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with rush of tender sympathy Joan
forgave the embarrassment of her own
| position.
That Hale was puzzled and chagrined
he showed plainly. but she systemati-
cally avoided meeting his eye. When
| the ladies returned to the paror with
Give in their wake Hale hung back.
Joan. busy with the silver, waited curl
ously, but apparently changing his in
tention Hale followed his friend.
you were perfect. dear" her mother
| admitted the next day. but | only con
scented to the plan because Alice fretted
So"
What can it natter" exclaimed Joan
comfortingly Il have no society aspi-
rations. as has Alice.
Before the week passed Alice's en-
gagement 10 Harry Give was announc-
ed. She was very gracious in her new
found happiness.
Il am going to tell Harry of your
good nature. Joan. and have him set
you right with that Mr.. Hale. i be
lieve you like each other But Joan
cut short this project
If he thinks me a servant girl after
talking to me. let him."
But the evidence is against you
Alice reminded her BE reasonable.
King Cophetua and the beggar maid
belong to the age of romance. not TO
the twentieth century,
You will make no explanation" per
sisted Joan. unmoved. "As for your
delightful Harry, you will find he did
not even look at me-
This statement proved correct.
Gives unembarrassed greeting of his
future sister-in-law proved him I'm
hampered by suspicion that he had
ever eaten dinner of her serving
Fridays concert found Joan sorely d..
gruntled. She was sure that the unity
Of the first yiolins was ragged. that
the soprano sang careIessIy. and was
meditating hasty retreat when some
one spoke softly in her ear:
Good afternoon. Maid Joan" Lau-
renee Hale appropriated the vacant
chair at her side. I've been looking
for you all the afternoon"
You have discovered my Nance" she
asked mischievously.
no. but I've discovered something
Of greater importance-that your name
does not matter at ALL
The exquisite strains of a Tschai-
kowsky composition silenced them. and
Joan found the concert suddenly fun
Of strange delight The spell was still
over her when they came out into the
street. Hale, having gained permits
sion to see her to a car. was silent.
'Of course | recognized you the 9th
er night" he said at last. land was too
astonished to reason clearly at first
But one OF two things is certain-you
are either playing some prank or are
in trouble. If the latter | want to
help you. One moment" as Joan was
about to speak. You must under
stand my position. Possibly you are
one OF those who laugh at love at first
sight believe in 1t. having expert
enced it Later ! hope TO make you
sympathiA. At present ! can think
only of your position
you mean"-Joan's voice sounded
unusually small-"you like me despite
my being only a maid
THE most bewidering maid in the
world
Don't look at me like that IL is
embarrassing in the street Besides.
this is my car" Then relenting as she
waited an opportunity to enter: 1T
was masquerade to help my sister
Supposing you ever come again. inquire
for Joan Prince"
"I'll try that suggestion now" said
Hale gratefully as he followed her into
the car.
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FOR 1T.

! first shock It was invigorating: so with
no great effort wore my I-do-not-un-
derstand- d-but-am-not-hu expression, and
said as gently as the forgiving heroine
in a Sunday school book:
Haven't We anything at all that
would lure your wouldn't you like to
see our big trees?"
"oh. yes. you have got big trees,
haven't you? Yes. I'd like to see those ''
No real enthusiasm- He wopsed again
and proceeded to tug energetically at his
long. somewhat wispy, mustache.
II should have thought American
types would have interested you. Don't
you study men and wbmen and put them
in your books. at all7s Mr.. Hewlett
jerked up again to reply quite crisply
and quickly:
mo. not at all. I never draw my
characters from real life. Never have.
They Just evolve themselves They're
my own creations. I confess to them
and stand by them whether they are
good or bad"
Perhaps the novelist doesn't need to
study human nature as the dramatist
docs" remarked soothingiy
There are two kinds Of dramatists.
just A. there are novelists." saic Mr..
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Here was no aouseplant novelist. He
scorned man-male buildings, cities and
the trappings of civilization. He was the
Apostle of the Simple Life. The Lover Of
the Countryside!
Isn't 1t funny how we can go on, and
deck out an ideal or an idea?
Why, honestly, I wouldn't even take a
taxicab, but hiked myself into an antedi-
luvian hanson, because it seemed nearer
TO Nature. somehow.
Silly, Of course. / should have gone on
my very own feet to be consistent. and,
really, I might Just as well. for the ham
som horses nowadays are poor, detected
things, with all the going powers crushed
out of them by the putting. blowing and
footing taxis.
We logged along in leisurely don't
cere-if-I-ever-get-there fashion till we
reached MAZDA Vale, where the Popular
Novelist lives. In a nice, cream color.
square house, Just about like any one
else's on the block.
He hasn't been knighted yet, so there
was nothing to remember in asking for
|, him. 1t was like being at q little old New
Work front door,
Yes. Mr.. Hewlett was at home. and lie
Eould see me. according to the severely
81 1aaid. ana followed her upstairs
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In Mazda Vale Dreaming Woodland Tale Hewlett
The Novelist Hopes" He's Never Coming to
America, His Chief Objection Being a
Frankly Expressed Distaste for "the
Nuisanceof Having People Around
to Get In the Way"

| that let them be distrained and the police
called In to deal with the cases"
You are a socialist. aren't you. ar.
Hewlett?" I really had heard so.
London is a fearfrlly Rossipey little
town. and only an eighth Of 1t all is true.
Great heavensl No! Where did you
get that idea?" exclaimed the Popular
Novelist. now so, thoroughly reused that
his mustache and goatee with startling
energy. Il have a feud with socialism
because It wants to make people rich. I
want to make them poor. It's better for
them The happiest mer are those who
are getting things. not those who have got
them"
Here he sighed and almost collapsed in
his chair. as he said feeiingly:
Il wish could get along with two hum
dred a year" pounds. not dollars. my
children). II know was happier when
had only that, and was certainly more
care free. The greater possessions you
acquire the greater your anxieties. am
not sure the tramp's existence isn't the
IDEAL one-no income tax. no insurance
bill. no and tax and all the other bother
some things. Yes. I think the millionaire
is to be pitied."
Again he sighed-a sigh of rebellion min
gled with wistful longing for the freedom
Of the bygone day of his simple needs
and desires. ] felt like mothering and
protecting him from the distracting In
trusion OF the relentless tax and bill
collectors. 'orrid creatures,
I'm certain he believes this but I'm
equally sure he wouldn't like the realiza-
ton OF 1t bit. / glanced round the
comfortable, luxurious room again, and
l took a fieeting look at him, at his neat,
dark clothes his spotless linen. his mauvs
socks and tie to match. and somehow I
couldn't see him enjoying those regretted
lost days little bit
He didn't mind my staring. He was
deep In his own thoughts. for he con-
tnued to speak OF socialism, saying:
Much as 1 dislike It, I am bound to
confess believe it will come. must come.
We are tending toward It e>>ry day."
What do you think of tE. present
government
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The Popular Novelist accompanied m.
to his own front door. and said with a
touch Of that manner thought the charm
of my presence had banished forever:
We'll, you have probed me. 1 don't
like giving interviews. Never do TO Eng
lish journalists. but understand it Is tbe
custom OF your countryS
Yes, It is" replied apologeticaily.
"and it has been very nice of you to sub
NIT to IL so amiably.."'
Then I left him and dragged myself
wearily home with sort of gone feeling.
He is an interesting little man. but. my
dears. isn't It a blow to find that all his
descriptions. like his characters, Just come
from his brain-that he doesn't really
love the fields and flowers. that he never
sleeps out under the stars or camps or
caravans or tramps-that he simply
dreams all those delightful things In the
cosey precincts Of his MAZDA Vale house.
and wouldn't really do them II he couldj
tcopyrisht. 1o1a Nsw-Ymk TflbwsA
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woman's mental ability. them"
why. of course 1 have" he said. 1uite
shocked. Il consider there is no limit to
the power of a woman's brain She ,er-
ceives by flashes rather than by steady
reasoning, and she gets fine results Her
intuition is worth much. Her emotional
ism is an asset. II not carried too far
And is all this to be devoted to home
cares and children only?
