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rusal of its buttery phrases would have made a cynic of a sighing
chambermaid。
In the morning Pettit came to my room。 I read him his doom
mercilessly。 He laughed idiotically。
;All right�察 �Old Hoss�察─ �he said�察 �cheerily�察 �make cigar´lighters of it。
What's the difference�拭�I'm going to take her to lunch at Claremont to´day。;
There was about a month of it。 And then Pettit came to me bearing an
invisible mitten�察�with the forti´ tude of a dish´rag。 He talked of the grave
and South America and prussic acid�察�and I lost an after´ noon getting him
straight。 I took him out and saw that large and curative doses of whiskey
were ad´ ministered to him。 I warned you this was a true story 'ware
your white ribbons if only follow this tale。 For two weeks I fed him
whiskey and Omar�察�and read to him regularly every evening the column in
the evening paper that reveals the secrets of fe´ male beauty。 I recommend
the treatment。
After Pettit was cured be wrote more stories。 He recovered his old´
time facility and did work just short of good enough。 Then the curtain rose
on the third act。
A little�察 �dark´eyed�察 �silent girl from New Hamp´ shire�察 �who was
studying applied design�察�fell deeply in love with him。 She was the intense
sort�察�but ex´ ternally glace�察�such as New England sometimes fools us with。
Pettit liked her mildly�察 �and took her about a good deal。 She worshipped
him�察�and now and then ignored him。
There came a climax when she tried to jump out of a window�察�and he
had to save her by some perfunc´ tary�察 �unmeant wooing。 Even I was
shaken by the depths of the absorbing affection she showed。 Home�察�
friends�察�traditions�察�creeds went up like thistle´down in the scale against her
love。 It was really discom´ posing。
One night again Pettit sauntered in�察�yawning。 As he had told me before�察�
he said he felt that he could do a great story�察�and as before I hunted him to
his room and saw him open his inkstand。 At one o'clock the sheets of
paper slid under my door。
I read that story�察�and I jumped up�察�late as it was�察�with a whoop of joy。
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Old Pettit had done it。 Just as though it lay there�察 �red and bleeding�察 �a
woman's heart was written into the lines。 You couldn't see the joining�察�but
art�察�exquisite art�察�and pulsing na´ ture had been combined into a love story
that took you by the throat like the quinsy。 I broke into Pettit's room and
beat him on the back and called him name names high up in the galaxy
of the im´ mortals that we admired。 And Pettit yawned and begged to be
allowed to sleep。
On the morrow�察�I dragged him to an editor。 The great man read�察�and�察�
rising�察�gave Pettit his hand。 That was a decoration�察�a wreath of bay�察�and a
guar´ antee of rent。
And then old Pettit smiled slowly。 I call him Gen´ tleman Pettit now to
myself。 It's a miserable name to give a man�察�but it sounds better than it
looks in print。
;I see�察─�said old Pettit�察�as he took up his story and began tearing it into
small strips。 ;I see the game now。 You can't write with ink�察�and you can't
write with your own heart's blood�察�but you can write with the heart's blood
of some one else。 You have to be a cad before you can be an artist。 Well�察�I
am for old Alabam and the Major's store。 Have you got a light�察�Old Hoss�拭─�
I went with Pettit to the depot and died hard。
;Shakespeare's sonnets�拭─ �I blurted�察 �making a last stand。 ;How about
him�拭─�
;A cad�察─�said Pettit。 ;They give it to you�察�and you sell it love�察�you
know。 I'd rather sell ploughs for father。;
;But�察─ �I protested�察 ─ �you are reversing the de´ cision of the world's
greatest ;
;Good´by�察�Old Hoss�察─�said Pettit。
;Critics�察─�I continued。 ; But say if the Major can use a fairly good
salesman and book´ keeper down there in the store�察 �let me know�察 �will
you�拭─�
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NEMESIS AND THE CANDY
MAN
;We sail at eight in the morning on the Celtic�察─ �said Honoria�察�
plucking a loose thread from her lace sleeve。
;I heard so�察─�said young Ives�察�dropping his hat�察�and muffing it as he
tried to catch it�察 �and I came around to wish you a pleasant voyage。;
;Of course you heard it�察─�said Honoria�察�coldly sweet�察 �since we have
had no opportunity of inform´ ing you ourselves。; Ives looked at her
pleadingly�察�but with little hope。
Outside in the street a high´pitched voice chanted�察�not unmusically�察�a
commercial gamut of ;Cand´de´ee´ee´s� �Nice�察�fresh cand´ee´ee´ee´ees��d
;It's our old candy man�察─ �said Honoria�察 �leaning out the window and
beckoning。 ;I want some of his motto kisses。 There's nothing in the
Broadway shops half so good。;
The candy man stopped his pushcart in front of the old Madison
Avenue home。 He had a holiday and festival air unusual to street peddlers。
His tie was new and bright red�察 �and a horseshoe pin�察 �almost life´size�察�
glittered speciously from its folds。 His brown�察�thin face was crinkled into a
semi´foolish smile。 Striped cuffs with dog´head buttons covered the tan on
his wrists。
;I do believe he's going to get married�察─ �said Honoria�察 �pityingly。 ;I
never saw him taken that way before。 And to´day is the first time in
months that he has cried his wares�察�I am sure。;
Ives threw a coin to the sidewalk。 The candy man knows his customers。
He filled a paper bag�察�climbed the old´fashioned stoop and banded it in。 ;I
remember ; said Ives。
;Wait�察─�said Honoria。
She took a small portfolio from the drawer of a writing desk and from
the portfolio a slip of flimsy paper one´quarter of an inch by two inches in
size。
;This�察─�said Honoria�察�inflexibly�察 �was wrapped about the first one we
opened。;
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;It was a year ago�察─�apologized Ives�察�as he held out his hand for it�察�
;As long as skies above are blue
To you�察�my love�察�I will be true。;
This he read from the slip of flimsy paper。
;We were to have sailed a fortnight ago�察─�said Honoria�察�gossipingly。 ;It
has been such a warm summer。 The town is quite deserted。 There is no´
where to go。 Yet I am told that one or two of the roof gardens are amusing。
The�察�singing and the dancing on one or two seem to have met with ap´
proval。;
Ives did not wince。 When you are in the ring you are not surprised
when your adversary taps you on the ribs。
;I followed the candy man that time�察─�said Ives�察�irrelevantly�察 �and gave
him five dollars at the corner of Broadway。;
He reached for the paper bag in Honoria's lap�察 �took out one of the
square�察�wrapped confections and slowly unrolled it。
Sara Chillingworth's father�察─ �said Honoria�察 �has given her an
automobile。;
;Read that�察─ �said Ives�察 �handing over the slip that had been wrapped
around the square of candy。
;Life teaches us how to live�察�
Love teaches us to forgive。;
Honoria's checks turned pink。 ;Honoria� ─�cried Ives�察�starting up from
his chair。
;Miss Clinton�察─�corrected Honoria�察�rising like Venus from the head on
the surf。 ;I warned you not to speak that name again。;'
;Honoria�察─�repeated Ives�察 �you must bear me。 I know I do not deserve
your forgiveness�察�but I must have it。 There is a madness that possesses one
some´ times for which his better nature is not responsible。 I throw
everything else but you to the winds。 I strike off the chains that have
bound me。 I re´ nounce the siren that lured me from you。 Let the bought
verse of that street peddler plead for me。 It is you only whom I can love。
Let your love forgive�察�and I swear to you that mine will be true 'as long as
skies above are blue。'
On the west side�察�between Sixth and Seventh Ave´ nues�察�an alley cuts
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