The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-14

BY No. 648S6, In Star OF Hope. puouene0
in Sing Sing Prison.
HI The Evening Story
Stephen and the Stories.
(By Dorothy Blackmore.)
| Sally gazed contemplative1y at the
little set Of chintz-covered drawers
that she had INDUCED In by way Of
celebrating the occasion Of having
sold another story. 1t was Safiy's
treat to herself to purchase some
thing for the equipment of her writ
ling table upon each glorious arrival
Of q check. Her first money had
gone toward the big kitchen table
that Sally had covered with chfntz.
land she knew that no matter where
the fortunes of success carried her
she would never lot . carved antique
desk take precedence over that first
writing table. The lack Of drawers
mad been the only drawback, and now
Sally filled that need and enhanced the
beauty of her table by two sets of
daintily-covered drawers that she
placed ON the back OF her table.
They don't pull out az easily an
they might she criticised thought.
fully. Perhaps 1. should have spent
1.-THE extra dollar and taken the wood
en- ones instead OF cardboard. They
would last me all my life them. she
tempted.
In the afternoon Sally returned to
the shop from which she had pur-
chased her set Of drawers and made
arrangements for the exchange. She
would give the ones she had to the
delivery man when he brought the
stronger ones.
When Sally returned to her room
she cleared out the drawers hurried
ly. for she had an engagement with
an editor. She asked her landlady to
give them to the delivery man and
went OF to the city.
In the evening when she came
home the new drawers were there and
Sally Immediately went to the delight
full task of arranging her papers, let
tiers, carbons and note books in them.
Il can write from morning until
shutdown now" she told herself hap
PLY. II must sell another story be-
fore can get the waste basket to
match" She pondered for q mo-
ment. Il think will rewrite The
Test. That ought to. sellLit's a good
plot
Then began SaEy's search for the
manuscript that had been retprned
many times from editorial offices,
sometimes with printed Slips, bait
, more often with fiatterfng criticism.
But there had always been regrets.
1t was not just what the magazines
II were wanting.
+ Sally looked high and she looked
low. for THE Test" She took out
every drawer. looked through her file
} and her scrap books. but the manu-
script remained in its hiding. place
4 Naturally the story became more
valuable, more -teeming with good
plot than 1t had been before strayine
| u
flushed and bright-eyed in her eager.
ness to find 1t. -
i Suddenly the truth came to her
She sighed over the fact that her as,
sortment of returned manuscripts hat
l been SO large as to fill one of the
drawers in her cardboard set TIT
overflow must assuredly have
squeezed 1.-THE Test, out and behinf
one of the drawers. It was no doub
tucked snugly away and would hay,
to spend the night In the store
. whittier Sally would journey the frs
thing in the morning.
Inspiration, however. seized Sail,
8 short story on her typewriter befort
going over to the shopping district
After that she took a short nap
! dressed herself with her habitual car
and went forth in search OF her story
She gazed open-eyed at the clerl
VINO TOTO neT tnAt the SET OF drawer.
z had been sold almost Immediate,
9 they were brought back.
/, us there any chance Of my find
. ing out to whom they went 1t is mos
!, important" Sally said with he
friendly smile. The clerk appreciat
q ed the smile and went off to get tn,
= address OF the young lady to whom
she had sold the chintx set
Another ten. minutes passed an,
q Sally went forth from the stor
7 rather enjoying her experience. Sh
I decided to make a short newspape
v story out Of the incident. The sad
q Twenties and Sally found herself ring
ing the bell Of q small fiat.
}. A most delightful girl answered tn
: ring and opened the door wide tina
:. Sally might enter.
e Yes, we found the story the xii
IS was saying. as Sally followed her int
e a room that was homelike and cozy
and in which a good looking youn
t fellow folled comfortably while he scan
l. ned the pages OF Sally's own manu-
o script Sally's eyes opened wide and
e flush darted into her cheeks.
e "Davie," Madge Cartwright SAID
e. this is Sally Seward. Miss Seward
= my brother. David Cartwright. Mis-
y Seward has come in search of he
K story. Madge added. and offered Sail
b a chair.
: Cartwright had sprung swiftly to hi
: feet and shaken Sa1ly's hand before sh
re recovered from her establishment. Afte
- that she smiled the Sally smile, an
e after that Davie smiled boyishly.
d II am caught right in the act" h
- said laugbingly. This story gave m
: q few hot moments while was irwin
k to pull out one of those drawers 81
got me to keep ties in. After I ha