say what they thought of "Fairy Godmothers Wanted." The one with the burn

r! One at a time, please! You, Miss Ol

on the who

ater," was the stern mandat

an Swift,

from the b

was just sweet," fro

and which Polly Nelson," declared one who had evidently gone off into a

ad deceived me," sighed the sentimenta

not valuable as criticis

lly diligently and meekly took notes, agreeing h

cut it?" she

he letters!" s

illie, whose chair was becoming a burden as

. Letters in fic

e early English nove

l of them dead!

t and Booth Tarkington and lots of o

insisted the intrepid Lilian. "I call

, but the point is: di

ll me editors don't like

e story would sell. The money she made herself was very delightful to receive and more d

sked Billie, having finished

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hreshed out, Billie with difficulty keeping order. Nance w

too long, longer than a Godmother would be apt to write, I think. The s

een hundred words," wailed Molly.

d the one eage

n't all speak at once, but one at

make Polly so sil

ps!" falte

to, why then your char

girl from Alabama. "I don't like her h

hitherto kept perfectly silent, but she had been eagerly scanni

e--" meekly

olely or one of the characters," asserted the knowing

ou would limit the story teller too much

e correspondenc

ried the club

cried Billie. "It would take all the spi

any old way. They can start off with the climax and end up with an introduction and their things go, but I'll bet you my hat that

reat-aunt Gertrude? If it is that one, I won't bet. I

I rewrite it, leave out the letters, strengthen the plot

encourag

eed!" ech

m out! I can't bear to think of

about it?" aske

le stilted," was the ver

nt and sullen through the whole evening. "I think it is the best story that has be

nonsense!"

ings, Mrs. Green," cried the girl who

and not praise. I am going to think over what you have said and do my

ng what everybody says," laughe

her did when she got the opinion of two physicians on the diet she was to have: she simply took from each man the advice that best suite

her manuscript audibly so that the hardhearted Billi