So_RR Brave_JJ ,_, Young_NP1 ,_, and_CC Handsome_JJ Not_XX to_TO disappoint_VVI you_PPY ,_, but_CCB my_APPGE troubles_NN2 are_VBR nothing_PN1 --_JJ not_XX for_IF an_AT1 author_NN1 ,_, at_RR21 least_RR22 ._. 
Common_JJ blots_NN2 aside_RL ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 none_PN of_IO the_AT usual_JJ Big_JJ Artillery_NN1 :_: I_PPIS1 am_VBM not_XX penniless_JJ ,_, brilliant_JJ ,_, or_CC an_AT1 orphan_NN1 ;_; have_VH0 never_RR been_VBN to_II war_NN1 ,_, suffered_VVD starvation_NN1 or_CC lashed_VVD myself_PPX1 to_II a_AT1 mast_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE health_NN1 is_VBZ adequate_JJ ,_, my_APPGE wife_NN1 steadfast_JJ ,_, my_APPGE son_NN1 decent_JJ and_CC promising_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 am_VBM not_XX surrounded_VVN by_II people_NN who_PNQS do_VD0 n't_XX understand_VVI me_PPIO1 !_! 
In_II fact_NN1 most_RRT understand_VV0 me_PPIO1 straightaway_RR ,_, for_CS I_PPIS1 am_VBM and_CC always_RR was_VBDZ an_AT1 amiaboule_NN1 fellow_NN1 and_CC reliably_RR polite_JJ ._. 
You_PPY ,_, a_AT1 curious_JJ stranger_NN1 ,_, could_VM walk_VVI in_II this_DD1 moment_NN1 ;_; I_PPIS1 would_VM offer_VVI you_PPY coffee_NN1 and_CC set_VVI you_PPY at_II ease_NN1 ._. 
Would_VM we_PPIS2 talk_VVI pleasantly_RR ?_? 
Indeed_RR we_PPIS2 would_VM ,_, though_CS you_PPY 'd_VM soon_RR be_VBI bored_JJ --_NN1 here_RL on_II Page_NN1 One_MC1 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX even_RR live_VVI in_II interesting_JJ surroundings_NN2 ,_, such_II21 as_II22 in_II a_AT1 hospital_NN1 for_IF the_AT insane_JJ ,_, or_CC on_II a_AT1 tramp_NN1 steamer_NN1 ,_, or_CC in_II Madrid_NP1 ._. 
Later_RRR in_II the_AT proceedings_NN2 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 promise_VVI a_AT1 tense_JJ chase_NN1 or_CC two_MC and_CC the_AT tang_NN1 of_IO gunpowder_NN1 ,_, but_CCB here_RL at_II the_AT outset_NN1 it_PPH1 's_VBZ flat_JJ old_JJ Minnesota_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 am_VBM sitting_VVG on_II the_AT porch_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE comfortable_JJ farmhouse_NN1 ,_, composing_VVG the_AT flaccid_JJ middle_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE seventh_MD novel_NN1 in_II five_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
Seven_MC novels_NN2 ,_, you_PPY exclaim_VV0 --_NN1 quite_RG right_RR ,_, but_CCB then_RT I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX finish_VVI any_DD of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM grateful_JJ for_IF that_DD1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY should_VM be_VBI too_RR ._. 
Number_NN1 Seven_MC featured_VVD a_AT1 handsome_JJ but_CCB increasingly_RR bilious_JJ ranch_NN1 hand_NN1 named_VVD Dan_NP1 Roscoe_NP1 ._. 
A_AT1 right_RR enough_DD pard_NN1 to_TO begin_VVI with_IW ,_, he_PPHS1 became_VVD more_RGR arrogant_JJ page_NN1 by_II page_NN1 ._. 
No_AT laconic_JJ wit_NN1 for_IF Dan_NP1 !_! 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ himself_PPX1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ writing_VVG about_II ,_, with_IW many_DA2 low_JJ sighs_NN2 ,_, the_AT morning_NNT1 I_PPIS1 first_MD saw_VVD Glendon_NP1 Hale_NP1 rowing_NN1 upstream_RL through_II the_AT ropy_JJ mists_NN2 of_IO the_AT Cannon_NP1 River_NNL1 ._. 
