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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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