New-York tribune., 1902-06-29

work. Inside were high desks and clerks writing.
department a. Of wholesale grocery house Over
on the other side low balustrade inclosed space
Which 1RhaP'gn men 9' were Seated Each had bell
before him These Tn oss rang n boTs Tb tHs and
phere had no pronounced literary I nayoI; There
cation OF books or the presence of manuscripts.
Several young women were a m f , sype-
tinkled. The boys passed by him as though he
were one enG Of Of the ong room there was another
balustrade and more desks, but here they were al
the heads of the persons seated at them That
eheeTed him up M st 50T ne 6s that
be the ones on whom devoved the onerous duty
OF as sa tabe ahe in e Of bear
ing directory ard placed on Two sfiinS sArs
whose hands elasped packages & whiGh fs Jne agdn9f
an oppoSuny to be He decided that s
proper course for him to pursue Woel9 De e 81
ably boy would ask him the question ne 50 much
dreaded. if the bells would stop ringing i0ns
AS he sat there he observed signs Wheh w, would \.
was in publishing house man Appeared with
a magazine. and showed the cover 70 one OF tns
not hear what they were saying. but could see that
they having discussion on the merits o. s
Of he 5 and % OF tae and PGgS g5ored s f9nn @
after a1f,Is Waiting an hour he undecided whetar
to run out ask questions. His apparent TN. IN.
snow OF courage and air OF noncEalanee whien
hid his timidty he approached man SlllilS AT
a desk near the wire lattice work. and asked MN
the rnanuscrfpts offered for publication The man
said MIR Jones'" in the tone OF one who was s!ad
to give the information. With astonlshment az ns
own bravado he asked one Of the boys 20 see ~
Wr Jones was in. The alacrity with which tae
how said yes SIR and jumped up from the
seftee caused the author to gasp IN wonder. Inc
hoy went into a smaller room Leading from tne
Ia arger and returned TO say that Mr. Jones was at
luncheon but would return soon. -.
The author sat down again. nlarvellng az nls
~ stock Of patience and the difference which ne
had so far found between the reality ana what he
haS expected. Men came in from outside ana m
side went to the fat topped desks and talked 70
Yhe nersons seated at them, or went 10 the WlndoWS
IN ,he Wirework. There were hurry ana ouStle ana
The Continual shuttle Of feet The bells rang, the
Soys ran and the typewriters clicked presently
man came in, taking of his coat as ne walked
The how TO whom the author had previously spoken
coming in The author followed Mr. Jones into the
Smaller room where there were also several desks
Ha toId Mr. Jones his errand after the later had
fsk.n the card and put forth his hand for a snake
After Mr. Jones had donned an office coat. as men
economically inclined wont 10 do Wnen en-
eaped In work which wears out sleeves. ne ASKED
Ths author what the novel was about. His tone
enS manner evtnced interest The author, taken
aback by such unexpected kindlness. began to ex-
psar 10 notice his confusion. and said the subject
wss good one IL rightly handled. He assured the
aufhor that the readers who were employed out
s,da the ONCE would look over the manuscript most
csraf,IIv and that word Of their verdict would De
sant 20 him as soon they had sent It in The
author went out. His retirement was as unnotlced
as his entrance