Life — January 7, 1904 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Cupid and Pegasus" by Tom Mason This page contains a short story rather than a political cartoon. The illustration shows a portrait of a man (likely Mr. John Cartington, the editor mentioned in the text). The narrative depicts a romantic subplot: Mr. Cartington, a stern newspaper editor, encounters Miss Grace Dimpleton, a woman from North Carolina living in the city. Though he maintains a cold professional demeanor, he becomes emotionally invested when she submits a poem to his magazine. The story explores the tension between his editorial severity and his developing romantic feelings, ultimately suggesting that even hard-hearted editors possess softer sentiments beneath their forbidding exterior. This appears to be sentimental fiction rather than satire.