New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-06

ing good OF Papa Hickss cash Then
imagine The sneers of the critics and the hoarSe
roaring of the public believe if l bad any
taste for practical Jokes, l should feel tempted
10 pcrpetrate this one
Such thoughts as these caused the unique ele
mentS of the book 10 stand ont more vividly to
his notice as he read, and in nowise diminished
the pleasure which ii gave him He dallicd over
the reading Like an epicure over rare dish, and
II was several days before the novelty of the en-
joyment had worn off.
And then Mrs. Capelle and the little Capclles
returned to the city, and dull everyday life
began again. The Earth Bubble was laid away
in an obscure corner amid heap of rejected MSS.
for II il well-known that even successful writer's
have iected MSS, and Owen Capelle went
ploddlngly to work on series Of instructive
Now there is a certain class of people with
whom decisions do not decide owen Capelle
manuscript to Mr., J, Cecil ITcls-but what had
that to do with the real outcome Of the matter
Mr. Hicks had explained TO the brother-n-aw the
results of The interview. and the latter soon rs
Mrs; Capelle returned from the seashore, talked
Five thousand dollars is an awful lot Of
money" said the worthy woman, land the Lord
knows we need 1t bad enough Owen has Just
got 10 sell him that book he has been writing
Perhaps it is hardly fair TO Capclle to say that
6hf GhansG wGs P1rse@y n aGo place IN es
due TO his wife: but the trituration of her in
cessant speech had It's effect for he was man
who was indolenty fond of being let alone The
Earth Bubble he'd given him a quantum suf. OF
pleasure in it's creation and in It's subscque read
ing but now that the vacation was over. and the
impulse which gave the work its life burned out.
the manuscript cOuld lay no special claim ~
vcncraton. BESIDES tho sum which Hicks Of
fered. - his wife truly said was a good deal Of
money. If the fellow were fool enough TO pay
il for n manuscript which Capclle's experience
convinced him no publisher would consider, why
not yield-and enjoy n quiet life agnin?
So Mr. !. Cecil Hicks took away The Earth
| DtIb .oN~ipg chs N nj
Il should like to know what You propose 70
do with IT," remarked Capclle. Hicks carefully
wrapped mp the manuscript L. large piece OF
newspaper. =.
Il shall copy every line of it. verbatim; writ
80 as 10 have il look though il were my own
work. Then | shall destroy the original II
Nclurn 4 Marble will not take II on their own
! risk. ! will stand the expenses OF puplca'l'n.
| shall have plenty of illustrations maze lot II
hv the hest artists. and the paper. binding. ana
50 FORTH shall be II the latest ana most approved
well hope it is a Success" said the writer
with a smile that was half sarcasm ana haii ~
=" A. any rate" replied Mr.. Hicks. Il shall he
crcditcd with having written a book. I'm,
Now this is tic point where the story OF ihc
Earth Bubble" mcr yes into the history OF recent
| contcmporancous literature. II il should be th2t
| the reader has not pcru~rd THIS rcmArkipe po"N'
he has NJ least heard Of il as the rel rllng sehSi
tion in letters There are those who claim Tor II
| a permanent place with the few famous BOOKS
| of the century and predict for IFS glftcu Young
| author Mr.. !. Cecil Hicks. a splcnHld In,uIc; III
| bcEcyc that he has rs yct. however wlth-'ood III
| tho Establishments q the publishers. ana r'7'S
| contented with lbs great success ~. =,
| As for owen Carellc he still works plodGlhgN
alone doing HE best e. please the puhlic-tCharlcs
Dwight Willard. il The ArFohant