Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-05
The Daily Story
THE AMAZONS-BY EMMA BLAKE.
copyrightsd 1919 by Associated Literary Bureau.

junior partner. who wers
about smiling benignly unor ..,'sass
nous author, suddenly loweres IS -
ners of their mouths and l,a sse ~
each other.
Nonsense, old fellow.- s.,s :.
dler senior. Your modextr 80
ways stood in your way. yog, =. =
ten the biggest thing Of The ~, y wv
hope you're not going to deuvs.. !
Nevertheless Mr. Hayes ms,s..
his denial and finally got ~ aea
OF how the manuscript cana
firm, its doubts about the a..
of the author and other info-~.s-g
He called for copy Of the bsos =.
it home with him and did M -
after beginning tin he had fnI.ts.s
Tho next day he returned to ths &
fishing house, was cIoseted WIN :
head of the firm and said:
"Mr. Chandler. II does NOT -.
much credit on your house th,.
did not realize on reading this -
that I had not the ability to wr;,,s
I haven't either the imagination q I.
ingenuity. Moreover. you shouId -.
known that it was not written 8
man and that IL was written bv..
man. Some one endeavored TO -.
through by using my initials and i.
ceeded, with n result far above Ar
thing I am capable Of attaining r.,
what surprises me is that wboe-..
the impostor may be she has NOT II
tempted to reap the pecuniary reva,s
arising through her imposture."
wait" replied Mr.. Chandler. ssTa.s
Will come in time"
After prolonged interview Nj
Hayes departed. having obtained
promise that If the impostor were dls.
covered he should be notified befors
any action in the premises was tater
A month later the author received
telephone message that II he Won.
call at the Office of Chandler Bros b.
would hear something Of the iupcs
ture that had been praciced on lin
and on the firm. On arrival NJ
Chandler said to him:
"a lady named Helen Herbert son,
time ago published through US llrs
book of poems, on which we lost sous
money. Since then we have hesra
nothing from her till this morninr
when we received this note"
He handed the note to Mr.. Hays
who read:
Messrs. Chandler Bros:
Dear Sirs-On my departure for Aria
about a year ago, where I have been wit
q view to investigating whether the pr
mics there are the same as mentioned b.
the historian Herodotus. sent you tis
of a novel called The AerD-
1aut,' hoping that you might use II dur
ng my absence. On a railway train pm;
chased a copy of the book published with
your imprint. Why did you put my nj
ials on the title page instead OF giving
ny full name2 I hear the story has been
very generally read, ard IL you have any
hing in the way of royalties to my credit
should be obliged if you would send rs
check. Cordially yours.
HELEN HERBERT
Mr.. Hayes looked up at Mr.. Chandler /
nd met that gentleman's eyes fixed
N him with n singular expression.
''This beats any theme / ever work
d up" remarked the author.
ITS the old story Of truth being {
tranger than fiction"
"And we stupids could only interpret \
he mystery as an imposture"
mo imposture at all, nothing but E
commonplace occurrence.
IF you are about to send the lady +
heck / beg you to make me your rne
Certainly"
Mr. Chandler tapped bell and called
Or a check for the balance OF MIS-
Ierbert's account. 1t amounted to more
IAN $4,000. Mr. Hayes took il ara
tier called at the address the authG
IS had given. When she appeare
r. Hayes found her TO be about tve
T-six years old. comely end with q
head.
II have a check for you for royll
es on your 'Aeronaut,' be said
anding it to her. from Chandis
ros. They published it at your r.
lest, signed H H. thinking ! nil
ritten it. Had your name instead
V initials been attached toit, it wcua
1T have been published and mishtno.
Ave got the start required to make =
success"
THAT being the case" said the Tag.
his money belongs TO you W.
axe it payable to your order f.
1T does not belong TO me, foF
uld not have written the story.
beyond my capabilities"
But If the story was accepted on &c
unit of my initials being mistaken ~
urs and got its start from the sau
use l have been banking on yc1
pital."
And I doubtless have received nhok,
.dit from your novel. Il seems 70 n'
1t we are both fortunate through Y
or. The immediate benefit. the cas-
royalties, is yours; mine VIII coi1'
err"
lie handed her the check. ana "
It part of the partnership was eiossN
This was the beginning or an
aintance that produced that
rkable collaboration The Amazoa
lovel requiring the delicate touch
woman. while the local color W.
,plied by one who had visited y
ID country in which the scene OF
nv was laid. IL was followed
he Pyglnies," which met with e9s1
cess.