Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-02-04
IN TWO PARTs-PART TWO

IN TWO PARTS-PART TWO
MY Husband.
A Cry From the wastepaper Basket
x.
Anything worth while in the las
months manuscripts. Lintock?" asked
! Mr.. Simon Gunnemann, the celebrated
/ Jewish publisher, as he entered hi
! handsome office in-of all places
/ Curzon street.
"a lot Of rubbish as usual" said Lin
took. the clever young reader" or
whom Mr.. Gunnemann relied for the
finding Of works, both artistic and with
money In them, such as he might care
to publish. But there's one manu-
script that I think you ought to look
at yourself"
what is it?"
TITS an account Of a man."
Biography, then. Who's the man?'
zone doesn't know, though some
might perhaps make guess"
well, who's the writer?"
"One doesn't know. But it's a woman.
That's certain"
Her name?"
"She calls herself X'."
Whats the name Of the thing?"
TITS called My Husband, q Cry
From the Wastepaper Basket. by, as
I said, *"
us It praise?"
'No."
"Debunking?"
Decidedly"
whats the man2 Author. soldier.
politician-or what?"
He's London doctor"
send 1t up. I'll take 1t home tonight
and have a look at It,"
In the evening Mr.. GuInnemann went
home with the packet containing my
Husband"
He was a quick reader and he man
aged to read 1t that night. Indeed he
read some Of it more than once. And
before he slept he had quite made UP
his mind about publishing it-certain
things, which he must go into as soon
as possible.
Send Mr.. Lintock up to me-" he
said to one of his henchmen in the
office, directly he arrived there on the
following day.
Eyes, sir"
In about 10 minutes young Lintock.
an oxford man, walked into the chiefs
furnished sitting room,
lined from floor to ceiling with well /
bound books. Mr.. Gunnemann was
smoking cigar and had the contents I
Of the parcel on the table before him. |
Good morning, Lintock."
GOOD morning, chief"
well, I've read this" he tapped /
he M. S. of my Husband" "and
II course I'll publish it, if it isn't
ibelous"
"Libelous?"
eff the mans still living there rAight
'e a prosecution. It's one of the most
ruel and searching exposes of as hyp-
'critical cad I've ever read"
II grant you it's an expose, and
done. It's a cri de coeur."
"Ah! From the wastepaper basket"
Exactly, where he put her"
"And kept her"
Eyes. But there's no criminal accu-
alton in 1t. I'm certain there's Moth
ag actionable."
"Are your But If the fellows stilI
live? A well known doctor in London,
lind you"
HE wouldn't like it, would he"
Like 1t! She's skinned him. There's
lot OF money IN 1t. She can write"
"Just what I think"
"If she's a worm she's the worm
lat's turned. I must see her. You've
Ot her address?"
'I've got an address,"
where is it?"
'In Manchester street, Manchester
luare"
"And the name?"
mo. The address was simply "X,"
I'd a number and the number Of a
1T on Manchester street"
Write to 1t. Or get the secretary to. 7
~ Mr.. Gunnemann has read the
'ok and would like TO publish 1t at {
ice. But before doing so her must see '
e writer and have a talk with her.
e promises not TO give away her
Lme to the public. But he must have 4
talk to her personally, otherwise he
mt publish the book. That'n bring 8
r." v
Just as Lintock was going out Of Il
e room, Mr.. Gunnemann said:
Il wonder II know the doctor?" d
I'm quite sure I don't, or didn't II,
feel pretty certain, he's dead" n
Don't you think a very clever n
man might have invented the whole G.
ing as a tour de force?"
Never on your life, chief. It simply
eats the horrid truth" le
Il must see her. Ask her to come
soon as possible so that we can
the book out for the spring season." CT
IN do my best, chief. I'll say you
mt publish unless she lets you have ~
interview with her"
Three days later, about 4 In the aft
loon, Editha stole into the office
Curzon street. "a
She had hesitated long after re-
wing the letter from Ltntock to az
ich she had returned no answer.
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