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through my fingers�察�and people are bowing to me�察�with the music and the 

flowers   and   fine   clothes   all   around。 As   long   as   I   knew  I   was out   of   the 

game   I   didn't   mind。   I   was   even   happy   sitting   here   ragged   and   hungry�察�

listening to the fountain jump and watching the carriages go up the avenue。 

But it's in reach of my hand again now  almost  and I can't stand it to 

wait twelve   hours�察  �Dawson    I   can't stand   it。 There are   fifty  things that 

could happen to me  I could go blind  I might be attacked with heart 



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disease  the world might come to an end before I could  ; 

     Ide   sprang   to   his   feet   again�察  �with   a   shriek。   Peo´   ple   stirred   on   the 

benches and began to look。 Val´ lance took his arm。 

     ;Come   and   walk�察─  �he   said�察  �soothingly。   ;And   try   to   calm   yourself。 

There   is   no   need   to   become   ex´   cited   or   alarmed。   Nothing   is   going   to 

happen to you。 One night is like another。; 

     ;That's   right�察─  �said   Ide。   ;Stay   with   me�察  �Daw´   son      that's   a   good 

fellow。   Walk   around   with   me   awhile。   I   never   went   to   pieces   like   this 

before�察�and I've had a good many hard knocks。 Do you think you   could 

hustle   something   in   the   way   of   a   little   lunch�察  �old   man�拭  �I'm   afraid   my 

nerve's too far gone to try any panhandling; 

     Vallance led his companion up almost deserted Fifth Avenue�察�and then 

westward along the Thirties toward Broadway。 ;Wait here a few minutes�察─�

he said�察�leaving Ide in a quiet and shadowed spot。 He entered a familiar 

hotel�察�and strolled toward the bar quite in his old assured way。 

     ;There's a poor devil outside�察�Jimmy�察─�he said to the bartender�察 �who 

says he's hungry and looks it。 You know what they do when you give them 

money。 Fix up a sandwich or two for him�察�and I'll see that he doesn't throw 

it away。; 

     ;Certainly�察  �Mr。   Vallance�察─  �said   the   bartender。   ;They   ain't   all   fakes。 

Don't like to see anybody go hungry。; 

     Ide   folded   a   liberal   supply   of   the   free   lunch   into   a   napkin。  Vallance 

went   with   it   and   joined   his   com´   panion。   Ide   pounced   upon   the   food 

ravenously。 ;I haven't had any free lunch as good as this in a year�察─�be said。 

;Aren't you going to eat any�察�Dawson�拭�

     ;I'm not hungry ´ thanks�察─�said Vallance。 

     ;We'll   go   back   to   the   Square�察─  �said   Ide。   ;The   cops   won't   bother   us 

there。 I'll roll up the rest of this ham and stuff for our breakfast。 I won't eat 

any more�察�I'm afraid I'll get sick。 Suppose I'd die of cramps or something 

to´night�察�and never get to touch that money again� �It's eleven hours yet till 

time to see that lawyer。 You won't leave me�察�will you�察�Dawson�拭�I'm afraid 

something might happen。 You haven't any place to go�察�have you�拭─�

     ;No�察─�said Vallance�察 �nowhere to´night。 I'll have a bench with you。; 

     ;You take it cool�察─�said Ide�察 �if you've told it to me straight。 I should 



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think   a   man   put   on   the   bum  from   a   good   job   just   in   one   day   would   be 

tearing his hair。; 

     ;I   believe    I've  already    remarked�察─    �said   Vallance�察   �laughing�察    �that   I 

would have thought that a man who was expecting to come into a fortune 

on the next day would be feeling pretty easy and quiet。; 

     ;It's   funny  business�察─  �philosophized   Ide�察   �about   the   way  people   take 

things�察�anyhow。 Here's your bench�察�Dawson�察�right next to mine。 The light 

don't shine in your eyes here。 Say�察�Dawson�察�I'll get the old man to give you 

a letter to somebody about a job when I get back home。 You've helped me 

a   lot   to´   night。   I   don't   believe   I   could   have   gone   through   the   night   if   I 

hadn't struck you。; 

