The Yale expositor., 1918-02-21
"what did you do with them when

Burned them. They always burn
them. ConnieIl get hers back, anu
she'll burn it, too" was the laconic
answer.
"You wait until she can't eat meal,
and then you'll know she's got it back.
Many's the time Prudence made me
take medicine, just because l got
story back. Prudence thought 1t was
tummyache. The symptoms are good
bit the same"
So Carol watched, and sure enough,
there came a day when the bright light
of hone In Comics eyes gave way to
fine 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.
"Connle's not WELL" said Lark with |
worried air. "She isn't eating thing. |
You'd better give her dose of that
tonic, Aunt Grace"
0Tm not sick" the crushed young au-
thor protested "Tm just not hungry.
eYou can see for Yourself" insisted
Lark. 'I.ook Mt her. Isn't she slcEF
Many's the long illness Prudence
stoyed off FOR me by II dose of this
magic tonic. You'd better make her
take II. father. You can see she's
. sick"
"You'd better take little, Connie"
her father decided. You don't look
very we'll 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
ouIclly and went In. Connie turned,
startled. guilty red staining her pale
face. Carol sat down sociabiy on the
side OF the bed, politely ignoring Con-
q MES feeble attempt TO keep the crum-
Med manuscript from her sight. She
engaged her sister in broad-minded
and sweeping conversation, adroitly
leading II up to the subject Of litera-
ture. But Connie would not be in
r weighed into n confession. Then Caro-
% took wide leap.
"Dld you get the story backE
Connie gazed at her with an awe
that was almost superstitlous.
IL sure did," she said.
III lizard luck" said Carol, In matter
L. of-fact voice. Lets see It."
u, Connie hesitated but finally passe'
:. it over.
~ "I'u take It TO my own room and rea'
N Il, If you don't mind"
.o More eagerly than she would hav
-. liked Connie to know, Carol curled hel
self upon the bed TO read Comics mas
on terpiece. 1t was simple story, Du
NJ Connie did have a way of saying things
and-Carol laid 1t down in her lap an
III stared at 1t thoughtfully. Then sl
called Lark.
, Look here" she said abrupt
80 "Read this. It's the masterpiece"
90 She maintained u perfect silen'
while Lark perused the crumplt
80 manuscript.
tea as It any good?" pursued Carol.
oe "Why, yes, / think 1t is. It's ju
like folks you know. They talk as v
do, and-rm surprised they didn't ke'
1t. I've read 'em q whole lot worse !!
"Connie's disappointed" Carol sal
81 think she needs little boost.
an lieve she'll really get there II we XII
,. Of crowd her along for while. We
-, just copy it over, and send II O
,or. again"
"And II II comes back?"
80. SVEN send 1t again. Wen get
80 name of every magazine In the libra
and give 'em all chance to start
newest author on the rosy way"
"It'll take a lot of stamps"
"That's so. Well. l have half q
90, lar" admitted Carol reluctantly.
After that the weeks passed by. I
twins saw finally the shadow OF dis
pointment leaving Comics face,
another expression of absorption Il
har its place.
49,. "She's started another one" Ii
. 81. said, wise in her personal eXperient
star- And when there came the starry +
gaze once more, they knew that
a In. one. too. had gone TO meet its fate
tod before the second blow fells the tw
velv gained their victory. They embra
mon each other feverishly, and kissed
precious check hundred times,
I'VE insisted that Connie was the clever
,nt n little darling that ever lived on Ell
Then. when Connie. with their fat
uick- ana aunt was s't.ils III unsuSP'N
ask quiet, they tripped in upon her.
gone eve have something to read to "
said Carol beaming patcrnally at
gain. nile. Listen attentively. Put d
your paper father. It's important.
you on Larkie."
there "My dear Miss Starr" read L
ave are very much pleased with
over story."-Connie sprang suddenly
her chalr-"your story, when the
like Worked Backwards We are pla
when il in one of our early numbers,
shall be glad ut any time TO have
that1 pleasure of Examining more OF
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