What_DDQ a_AT1 cool_JJ spring_NN1 morning_NNT1 that_CST was_VBDZ --_JJ birdsong_NN1 ,_, dew_NN1 on_II the_AT blossoms_NN2 --_NN1 I_PPIS1 yearned_VVD to_TO be_VBI on_II the_AT river_NN1 myself_PPX1 ,_, but_CCB Dan_NP1 Roscoe_NP1 had_VHD rustlers_NN2 to_TO catch_VVI and_CC a_AT1 girl_NN1 to_TO win_VVI ._. 
Neither_RR seemed_VVD likely_JJ ._. 
How_RGQ often_RR I_PPIS1 sighed_VVD in_II those_DD2 days_NNT2 !_! 
I_PPIS1 needed_VVD a_AT1 revelation_NN1 but_CCB you_PPY know_VV0 how_RRQ it_PPH1 is_VBZ ._. 
I_PPIS1 would_VM have_VHI settled_VVN for_IF a_AT1 nice_JJ surprise_NN1 ._. 
Hearing_VVG the_AT groan_NN1 of_IO oarlocks_NN2 I_PPIS1 peered_VVD downriver_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 white-headed_JJ fellow_NN1 was_VBDZ rowing_VVG up_RP out_II21 of_II22 the_AT haze_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 rowed_VVD standing_NN1 ,_, facing_VVG forward_RL ,_, a_AT1 tottery_JJ business_NN1 ;_; twice_RR as_CSA I_PPIS1 watched_VVD ,_, one_MC1 of_IO his_APPGE narrow_JJ sweeps_NN2 missed_VVD the_AT water_NN1 completely_RR and_CC he_PPHS1 lurched_VVD like_II old_JJ Quixote_NN1 ,_, hooting_VVG to_II himself_PPX1 ._. 
The_AT truth_NN1 is_VBZ he_PPHS1 appeared_VVN a_AT1 hit_NN1 elevated_VVD ,_, early_RR though_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ ._. 
As_CSA I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ white-haired_JJ with_IW a_AT1 white_JJ mustache_NN1 and_CC he_PPHS1 wore_VVD white_JJ shirtsleeves_NN2 and_CC his_APPGE boat_NN1 too_RR was_VBDZ white_JJ above_II the_AT waterline_NN1 ,_, so_CS21 that_CS22 he_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 spectral_JJ or_CC angelic_JJ quality_NN1 only_RR somewhat_RR reduced_VVN by_II his_APPGE tipsy_JJ aspect_NN1 ._. 
Forth_RR he_PPHS1 came_VVD through_II the_AT parting_NN1 mists_NN2 ._. 
To_II this_DD1 day_NNT1 I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ took_VVD hold_NN1 of_IO me_PPIO1 as_CSA he_PPHS1 approached_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 stood_VVD from_II my_APPGE work_NN1 and_CC called_VVD hello_UH ._. 
"_" Hello_UH back_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD he_PPHS1 ,_, not_XX pausing_VVG in_II his_APPGE strokes_NN2 ._. 
"_" Pretty_JJ vessel_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 called_VVD ._. 
"_" Pretty_JJ river_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, a_AT1 simple_JJ reply_NN1 that_CST made_VVD me_PPIO1 ache_NN1 to_TO be_VBI afloat_JJ ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX slowing_VVG ,_, as_CSA you_PPY might_VM expect_VVI a_AT1 polite_JJ person_NN1 to_TO do_VDI ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 stepped_VVD off_II the_AT porch_NN1 and_CC jogged_VVD down_RP to_II the_AT stubby_JJ dock_NN1 my_APPGE son_NN1 had_VHD built_VVN for_IF fishing_NN1 ._. 
"_" Can_VM you_PPY stop_VVI a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ?_? 
There_EX 's_VBZ coffee_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD --_NN1 sounding_VVG pushy_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 suspect_VV0 ,_, though_CS I_PPIS1 am_VBM no_AT extrovert_NN1 ;_; ask_VV0 Susannah_NP1 ._. 
"_" Maybe_RR ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, yet_RR he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ already_RR well_JJ past_II me_PPIO1 and_CC in_II fact_NN1 the_AT haze_NN1 was_VBDZ closing_VVG round_II him_PPHO1 again_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD a_AT1 last_MD glimpse_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE boat_NN1 --_NN1 its_APPGE graceful_JJ sheer_JJ and_CC backswept_VV0 transom_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT it_PPH1 disappeared_VVD ,_, though_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM hear_VVI in_II the_AT fog_NN1 the_AT dip_NN1 of_IO the_AT old_JJ man_NN1 's_GE oars_NN2 ,_, his_APPGE screeling_JJ oarlocks_NN2 ,_, and_CC what_DDQ might_VM have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 laugh_NN1 of_IO delight_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 'd_VHD vanished_VVN by_II some_DD mystic_JJ capacity_NN1 that_CST tickled_VVD him_PPHO1 every_AT1 time_NNT1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 went_VVD heavily_RR back_RP to_II the_AT porch_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE boy_NN1 Redstart_NN1 was_VBDZ there_RL grinning_JJ --_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ eleven_MC ,_, Redstart_NP1 ,_, catching_VVG up_RP with_IW his_APPGE papa_NN1 in_II all_DB kinds_NN2 of_IO ways_NN2 ._. 
"_" Who_PNQS was_VBDZ that_DD1 man_NN1 ?_? "_" he_PPHS1 inquired_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ._. "_" 
"_" Was_VBDZ he_PPHS1 drunk_VVN ,_, do_VD0 you_PPY think_VVI ?_? "_" 
"_" Anything_PN1 's_GE possible_JJ ._. "_" 
"_" He_PPHS1 rows_VVZ standing_VVG up_RP ,_, "_" said_VVD Redstart_NP1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 never_RR saw_VVD that_CST before_RT ._. 
Did_VDD you_PPY talk_VVI to_II him_PPHO1 ?_? "_" 
"_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 could_VM n't_XX look_VVI at_II the_AT boy_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 moment_NN1 or_CC two_MC ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ embarrassed_JJ at_II how_RGQ much_DA1 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD wanted_VVN to_TO visit_VVI with_IW the_AT man_NN1 in_II the_AT boat_NN1 ,_, and_CC how_RGQ unaccountably_RR sorry_JJ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ that_CST he_PPHS1 'd_VHD just_RR rowed_VVN away_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 sat_VVD in_II my_APPGE chair_NN1 and_CC lifted_VVD pages_NN2 into_II my_APPGE lap_NN1 ._. 
Dan_NP1 Roscoe_NP1 was_VBDZ waiting_VVG for_IF me_PPIO1 in_II those_DD2 pages_NN2 --_JJ boy_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ morose_JJ ._. 
Who_PNQS could_VM face_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? 
"_" I_PPIS1 can_VM still_RR hear_VVI him_PPHO1 ,_, "_" Redstart_NP1 said_VVD ,_, "_" out_RP in_II the_AT mist_NN1 ._. 
Can_VM you_PPY hear_VVI him_PPHO1 rowing_NN1 ,_, Papa_NN1 ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 looked_VVD at_II my_APPGE son_NN1 ,_, the_AT lover_NN1 of_IO mysteries_NN2 ._. 
You_PPY could_VM never_RR guess_VVI what_DDQ Redstart_VV0 might_VM say_VVI ,_, for_IF his_APPGE mind_NN1 was_VBDZ made_VVN of_IO stories_NN2 ;_; he_PPHS1 'd_VHD gathered_VVN all_DB manner_NN1 of_IO splendid_JJ facts_NN2 about_II gunpowder_NN1 and_CC deserts_NN2 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 and_CC the_AT anchoring_NN1 of_IO lighthouses_NN2 against_II the_AT furious_JJ sea_NN1 ;_; he_PPHS1 knew_VVD which_DDQ members_NN2 of_IO the_AT James_NP1 gang_NN1 had_VHD once_RR ridden_VVN into_II our_APPGE town_NN1 to_TO knock_VVI over_RP a_AT1 bank_NN1 and_CC been_VBN shot_VVN to_II moist_JJ rags_NN2 for_IF their_APPGE trouble_NN1 ;_; and_CC about_II me_PPIO1 he_PPHS1 knew_VVD some_DD things_NN2 not_XX even_RR his_APPGE mother_NN1 knew_VVD ,_, such_II21 as_II22 the_AT exact_JJ number_NN1 of_IO novels_NN2 I_PPIS1 had_VHD abandoned_VVN on_II that_DD1 porch_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 whispered_VVD ,_, "_" How_RGQ many_DA2 words_NN2 today_RT ,_, Papa_NN1 ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 made_VVD a_AT1 quick_JJ and_CC not_XX altogether_RR honest_JJ guess_NN1 ._. 
