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Show THOUGHT MUCH OF REPUTATION, Story Illustrative of Vanity of Some "Literary Men." Tom Lawson told a good story tho other day about W. II. II. "Adirondack" "Adiron-dack" Murray. When Mr. Lawson waa In tho publishing business ho got an order from the Northern Pacific to get out a booklet descriptive of the road. He received all tho necessary details, and It only remained to get soma good man to whip it Into readable reada-ble shape, for which tho railroad wbb willing to pay well. Whllo Mr. Law-n Law-n was wondering Just whom he could get to do the Job, he bethought himself of "Adirondack" Murray, who was then In decidedly straitened circumstances. cir-cumstances. "Just the man," thought Mr. Lawson, and ho sent for Mr. Murray Mur-ray forthwith. Mr. Murray arrived. He nppeared as though ho needed money, and Mr. Lawson's heart warmed at tho good bo was about to do. Mr. Murray listened whllo Mr. Law-Fon Law-Fon In glowing language told him what he wanted. When Mr. Lawson finished, fin-ished, he hauled out a check book and said: "And I'm going to pay you $500 for writing tho pamphlet and glvo you tho money In advance, Mr Mtirrny." Adirondack loaned hnck In his chair ind gazed at tho speaker, "Aro yon really In (iirnest?" ho asked. "Why, certainly," responded Mr. Lawson, Tho ex-preacher grabbed his hat In disgust. "Tho idea." he snorted disdainfully. dis-dainfully. "I couldn't think of lowering lower-ing my literary reputation for that." And be strode out of the office In high dudgeon. Tho next heard of Adirondack was as cook In a lumber camp. Boston Post. |