The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-30
0. HENRY's LETTERS.
Quaint EpistIos That Show His Happy.
go.Iucky Spirit.

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Quaint Epistlos That Show His Happy
so-Iueky Spirit.
4 few ycnrs before o. Henry's death
Robert II. Davis OF SIunsey's secured
his services. rs contributor. He sign
ed five year contract to have first
choice Of all his contributions.
The letters. addressed tU Mr.. Davis.
which follow. tc.! their own story of
the friendship between the two men
and reveal the whimsical. hnppy-go-
lucky, iniprOvi1ent spirit OF the author:
Thursday.
Dear Old Bii-At last ] have hove nm
clcr at - Wavcr!e' place :iii have an
address TO give YOU. / am in Gilman
llairs apartment and cor now continue
10 turn out the old blown In the bottle
brand OF fiction.
am a man OF derncd few words
want $iS5 don't read that n dollar and n
qunrter). That In addition to tile $50 that
l ccrcwed out OF Merwin during your ab-
sence Will mako n total of S2i5. which will
bc more than covered By the moral and
entertaining tnle that hereby agree TO
have llnished and delivered 10 you all by
lo;3o a. m. Monday, Aug. q. or perhaps
earlier.
Pursue the liberal policy and get the
best stuff. ~ ii, s
Personally and officially greet you and
make obelsance- Consistently.
BILL THE BEDOUfN. q
r. ST. want the dough. not n check
(but a check will dob by the bearer or else
few well cl;S7en words Of refusal
Thursday.
Dehr Biir.-wii. you be nice -ennagh ito
Let me go over the proofs OF all my std-
rics before they are published? Tho print
er. with his usual helilredness. seems to
nj htttr
words that do not appear I'm the Ms. Also
please tell your proofreader.
Hoping, etc. yours. gl5.,,.s q. II,
Dear Bill-Here she are / reckon you
or Some Intelligent perfN,n, in tho Office
can tell where the patches fit.s afsyou
don't Ike the new title say so. There are
others. Fulsomely, .WiLIsiE.
Mon Cher piii-Caf, yoa raise the if,rne-
diate goods for thls and once moro Tescns
little Ruby from certain death? 5s.
The big story will he handed In Monday
for You to try on tho piano. From next
week on I'll ahow you o stosy every week.
I'm going to make somc OF the hest sam
Piles of 2oco and 100 word stuff that's pos
sible. That's the length that counts
I'm feeling flneSand hope these few lines
will-say. don't forget to send the ss5
Don't do 1t u you can re.sse to do II.
Yours as ever. o. II.
Saturday.
Hello. Mr.. Biiii
Say fool ind his money, etc.
Is there anything doinH for about ss9. .9s
today for the purposo OF purchasing things
offered for sale sn the Inarts? i had tn
send most OF oil that st11f abroad that
you gimme the other day.
Don't PRESS the TnattefS &c Il seems out
OF order. IN be- even and -ahead OF the
game pretyIaoop Thefe win come 10 yo,
on Moadny tho new sto:ys - i =, :. p
Greetings and undying yeneration. In ell
thor case. x5f&s o. H.
Dear Bill-IIerewith submitted one Ms,
Have another one ready 20 typewrite
which you can read tombrro@ -
Give the fun speed ahead signal and
whoop 'em through. pro or con. Grea,
business. Ths4mlIl Is grinding at the old
gait. Yours, {!&a BILL; SI.
Monday
Dear Mister--Would YOU nut n tail OF
this kite for me again? She win fsy m
tho date advertised. Please send the cash
sc you've got It on hand
Say. the story vsilf be brought to yot
+, by me on WEnesESDAY. II will Es ar
III right one. Hoping. etc. and yours
truly. D. n.