The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-20

samuel III. (TarQeunlrc. formerly OIL
Topeka. "a member of the legislature
from the PotWin district and clerk OF
the district court, has apparently esttp-
llshea himself firmly among the writer's
of fiction The following concerning
him and his latest work is sent out Dg
the Harpers: Readers of Samuel NJ.
Gardenhire's novel of last year Inc
Silence of Mrs. Harold, viii recall
that reticent, Observant young man
LeDroit Corners, and the subtlety with
which he unravelled the battling mys-
terry of the story. Mr.. Gardenhire S
creation. i'm fact, made such mt, ltldI
the author has put him into a new
volume, which will be published on
January T by the Harpers, under lne
title of 1.-THE Long Arm In TINS vol
ume LeDroit Corners is the central
figure i'm series of adventures. III
which he plays. in impromptd fashion
the role of detective Not only are the
adventures of the good, round, thor
oughlv engrOssing kind, such as the
complexities of the dark underworld
OF a great city give rise to, but the Sc
cret i'm LeDroit Corners own life Is
brought to bear upon the mysteries in
which he is engaged. The volume IS
fully illustrated by w. z. Mears
A new edition of THE Rancho on the
Oxhide." one Of the books of the late
Col. Henry 1nman of Topeka was pub
lished this week by the Macmillan COM
pany.
"Bates. in THE House Of Thousand
Candles" pronounced by many review
ers one of the best characters i'm recent
fiction. was really drawn from an Irish
refugee whom Meredith Nicholson. the
author of the story. knew and befriend-
ed several years ago in Colorado. MT.
Nicholson was engaged a that time i'm
conducting a number of coal mines, and
an educated Irishman applied to him for
employment as clerk at "a mine near
AguHlar. in southern Colorado. In the
course of time the man told Mr.. Nichol-
son something of his history. He had
run away from Ireland to protect
young boy who had been suspected of
completely jim a reasonable Ouspiracy.
The books which Bates" kept on his
shelf i'm the much-lighted house in the
novel, the mine clerk at Agukilar act-
during labor troubles he manifested the
splendid courage thar distinguishes
Bates" i'm the story.
AS am instance of the activities of
the modern publishers i'm connection
with successful books of fiction, it is
interesting to note that Messrs. A. @.
McClurg d Co. announce editions of
Mr.. Parrish's "A Sword of the Old
Frontier and Mr.. Lillibridges Ben
Blair for England, Canada, Australia,
and New Zealand. They have also
placed Mr.. CIRCUITS THE Flower of
Destiny I'D AQSlIalla ana New yea
land, and this market is promising to
become an important one for the
American publisher
AIR. John Brfsben Walker was the
pioneer I'm steam automobile business
and at. one time the factory of the
Mobile company of America at Kings
land Point-on-the-Hudso employed
nearly a thousand men and could not
turn out cars fast enough to meet the
demand. But sudden change in
public favor from steam to the French
gasoline car, left the company with
branch houses from Boston to San
Francisco and losses exceeding ST.
100000. Mr.. Walker personally as
sumed the Indebtedness of the Mobile
company of America, and not only
paid it off i'm full, but returned to
every stockholder the amount OF his
investment, with interest. This action
required the sale of the COSMOPOLITAN
Magazine, Kingsland Point and some
other properties. Mr.. Walker will
hereafter devote his fullest energies to
the building up Of the Twentieth Cen
fury Magazine
The original of the cartoon "The
Mysterious Stranger which gives the
title to John T. McCutcheon's volume
just published, belongs to President
Roosevelt and stands in his study in
the White House
OttiHe A. LHjencrantz has written a
new novel, which will be brought out
by the HarDers in the course of a
month or So Miss LllJenerantz viii
. be pleasantly remembered as the au-
{ thor of two unusual books. The Thrau
of Left the Lucky, and The Ward of
King Canute Her new story deals
with the life of the Norsemen i'm