Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-26

new ones which may shortly be ex-
pected in book form,
Stewart Edward White, the author OF
"The Blazed Trail" and "COnjuror's
House" Is to be married in the end Of
April at Newport, r. J., to Miss Eliza
beth Grant, OF Santa Barbara, Cal. A
new book of Mr.. Whites, under the
title Of THE Silent Places" Is TO be
published this spring.
Miss Rose Il. Young, the author Of
Henderson" is a Missourian whose
ancestors lived In Kentucky and Nir-
glnla Her great -greatgreat grand
father was Gen. Evan Shelby Of Kings
Mountain, known to history for his
share in the battle Of Kings Mountain.
After the Revolution, her ancestors
went to Kentucky where her grand
father eventually established his fam
ily on large plantation. Then came
the civil war, After the war, her father
moved to Missouri, where she was born
on a farm In Lafayette county. When
girl OF rs she went TO Texas and
taught school, at the same time doing
some little writing, chiefly in the ma
ture Of journalism. From Texas, she
went to Chicago, being engaged In edI-
torial work, and from Chicago came
farther east to New York. continuing
her editorial work. Meanwhile she be-
gan 30 write short stories. some Of the
best Of which have gathered about
Henderson the hero Of her latest vol
ume, whose career fell, for the most
part. In Just such Missouri town as
Miss Young herself lived in as a girl,
Her first novel, sally of Missouri APP
peared last autumn
Joan Of the Alley Is the first novel
by Frederick Grin Bartlett, who Is be.
ginning his literary career early, as he
was born in Haverhlll, Mass, in July,
1876 His father was a lawyer, and the
family comes from old New England
stock, After a year or so In the pub.
lie schools Of Haverhill h. came to
Boston and continued his studies In a
private school. Later he went abroad
for three years and studied under III.
tor but like most boys, he was more
fond Of adventure than Of study, He
found plenty Of It at Beaulieu where,
as the only American boy he was not
Immediately popular with the young
Frenchmen. He was fond Of reading
and surreptitiously read everything he
could lay his hands upon at Gallgnani's
library at Nice. Returning TO America
he spent the next few years In the
country. az he was In poor health. A
Sunday school library furnished all the
reading he could find there. but he read
II bravely through. lie next went 10
Proctor's academy, Andover, n, H.,
from which he entered Harvard college
with the class Of 1900. He remained two
years and then left TO take up news
paper work with the Boston Advertiser
and later with the Boston Herald.
whore he is at present He recently
won the first prize Of $500 offered by
The Ladies' Home Journal for tho
best short love story which placed him
above $500 contestants. His novel.
Joan OF the Alley" deals with life In
the tenement district Of large city.
The general public does not realize
the attitude the real journalist holds
towards his work a story In illustra-
tlon Is told bv Lincoln Stefcns. Of Nc
Cmre's Magazine Recently while gath
erlng material for one Of his articles on
to be In the smoking compartment Of n
train on his way TO the particular city
then under consideration, with two
strangers These men begpn to talk OF
inside political matters IN that city and
In the course ~ their conversation re-
vealed many important political secrets.
Mr.. Steffens overheard AL and said
nothing The next morning he intro
duced himself to one Of the men, told
him Of his purpose and asked him II he
had any further Information TO impart,
The politician was completely con-
founded and rushed to tell his friend Of
their exposure. Two very anxious pol
lticians awaited the publication Of Mr.,
steffens' article and no doubt heaved
great slghs OF relief when they discov-
cred that he had used none Of the in
formation thus given him. Condolences
are noi news,
Some OF the writer's Of today seem 10
believe that the mandate 20 "forsake
all and follow Is incumbent on the
devotees Of literature one thus minded
while talking with Myra Kelly. the New
York East side school teacher who has
written so cleycrly OF her charges, re-
Gently discovered that Miss Kelly lived
Ut her fathers home In New York.
'You really live at home?' she asked
Miss Kelly.
"To be sure | do Miss Kelly an
swerod. "Why n0t7'
"oh, the cramping, atmosphere OF
home life Il too restraining for great
art. II limits and binds ones indiyid-
ualIty and prevents ones frecst express
sion. ! left home years ago was the
rcnlv In superior tone,
"Wel," Miss Kelly quickly retorted
III have 20 Give up my individuality
or my father 7 guess my individuality
will have to 20"
Mr.. Jack Londons novel, "The Call
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