The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

exceedingly easy for then, 20 retain the
proper accent later when they speak Eng
lish."
IN the course of hundreds OF letters re-
ceived by HamIin Garland on The shsd~
ow World. his new book in which he
tells Of his researches in the difficult
realm Of the psychic. some have come
from scofTers. some from -devotees. some
from distracted parents with imaginative
children. some from hard-headed business
men who are accustomed 10 cry ''Piffie,'
al anything they can't know all about by
application Of their FIVE senses. VIII you
please tell me. appeals one man,
whether YOU actually believe that a
thing can follow a man home And
when poor Mr.. Garland. Ike any other
dispassionate investigator. has answered,
L CanEOt tell you. I can only state
facts. an outraged man cries He denies
that he believes. 7 know why all such
people do this. II IS because they are
afraid. and with reason. that some one
will singer. I'd rather" continues the
gentleman furioso. belong 10 a sect that
required me 10 wear a blue shirt and
pink tights than have 10 answer eau
tiously' every time somebody asked ne
what I believed
With the authors name so inseparably
bound 10 the stage It Is hardly a surprise
10 hear that Louise Closer Hale's forth
coming novel viii have its setting in the
dramatic world None the less must sen
sational readers prepare for disappoint-
ment. for it Is stated authoritstively that
the story is entirely free from the scan
dal association. and false illusion so
often associated with the stage
Rex Beach is often asked whether the
characters IN his Alaskan novels are real,
and his answer is that they are. IN the
main. although changed to suit the mo-
tiYes Of the story. IN The Barrier" for
example. ''No-Creek Lee who never
made gold strike in his life, Is real The
author tells some GOOD stories about the
old fellow. who was One-eyed AID melau-
choly and told Mr. Beach that he firmly
believed that II ever he made a strike
the creek itself would get Up in the night
and move The sight Of a woman" said
Mr. Beach reminiscently, terrified him
beyond description 7 was with him once
when one came Up and spoke to him.
and he stood. taking of his cap fifty
times. and bowinS with agony. II was
more than an embarrassing accident: It
was an adventure. and he used TO talk
about il ever after. The one subject
that rivaled II was a bicycle. Lee had
never seen a bicycle except in magazine
illustrations. but he used TO talk for days
about the sensation of riding one You
see, he just dreamed how il felt: he said
it was ike flying
Gertrude Atherton maintains her hold
on the American public at the same time
that she strengthens her favor with the
public abroad. Ancestors" the authors
international romance which she ended
with the description OF the San Francisco
earthquake. has been reprinted by the
Harpers. Mrs. AtheTton herself came back
to this country several weeks ago after
years sojourR in Munich, and is now
at her California home.
1 see very plainly. wrote Walt Whit
man in his Washington notebook under
date Of August L, 1854. Abraham Lin
coins dark brown face with the deep
cut lines-the eyes-always to me with
latent sadness in the expression We
have got so that We always exchange
bows and very cordial ones. None Of
the artists or pictures have caught the
subtle and indirect expressions OF this
mans face. And as I dwell on what
I myself heard or saw OF the mighty
Westerner, continues the poet in the
memorial which he contributed to the