Oh , how happy and proud I shall be if it is accepted ! '' `` Of course it will be accepted , and they will likely ask you to send them more . You may be as famous as Mrs. Morgan some day , Anne , and then how proud I 'll be of knowing you , '' said Diana , who possessed , at least , the striking merit of an unselfish admiration of the gifts and graces of her friends . A week of delightful dreaming followed , and then came a bitter awakening . One evening Diana found Anne in the porch gable , with suspicious-looking eyes . On the table lay a long envelope and a crumpled manuscript . `` Anne , your story has n't come back ? '' cried Diana incredulously . `` Yes , it has , '' said Anne shortly . `` Well , that editor must be crazy . What reason did he give ? '' `` No reason at all . There is just a printed slip saying that it was n't found acceptable . '' `` I never thought much of that magazine , anyway , '' said Diana hotly . `` The stories in it are not half as interesting as those in the Canadian Woman , although it costs so much more . I suppose the editor is prejudiced against any one who is n't a Yankee . Do n't be discouraged , Anne . Remember how Mrs. Morgan 's stories came back . Send yours to the Canadian Woman . '' `` I believe I will , '' said Anne , plucking up heart .
`` And XXXXX it is published I 'll send that American editor a marked copy .
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