"_" Two_MC hundred_NNO or_CC so_RR ._. "_" 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ early_RR still_RR ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ pretty_RG good_JJ ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 replied_VVD ,_, then_RT sat_VVD and_CC shut_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 and_CC leaned_VVD awhile_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 should_VM go_VVI take_VV0 the_AT horses_NN2 to_II pasture_NN1 or_CC mulch_VV0 the_AT tomatoes_NN2 but_CCB I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO lose_VVI his_APPGE company_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 picked_VVD up_RP my_APPGE pen_NN1 and_CC wrote_VVD :_: As_CSA Dan_NP1 Roscoe_NP1 branded_VVD each_DD1 bawling_JJ calf_NN1 with_IW the_AT Moon_NN1 Ranch_NN1 insignia_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 recalled_VVD how_RRQ Belle_NP1 had_VHD clung_VVN to_II the_AT ami_NN2 of_IO his_APPGE hated_JJ rival_JJ --_NN1 a_AT1 moribund_NN1 sentence_NN1 that_CST announced_VVD the_AT death_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE seventh_MD novel_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 did_VDD n't_XX surprise_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD the_AT grim_JJ yet_RR satisfactory_JJ thought_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 would_VM n't_XX surprise_VVI Dan_NP1 Roscoe_NP1 ,_, cither_VV0 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, let_VV0 him_PPHO1 moan_VVI !_! 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ sick_JJ of_IO Dan_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE myriad_NN1 problems_NN2 ._. 
"_" Red_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD I_PPIS1 ,_, "_" here_RL 's_VBZ an_AT1 idea_NN1 ._. 
Why_RRQ do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY go_VVI in_II the_AT house_NN1 and_CC lay_JJ hands_NN2 on_II a_AT1 few_DA2 of_IO your_APPGE mother_NN1 's_GE orange_JJ rolls_NN2 ._. 
Let_VM21 's_VM22 climb_VVI in_II the_AT boat_NN1 and_CC head_VVI upstream_RL ._. "_" 
"_" Hmm_UH ,_, "_" said_VVD Redstart_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 dawdled_VVD to_II his_APPGE feet_NN2 ;_; he_PPHS1 said_VVD "_" Well_RR "_" a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO times_NNT2 ._. 
"_" Well_RR ,_, nothing_PN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX even_RR need_VVI the_AT rolls_NN2 ._. 
Let_VM21 's_VM22 catch_VVI up_RP with_IW that_DD1 old_JJ man_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO talk_VVI to_II him_PPHO1 ._. "_" 
Redstart_NP1 went_VVD to_II the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
Poor_JJ reluctant_JJ boy_NN1 ;_; long_RR my_APPGE joyous_JJ accomplice_NN1 in_II distraction_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 had_VHD lately_RR been_VBN run_VVN to_II ground_NN1 by_II his_APPGE efficient_JJ and_CC lovely_JJ and_CC desperate_JJ mother_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO shame_VVI me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB what_DDQ choice_NN1 did_VDD I_PPIS1 give_VVI him_PPHO1 ?_? 
"_" I_PPIS1 guess_VV0 we_PPIS2 better_VV0 not_XX ,_, Papa_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY got_VVD to_TO get_VVI your_APPGE work_NN1 done_VDN ._. 
Remember_VV0 what_DDQ Mama_NN1 said_VVD ?_? "_" 
What_DDQ Susannah_NP1 said_VVD was_VBDZ ,_, approximately_RR ,_, If_CS you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX soon_RR finish_VVI that_DD1 book_NN1 of_IO yours_PPGE ,_, we_PPIS2 'll_VM have_VHI to_TO start_VVI selling_VVG the_AT furniture_NN1 ._. 
Lest_CS you_PPY read_VV0 in_II her_APPGE words_NN2 a_AT1 tone_NN1 of_IO panic_NN1 ,_, let_VV0 me_PPIO1 assure_VVI you_PPY there_RL was_VBDZ none_PN ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ only_RR letting_VVG me_PPIO1 know_VVI where_RRQ things_NN2 stood_VVD ._. 
The_AT end_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX mean_VVI the_AT end_NN1 of_IO much_DA1 --_NN1 the_AT end_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE marriage_NN1 ,_, say_VV0 ,_, or_CC even_RR of_IO Susannah_NP1 's_GE obstinate_JJ confidence_NN1 in_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
At_RR21 worst_RR22 it_PPH1 meant_VVD the_AT end_NN1 of_IO pretense_NN1 ._. 
The_AT end_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE little_JJ run_NN1 at_II distinction_NN1 ._. 
To_TO say_VVI it_PPH1 truly_RR :_: the_AT end_NN1 of_IO pride_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ the_AT one_PN1 who_PNQS panicked_VVD ._. 
Here_RL 's_VBZ how_RRQ I_PPIS1 came_VVD to_II this_DD1 sorry_JJ pass_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT fall_NN1 of_IO 1910_MC I_PPIS1 published_VVD a_AT1 short_JJ novel_NN1 called_VVN Martin_NP1 Bligh_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ became_VVD so_RG popular_JJ I_PPIS1 quit_VV0 being_VBG a_AT1 postman_NN1 and_CC started_VVD calling_VVG myself_PPX1 an_AT1 author_NN1 ._. 
Who_PNQS knows_VVZ how_RRQ these_DD2 things_NN2 happen_VV0 ?_? 
The_AT book_NN1 was_VBDZ just_RR an_AT1 adventure_NN1 talc_NN1 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 ambitious_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 only_RR wrote_VVD it_PPH1 for_IF entertainment_NN1 and_CC to_TO gratify_VVI a_AT1 sort_NN1 of_IO wistful_JJ ache_NN1 --_NN1 Martin_NP1 Bligh_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 postman_NN1 too_RR ,_, though_CS as_II a_AT1 Pony_NN1 Express_NN1 rider_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 better_JJR shot_NN1 at_II glory_NN1 and_CC peril_NN1 than_CSN I_MC1 in_II my_APPGE tinctured_JJ cell_NN1 at_II the_AT Northfield_NP1 P.O._NN1 It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 story_NN1 to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 boy_NN1 lean_VVI forward_RL ;_; it_PPH1 had_VHD Indians_NN2 and_CC great_JJ ships_NN2 and_CC the_AT buried_JJ gold_NN1 of_IO Coronado_NP1 and_CC two_MC separate_JJ duels_NN2 ,_, including_II one_MC1 with_IW sabers_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 also_RR added_VVD a_AT1 black-haired_JJ scnorita_NN1 because_CS my_APPGE own_DA Susannah_NP1 loves_VVZ a_AT1 romance_NN1 ,_, yet_RR Bligh_NP1 was_VBDZ reviewed_VVN in_II a_AT1 Chicago_NP1 newspaper_NN1 as_CSA "_" disturbingly_RR real_JJ ,_, "_" no_RR21 doubt_RR22 because_CS some_DD of_IO the_AT Indians_NN2 adorned_VVD their_APPGE pintos_NN2 with_IW bloody_JJ blond_JJ scalps_NN2 ._. 
That_CST the_AT haggard_JJ and_CC venerated_VVD Buffalo_NP1 Bill_NP1 Cody_NP1 read_VVD my_APPGE story_NN1 and_CC praised_VVD it_PPH1 in_II newspaper_NN1 interviews_NN2 did_VDD not_XX hurt_VVI the_AT book_NN1 at_RR21 all_RR22 ,_, though_CS it_PPH1 hardly_RR explains_VVZ why_RRQ the_AT first_MD printing_NN1 of_IO three_MC thousand_NNO copies_NN2 disappeared_VVD in_II two_MC weeks_NNT2 ._. 
