Show PC isn ja c v ae ocia tt and prosperous roua new year aearl I 1 all day the word had been flung at bob cam eron everywhere lie b went they echoed in las his ears H he wanted to shut them out to forget that a new year was wa beginning last night in summing sumin lne up op the old dear he hai had come to the conclusion that he was an utter failure allure that he might as well discard the idea of be coming a writer every story that he had sent out had come back it was true that a lew editors had bad encouraged hini him one of the beat known in the country had told him to keep on that he bad a fine literary style but none of them had kept Us his offerings bob felt that the bliest thing he be could do was to chuck the whole thing at the beginning of the new year yet down in his heart he knew that writing was a part of him that it would be an almost impossible task to keep away from the untidy desk back in hit den but he would have to do it a man hold a girl to a promise with nothing to offer her cpr but failure bob knew that dorothy trent was wag back of his resolution to quit the writing game esme he loved dorothy and she loved him they had been engaged since their senior year at northwestern it was time that he should say something about marriage it was not fair to hold her as he be was doing he would have to get a position that would enable him to keep a girl like ok it will be glorious to help you work out your career dorothy he ask her to farist east on the meager pittance he be was getting from the pryor company ile he had taken the job simply because beca tt it gave him so go mu much ch time for writing caring nothing at the time for the small salary and the lack of 0 opportunity that it held the unhappiness brought by his big resolve showed plainly to in the weary droop of bobs bobb shoulders and the tired lines on his hl boyish face he found it hard to join in the small talk and fun of the new years rears party that was wag going on it if dorothy been so BO insistent s upon his coming he would have remained away tor for he be was in no mood for frivolity and now an even deeper bitterness had crept into his hearth heart as he watched the crowd pay tribute to everett elstun the literary uon lion of raymondville ue ile wondered how dorothy had got elstun to her party he b was a bit of a recluse and seldom mingled with the crowd ile he was surprised as he saw him walking across the room with an eager look upon his face how are you coming with your writing lie he asked bob gave a mirthless laugh ive just decided that as ai a writer im a pretty good hod carrier the th tact fact of the matter Is 1 ur mr elstun ive made a new 1 years resolution to quit giving up la in a hurry hisgun saia I 1 a trifle sharply ive been trying for or almost two I 1 bears bob answered and you think a few hours every now cow and then tor for two years should have brought you success listen boy I 1 was writing full time tor for more th than three years before I 1 got a hint that I 1 wasting ink in a moment bob was confes confessing sing his real reason tor for quitting elatus listened quietly then he ha spoke 1 I too had that problem lie he said there was a girl I 1 felt sure she be satisfied with what I 1 had to offer fortunately tuna tely I 1 found out in time she wanted to share my struggles maybe the girl you love feels the same way bob found that elston was right dorothy was wag aghast at the thought of his giving up the work he be loved or doubting that she would want to share his bis poverty it will be glorious to help you work out your career she h assured him so a new resolution was made that called tor for success instead of failure the new year was going to bring bob the acceptances that he craved a western newspaper paper union 0 pretty good world scientists studying evolution predict that mankind will become perfectly adapted to Us its environment in about years if it Is going to take as long at that we can afford to yield briefly to the holiday spirit and say blithely that this to Is a pretty good wo world ald that tor for one so young it has done a good deal and has never behaved itself better than right now r woman Wocia nd horn home companion Comp lldon |