"No," meekly came the response over the wire, "but I want my gun back."

282. Uniqueness of Style.—Again, a writer will resort to uniqueness of form or style to get his effect.

HIS WIFE, SHE WENT AWAY

And He Did a Little Entertaining, Which Leads Up to This Story

Mrs. Gladys I. Fick visited in California.

Mr. Fick entertained while she was away.

Mrs. Fick found it out.

And got a divorce.

Yesterday.

283. Unity of Impression.—Most frequently, however, the effort is to obtain unity of impression through close adherence to a single tone or effect. The story by Frank Ward O'Malley on page [225] has already been cited as an excellent story of pathos, and the following may be examined as a portrayal of childish loyalty: