The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-20

least not until have decided whether
or not to accept his contribution
"Well,' said Thacker. nervously,
"is it continued story, or an account
OF the unveiling Of the new town pump
in Whitmire, South Carolina. or a re.
yised list Of General Lees body ser
wants, or wbatl'
HYou are disposed to be facetious,"
said Colonel Telfair, calmly. "The
article is from the pen OF a thinker. a
dent, and rhetorican Of high degree"
cit must have been written by
syndicate" said Thacker. ''But. hon.
estly colonel, you want to 90 slow. 1
dom know of any eight thousand
word sirgle doses of written matter
except supreme court briefs and re-
ports OF murder trials. You haven I by
any accident gotten hold Of copy of
one Of Daniel Webster s speeches. have
you?'
Colone, Telfair swung little in his
chair and looked steadily from under
his bushy eyebrows at the magazine
prom oter.
"Mr. Thacker," he said. gravely, 81
am willing to segregate the somewhat
crude expression Of your sense OF
humor from the solicitude that your
business investments undoubtedly have
conferred upon you. But [ must ask
| you 20 cease your .lUeS ana 0eIORdLOry
comments upon the south and the
southern people. They, sir, will not be
tolerated in the office of The Rose of
Dixie for one moment. And before
you proceed with more of your covert
insinuations that l, the editor of this
| magazine. am not competent Judge
of the merits of the matter submitted
to its consideration, ] beg that you will
first present some evidence or proof
that you are my superior in any way,
shape, or form relative to the question
in hand
"Oh, come. colonel" said Thaeker,
good-naturedly- 81 didu t do anything
Like that to you. 1t sounds like an in
dictment by the fourth assistant attor-
ness, What's this 5000 TO l shot
about7''
"The article, said Colonel Telfair,
acknowledging the apology by slight
bow, "covers a wide area Of know
ledge. It takes up theories and aues-
centuries, and disposes of them .logi-
cally and concisely. One by one it holds
up to view the evils Of the world, points
out the way of eradicating them; and
then conscientiously and in detail COM
mends the good. There is hardly
discuss wisely, calmly and equltably.
The great policies of governments. the
duties Of private citizens, the obliga
tions of home life, law, ethics, morality
all these important subjects are
handled with calm wisdom and con-
fidence that 7 must confess has cap
tured my admiration.
cit must be a crackerjack, said
Thacker, Impressed
SIT is a great contribution TO the
world 8 WISDOM said the colonel,
"The only doubt remaining in my
mind as to the tremendous advantage
it would be to us to give it publication
in The Rose of Dixie is that l have not
vet sufficient information about the
author to give. his work publicity in
our magazine
CT thought you said ne is a distin
guished man said Thacker.
''He is, replied the colonel, fboth
in literary and in other more dlversl-
fled and extraneous fields. But l am
I accept for publication, Ny contribu'
tors are people OF unquestionable re-
pute and connections, which fact can
be verified at any time. AS / said. |
, am holding this article until | can ac-
ouire more information about its au.
thor. I do not know whether l Will
publish it or not. If decide against
#, I shall be much pleased, Mr..
Thacker, to substitute the matter that
you are leaving with me in its place -
Thacker was somewhat at sea.
tfI don t seem to gather said ne,
"much about the gist Of this inspired
piece of literature. It sounds more like
q dark horse than Pegasus to me.
''It is a human document said the
colonel.editor, confidently, from a
man of great accomplishments who, in
my opinion, has obtained a stronger
grasp on the world and its outcomes
than that of any man living today
Thacker rose to, his feet e1citedly,;
msay he .sanared said ~ Hobn Ism pHssipss pSosIs
feller's memoirs, is itf Don't tell me
VNo, sir, - said Colonel Telfair "I
am speaking of mentality and litera-
ture; not of the less worthy intricacies
of trade.
ming the article" asked Thacker. lit,
! tie impatiently, "if the mans we'll
known and has got the stuff"
!, "Mr. Thacker," said he, "for once
1 have been tempted. Nothing has yet
appeared in The Rose of Dixie that has
not been from the pen of one of its
sons or daughters. I know little about
the author Of this article except that he
has acquired prominence in section OF
the country that has always been in
imieal TO my heart and mind. But
recognize his genius;. as nave toi1
you, 7 have instituted an investlga1tiSn
of his personality. Perhaps. 1T will be
futile. But I shall pursue the inquiry.
Until that is finished, must leave
omen the question of filling the vacant
space in our January number
Thacker arose to leave.
ttAII right. colonel,n he said, as cor
diallv as he could. "You use your own
Judgment. If you We really got scoop
or Something that will make ,ea ,s,t SIT
up, run it instead of my stuff, In
drop in again in about TWO "eehs
Good luck.
Colonel Telfair and the magazine
promoter shook hands;
Returning fortnight gynstT la'fs pumaH rnaekst at
Tonmhs CITY. He found the January
number of the magazine made up and
" The vacant space that had been
yawning for type was f1ileo oy an a'u'
| hao5ad fhn9s