What higher ideal?'
Well. girls, gave 1t up then. It all be-
longed to the days of The Forest Low
ers'' and Richard Yea and Nay" You see.
What about the temperament Of the
artist and poet. Mr.. Hewlett? Do you
think It excuses certain moral lapses?
Dear me. temperament is only a word
after all. and II Is much abused-used by
various sorts Of people to cover crimes and
follies. In fact. it is spread as a shelter
over multitude Of SIPS Personally. I
would make certain allowances for the
temperament person. After
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A REAL NATURE FAkER,

They are doing some very interesting
things. but I don't allow myself to be-
come absorbed in politics. It would be too
engrossing a pursuit. You are having a
lively time in your own country at prec-
ent. aren't you? Chicago must be an ex-
hilarating place at the moment. Is this
Mr.. Roosevelt going to lead a revolu-
tionary party and smash things?''
Dear me, don't ask me-" I bleated
piteously. 1T would take a stronger
brain than mine to attempt TO translate
our Teddy's ethics to your
Mr.. Hewlett smiled again
Here the prim maid came In with a
letter. and rose to 90.
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urally. but don't hunt up statistics and
details regarding it"
1 am a brave. though small, woman.
so Just went on asking.
Aren't you fearfuIly disturbed II q
book is a failure?''
"Um-m-m. a failure gives one a sort Of
moral stomach ache" Here Mr.. Hewlett
gave a queer. whimsical, twisted sort Of
smile It's severe. but not lasting.
There is always fresh work to be done.
SO you can't moon over past errors"
DO you do most of your work in Lon
DOM"
Yes. / do. I find I can accomplish so
much more here I never want to 90 out.
There is nothing to interest me. whereas
in the country I want to tramp around
and see things grow"
THINKS HE'D LIKE BASEBALL.
That was hopeful. wasn't TT felt It
SO, anyhow, and quite beamed on him as
I said:
Are you fond of gardening? :.
My query was waved aside with an i'm
patient negative. so I hastily said:
well. you have a pleasant room to
work in. anyhow"
And 1t was. Just the manner Of room
I like. Not stuffy or too spotlessly and
uncompromisingly clean, but airy. and yet
cosey and artistic. Wide open easement
windows, cream curtains. soft red hang
ings, great easy chairs to snuggle down
in. and a huge Empire desk which took
up one whole corner under the windows
and had the jolliest lot OF drawers and
cubbyholes Imaginable.
Yes" said Mr.. Hewlett. indifferently.
TITS quite satisfactory"
How long do you work at time"
..As long as I want. l am practically
untirable when really interested"
Don't you ever feel exhausted when
you have finished?"
mo; Just healthily tired. sometimes"
DO you treat yourself to some diver
SION then-sport OF some sort. for tn
stanceT'
NO: I am not in the least interested
in sports. Never have been"
He must have had a hard time at
school. tor I'm told. It is q far. far bst-
ter thing TO excel In games at an ing
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| Goodness, no; call It roughing II
when don't go to hotels. I've been hav-
ing rather jolly time in Greece recently
doing just that sort of thing
And that's his idea OF .'roughing it,!
I resigned myself 10 the worst and wen;
back to indoor things.
Were you doing any work there. Mr..
Hewiett?'
I'm Greece7 No. 1t was a holiday. ]
treat myself to one each year. When
March comes feel I cannot stand the
! beastly London climate another minute
and i go away for a couple of months.
I am at work on several books at present.
however,
Now, how do you manage that7' !
asked chattily. II should think you'd get
your Ideas mixed. writing more than one
at a time"
NO. don't go to the one I am most
interested in and slave over that for a
few days. then freshen up by attacking
another. They are none Of them very
great efforts. you see
Which of your books do you really
prefer yourselfT"
QUEENS QUAR- HIS BEST WORK.
