Princeton
building. . York" The words re-
minded him vaguely OF something. OF
s~moebody. but he could not think
what. or whom. until. on opening the
envelope he Va Gerry BirdsalIs nams
signed at the bottom OF the letter.
"Nh. Ben wrote me that Birdsall had
come to New York TO accept a good
position. He's a huStler-hell get
along anywhere. Wish ] were he
murmured Parsons.
\. year before he would not have
been guilty Of wishing himself like the
rather coarse and extremely volatile
Gerry Birdsall. But the letter gave a
new trend to his thought. He read II
once carlpssly. then he awoke to its
meaning and devoured il with gliten-
ing eyes, while the color rose in his
check.
We are looking for short fiction Of a
high Quality-not like that usually
found in trade papers. We feel sure
that You san supply some OF these
stories. and would consider 81 q favor
II you would call urCn us at your
conreuienCe-the one the better
when We can better explain our needs.
Ask for our MIR. Birdsall.
Parsons hustled into his coat.
seized the Manuscript I'm question and
locked his door
lie trod the pa.cment with hopeful
stride. u was not vet noon. and Bird.
sail was probably in his office. At the
door Parsons halted a moment. The
old hnpelesSuess smote him again
but that was because Of his physical
condition. lie crowded down the
thought Of his ClamOring hunger
brushed an imaginary speck from his
coat. s.. TOD his hat firmly on his
head and stepped hriskly into the OF.
hcc OF the New Century Reversible
Collar company.
He saw Birisall come hastily to.
ward him from the other end Of the
long room.
Ten minutes later they were on op.
posite sides OF e table in n quite cor.
uer OF M" dining room of "A hotel. and
the waiter had put N. soup before
them. Parsons az" IL slowly. spoonful
: after spoonful while EirdsaU talked.
no. 10 isn't a trade magazine.
ihrr"'s nothing I'm that. It's been
worked to d"Hfh. Nobody reads trade
papers lu' the crtail dealers. Wa'v,
reached them VOL ms We can. The
minis Is 90 max q demand for our
collars and ] believe I've struck the
right d"1 There isn't n man Of thirty
Why Parsons ''.. ~" piac" right
zero S'" whore shabby turns DTS
wagon Through 30. puddle 500 as On
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