The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-07

No. 57.
 "Yes, Miss Brown, I second the offer. said Mordaunt, with a winning smile.
 I've had experience before in the dc- tation of stories. and this will be harder lnan any I've done. You see, it's quite dlfterent when you have some one taking oown your material who is sympathetic. educated and interested"
 Jane had been on the point of present. Ing an excuse, but she could not resist | a question
 But how do you know that I'm sympa- thetie, educated and interested. 2" Mordaunt chuckIed.
 1 If you weren't sympathetic you would not be up here listening, as I have no doubt you have been doing. to Dickie Hol- | ladays sad tale of his experiences with heartless publishers. Dickie has been robbed by every publisher who ever took a book from him, that's true. It's because ! Dickie is big, soft-hearted slob, and doesn't bite back, I'm different. I never 1 gst sympathy, so I have none for publish CTS and other people who buy my pictures l don't paint masterpieces; I just draw ard daub lot of stuff which they need, and which they pay for at once because l I would throw typewriter out of the publishers window if they didn't That's why this is certain money for Dickie, 1 Jane could not keep back her laughter at this explanation, and Mordaunt con- | tf1ued:
 And as for being educated, well. re- member that I have to study faces and to know what they mean before l can stick them onto drawing paper to carry | out the idea that Old Doctor Bingles hair | tonic feels as good as strawberry ice | cream tastes, or to indicate that the young lady who loved the millionaire in the fifth chapter, has changed her devo- 1 tn ne dRj eta In So simply enough I know from your eyes, and your lips, and your hands that you have read and loved and not many good books"
 Jane reddened at his words, but to hide her embarrassment she parried, as Hol- faday regarded her with an amused ex- pression in his blue eyes.
 Well, then, sir, how arc you so sure of the 'interest?' I will admit that you talk more like novelist than an artist | But you must convince me- 1 Mordaunt nodded.
 | That's easy. Any man with eyes and ears, a good camera and box of paints who visits the faIaway isles of the south 1 ern seas Is bound to bring back interest, | irg material I will dictate snatches, which our talented typewriter mechanic, | Dickie. will transform into attractive and | lucrative word pictures. illustrated by my l black and white. You may consider your | seif engaged, MISS BfoWn. IL 5 uutN you owe to the youth of the land, for my publisher has definite sale of 10000 copies 1 n the public libraries for any book of 1 snis sort.'
 Jane cudgeed her wits for some ex- cuse. Here few minutes before, after a cental struggle she had arrived at momentous decision by which she intend ed to live more to herself than ever. Now her determination was scattered to the frivolous summer winds which rustled the leaves in the bay trees above her. ] Hola6ay joined 8 new entreaty to that O. his friend.
 '"rhs is wonderful chance, Miss | Brown. You must not neglect it for your own sake. There is really very big money | in amanuensis work in New York. If you could build up a little clientele with certain publishers and theatrical produe- CTS, authors and plsywriahts, you could