Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-03-22
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they came back?"
Burned them. They always burn
them. Connle'll get hers back, and
she'll burn IL, too" was the laconlc
answer.
"You wait until she can't eat meal,
and then you'll know she's got II back.
Manys the time Prudence made me
take medicine, just because I got a
story back. Prudence thought It was
tummyachc. The symptoms are good
bit the same"
So Carol watched, and sure enough,
there came day when the bright light
Of hope in Comics eyes gave way to
the sober sadness of certainty. Her
light had failed And she couldn't eat
her dinner.
Lark kicked Carols foot under the
table, and the two exchanged amused
glances.
Comics not WE'LL" said Lark with
worried air. "She isn't eating thing
You'd better give her dose of that
tonic, Aunt Grace"
"Pm not sick" the crushed young au.
thor protested. "Im just not hungry"
"You can see for Yourself" insisted
Lark. "Look at her. Isn't she sick Z?
Many's the long Illness Prudence
STAYED Off for me by n dose OF this
magic tonic. You'd better make her
take It, father. You can see she's
sick"
you'd better take little, Connie"
her father decided. "You don't look
very well today"
And the aspiring young genius was
obliged to swallow the bitter dose.
After the meal was over, Carol shad-
owed Connie closely. Sure enough she
headed straight for her own room. and
Carol. close outside, heard crump-
ling of paper. She opened the door
quickly and went In. Connie turned,
startled. a guilty red staining her pale
face. Carol sat down sdciably on the
side of the bed, politely ignoring Con
MES feeble attempt to keep the crum-
pied manuscript from her sight. She
engaged her sister In broad-minded
and sweeping conversation, adroitly
leading 1t up to the subject Of litera-
ture. But Connie would not be in
weighed into confession. Then Carol
took wide leap.
"Dld you get the story back?"
Connie gazed mt her with an awe
that was almost superstItious.
81 sure did" she said.
"Hard luck" said Carol. in matter
of-fact voice. Lets see IT,"
Connie hesitated, but finally passed
1t over.
"Ill take II to my own room and read
II, If you don't mind"
More eagerly than she would have
liked Connie to know, Carol curled her.
self upon the bed to read Comics mas
terpiece. IL was simple story, but
| Connie did have n way of saying things
and-Carol laid IL down in her lap and
stared at 1t thoughtfully. Then she
called Lark.
Look here" she said abruptly
"Read this. It's the masterpiece"
She maintained perfect silence
while Lark perused the crumpled
manuscript.
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"Why, yes, think IL is. It's just
like folks you know. They talk as We
do, and-Pm surprised they didn't keeT
1t. I've read 'em whole lot worse -
Comics disappointed" Carol said
81 think she needs little boost. l be
lieve she'll really get there if we kind
of crowd her along for n while. Wei
just copy 1t over. and send 1t out
again."
sand II II comes back?"
| SVEN send 1t again. Wen get the
name of every magazine I'm the library
and give 'em all II chance to start tht
newest author on the rosy way"
"It'll take n lot of stamps"
"That's so. Wen, l have half dol
lar" admitted Carol reluctantly.
After that the weeks passed by. Tn,
! twins saw finally the shadow Of dlSap
pointmcnt leaving Comics face, ans
another expression of absorption TAX,
/ its place.
"Shes started another one" Larl
said, wise In her personal experience,
/ And when there came the starry rap
| gaze once more, they knew that Thu
/ one, too, had gone To meet its fate Blu
before the second blow fell. the twin
/ gained their victory. They embraced
each other foycrshly, and kissed IN,
precious check hundred times, an,
insisted that Connie was the clevercs
little darling that ever lived on earth
Then, when Connie, with their fathc
and aunt was sitting in unSuspectin!
quiet, they tripped in upon her.
1--WE have something to read 10 you.
said Carol heaming patornully M Con
ME, "Listcn attentively. Put dowl
your paper, father, It's important q.
on Larllie."
"Mly dear Miss Starr" read Lark
eve are very much pleased with you
story, Connie sprang suddenly iron
her chair--''your story, when the Rul
Worked Backwards We are plncini
it in one of our early numbers, an'
shall be glad at any time to have tn
pleasure OF examining more of you
work. We lnclose our check for forty
five dollars. Thanking you, and assur
ing you OF the satisfaction with whicl
we have read your story, am,
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