Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-17

"HoW did Hugh Conway take his
success? Oh! as to that" said tho
genial publisher, "it made no differ
cncc in the world to him in his unob-
trusivc bearing toward friends; but it
was very evident that it created re-
solve to surrender business for litcra-
turc-a resolve which he carried into
effect. 1t also made him less scrupu-
lous about the preservation of his an
onymity. Before Called Back came
out he had always nervous dread of
being identified, beyond the circle of
his immediate friends, as Hugh Con-
way.
GLOW did Hugh Conway come to be-
liovc so steadily in the supernatural as
a basis for his ictionp Was he spir-
itualist? Not in the least; but he had
Il knack of treating those things with
a solidity which almost gave the stamp
of reality. ! know he has been ac-
cuscd of being n medium and that
sort of thing, but that was nonsense of
a purely speculative kind. Why. he
received shoals of letters from spirit
ualists and dealers in the mystic gen.
orally, demanding to know further of
the celebrated murder vision in Called
Back. These communications he
treated as jokes more than anything
else; but they were certainly tributes
to his realistic grasp. He was swift
and accurate in his conccptive power;
but he never divugcd to me how he
became possessed OF the Called Back
idea"
nCGH CoNwAy's LAST LETTER.
The letter is written in neat, COM
mercial hand, and is dated Monte
Carlo, April" 1t proceeds ii am sure
the best way Of answering your kind
letter to my wife, and of thanking you
for the sympathy and anxiety you have
shown during my illness, is to let you
see one Of the first letters ] write.
do ilattcr myself that the sight of my
wcll-known handwriting will be a
pleasant one to you. Although not
yet quite well, am getting on nicely.
OF course, | have to be devil
ish careful, as any indiscretion during
conyalesccnce may bring about a re-
lapse; but in two or three days | hope
to be quite out OF the wood. The fat
al relapse soon afterward occurred. |
On my return your annual for 1885
will be my first work. have q tale
written with a curious original plot,
which, with little extension. | think
might do. shan't be so well to the
fore as | was with Dark Days but
think you may depend on getting copy
in ample time. Speaking Of Dark
Days do you know that our play is
accepted, and will come out at the
llaymarket in September? Everyone
thinks very highly OF its chance of sue
cess. ! have not been wor-
ricd much by work undonc during my
illness. Fortunately, The Family Al
fair is all in MS
'.ln previous lcttcr.'' continued
Mr.. Arrowsmith, "the following pas
sage occurred: 4 quite take your view
of the Durham case. 1t seemed as IL
everything combined to advertise
Called Back" Gaitgnami noticed
the resemblance at once, and hear on
all sides remarks to the effect that
am answerable for the proceedings
This letter." broke in Mr.. ArrowsmNh,
''is dated from Rome, and rememlsr
the remarkable similarity in the cir
cumstances was matter of universal
comment at the time. Fargus' letters
were, as a rule, particularly interest
ing, and from these and my personal
knowledge of him, intend having n
memoir prepared which | expect to
publish without delay. ."-PaH Mall
Gazete