The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-13
THEUERALDS OF FAME
uo,,rt n,r-, Author OF "Trcm whose
u,,rne" "In a Steamer Chair" &c.
CHAPTER I.
4 STORY IN TWO PARTS.

NV whom each mans pla CO IN literature Ia
~ cio,rly defined, it seems ridiculous to stats
tho, thore was once u ,i;no when kcnau Buel
thoueht H. Inwlcss Holder q great novelist, ono
would have thought that Bucl's keen insight
,r,, human nature would not have 50 mislod
him. E,lt it must be remembered that Bucl
,,,rays NOR. or less a hero worshi.psr
II seems strange in tho light OF our alter
Lpowlcdrs that there ever was a day when
IndIcr's books were selling hv tho thousand
and Duel was training the streets of London
t,,i,lossIv searching for n publisher Not less
arrange is the fact that Buel thought Holders
.uc,ess we'll deserved. He would have felt
honor.d nv thetouch Of Holders hand.
VI convict ever climbed n ,rcnJmiIl with
MORA honeless desrair than Euol worked in
his ,i,tIe room under tho lofty roof He knew
noono. tbere ware mono TO sneak him n cheer.
A. r,outor,ing word ho was ignorant oven
n, tha ,anes Of tn, men who accepted tho ar.
s,.,a. rom his NON. which apreared unsigned
4, .ho aoiIv non,rs and some OF the wceklI"s
"a. cot checks-smnll on"s with iile;ibIe
and impcrsonal signatures that tod him
nothinc Hut IN, bits OF PAPER were hon"red
.tha hant and this lucky tact enabled him to
uv. and write books which rub!ishers would
not look at.
Nevertheless. showing how all things are
possible to desperate and rcsoiute man. two
of his books had already seen tho light, II 1t
could lie called light The irst lie was stu
paying for on tho instal!ment plan. Inc pub
fishers were to pay half and he was to pay
halt This seemed to him only n fair division
OF tho risk at tie time. Not single paper
had paid the least attention to it. The uni
versal silence diShcartened MN. lie mad boon
prepared for abuse. but not Tor impenetrabls
sie"ce.
lie succee"eu III se'.ins "'o'ne. anu n'io
on royalty arrangements Ihis was a SUR
Prise 10 MIN anu a sFa'ihcattoh' MS s"''S'at-
tI9h ''d ho' ,a'' .onS al's' '"e ."nl ' ~
u was '"ti .',,,'' '".' ~ 49,, 50
MIN 10 tc"u iiouue'. "no'"'' ea,u i'' ,,a'
plas!at!@ou iEotn .n"' popu'ai "i"e'' i"o
criticisms cur MN Ike a WHIP Ii' "ou"eteo
why he had reoeieu AT the previous snehee.
lie 'et IKE " nan VINO hlh heeuiossS hur'eu
sstone at sno" mountain anu hao oeeh DUR
led by the aVa!anche
1t was year alter that ne got his thiro pup
Usher. he thousht he "oulu never succeed IN
getting the same iirm twice. ana wondered
what would happen "hen ne exhausted the
London list. ~ was not richt that man
should so on forever without "oro OF on
couragement. Fate recognized That there
would come breaking point and relented In
time Inc "ord came from an unexpected
source. Buel was iaboring heavy eyed. at the
last PROOF sheets OF MS third BOOK. ana was
wondering whether he would nave the courage
MOTTO LOOK OF the papers whenthe volume was
publshed. he wished ne could AFFORD TO so
fosome wilderness until the worst was over
HeEnew ne could not miss tho Iirst notice.
Tor experience had taught MN that Hhlppl1 "
Co.. a chipping agency. 'ou!h seho II 10 him'
with nice type"rltten letter. saying:
DEAR SIR: As your book certain s,tracta grea.
deal of attention from the will be pleased to
send you clippings similar TO the enclosed at the fol
lowing rates.
1t struck him as rather funny that any COM
pany should expect sane man to pay SO much
good money for press notices. mostly abusive
He never subscribed
Tho word OF announcement gave notice
OF its approach in q letter signed by man he
had never heard OF. 1t was forwarded to him
by his publishers. The letter ran: