Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-11
TheEveningS Story
A
NEAT JOB
By John Y. LARNEp

! lddleston, Il am very much worried
about my SON."
whats the trouble?" asked.
He is infatuated with a girl I de-
test"
"Have you grounds for detssting
her?'
"There's nothing in her. She's vain.
selfish and altogether unlovely. How
she has captured Jimmie can't imag-
Inc"
Since was not interested In Jim
mile the information did not especial
ly move me. But was interested in
his mother, who was a widow. Indeed,
had intentions with reference to Mrs
Iddleston and wished could make her
think me as nne a man as this girl
had succeeded in making Jim think her
a fine woman. wondered how she
did 1t.
Now. know that you, a novelist, Z"
continued Mrs. Iddleston, are one Of
the inventive kind with plenty Of in
genuity and can bring about some sit
uation between Jimmie and this girl
to make her appear to him as she ap-
pears to any one who sees her through
eyes not distorted by the imagination"
"who is sheF' asked.
"Julia Hinton" IS
How can know her."
Jimmie tells me that she's going
this summer to Arlington Beach. Why
can't you so there, too, for your vacR-
tion?"
II can"
"And you win try to do something
for meT'
ION one condition-that II succeed
you will find some other literary man
to invent scheme whereby l may be
made to look better in your eyes than
| am"
can vouch for the fact, though /
do not expect to be believed, that a
widow is capable Of blushing. for de-
tected faint reddening as she replied.
with bit Of barney: you don't need
that. Every one knows how clever you
are, and am sure you will succeed in
saving my boy"
IF succeed in showing him the
girl exactly as she IL am sure you
would not ask me to misTepresent her"
Certainly not"
had achieved some recognition on
the part Of the reading public and was
known as an author at the hotel where
stayed, the same in which Miss Hin
ton stayed, and my literary reputation
for good work or bad, as the case
may be-made me something of lion.
While at the beach l was sending
my publisher copy every week except
the first. On my return In September
read the final plate proofs OF my sto-
ry, and the book was issued before
Christmas.
Soon after its publication was in
vited to dine at Mrs. Iddleston's Jim
was present and received me some
what coolly. We had not been long
at table before the subject of my nov
ell was preached. Mrs. lddeston said
some very nice things about it. Jim
said nothing till his mother reproached
him for being so impolite as not to say
something favorable TO the author
ABOUT MS WOrk.
protested. That's where we au.
thors have a hard time" l said. "Peo-
pie say complimentary things to us
about our work, but we get no real
criticism-that which Of all things we
need most"
well" said Jim. 81 have a personal
bone to pick with the author in this
case. Several things l said were put
in the story word for word"
you are right" replied. Edmond
Searle is a picture of yourself"
saw his face light with pleasure.
do you really mean thatr' he asked.
"Searle is a splendid fellow"
why do you consider him such?
[ asked.
II don't know
at is because you see him as he is
renl living person. You are taken out
OF yourself to look at yourself"
But there is one thing about me in
the story don't like. What an ass
Searle was to fall in love with that
silly girl"
'The girl was real character too"
"What. that thingl'
what don't you like about herr"
"she hasn't any sense"
Anything elsef'
zone can tell by her talk that she is
vain"
ibid her conversation In the story
seem fiippant TO your"
Il should think So"
Tin sorry the character doesn't
please you. You see. my work is all
from models, and any success / have
attained is on that account don't
idealize my models. paint them Just
as they are"
"Who is this stupid girl you have
pictured?"
do you mean to say you don't rec
ognize herr"
"wns she at the beach last sum.
mer?"
Certainly. You were With her at
times It's atranCA Won don't racog.