The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-05-11

next morning there was another call
at the phone.
'Mr. Collamore, / have some more
information to give you about that
matter of which we were talking yes
terday and will call on you at 8 O'Clock
this afternoon. GOodby."
who are you, please"
Miss Weatherby."
Hearing click / knew there was
no use trying to find out who Miss
Weatherby was. l did not remember
any conversation with any such per
son. but concluded that had neglect
ed to take down the name. Inasmuch
as she had been admitted and had
talked with me, what she had to com
municate must be of some Importance.
At any rate, when she was announced
In the afternoon / gave an order for
her admittance. A very pretty young
woman was ushered in, who seated
herself in the chair beside my desk
with as much sang froid as If she had
right to remain there as long as she
chose.
LET me see," l said to her. what
was the business we were discussing
yesterday morning? don't quite re-
call it,
Il told you that l had picture
play"
Now | knew who Miss Wetherby
was. Unable to get at me In the regu-
lar way, she had resorted to the tele.
phone to make an appointments very
shrewd device. However, she had sue
ceeded in passing my guard and there
was nothing to do but listen to what
she had to say. This was brief and to
the point. She asked me to read her
scenario myself. / told her that 1t
was impossible for me to read all the
plays that came into the studio, to
which she replied that she did not
wish me to read all the plays, she
would be satisfied if would read hers.
She would not leave without the prom
Use, and was obliged to give it. Then
she handed me her manuscript and de-
parted without a word
1t was evident that the girl was
not only bright. but had the good
sense to understand that her play
would stand by itself and she need
not bore ME by telling about its strong
points. 1 am a man of my word and
determined to keep my pledge to her.
| put the scenario in my pocket, in
tending to glance over it on my way
home. | live in suburb and go home
by rail. When on the train I would
have abundant opportunity to do so.
That evening when l went home
was loaded down--a common condi-
ton of commuters-withp parcels. On
the train I took out the scenario and
was about to begin its perusal when
a boy came along with the evening
papers. 1 bought one and, seeing a
startling announcement of q victory
In the great European war, laid the
manuscript down beside me on the
seat. Becoming absorbed in the news,
1 read the paper till we reached my
station and, forgetting all about the
scenario, left 1t In the seat. Not till
after dinner did l remember it and
my promise to read 1t.
There is a rule of the railroad that
all articles left In trains should be
turned in at the nearest terminal, and
I hoped to recover the play the next
day when l went into the city. Il
had not been left at the lost article
office. I was worried. I called again
to inquire for it the next day and was
still disappointed. 1 gave up all hope
of recovering it and began to consider
devices by which 1 might best get out
of the scrape with Miss Weatherby.
/ had not promised to read the play
within any given time, so there was
no hurry in doing anything about the
matter. was In hope that an ad-