The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-12-16

Them with ihr manuscript Of n novel IA
o very early date. They seemed consld.
erably put out when ! bandly inform.
ed them that had got no farther
nlong than the second chapter.
We have been counting on this book
OF YOURS for January publication" 50 ID
they.
tried TO eAplhin TINT the muse had
Abandoned me Ia most heartless
fashion.
but the public demands story from
You said they What have you been
dong all summer
Romancing said /.
don't know just how II came about.
but the suggestion was made that I
put into narrative form the lively his.
tory Of my solourn on the banks Of tho
Danube trusting implicitly to the i'm.
agination yet leaving nothing TO II.
'Bu, ne al such blllhering rot"
said
80 much the better" said they trI.
umphantly eagerly
! don't suppose TINT you. as publish.
rfs can appreciate the fact that an au.
thor may huvp q soul above sklttles. {"
said ! Indignantly. II cannot. | will
not. write u line about myself gentle
men not that consider tile subject
SACRED but o.
Watt cried the junior member. his
face nsluw We appreciate the deli.
cacy NJ Your feelings. Mr.. Smart.
but have nn idea splendid Idea. Il
solve, the whole question Your secre.
lArl l q most competent. CAPABLE
young man md genius after fash.
hon propose That he write the story.
Wen pay him lump sum for the
work. pat your name on the cover.
nud there You nre Al you will have
10 de- Is IN edit his material. uow's
thar"
And 10 II cnme 10 pnss that | took
myself IN TINT evening for Hot
Springs. secure In the thought that
fo"pcniyke would attend to my liter.
airy estate far more capably than 1
could do Il myself and that my labors
later on would be pleasantly devote@ 10
the lazy task Of editing. revising and
detecting q tale already told.
II you are lucky enough to obtain
rooms Ia the Homestead looking out
over the golI course, with the wonder
fui November colorings In the hills aud
slp- beyond. over the casino. the ten.
us courts aud the lower levels OF the
':shiongble playground. you may well
cav % yourself that all the world is
3Ti.At AMI sweet aud full Of hope
Prom my windows ! could see far
down the historic valley In the direc
lion Of Warm Springs, huzy blue
anouma wrapped IN the air Of an In.
1ian summer and re,lolent with the In
rtnso OF autumn.
Britton reminded me that Il was a
grand morning for golf. and I wis at
once reminded that Brltton Is an ex.
cellent chap. whose OPINIONS are al.
ways worth considering. So | started
for the links. stopping tirst at the office
OF the hotel ON my way out. ostcnSibly
TO complain about the absence of win.
dow screens, but IN reality TO glance
over the register In quest Of certain
signatures.
A brisk. oldish little man came up
beside me and rather testify inquired
why there were no matches IN his
room: also why the hot water was
cold so much longer than usual that
morning lie was not much Of man
to look at. but | could not fail to
note the obsequious manner In which
the two clerks behind the desk looked
at him. You couldn't possibly have
discovered anything In their manner to
remind you OF hotel clerks you may
have come 10 know In your travels. A
half dozen boxes OF matches were
pas ed out TO him In the twlnkling OF
an eye. and shudder 10 think what
might have happened II there had been
@ hot water faucet handy, they were
10 eager to please.
"Mr Brewster gone out YETI de-
handed this important guest. pocket.
ing all Of the matches. could see
at once that he was very rich man.
Did he leave any message for me.
He dldn't1 He was TO let me know
whether he could play golf wlth-ehi
Playing with Logan, chJ Well, Of all
the He knows will not play with
Logan See II Mr. Scott is In his room.
Tell him ia Ike to take him on for
eighteen holes this morning"
He crossed 20 the news counter and
glanced over the papers while dusky
bellboy shot or IN quest Of Mr. Scott.
'They all hate TO play with the old
geezer." said one OF the clerks-a
young one, you may be sure-lowcrlng
his voice and his eyebrows at the
same time Hes the rottenest player
in the world
"who il hep inquired, mildly In.
terested.
jasper Titus" was the reply THE
real old Jasper himself
Before could recover from my sur.
prise the object OF my curiosity ap-
preached the desk. his watch IN his
hand.
well. what does he sayT' he de