Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-28

play in collaboration with Miss Har-
riet Jay Miss Jay is a sister-in-law or
tie poet and dramatist Robert Buch-
auan, who was a close friend OF VIII
liam Black at a time when the future
successful novelist was at the foot OF
the ladder. Sir Wemyss Reid, In his
new biography OF Black (Harpers). tells
Of the friendship between the two young
men which, later on, some trinlng mis-
understanding brought 10 an end. AS an
illustration OF Blacks devotion TO work
even in those early years, Sir Wemyss
tells Of the young Scotman's refusal TO
see any of the sights Of London before
he had finished an article upon which
he was at work. Black was at that
time "a raw youth, dressed In a rath-
Ell Tough tweed suit, with Berlin wool
gloves on his hands, and hard felt hat
on his fead-a very different figure
from that Of the conventional city
clerk"
When Robert Shackleton's typewriter
was copying his manuscript Of Many
Waters" she passed chapter after
chapter with the usual professional in
difference until toward the end Of the
book she thought she saw trouble ahead
for Shotterly. Then one morning she
said to Mr.. Shackleton, In most earn
est way and with evident feeling, II
hope you will excuse my saying this,
Mr.. Shackleton, but please don't let
tnythng happen to Mr.. Shotterly II
you can help IL; please don't let any
harm come to him."
Mr.. Robert w. Chambers, author OF
Cardigan" was looking through the
Harper composing rooms the other
day, He stopped beside a monotype
machine, and noticed that the operator
was at work on one OF his own MSS.
Without revealing his identity, he re-
marked
That's pretty good manuscript
you're working on"
mo. its - bad" replied the IN
conscious printer not pauslng in his
labors. THE handwriting's all right"
he added.
"Oh," said Mr. Chambers, you
mean the man writes poor stuff"
mo, his stuff's pretty good"
We'll, what Is the trouble with the
manuscript" persisted the now curious
author.
why. the man don't know how to
punctuate!" said the printer, with
scorn.
II is always interesting to know how
a novelist works Mr.. Hamlin Gar
land takes copious notes for his novels,
though he seldom refers = them again
except for basic facts He finds that
the mere effort OF writing them down
serves 10 organize them In his mind.
Sometimes a whole paragraph takes
form In his mind. and this he sets down
In his notebook as a keynote, a color
note, which In to govern some partlcu-
lar chapter. Sometimes, as In making
his studies for "The Captain OF the
Gray-Horse Troop" he plans an entire
chapter or part OF a conversation. Mr..
Garland aims to write only when his
Is colored by his own emo
tional relations to it--that Is, only when
he finds Il worth white. All this Is !
prepared ION the trail." when he Is liv- /
Ing with the people he portrays and |
sharing their EXPERIENCES. Then, when |
he returns TO West Salem twhere he |
has a big. low-ceiled study or to Chi !
rago, where he has "den" papered |
with a Navajo pattern OF wallpaper !
iiu nitth WIN iHViun NuIlVri ne rtAlifs
down to hard work. He writes from |
Eight In the morning tn noon. ami de- !
votes the afternoon 70 hard manual |
work OF some sort, or TO riding long |
distances on his gray horse. Ladrone. |
II work is pressing. he goes back 10 his |
iesk at y. m. Under normal condl- |
lions, Mr. Garland says he Is keen FOR |
work every morning, and has no diff |
'ulty IN taking up the thread OF his |
tory from day 20 day.
The purpose OF ''The Literature Of |
American History" (Houghton, Mifiln !