My_APPGE publisher_NN1 ,_, Hackle_NP1 &;_NULL Banks_NP1 ,_, New_NP1 York_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ startled_VVN enough_RR to_TO wire_VVI me_PPIO1 congratulations_NN2 and_CC print_VVI another_DD1 four_MC thousand_NNO ,_, which_DDQ sped_VVD from_II the_AT warehouse_NN1 in_II exactly_RR twelve_MC days_NNT2 ._. 
At_II this_DD1 I_PPIS1 received_VVD a_AT1 second_MD telegram_NN1 :_: bligh_VV0 our_APPGE fastest_JJT seller_NN1 ._. 
thank_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
grace_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ ignorant_JJ at_II the_AT time_NNT1 that_CST Grace_NP1 was_VBDZ Grace_NP1 Hackle_NP1 ,_, the_AT generous_JJ and_CC canny_JJ widow_NN1 of_IO Dixon_NP1 Hackle_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS had_VHD founded_VVN the_AT publishing_NN1 firm_NN1 twenty_MC years_NNT2 before_RT ._. 
Then_RT letters_NN2 began_VVD to_TO arrive_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ still_RR employed_VVN at_II the_AT P.O._NN1 and_CC was_VBDZ startled_VVN in_II the_AT sorting_NN1 room_NN1 when_RRQ envelopes_NN2 bearing_VVG my_APPGE name_NN1 began_VVD crossing_VVG the_AT desk_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 rarely_RR received_VVD mail_NN1 --_NN1 when_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ apt_JJ to_TO be_VBI from_II my_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, whose_DDQGE letters_NN2 were_VBDR straightforward_JJ offerings_NN2 of_IO gained_VVN wisdom_NN1 ._. 
These_DD2 on_II the_AT other_JJ hand_NN1 were_VBDR praise_NN1 from_II strangers_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD read_VVN my_APPGE little_JJ tale_NN1 ._. 
To_TO call_VVI these_DD2 readers_NN2 charitable_JJ does_VDZ n't_XX touch_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR lavish_JJ and_CC interpretive_JJ ;_; they_PPHS2 were_VBDR "_" stirred_VVN ._. "_" 
The_AT daunting_JJ and_CC completely_RR unforeseen_JJ fact_NN1 was_VBDZ this_DD1 :_: They_PPHS2 had_VHD mistaken_VVN me_PPIO1 for_IF a_AT1 person_NN1 of_IO substance_NN1 !_! 
I_PPIS1 blushed_VVD but_CCB kept_VVD the_AT letters_NN2 ._. 
When_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD hear_VVI from_II my_APPGE mother_NN1 ,_, sometime_RT later_RRR ,_, she_PPHS1 suggested_VVD I_PPIS1 cling_VV0 to_II my_APPGE place_NN1 at_II the_AT post_NN1 office_NN1 and_CC not_XX let_VVN publication_NN1 make_VVI me_PPIO1 biggity_NN1 ._. 
Fine_JJ advice_NN1 ,_, you_PPY will_VM agree_VVI ,_, yet_RR vanity_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 devious_JJ monkey_NN1 ._. 
While_CS some_DD labeled_VVD my_APPGE story_NN1 naive_JJ or_CC my_APPGE diction_NN1 purple_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 clove_VVD to_II a_AT1 review_NN1 calling_VVG it_PPH1 "_" an_AT1 enchanting_JJ and_CC violent_JJ yarn_NN1 spun_VVN in_II the_AT brave_JJ hues_NN2 of_IO history_NN1 ._. "_" 
A_AT1 famous_JJ ladies_NN2 '_GE journal_NN1 claimed_VVD I_PPIS1 'd_VHD crafted_VVN "_" the_AT ideal_JJ popular_JJ tale_NN1 ._. "_" 
By_II the_AT time_NNT1 Mama_NN1 wrote_VVD I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ miles_NNU2 past_II her_APPGE advice_NN1 ._. 
