South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-14

quite proper little note beginning
.Alt dear Mi~~ Cfeer and ending.
Yours rer. truly. Stiuson Monroe
For ds.- boz smiled to himself a. mas
sageIne-s to get his mail Tie Ielt
like "a bow agnIr as he ram through
the letter. and cards 10 find one that
bore the po-tmark of Ga little noun
tain town In Tennessee Inen one
das when he was wrestling with
sermon that he hoped would eclipse
"a vthine he had ever preached De
fore the maid brought square en-
yelope with the loug-looked for
postmark.
4 food OF memories. far-oh happy
DAYS OF Jrfne fragrance and june
madness assaued him. He whistled
"a aalf-forgot,eu tune. hitting tune
ro vhich his heart had kept step m
the long lost hours OF magic youth.
a. ne carefully slit the envelope.
MY dear Reverend Sir he
read Fl was indeed glad 10 hear
from am old friend and your words
Of praise kindly bestowed upon one
OF ms stories fell pleasantly Ike
drou. of welcome sweet oil into an
ear aching from editorial harshness.
4 few of the editors. thanks be TO
my guardian angel. nod TO me. al
belt aeeeutly. I win admit when We
meet Most of them know me not
az an but some day-hope springs
eternal. you 1nOV-they may drop
o.. fr
walk upon as J. rush 10 my waiting
limousine That us. OF course. pro-
yided . write best seller or
movie Writing stories merely en-
abIes one TO hire taNis-in an emer-
gency the rattlng variety that
rush down the street sounding like
a bundle of moues ina "a wiudstOrm.
cot course. J remember all the
good times we used 20 have i'm the
unforgetable days before added
the number two 10. my age. the elu-
sive little number that seems 10
chameleon like over night. into the
uuenviable hgure three II was Ger
tainly kind of YOU 10 have written
me regarding the story Yea verify
II Is mine own. / never plagiarize.
IL is an impossibiiity. Every known
plot has been handled by thousands
upon thousands Of writer's near
writers. etc. before / was even born.
You want the name of my publish
ersg Wen. anybody who will take
my stuff. Sorry I cannot say thar
write for Pacific or Centennial eN-
clusively but one must tell the truth
10 "a preacher You also asked
whether or not have written a
book as YOU wish To purchase one TO
grace your book lined study walls.
Thank you. ! have written book
and IL would warm my very heart
90 know that my name was ranged
alongside the illustrations ones or
namenting your sanctum. The
name of my book is-Ten- O. JeIl Re
cipes-'If YOU follow directions in
this book. YOU viii never have in
digestion. II will not be exactly a
reference book for Won but il
brought me i'm one hundred and fifty
dollars from appreciative manufac-
turers of the gritty powders that are
used TO make light desserts by busy
housewives Almost forgot TO say
that / cannot echo your hope that
we may meet again some day. You
are doubtless fat Certa inlv forty.
and as still remember you young,
graceful and debonair ! do not
choose 10 be ruthlessly disillusioned
when il is wholly unnecessary As
for myself I have a double chin my
figure is not what it used TO be. but
lovely at least 10 my stalwart son
and his two sisters Z. 5 Please
buy my book-you seemed anxious
Ito possess a copy-and give il TO
your cook Marjory Geer"
The Rev. Stinson Monroe took
of his glasses TO polish them
bit. lie had laughed over much.
Well, Mariory was not a pretty girl.
he reflected comfortably as ne drop
ped her letter ON the Goals of the
fire
Burning old love letters. Stin-
son asked his pretty wife i'm the
DOORWAY
Smiling he looked mp at her and
held out his arms NO lust an
other odd request Ministers get
such strange ones al times" he an
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