Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-25

GltNldl Correspondents
ONION, Nov. Ia Much would be
spared to noyel-Eeaders, not 10
mention publishers and critics. If
all would-be romancers would ex.
erclse such restraint as was practlsed
for many years by Mrs. Henry de la
Pasture, As Americans who have
read her books are aware, Mrs.
de Ia Pasture 10 one OF the most nm
lshed OF English authoresses, and per-
haps owes this quality largely 70 the
unusual check which she placed on
herself at the outset OF her literary
career, Like most authoresses who
hive secured successes, she was a
"scgibbleT' from childhood but though
ideas for novels were continually pop
ping into her head and occasionally
being utilized. she made an early de-
termination not to publish a book be-
fore she was 30, and kept her word.
The good results OF this somewhat
heroic resolution were plainly apparent
In Mrs. de la Pastures first book,
which saw the light IN her thirty.first
year and was called Deborah Of Tods.'
II made a genuine success and was
followed two years later, by Adam
Grgson." That was IN 1899 and now
hear that this uncommonly conscien-
tlous authoress' new novel THE Man
from America" which was published
only a week or two ago, has gone into
a second edition IN London, and that
the American rights are being sought.
Mrs, de Ia Pasture, who also has q
play coming Oh at a London theater,
has quite a prominent social position
IN this country. 10 which both her birth
and her marriage entltle her. Her
husband Is a younger son OF the late
Count de la Pasture whose father
escaping the guillotine during the
reign OF terror. found sanctuary in
England, while Mrs. de la Pasture her
self is a granddaughter Of Sir Henry
Floyd, Bart, whose sister married Sir
Robert Peel. The de la Pastures (they
call Il de Lapasture'D live at
Chepstow. where they have q pictur-
esque house on the Wye.
Can you keep secret" once en-
CURED Charles Dickens OF Luke Fildes,
bis illustrator. Fildes replied that he
could and everyone who has heard how
this now famous artist only recently
revealed the mystery OF Edwin
Brood" after having had the key In
bis possession for over 30 years. viii
agree that he spoke truly. II
would be interesting TO know
how many columns OF specula-
lions have been written and printed
on the subject Of Dickens last novel
since the great romancer died and LETT
Il unfinished. Several books have been
published on the subject, one quite
recently, and Il was the renewal OF the
discussion following the publication Of
this latest volume which led Mr.. Fildes
to let the literary cat out OF the bag
al last. The chief question. Of course
always has been, Was brood really
dead, and II 30 who killed him." II
has usually been assumed that Dickens
hero was actually defunct, and met his
end at the hands Of John Jasper, and
this view, was. ] think, taken by j
Cunning Walters whose recent BOOK
"Clues TO the Mystery Of Edwin brood. "
re.started the old discussion, walters
also had an ingenious theory as 10 the
true identity Of the mysterious catcher
lev. but his book was fallen upon Sc
verely by several prominent Dicken-
SLAMS, chief OF them Andrew Lang, who
expressed the belief that brood was not
dead az all
So. Mr.. Fildes, who could have made
a lot OF money at any time by giving
the information 10 a publisher seems to
have thought the moment ripe for tell
ing what he knew, and he did so In a
letter to the London Times, Fildes, ny
the way, is now a member of the Royal
Academy. and has painted several pic
lures Of both the king and queen. he
made the illustrations Tor Edwin
brood" when IL was appearing In
monthly parts, and as usual IN the case
OF Dickens illustrators received many
Instructions from the author. The nov
81 was we'll advanced when tu q rough
proof Of one Of the monthly parts sent
to Flldcs Dickens particularly de-
scrlbed John Jasper az wearing q neck
crchief OF such dimensions rs 70 80
round his neck twice.
Il called his attention says Fildes'
,4o the circumstance that J had pre-
vlousIy drawn Jasper a. wearing NJ
tie black tie once round his neck, ana
I sked him II he had any special rea-
son Tor the alteration Of lasper's at
tire, and, II so, submitted ought 10
know"
for a moment 10 be disconnected By me
question and said something meaning
that ne was getting on too FAST and re-
vcalInr more than he meant al that
early stage, dHu 81 ""o .'N'' ~
m lnutes Of cogltation that ne suddenly
ir1uIred a. to the artists capacity
sor keeplng a secret And II seems
tb,t after he had been assured upon
thIs nolnt Dickens said Il must have
The double length tie. n Is necessary,
FOR Jasper strangles Edwin brood
with a."
SO ends a mystery that has not been
less bafnlng nor loss aercely discussed
than the puzzles as 10 who wrote -he
Junlus letters and who was The Man
In the Iron Mask
u seems that once IN whlle--only
once In a great while--it IL good bust
ness FOR the author whose book has