Show PENALTIES OF GREATNESS valued valaen at dundr d word now I 1 am quite sure that I 1 have achieved greatness exclaimed a pretty young authoress whose pegasus Is rather of domestic pony order for I 1 am on file among the obituary notices of the I 1 heard it was there together with my picture and was crazy to see sea it and aad as I 1 kne knew w one of the editors slightly I 1 went down to his office and after some delay succeeded in obtaining an audience 11 what can I 1 do tor for you queen esther he said graciously as I 1 entered his sanctum sanctorum 1 I suppose I 1 will have to grant your request even if it costs casts me half of my kingdom it is only to look over my obituary uary notice I 1 answered and to see it if I 1 like it and I 1 should like to change the photograph it is a horrid thing I 1 know and I 1 have a sweet one here my latest the great man smiled and touched a bell miss W would like to see her obituary notice mr A he said to his secretary who appeared in answer to his summons you may present your case to posterity in any way you like my dear young lady he added provided you do not exceed two hundred words oh is that all im valued atal at I 1 exclaimed petulantly well keep on living and working he answered laughing and we will get you U up to a thousand before we have done with you he bowed me out of the room and I 1 I 1 was conducted into an adjoining apartment where from a pigeon hole marked W a slip of proof was taken out whereupon was printed a short notice of me and my books to this was pinned a photograph of course one of the worst I 1 had ever taken and even in the notice they made me three years older than I 1 really was and misspelled the name of my best book so altogether I 1 was thankful I 1 had gone down to put things straight I 1 felt quite relieved when I 1 had touched up my obituary and substituted a becoming photograph now I 1 can die in peace I 1 said ti the young man who stood by amused |