The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-31
Ho.D to Get d Book Published

n EW YORK literary circles are agog over tho sue.
IN cess Of E new book, story q adventure, red
the talk is not about the book itself, which is
among the best sellers . # Is about the
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cay unknown, sxceptt thfu the medium Of some short
stories that had won him considerable favor among
magazines Of the better class He brought with him
dent manner that simply raised the hair the heads
of the owlish publishers The way he made these grave
and reverend gentlemen sit up and take notice should
manuscript rejected. f5.32 = "s12:-s- s
The first thing he did after taking breakfast the
morning after his arrival to tuck the partly writ
outer Office Of a famous publishing house.
Here boy, he called to much be.buttoned
senger, take this card in to Mr.. Blank and tell him
I'm in hurry, and if he wants to see me he had bet
fBut he's busy taltered Buttons r.
"skiddo for yours if you don It HUSTLE bawled
Of height and frame broad enough in proportion.
1 sss M v1 pa II ten seconds
"Mr Blank, said the writer, pulling out his
watch 1T is now 10 O'Clock. have here part of
manuscript of a new novel have written. ain will
ing to leave it with you until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning for decision--" = ~
ooh, couldn't think Of giving you decision in
that time gasped the publisher. = -
"Then II take it to some one who CAM said the
author, picking up the bundle. .s ..> -~s
wait st h is rsened the s sothGr re-
per cent tho first 10000 copies and 20 per cent on
anything above that -; ,:a
"That is a pretty big demand for writer,'
protested the publisher. - 81 ...
I'm not in the business for my health don,t want
to be famous The rest of 'em can have that. Pm
out for the dough-the hard round iron dollars, just
the you. We might well be frank about it.
dom care thing about literature, and neither do
rich writer Of rot than starving genius, and you'd
rather print trash that ii sell than literature that IL
mold on your shelves. You grab my meaning, don't
you -
.,
''You understand the terms TIL finish the book
in two weeks but you must give decision in
twenty-three hours and forty:nine minutes. You
Again the publisher nodded. 1"~" H. ~...
~'.- otis unprecedented--,, he began.
"What's the diff, - broke in the author II
haven't any Illusions and neither have you. You fell
lows have got to wake up and learn business methods
You don't supPoseIvant half dozen dyspepte read
ers paving my stuff do youa Get busy III see
you in the morning.', Andshe strobe out. ~....: .
He didn IT go to see the publisher the next morning
He called him up by telephone instead.
1--WE like the book, = replied the publisher, ssbut
we want to wait and see how the story is going to
ssNot on your life you o " Won T. I want to know
whether you accept the book III fix tie ending up"
"Won't you tell us how you expect to conclude
it9' pleaded Blank. ,~%. $50: 49,
WELL said = the author, softening *1 got
stumped on that, but think It ought to end this
way, (And here he made hasty sketch Of the con
The publisher said, it suited him. 7 ~:'''
''An right,n said the author. |'I'l be right down
after that $4,000. Business is business you know
He got his check and, to judge from the way in
will get than his advance royalties out Of the
venture.-New York Press.
The queen Of Holland paints. spirited military
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The king of England hasa marked German accent.