Mr.. Hewlett tugged away at his mus
tache again till I feared for 1t. I've often
wondered what men would do when they
are being interviewed II they had 10
boards or mustaches or no pockets.
''Tlfe one most enjoyed-doins." said
the Popular Novelist finally. after due
deliberation. was Pan and the Young
Shepherd but think The Queen'a
QUAR- Is my best work. 1t has certainly
brought me more reclame than any Of
my other books"
Are you awfully pleased when you've
made a great success with a bookr.
asked. quite spontaneously, because
found It difncult to imagine him greatly
pleased about anything. Tolerant Of
some. intolerant OF many, enthusiastic
about none. Thus. my erstwhile Hero
Of the Open, my strong. sturdy Hero of
the Road. that was!
Mr.. Hewlett hitched one shoulder up i'm
patiently and 1erked himself into another
position In his chair. think that aues-S
ton sort of riled him.
NJ suppose after I've eompl1 ~ months1
q labor. am sratiaed BY 1 H., nat
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A MERE MAN WAKES scoRNFUL

Are you interested in the feminist
movement? VIII It ever inspire your
The irritated hitch again. and intol-
erance written all over the thin. sensitive
face. even a gleam Of anger In the gray
eyes.
Certainly not The only interest
take in It is an entirely forced one You
can't get away from 1t here. at present.
I consider that children and home are
suficient for women. but l am not worry
ing about immediate developments in the
franchise question. for nothing is likely
to happen for at least another hundred
years at the rate England moves. II
took q hundred years for the Reform
BILL"
You haven't much Of an opinion Of
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lish school than to stand high In class.
Then. all OF a sudden. a CLEAN came
into the Popular Novelist's eyes. and he
said. quite boyishly and conhdentially:
DO you know, think I'd like to see a
game Of baseball. I believe It would IN
terest me- Cricket never does"
! assured him 1t would. expatiated on
baseball. having recently seen my first
and only game. I told him all I knew
and more. and / think he quite enjoyed It.
POPULAR NOVELIST IS HUMAN.
Then we commenced talking Of aero
planning. and It was his turn to hold forth.
He told me how thrilled he was the first
time he saw an aeroplane. He showed me
a new sice to his nature. for he con-
fessed that sheer surprise and excitement
made the tears come into his eyes. And
I've seen people weep quite copiously at
the first sight of one he added. THE
fact is, you get more sensation when you
first see an aeroplane than when you go
up in one. for then you are too excited to
receive any particular definite impress
sions."
viii aviation inspire the writer ana
the dramatist, do you Think"
1T might. and the poet also.
.'Oh, Mr.. Hewlett. what do you think OF
our American poets?' 1 babbled-
Your American poets?' said the pop
ular novelist. with the characteristic
hitch of his shoulder. who are your
American poets?'
Do you know / got sort Of tongue-tied
here. and I could only calculate feebly.
Walt Whitman and
"Oh. Walt Whitman was a very great
man. I thought you meant living poets"
II did"
well. I am afraid / don't know much
about them. l have met a young Amer
lean poet recently. though. who has i'm
pressed me as being rather remarkable
Ezra Pounds. He is very youthful. and
has many faults. He mistakes force for
strength. and glories IN being wild and
strange in his ideas. but Just the same
he Is the real poet and one Of these days
will be acclaimed"
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Hewlett in the simplify way I was begin
ming to enjoy. 'One kind has to study
and observe; the other. the higher kind
absorts Observation-Disclosures the
| pores"
He meant intuition. I knew It, and was
pleased with myself that 1 did. So /
smiled at him. and he actually smiled
back at me. He was thawing. Ny. but
| I was gladi
Don't you ever put yourself into a
| book?'
I've always secretly hoped that the nice
| man In the open Country" who lived
| in a caravan and dined on a couple of
boiled eggs. was the Popular Novelist
himself.
My mistake.
mo, never as definite personality. but
everything think and believe put in"
That was encourag ging. and rosy visions
of fields and woods haunted me again.
1t was refreshing to find he believed In
the things he wrote, even II he didn't
quite seem to live up to them. 1 gave
sigh OF content. ...
