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Show I THESTORY THAT TOLD AND SOLD W lly O K. I'l.NEUI i CopfHffMtd, thU, bf Tht AutKort PublUMng Comptnjr LWe i . ' Ue.tr Miss Stanley Inclose plcane find check for our story, "Tho I'rlce of Karae." Wo will Rladly consider anything elfo that )ou may care (o submit. Yours truly, The Arcadian. Tho recipient of this letter could hardly bellou her ejes. It was the first remuneration sho had received for her work during long; years of struggle. Her successful effort was the story of a woman who had sacrificed sacri-ficed lovo to win fame In her chosen profession, In which nho succeeded. Sho reaped wealth, fnmo and honor, but her heart was not satisfied. The man whom she had rcjcctc. but still loved was now bound to another. Sho had paid "the prlco of lame" The same day on which Agatha Stanley received pajment for her story, she read in tho society column of n dally paper tho following. "Mr Ileglnnld Lorlmcr, tho newly appointed editor of the Arcadian, Is said to bo worshiping at tho shrine of I Miss Florence l.lpplncot, n prominent society belle of tho city In which lie I lives." i A mingled expression of surprtso and pain came Into Miss Stanley's I c)cs. "I never dreamed that ho was tho editor who accepted my story," she soliloquized. "Did It merit publication, pub-lication, or did ho act from personal motives, I wonder? Could ho read the author's heart between tho lines? It so, how ho must mock It. Am I to suffer a like fate with my heroine? It can only be In degreo, hnwuver, not In kind; for, la not mine 'tho price of famo?' " Iteglnald Lortmcr and Agatha Stan ley had been playmates, schoolmates and friends As they grow to man hood and womanhood their friendship I had developed Into love. J When Agatha was nineteen, her I father died, leaving a largo family In poor circumstances, and It fell to her to look to tho welfaro of tho family. Some tlmo nftcr Mr Stanleys death I.orlmer declared his lovo nnd asked Agatha to become his wife l'eollurc ' that her duty was at homo, and nl though It ncarl) broko her heart, sho rejected his oiler Sho gave nlm no ' hnpo for tho future, and so they parted. Time passed rapidly Larimer had gone to a distant city and entering the field of Journalism had mado rapid strides. Miss Stanlo) hnd taken up titers tnro as her llfo work, but her Journey was long and disheartening At length, how over, her persistency was roward cd One manuscript placed seemed to clear tho way and her subsequent efforts ef-forts were accepted with requests for more Still, with success standing brightly before her. thero was an aching void In her heart, Ono beautiful morning In early Juno Agatha was sitting by an open win dow, writing She seemed unable to I conccntrato her thoughts, from her work to tho grand scene nutslde, and (ben to tho feelings of her own heart. As die sat dreaming of tho old days, her attention was attracted to a man 1 coming up the walk toward tho house Ho rang the bell, nnd as Agatha opened the door an cxchmatlon of surprise oscaped her lips, for thero beforo her, Btood Ileglnnld I-orlmcr It was the flrat tlmo they bad met In thrc" oar "Miss Stanley allow we to congrnt ewes jj liStVvr'srviiiii .iiifnii By an open window. ulate you on your success It Is icr-Ulnly icr-Ulnly merited ' Thanks, hut Mr Ixirlmer higher praise Is due to vou became of your I rapid advancement I sincerely wish I you happiness " I am irulj trat.ful, hot for your also which Is Haltering, and for vour sentiments nf frl-mlMilp; hut I would ask you can success, alone, make us happy?" Miss Stanley colored slightly, and Answered "It depends on what one Is successful In llapplnes, Itself, Is tho. (roai.at nf arhlevemfliiUC but Its acquirement ac-quirement Is dependen upon surceaa lu vsrtnua dlr Mo-ie Mr Uirltmr lauglijfiRly replltd "I'osslbly I have earned tho good will of somo budding genius by sending a welcome check Ilather a slim sourco nf happiness, though, "I'm afraid, unlessIt un-lessIt should bo )qu, Miss Stanley" Stan-ley" "Why me, moro than others you havo helped. Mr. Lorlmcr? I should think that a certain Miss l.lpplncot ought to have first place." "Miss l.lpplncot! I do not know that I have done an) thing to merit her good graces." "Haven't you? This would seem to contradict )ou," sho said, handing bin "I should think that a certain Mlis Llpplncot ought to have first place." the paper In which sho bad read ths Item concerning him When ho had read his mirth was uncontrollable Finally regaining composure, com-posure, ho said- "Well, well) That Is news tn ma. Whoever wrote that notlco must hava been under somo strong mental hallucination hallu-cination Tho Idea of nssoclatlng my namo with that of Miss Llpplncot. whom I have met but a few times. No frivolous trcaturo like her tor a stub! chap like myself A sensible women Is what I want. Agatha Miss Stanley, do jou know why I have comti hero today? Simply to tell you that 1 have waited patiently for a different dif-ferent answer to the question I onco asked )ou. Tho outward obstacles then In tho way aro now removed. You aro on tho road to Independence. Is there any other barrier? Have I waited In vain, and must I, too, pay the prlco of famo?'" Tho story that sold has also told |