Baldish, button-chinned Arthur Brisbane leads a quiet life consisting mostly of reading, writing and real estate. But lately he had an experience which moved him deeply. In the pantry of his house he came upon a mouse caught in a trap. Next day he made eight paragraphs out of the incident, some of the best he ever wrote, for his Hearst colyum. Arthur Brisbane's mouse story:
"The fight against death, the intense will to live, in so-called lower animals, is impressive. Under the pantry sink is a small piece of board, and on it, a trigger with cheese attached, and a strong...
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