The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

:"waylaid by Wireless" both remark
able successes of the present season.
Messrs. Thomas Y Crowell & Co. have
now in press novel by new south
ern writer. Frances Nimmo Greene. 1t
is entitled Into the Night and is a
tale of mystery laid in old New Or
leans. Advance readers commend il
highly. Miss Cable writes: The au-
thor knows her New Orleans. and her
characters are very i've"
Hamlia Garland is at his summer
home. Mapleshade. in West Salem. Wis,
where. despite, his announced resolution
not to write any more novels-only
plays-he is said TO be now and again
occupied with page of fiction
John Kendrick Bangs. whose latest
book. published by the Harpers few
months ago. introduced that friendly
favorite The Genial Idiot" is estab-
lished for the summer at Cape Neddick.
Me-, where his cottage is one of the
most admired along the Maine coast
John Spargo. author Of The Bitter
Cry of the Children The Spiritual
Significance Of Socialism, ETC.. is spend
ing the summer with his family at his
summer home in Bennington. VT He has
just completed and sent to his publish
ers the biography Of Karl Marx. which
he began IL years ago. The biography
will be published in several languages.
Dorothy Canheld. the author OF many
short stories and daughter of Flavia A.
c. Canfeld who wrote The Kidnapped
Campers" returned recently from So
1ourn IN France and is again at her
home in Arlington. VT. where much OF
her literary work is done.
Carolyn Wells. whose latest book for
adults as some one called il to sepa-
rate it from the authors various stories
for children. is the "Rubaiyat OF
Bridge" is temporary dweller in the
White mountains. Miss Wells is at
Mount Washington, where she intends
to pass the remainder OF the summer.
Later advices from England would
seem to Indicate that William de Nor
gan's new novel, 1T Never Can Happen
Again. which had been announced for
this month, may not appear till Septe1n-
ber, possibly later. as Mr.. de Morgan.
who is one of the most conscientious OF
workmen. is still at work upon it.
Dr. Henry C. McCook, author OF Ma
ture's Craftsmen" who has been spend
ing some time IN Philadelphia, has re-
turned to his country home. Brookcamp,
It
stretches of green and mighty trees. its
stream and varied growths Of plant life.
is an ideal spot for the distinguished
naturalist. who pursues there his inti-
mate studies of insect life.
Van Tassel Sutphen. one Of the best
known of New York short story writer's
and author OF several novels. among
them The Doomsman" and The Gates
of Chance" sailed a few days ago for a
sojourn of several months abroad.
chiefly in Italy. Mr.. Sutphen is as we'll
known TO sportsmen as he is to book
men. being a celebrated golf player.
formerly editor of Golf and writer OF
several stories OF the links, which are
collected under the title of The Golf
eide
John Macy. author OF the life OF Ed
phies. is now living at Brunswick. MaL-
having retired from bis work as asso-
ciate editor of the Youths Companion.
Mr.. Macy recently wrote to the papers
in the name of his wife who was
formerly Miss Sullivan. teacher for
many years OF Miss Helen Keller. deny
ing the statement that the late Henry
H Rogers was responsible for having
rescued Miss Keller some 25 years ago.
Mr. Macy shows that. as matter OF
fact. Mr. Rogers was first taken TO see
Miss Keller in 1896 by Mark Twain. his
benefaetions beginning soon thereafter