New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
with What Measure Ye Mete"

"pcriolcs Of the Nanaiuo among the strongest tales that
have been published in year. The story You will read
next week is one Of power. Il too has the sea as back.
ground and its greatest value lies in the strength o' rs
men and Of its idea That q strong combination, os
peoay when one has the sense the dramatic strongly
developed as Mr.. Meloney
From time 90 time we like 70 announce work Of short
fiction as our kind Of story You may remember that
we have m this OF tales Of widely varying character
Yc. i'm each one YOU will ind the same spirit. WITH
WHAT MEASURE YE METE expresses our SUNDAY
MAGAZINE idea very clearly. The story is absobinsly
interesting It IS about people whom YOU feel better ior
knowing; it has profound significance and, above aI is
great strength lies in the fact that II is full Of the milk Of
human Kindness. It is a here AMI story about men
who command the ships that sail the seas, the
Captains 4 the big transatlantic floating hotels and o
the vessels that go round the world anl back again. They
are among the wonderful men in the world, and
M Meloney has a privilege that is accorded to few
that Of really knowing them.
By the way the title Of the story expresses the principle
upon which our SUNDAY MAGAZINE is edited. 1t has
always given full measure and the quality has been grow
ing better 1t is different quality in that its articles AM
stories coming closely in touch with the everyday
interests in lc 1t isn't really necessary go far a,ell
for There is plenty Of it At very doors, in
all daily activities; but it takes particularly gifted
writer to see it and to express it.
SEWELL FORD is one Of them, and You know the bog
raphcr Of Shorty McCabe and Torchy has long
been Of the standbys Of our SUNDAY MAGAZINE So
You sec there any change in the magazine it consists
in more nearly approaching its own standard, and that
has always been pretty high one.
In our next issue the professor OF physical culture has
put up to him problem that is a mighty serious one. In
HONORIA BATS ONE OUT. Shorty has to take a
stand on the suffrage question and it almost bowls him
ovcr for he, like good many other just now, feels
that his position is a ticklish Does Shorty fail?
Has he failed? That wonderful commonscnsc Of his
comes TO the You will howl over the narrative,
OF course, and also you will be grateful for it.
TIE tale fits in with one Of James Montgomery
Flaggs doublcpage cartoons in the series IT'S
RISKY TO WANT THINGS for in this the artist, who
also keen and delightful Satirist with a marvellous
sense Of humor, portrays what happened to who
wanted to
AMONG THOSE PRESENT is charming little love
story that is different although it presents problem
familiar enough,-that of the who was ambitious
to have Career and felt that it was more important
than being wife she did love the The delight
in the story in the way the two brought to-
gcher again and the in which they reached per-
fccy good understanding. Sarah Guernsey Bradley is
the author.
TORN ACROSS comes to highly satisfactory end next
week, and will be followed by serial that is full Of
action 1t is a Western story, by Ray Huntoon. The
tale evolves about mine and the author to have