The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08

Jessamy Bride" is being widely read, and
the author has made a small fortune from
its royalties. But MS start in literature
must have been discouragfng. II pub
lished thirty-one books he says, be
fore the literary public knew anything
about me"
Mr. Moore was a journalist in Belfast,
and a hard working one at that. but he
manager TO find leisure to produce, In
twelve years. thirty-one books for boys
rafting tales OF adventure by land and
sea Though their success was but mea-
gre, he never lost courage, for he thought
he should know quite well when his time
came. II arrived with the completion OF
Il Forbid the Banns," and he recognized
II. AS he was leaving home for his office
one evening he said quietly to his wife
that now the story was finished. he would
resign his position that night and move
to London.
us # as good as all that?'' asked Mrs.
Moore.
Il think so" replied the novelist; you
might read IT,"
They went to London. but the pub
fishers We're not so easily convinced as
they had hoped. Seventeen firms rejected
the book. and It was only after a weary
effort that one was found to try II. Yet
during the first six months after its pub
lieation Mr.. Moore's royalties amounted
10 fl,o00
Mr.. Karl Edwin Hartman, OF Ann Ar
Dor. Mich, who spent several weeks last
fail with Mr.. Crane I'm his English home,
scouts the idea that the story-writer con-
tracted tuberculosis in Cuba. His home
killed him." writes Mr.. Hartman. The
old manor house. in which he lived for
the past two years. was loaned him by
Mr.. Frewen, the owner, and was built
In the thirteenth century OF almost porous
stone. The chill. damp and draughts OF
the old house were terrible. believe me.
The floors are OF tagging with great de-
ceptive hreplaces and the wind whistled
through the easements every moment of
the day and night. Cranes study was in
the tower--the drauxhtiest Of ALL" Mr..
Hartman caught severe colds every time
he visited the place. Late in April last,
before Mr. Crane was taken down with
the Illness which was the immediate cause
of his death. Mr.. Hartman had "A long
letter from him in which he told OF his
work. I've finished 5000 words a
romance of Ireland-George II. time;
some folks call II ripping-but | don't
know; tell me what you think of 1t when
you get your copy" Mr.. Hartman,
Judging from the way he worked. thinks
that Mr.. Crane must have finished the
story before his death. He would write
10000 or 1900 words at a stretch. then
rest for a day or two and go at it again
--Lounger. In the July Critic.
Years ago Bret Harte wrote series Of
stories which he called condensed nov
els"-humOrOus tales. in which he bur
lesqued the style. mannerisms and pecu-
liarities of the authors of the day
Mr. Harte has just completed. for the
Saturday Evening Post, new series of
these literary caricatures. Admirers OF
Conan Doyle should read the adventures
OF Hemlock Jones in his quest OF the
Stolen Cigar Case; in Rudolph the Re
sembler." the astute reader will find a
new version of Anthony Hopes most
popular story. and will understand how
much more complicated II might have
been had there been three kings instead
of only two
There is. perhaps. but n single place In
this country where almost all the news
papers of the United States are read. To
the exchange bureau OF The Ladies' Home
Journal practically every paper in this
country comes-an aggregate of nearly
5000 II is the rule TO read each one with
in "A day after Il is received, so a large
stan of trained readers is kept employed
constantly. Thousands Of dollars year
are spent I'm this work alone, but Editor
BOX regards IL as very profitable in
vestment. as invaluable Information Is