SOUND AND FURY

[O. Henry wrote this for Ainslee’s Magazine, where it appeared in March, 1903.]

[O. Henry wrote this for Ainslee’s Magazine, where it appeared in March, 1903.]

PERSONS OF THE DRAMA

Mr. PenneAn Author
Miss Lore An Amanuensis

Scene—Workroom of Mr. Penne’s popular novel factory.

Mr. Penne—Good morning, Miss Lore. Glad to see you so prompt. We should finish that June installment for the Epoch to-day. Leverett is crowding me for it. Are you quite ready? We will resume where we left off yesterday. (Dictates.) “Kate, with a sigh, rose from his knees, and—”