| Show MATERIALS FOR A ROMANCE A Philadelphia Acyclist Gets Some Points From a Chicago Belle And so you are a writerby profession a writer of novels How delightful exclaimed a Chicago belle at Cape May on being introduced to a young Philadelphian Phila-delphian whose first literary efforts had been received with favor and who may or may not be the coming Ame i can novelist The Philadelphian modestly mod-estly bowed assent mentioned the title of his works which she evidently had not heard of and the conversation lagged Her soul is enthralled with the restless breezy monotones of the ocean thought the author as the fair ones eyes wandered from the hotel veranda to the vast expanse of blue beyond be-yond but he was mistaken Suddenly she turned and asked Have you ever been in Chicago Only once he answered but I intend to go there soon and spend sometime some-time in your wonderful Western metropolis metro-polis lam not surpried not surprised a bit All great authors go to Chicago It is getting way ahead of Philadelphia New York and Boston as n literary center Yoi will bay a lot and settle down there I presume Well no I am going to Chicago for materials for a Western society romance which I am writing Oh I Well Chicago is the plce togo to-go for material I dont believe any other city can oeat us on the price of writing paper and inkNew York Press |
