Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28
The Prize

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~Nsv York, April 3, 1ooa.-Afiss
Carrie Lolita May, Los Angeles.
Call; Dear Madam: Inelnssd you
will please find our check for $25 to
pay for your story, Mrs. Saxby's
Choice
'aThanking you for submitting 1t to
US. Yours very truly,
"THE GOODMAN COMPANY"
"Ofice of the Goodman Company, Pub
fishers:
"New York, April 3, 19O2.-Herbert
Roy Wallingford, Savannah, Ca
Dear Sir: Enclosed you will please
find our check for $50 to pay for your
story, "A Deserter's Deserts
Thanking you for submitting it to
us, we are, yours very truly,
THE GOODMAN COMPANY"
Savannah, Ga, April Z, 19O2.-Miss
Carrie Lolita May, Los Angeles, CAL
My Dear Miss May: Inclosed you will
please find a letter which was written
to you, but inclosed in an envelope adj
dressed to me, by mistake, Of course,
with a check payable to my order. l
hope that the mistake has been no
more serious than that the check is
mine. But at the same time as sin
cerely hope that you received one for
no less sum. With 'sincerest re-
CARDS, yours very truly,
'HERBERT ROY WALLINGFORD".
'Los Angeles, Cal, April 16, 1907
My Dear Mr.. Wallingford: I beg you
to accept my cordial thanks for for
warding my letter from the Messrs.
Goodman company. 1t relieves my
mind, for felt some misgivings as to
whether the check which I received
in letter written to you was my prop
erty or not, although it was made pay
able to my order, and I was hoping
for a remittance from that house. I
essay 8 little reciprocity of your kind
thoughtfulness by inclosing your let
ter, which came with my check.
ST note that the two checks were for
the same amount, and fear that they
have Disseminated in my favor be-
cause I am a woman. Your story Is,
of course, much better than mine.
Yours very truly,
CARRIE T,OT~TA MAY"
Savannah, Ga, April %. 19O2.-My
Dear Miss May: Your kind letter of
10Th inst, inclosing my letter from the
Goodman company, is received.
mo, my story is not better than
yours. Yours is better than mine;
much better-of that I am sure. I
shall subscribe for the first Fair Play
Magazine so as to be sure that I have
an opportunity to read yours.
'By the way, pardon my curiosity
is the name you use in your writings
q nom de plume, or is it your real
name? It is, at all events, a very
pretty name. With sincerest good
wishes, yours very truly,
HERBERT ROY WALLINGFORD."
"Los Angeles, April 80, 19O2.-My
Dear Mr.. Wallingford: Your valued
letter Of the 22d inst. is received. The
house Of Goodman have profited by
their mistake more than you supposed.
I, too, subscribed promptly for the
Fair Play Magazine in order that I
might read your story and mine and
then compare. But I know yours is
the better. Many thanks, however, for
your complimentary assurance that
mine enjoys that distinction. I dread
to have you see it and become sadly
disillusioned.
mo, sir, my name Is not nom de
plume. It is nom de guerra name
that implies war upon bad, bad people,
such as you represent yourself to be.
But I know that you are Testing. A
bad man could not write such nice let
tiers. I feel quite interested in you
and hope that you will give my kind
regards to Mrs. Wal1ingford. With as
surance Of esteem, yours very truly,
CARRIE Lolita MAY"
"Savannah, Ca, May 10, 19O2.-My
Dear Miss May: What sincere pleas
,ure your sprightly letter Of the Both
,lt gives mo Rut TO think that YOU