     ;Thank you�察─�said Vallance。 ;Do you lie down or sit up on these when 

you sleep�拭�

     For hours Vallance gazed almost without winking at the stars through 

the branches of the trees and listened to the sharp slapping of horses' hoofs 

on the   sea  of   asphalt   to   the   south   His   mind   was   active�察  �but   his   feelings 

were dormant。 Every emotion seemed to have been eradicated。 Ide felt no 

regrets�察�no fears�察�no pain or discomfort。 Even when be thought of the girl�察�

it was as of an inhabitant of one of those remote stars at which be gazed。 

He re´ membered the absurd antics of his companion and laughed softly�察�

yet without a feeling of mirth。 Soon the daily army of milk wagons made 

of the city a roaring drum to which they marched。 Vallance fell asleep on 

his comfortless bench。 

     At   ten   o'clock   on   the   next   day  the   two   stood   at   the   door   of   Lawyer 

Mead's office in Ann Street。 

     Ide's nerves fluttered worse than ever when the hour approached�察�and 

Vallance could not decide to leave him a possible prey to the dangers he 

dreaded。 

     When       they   entered     the   office�察   �Lawyer      Mead     looked     at   them 

wonderingly。   He   and   Vallance   were   old   friends。   After   his   greeting�察  �he 

turned to Ide�察�who stood with white face and trembling limbs before the 

expected crisis。 

     ;I sent a second letter to your address last night�察�Mr。 Ide�察─�he said。 ;I 

learned this morning that you were not there to receive it。 It will inform 



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you   that   Mr。   Paulding   has   reconsidered   his   offer   to   take   you   back   into 

favor。 He has decided not to do so�察�and desires you to understand that no 

change will be made in the relations existing between you and him。; 

     Ide's trembling suddenly ceased。 The color came back to his face�察�and 

be straightened his back。 His jaw went forward half an inch�察�and a gleam 

came   into   his   eye。   He   pushed   back   his   battered   bat   with   one   hand�察  �and 

extended the other�察�with levelled fin´ gers�察�toward the lawyer。 He took a 

long breath and then laughed sardonically。 

     ;Tell old Paulding he may go to the devil�察─�he said�察�loudly and clearly�察�

and turned and walked out of the office with a firm and lively step。 

     Lawyer Mead turned on his heel to Vallance and smiled。 

     ;I am glad you came in�察─�he said�察�genially。 ;Your uncle wants you to 

return home at once。 He is reconciled to the situation that led to his hasty 

action�察�and desires to say that all will be as  ; 

     ;Hey�察�Adams� ─�cried Lawyer Mead�察�breaking his sentence�察�and calling 

to his clerk。 ;Bring a glass of water Mr。 Vallance has fainted。; 



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                 THE PLUTONIAN FIRE 



       There are a few editor men with whom I am privi´ leged to come in 

contact。   It has   not been   long since   it   was   their   habit to   come   in   contact 

with me。 There is a difference。 

     They   tell   me   that   with   a   large   number   of   the   manuscripts   that   are 

submitted to them come advices ��in the way of a boost�� from the author 

asseverating that   the incidents   in   the   story  are   true。 The   des´   tination   of 

such contributions depends wholly upon the question of the enclosure of 

stamps。 Some are returned�察�the rest are thrown on the floor in a corner on 

top of a pair of gum shoes�察�an overturned statu´ ette of the Winged Victory�察�

and a pile of old maga´ zines containing a picture of the editor in the act of 

reading the latest copy of Le Petit Journal�察�right side up ´ you can tell by 

the illustrations。 It is only a legend that there are waste baskets in editors' 

offices。 

     Thus is truth held in disrepute。 But in time truth and science and nature 

will adapt themselves to art。 Things will happen logically�察�and the villain 

be dis´ comfited instead of being elected to the board of directors。 But in 

the meantime fiction must not only be divorced from fact�察�but must pay 

alimony and be awarded custody of the press despatches。 

     This preamble is to warn you off the grade cross´ ing of a true story。 

Being   that�察  �it   shall   be   told   sim´   ply�察  �with   conjunctions   substituted   for 

adjectives wherever possible�察�and whatever evidences of style may appear 

in it shall be due to the linotype man。 It is a story of the literary life in a 

great city�察 �and it should   be of interest   to every  author   within a  20´  mile 

radius   of   Gosport�察  �Ind。�察  �whose   desk   holds   a   MS。   story   beginning   thus�此�

;While th
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