By_II then_RT Grace_NP1 Hackle_NP1 had_VHD sent_VVN me_PPIO1 several_DA2 elegant_JJ personal_JJ notes_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD paid_VVN for_IF Susannah_NP1 and_CC me_PPIO1 to_TO ride_VVI the_AT Great_JJ Northern_JJ from_II St._NP1 Paul_NP1 to_II New_NP1 York_NP1 City_NN1 ,_, where_CS she_PPHS1 registered_VVD us_PPIO2 in_II a_AT1 hotel_NN1 with_IW frescoes_NN2 and_CC high_JJ ceilings_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD accompanied_VVN us_PPIO2 to_II a_AT1 stage_NN1 play_NN1 ,_, then_RT to_II a_AT1 restaurant_NN1 lighted_VVD the_AT amber_NN1 of_IO sunsets_NN2 ,_, where_CS we_PPIS2 ate_VVD fresh_JJ sea_NN1 bass_NN1 and_CC talked_VVD of_IO books_NN2 and_CC authors_NN2 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ destined_VVN timing_NN1 ,_, "_" Grace_NP1 declared_VVD ._. 
"_" You_PPY have_VH0 dared_VVN paint_VVI a_AT1 romance_NN1 on_II the_AT sterile_JJ canvas_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE age_NN1 ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 perfectly_RR beautiful_JJ tidy_JJ small_JJ woman_NN1 with_IW the_AT metropolitan_JJ habit_NN1 of_IO placing_VVG events_NN2 in_II the_AT big_JJ picture_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 believed_VVD romance_NN1 was_VBDZ no_AT mere_JJ ingredient_NN1 but_CCB the_AT very_JJ stone_NN1 floor_NN1 on_II which_DDQ all_DB life_NN1 makes_VVZ its_APPGE fretful_JJ dance_NN1 ._. 
Having_VHG traveled_VVN once_RR as_RG far_RR west_ND1 as_CSA the_AT Black_NP1 Hills_NNL2 she_PPHS1 still_RR awoke_VVD from_II dreams_NN2 of_IO rock_NN1 and_CC prairie_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 confessed_VVD to_II a_AT1 fascination_NN1 with_IW the_AT architecture_NN1 of_IO tepees_NN2 ._. 
William_NP1 Howard_NP1 Taft_NP1 might_VM be_VBI president_NN1 ,_, Grace_NP1 noted_VVD ,_, but_CCB who_PNQS did_VDD not_XX miss_VVI Teddy_NP1 Roosevelt_NP1 ?_? 
"_" The_AT strenuous_JJ life_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 sighed_VVD ._. 
Looking_VVG back_RP ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO laugh_VVI ._. 
You_PPY know_VV0 why_RRQ Martin_NP1 Bligh_NP1 was_VBDZ strenuous_JJ ?_? 
Whenever_RRQV I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI what_DDQ to_TO write_VVI next_MD ,_, I_PPIS1 put_VV0 a_AT1 swift_JJ river_NN1 in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 his_APPGE horse_NN1 and_CC sent_VVD the_AT two_MC of_IO them_PPHO2 across_RL !_! 
"_" And_CC now_RT ,_, "_" Grace_NP1 added_VVD ,_, "_" tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 you_PPY plan_VV0 to_TO write_VVI another_DD1 book_NN1 ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 looked_VVD at_II Susannah_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ squeezing_VVG my_APPGE hand_NN1 under_II the_AT table_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD never_RR thought_VVN about_II another_DD1 book_NN1 ._. 
Grace_NP1 sipped_VVD tea_NN1 ._. 
"_" You_PPY have_VH0 some_DD ideas_NN2 ,_, I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 ._. "_" 
"_" Why_RRQ ,_, yes_UH ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ,_, though_CS my_APPGE lone_JJ idea_NN1 at_II the_AT moment_NN1 was_VBDZ the_AT fragile_JJ sweetheart_NN1 Grace_NP1 herself_PPX1 had_VHD just_RR planted_VVN :_: that_CST I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ an_AT1 Author_NN1 now_RT ,_, that_CST I_PPIS1 had_VHD new_JJ Business_NN1 upon_II the_AT Earth_NN1 ,_, that_CST the_AT tedium_NN1 of_IO sorting_VVG mail_NN1 might_VM be_VBI exchanged_VVN for_IF something_PN1 more_RGR expansive_JJ or_CC --_NN1 dare_VV0 I_PPIS1 say_VVI it_PPH1 ?_? --_NN1 Swashbuckling_VVG ._. 
