New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-05
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TkA NE AANNA l., VINO died
" sud spring. was one OF the
few authC -c as brilliant IN converse
tion and HE n their writings
Many GOO ID winch he shone are told
'Dv his ir,s g nothing more characteristic
than the he gave q a run-up" he
had au,, 81 with WeIl-known maya
zine pul
The had accepted . novelette,
from Dir I md paid HIM Tor II The
story u lat. type Ny. Carryl revised
the pr ea, the money, and thought no
more
= som, -as LATER, however. he Was sur
rrseG ..,Ne the proof-sheets agsln with
the fob. ...- note from the publisher,
"DEaE lARRYL-
"Ur Moderation. / md that the en-
Close IS not quite what I want after al.
anl . .ocorGlngiy returning i 10 YOU
IN -1at vou may sell Il elsewhere. I
shall glad 10 nave YOU remit 70 me At
est. r.4v receive for Il, up 10 the amount
] -l vou Tor Il.
. W. Ca--El had sufficiently recovered
r. -e temporary trance INTO which tins
I-- -an had put hlm 10 be able 10 use ms
tv-...---e-. he wrote a courteous reply, thank
-.. r-hlsaer toy the opportunity 50 Nndly
ham ,f correcting ms correspondent
Judgment, but stating that ne Was
.s- with the negotiation Is i stood He
-r4-. as ms literary engagements would
.r. n-n from acting IS manuscript
.o- the publisher, ne returned the
--rue5s n Wtich he had no present
interest.
After some further correspondence. IN
Eh.-a Ny Carryl declined 20 reoede from his
POSITION. he supposed that che matter was
ended. until ne received from still another
Publisher a. note. from which the following IS
a. extract
" was sorneWhlt surprised THIS morning -
- elve ly mani the proofs 4 one II vour
= les winch is offered 70 me for sale bv
As TINS IS u lest N unusual
oeedIns ! write u ask 7; L IS al -7glt and
[ e WITH your approval.
II CarrW promptly replied
" 40. Il is not III right Il YOU want %
buv one ~ my STORES. ! VIII write va- one.
ard yall can pay me torit- sold the novelette,
20 NJ. -- for use IN has Magazine. and not
70 hawk around the country. send L BAGS.
IIls correspondent did So. and apparently
- action. II Connection with whatever he
n.y. have seen n 70 write ~ the same time.
ser I'd 10 close the incident, IS lar as the
ma zine publisher Was concerned.
NJ So with Mr. Carrvl. Il there was 70 be
a las word. he wished 10 have = himself.
al J q few dav= the opportunity presented
II II. The rIagazine publisher, among var-
l,.s d.. .er erterI rises. Was interested n the
pcer. buslress- Happening 10 ue wander
I.g al.ut \ew-h ork II search Of local
g. lor Nj Carrvl found himself n front Of
C7ie 81 the links III the publishers chain OF
--t..il stores. He entered purchased a Of
tomatoes, took L home, opened Il. poured ont
about q third al the contents, damned down
the Id. wrapped up The can. summoned
d district messenger boy, and sent the parcel
70 the publisher with the following note
dear Ma -
Il purchased today 1t one Of your grocery
p-ores the campaigning can 81 tomatoes
Upon reconciliation ! ind that II IS not
quite what J want liter al, and am accord
inqly returning q; "a you that you may place
It On sale agsln. shall Ice glad 10 have YOU
remit - me whatever You may receive Tor II,
UP to the amount leleven cents which paid
for Il. J ours very truly,
Guy NETMoFE CARRYL-'
Mr. CarTyl heard nothing more III regard 70
either the novelette, OF the tomatoes.