Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-13
"The -Four Feathers" and
"COurfShip of Morrice BuckIer"
-FOUR LONDON LITERARY LETTER.

taken to gather marerial for THE Four
Feathers was no picnic, either. for
his only companions were Arabs, as ig-
| norant Of English as he was Of their
language The course taken, too. was
from Suakln TO Berber 20 that the
friendly Nile, with It's fertile banks
was left far behind and the journey
made through the heart Of the waste
And when ] went through Morocco
at the time OF the revolution" Mason
said, II nearly got killed The sultan
was very good 20 us, and allowed us
TO travel under the protection OF a
body OF soldiers who were going along
the route which we wanted to take,
and which was closed 10 tourists then.
zone day the soldiers and the cara
van except one man who stayed with
me, had gone on a little way I'm front.
While ! stopped at the bank Of the river
TO give my horse a drink | saw
man behind the prickly pear hedge with
a gun, and az ] rode up the ford | said
good morning to him, and he returned
the salutation. / was going along at
walk when | heard shout. and turn
ing around, saw this man on his knee
with his gun leyeled al the small Of
my back, The man who was with me
shouted and the fellow took 10 his heels
and ran. aid not think II worth while
to have him pursued, so he escaped
UNPUBLISHED"
ITO return TO writing" was said,
nave you any fixed hours OF work."
Il begin about H." Mason replied,
after coming in from a morning ride,
and then work on very often TIL four
or five in the afternoon. avoiding go
ing out to lunch But | have not any
definite hours OF work. OF course.
when one is writing a book, one keeps
going at II until II is finished / work
a little more, perhaps. when I am in
the country than in town. because then
! take spell at night, too"
You do not believe In waiting for
Inspiration"
NO. When you have got the whols
thing In your head you must Sit down
and go on writing steadily day after
day until you get 1t done. especially IL
you are a slow worker. rather shrink
from using terms like inspiration But
call II what you will, It's not much use
without a habit OF work"
Mason, by the way. IL now correct
ing the proof sheets Of his new novel
THE Trifers," which after serial pub
lication, f. % make its appearance In
volume fo'm early in the fall.
henry James soon VIII be I'm the
United States again, when new fad of
his may conceiyaby cause him some
slight embarrassment They do not
linger over meals TO any great extent
at home, and Of late Mr.. James has
made a point OF giving more and more
time to the process Of masticaton. The
great sect OF Chewers has received in
him an enthusiastic recruit. and the
novelist said recently that he feels
wonderfully strengthened since his
adoption Of the new creed. But how
viii a visitor even though ne be a re-
turning celebrity. who follows Mr..
Gladstone's rule Of counting his bites.
get on In the land OF the quick lunchi
IL is rather an odd coincidence. Tt
was only few days ago that the Eng
fish Winston Churchill announced his
intention, as soon as parliament rises,
Of paying a visit to the United States,
the former home OF his mother Lady
Randolph, and now word comes that
the American Winston Churchill is
coming TO this country soon. 10 re-
new some pleasant acquaintances with
literary men over here
HAYDEN CHURCH.