Mr.. Hewlett elevated his eyebrows at
this and turned his attention to mis-
goatee. which he caressed thoughtfuly.
think he was puzzling over why 1 gave
that ecstatic sigh. Then he came to the
conclusion 1t was Just some American
deep breathing fad. and took no more
notice Of it ...
THE PRESENCE THAwINe.
I wondered It at this point I might
venture to talk Nature a bit-and 1
studied him. He doesn't look an outdoor
sort Of person. Quite the contrary. He
has the pallid complexion which suggests
long vigils under the bleaching rays of
the midnight oil, and he certainly hasn't
the calm repose Of the Student Of Nature.
On the contrary. believe he's got the
1umpy nerves Of an American fnancier.
do you ever go campingr' asked.
''No. never" Just like that. as II he
were surprised at the inquiry.
Nor caravaningr
Dear me. no. Never been in one in
my life"
Well don't you ever rough It at all?"
"Oh. yes; like knocking about on the
Continent with only . reticule."
do you sleep out-of-doors. thenf" :.
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The Famous English Writer Tells His American
Caller of His Methods and Tastes and Puts
the Crown of His Preference Upon
"The Queens QUAR-" and 3Pan" as
His Most Effective Works.

to the study. But on the way had q
look at the drawing room. and said.
"Ha. ha! This won't dor
For It was a beautiful drawing room.
\ a luxurious drawing room. with easement
windows opening on a garden. with hang
ings of silk. embroidered in dull gold.
with Persian draperies, ancient Greek
vases and urns. rare porcelains nom
China and quaint brasses.
Then I reproached myself for my mis-
givings. l said:
After all. II you must live in q house
sometimes. 1t may as well be a beautiful
house" And / steadily mounted to the
study and entered. with the glow Of en-
thusiasm upon my face. ready to salaam
to Natures Prophet. A pleasant English
voice from behind a big desk greeted me.
and presently a small. slight. frail looking
man with a thin. pointed face and :args
pale eyes. bobbed up. came toward me
and extended a friendly hand in greeting.
But. somehow. your Aunt Kate's feel
ers were all out, and they conveyed to
her eighth sense the message, I'm not
really glad to see you. but I'll make the
\ best of 1t and get it, over az soon as pos
sible."
Va SOuIsc u was OisCOHCefIlnB 10 dh Iuy
dreams and plans. You can't go for even
a conversational pastoral ramble with
man who doesn't look as IL he'd want to.
and wouldn't, with you, anyhow.
So l packed up my country yearnings.
the glow slowly faded out OF my face and
1 assumed my professional manner.
He motioned me TO a comfy big chair.
and sat-no, he didn't exactly sit. he just
wopsed all OF a heap-in a chair oppo-
site.
Then my eyes cleaned for a moment.
for. would you believe II, the Popular
Novelist's literary feet were encased in
the cutest sandals strapped over mauve
socks.
The socks didn't interest mel only
mention them in passing-but the san
dals, they were a touch. two touches. OF
what had been hoping for. cropping for.
Ni.TuRE APOSTLE HAS NERVES.
When l raised my eyes again I saw the
Popular Novelist was impatient to begin
Hes had that painful, in-the-dentist's-
chair attitude. And finally. with tho air
OF one who can't bear the suspense an
other moment. he started proceedings on
his own by saying:
How long have you been in EnglandY'
told him very accurately. I didn't
deceive him by a day, or even an hour.
Then it was my move. I asked:
When are you coming to American
"Oh, never. / hope" replied Mr.. Hew-
lett, with what Is known as engaging
frankness- II don't think I'd like It at
all. There would be such a number of
peonIe npe would haye IN s$e and faIlr
to and be with"
Then he jerked himself upright 50 sud
denly / nearly jumped. and said:
Il hate having people around They
get in the way. They're a nuisanceI"
Now. I've faced a good deal in my |
day. dear ones. but I gasped at that |
straight-from-the-sh shoulder blow. It was |
like a cold plunge. However, after the |