The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-29
A Different Plane
of Life
BY r. RAY BAKER

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In a moment of indiscretion, when
the romantic side of her nature was
set afame by glowing words of senti-
ment from two masculine lips, AIDE
| laide Whitman consented TO become
the bride of the young man who ut
| tered them.
And now she regretted the rashness.
For Gilbert Claxton was not the man
! for her. He belonged to a different
| plane of life-a lower plane, she felt
/ convinced. She was the belle of
! Brockton. and her father was the
mayor and one Of the weaIthiest citi-
zens.
Gilbert was a dreamer. He lived in
world of imagination and lacked the
/ practicaIness that makes for success.
! He received a small wage for his la
bors as a clerk in the offices of the
Oceana Portland Cement company, and
outside Of working hours he dreamed
and Wove the dreams into stories that
never sold.
Gilbert was writing book, he told
Adelaide, but she had no faith in him
or his works. He was a good-loOking
man, with a fine vocabulary, but that
was the sum total of his assets. He
! did not know how to act in the best
! society, and he never looked we'll
| groomed, and his tie never was tied
| just right and the collar he wore uSu-
| ally had a spot of CRIME on it some
where This was Adelaide's appraisal
/ Of ba .bo
~, said appraisal being made when
sober, sound reasoning came TO her
rescue the next day.
SO Adelaide sat down and wrote Il
note TO Gilbert, explaining the situa-
! ton. She could not tell him in person,
! for fear that his fascinating personal
! ity would undermine her resolution.
J Il am very sorry this has hap
pened," said the note, but l realize
l was not quite myself when 1 made
/ that promise TO you. Really we were
/ not meant for each other We belong
to different planes of life, and we
never would be happy. Please forgive
me-"
Gilbert received the note that after
noon. 1t came with three long, heavy
Z
it he took it for an acceptance of some
of his work.
Jerry" he called. holding up the
small envelope Here's something
different for change"
Jerry was the slim, brOwn-haired
girl seated at a table reading manu-
script. She had lived with Mrs. CIaX-
ton since the death of the girls father
some years ago and was considered
one of the family Jerry was greatly
interested in the manuscripts which
Gilbert was forever sending away and
getting back, and one day she had
asked permission to look one over.
She had read it and offered a helpful
criticism which resulted in sale of the
story. After that Gilbert always let
Jerry peruse the product of his brain
before sending it away.
Il never could write anything my
self" Jerry confessed, but somehow
1 seem to be able to tell what is wrong
with your work"
SO Gilbert had placed the girl on
his staff" and when she was not at
tending to homework and getting
meals she usually was engaged in
reading manuscript Just now she
was helping Gilbert with his book.
Her eyes frightened when Gilbert
held up the small envelope, but his
face took on a puzzled look when he
noticed the penmanship of the ad-
dress. He tore the envelope open In
silence and read, and then he went |
out and took a walk without saying a
nrd i'm
through the door, and they were full |
of sympathy-or something else. She |
nodded Understandings as she re-
sumed reading.
A year rolled by and Adelaide Whit |
man had not yet met the immaculate |
man with the high ambitions; and /
neither had Gilbert ClaxtOn made his |
mark as a writer. However, they saw |
no more of each other except when |
they met by chance. After that note |
from her Gilbert made no Overtures. |
If he suffered as a result of her action |
he suffered in silence. No one could /
look into his Inconsistencies it was
Jerry.
Then came a great day for Gilbert.
What made the day great was a slim /
letter from a book publisher, and it
invited him to New York for con-
sultation regarding the book that was
to be published.
Gilbert went, and as the train took
him out of sight a middle-aged woman
and a young girl turned from the sta
ton.
when he comes back he will be a
success" predicted the middle-aged
woman. II know his book will win,
although l have not read it."
at will win, all right" said the girl.
81 have read ii, and 1 know ii is
good"