Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-24

50 ,Alr. EouGh and the other lawyer.
got the town all tied up. and most of
them walked back to the states. More
than 20 years later, Mr.. ana Mrs.
Hough went down that way to see the
boys he used to know They were Still
there and still hopeful They think
they are going to have Il railroad any
century now. although no railroad can
get up that canyon any more than Il
church steeplc.
While Mr.. Hough was in New Mex
leo and doing five finger exercises in
his law practise. be bean to write for
the old american Field" Then his
father failed In businss, and it was up
to Emerson to hustle for the family
He tried to break into news papc~ work
at Des Nroincs, Snndusky, and Chi
cago, but did not land anywhere until
about lSSS, when he took charge of the
western Office of Forest and Stream
a position which he held for Il years.
During that period he went hunting
and fishing pretty much all over
America.
In 1905 he printed his first little book,
The Singing Mouse" stories. 1t made
n success destlmo. but not success
OF dollars. Ii has Just been reprinted
with most attractive illustrations and
one doc not wonder that Mr.. Hough
regards it with special affection. "The
Story of the Cowboy" published in
1897, Jared better.
Theodore Roosevelt. not then prcsi-
dent wrote Mr.. lIough most glowing
letter about it. Under this encourage
mcnt. he sat up and began to notice
things. to the extent of writing "Fhc
Girl at the HALFWAY House Ii was
hard work to do these books. as he
was obliged TO write after midnight
and to solicit advertising the next day.
Not until the appearance of THE Mis-
sissippi Bubble" in 1902 did success
really come his way, but then, indeed,
it came his way in large and elegant
quantities. Then, after an interval OF
seven years another big success was
scored up to his credit "54-Ao or
Fight" was the most popular novel OF
1909 The Purchase Price, now Just
issued. gives every evidence Of an APP
peal to popular favor. equally wide
and equally strong. Like ''ai-io or
I,irh, -" II shows tho influence OF n
woman at critical period IN Amcr'-
can history 1t IS by all odds MI
lIough's best love story.
Mr.. Iloush's favoritc sports are
priZzlv-bear huntinr qualc shooting
and trout nshing-to which must be
added n passion for old mahogany
Messrs. a. c. McCmrg Il Co have
under way for publication in the tai!
of 1911 what promises to be one OF inc
most important fiction enterprises OF
the wear. This is translation by
rrorces Douglas (Alrs. Charles i. Lun-
misc, of senor Vncntc Blnsco lbanc" $
great story of bull fighting, "Sangrc y
Arena" senior IbancH ranks very hiSh
nnnn,, ,hc rOvclists OF Spain and his
story Is Il vivid and realistic picture OF
Spanish life and especially of the M M,
tionnl pastin,c, which has proohnay
never been cxccllcd in ltcrntnrc. Mrs
J1,mmis IL IN accomplished spanish
scholar and her English rendering WI
have the approval of Senior lDaneN nm
self. The book will be brought out IN
dor tho title OF "rhc Blood OF the Arc
ma" and will be illustrated in full color
by Troy and Margaret West h,iii"E
who arc spending the winter IN SpAih'
partly To execute this important CONF
mission,