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The Washington times., 1913-10-14
LIGHTING SYSTEM
INCREASES FAST
District Places 82O Lamps in
Last Fiscal Year, and Dark
Spots Disappear.

With the rapid extension of an i'm
proved lighting system, Washington's
dark spots are rapidly disappearing.
During the fiscal year ended June 30,
the improved incandescent system of
electric lighting was extended on ap-
proximately seven miles of streets, re-
placing gas and electric lamps, accord
ing to the annual report Of W. c. Allen,
electrical engineer, made public today.
Five hundred and eighty-two 100-candle-
power incandescent electric lamps were
Installed in the northwest and north
cas- sections of the city.
The total number of lamps of all kinds
in service on July l was 1865, as conn
pared with 15,S5S on July l, 1912. an in
crease of $50.
Attention is directed by the electri-
cal engineer to several suits instituted
by the District against the steam rail-
roads to compel the payment of sums
expended by the District for the
maintenance of lights along the re-
spectiye rights of way of these COM
panies. The case of the District
against the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington Railway Company is
before the Supreme Court of the
United States. Should this case be
decided against the District. II Is an
nounced by Mr.. Allen. 4 new suit
will be entered under a provision in
the District appropriation pill for
1914. that all railroads other than
street railroads shall pay the District
for the lighting OF the public roads
streets, avenues. and alleys through
which their tracks may be laid.
Judgment in the sum OF $1.04204
against the Washington Terminal
Company up to and including Sep
tember J, 1909, together with costs
and interest from that date to Feb
ruary IS, 1913. has been paid, accord
ing to the report. A retrial of this
case on certain questions of fact Is
now pending in the Supreme Court of
the District.
The Baltimore and. Ohio Railroad
Company and the Georgetown Barge,
Dock. Elevator, and Railway Com
pany. il is stated, are continuing to
pay for the maintenance of the lamps
charged to them.
The Washington times., 1913-10-14
BUSINESS MEN IN
LEAD IN CAMPAIGN
Lead Membership Race. With
263 Points-CIerks in Sec
ond Place With 2O7.

Good business" seems 10 characterize
the efforts of the business mems team
IN the Y. NJ. c. A membership cam
paign. for first place in the list of ten
competing clubs of boosters is retained
today by the men who yesterday were
Al the top Of the heap.
The busines mems team has 2S3
points with the clerks team second.
with 2"7. The tennis team has forged
ahead of the bowling team with III
points. but the bowlers are only 10
points behind. with clear 100. The
fourth floor workers are the only other
membership boosters who have eE-
ceedcd The 30 point mark among the
last six in the race. having IS points.
The campaign will close tomorrow
night with an open house" entertain
ment in the Y. NJ c. \. building. at
173S C street northwest musical pro-
gram will he given IN the lobby from
until 1890 O'Clock, and the occasion will
be availed of by the campaiEners to
show prospective members through the
building
The Washington times., 1913-10-14
Adventists Assemble
In Fall Council

With delegates from all parts of the
country present. Elder a. G. Daniels.
president of the general conference Of
the Seventh Day Adventists. called the
fall council Of that organization to order
at the Ialioma Park headquarters Of the
Washington Foreign Mission Seminary
today.
Elder Daniels opened the session with
his annual address. The majority of
the members of the general conference
and the North American division con-
ference committees are now at Takoma
Park, but more are expected before
night. and by the opening of the session
tomorrow a full attendance is expected.
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

means to perfect skin health for all
affected with eczema acne, herpes.
rash. pimples, itch. scaIy scalp. or any
like disorder. Itching II present. is
stopped at once.
fOSLAM SOAP. medicated with Pos
lam, Is Gnequaled for the skin
the safest and most beneficial soap
for daily use--toilet and bath. Soothes
tender skin. purifes the scalp.
All druggists sell Poslam tprice, ~
centsD and Poslam Soap ,pric.. %
cents). For free samples. write to the
Emergency Laboratories, 80 West 25th
street, New York city.-Adyt
The Washington times., 1913-10-14
Cart and Pony Stolen
By Girl Recovered

Taken from in front of a store in G
street northwest. a Shetland pony be-
longing t. Katherine Hall, the four
teer-year-oId daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Hall, of III L street northwest,
was later found abandoned In H street,
between Fourth and Fifth streets north
west. by Policeman Mahaney, Of the
Sixth precinct
little girl about twelve years old
Haa seen to climb into the cart and
Grive of with the pony. but the police
were unable TO get any clue to her
lienlity
The Washington times., 1913-10-14
Many More Survivors
To Be Landed Tonight

QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 1.-THE steam
ship Minneapolis. one of the Volturno
rescue ships, will arrive at Gravesend.
England, at II o'clock tonight.
The survivors will be sent by special
train Immediately to London and thence
to Southampton. where they will be sent
to New York aboard the Olympic. sail
ing early tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1913-10-14
Attacks Validity Of
Building Regulations

The validity of the building regula-
tions is attacked in brief. filed with
Judge Muiowny in the District branch
of the Police Court today by Attorney
George Gertr1an. in the action against
Clinton SnithsOn for erecting a shed on
his property in the southwest. The
point is made that the regulations are
void for the reason that no penalty
is attached for violations Judge Null
lowny took the matter under advise
ment.
The Washington times., 1913-10-14
P0SLAM HEALS
UNSICHTLY
SKIN DISEASES

OF course. you
may be rid of
I h a I distressing z
skin affection. If
you will. Poslam
Is ready to do the
work for you.
No matter what
form your skin
trouble may take,
Poslam will eradi-
cate il more rap
idly and more ef-
feCtively { h a Il
anything yet de-
vised. Poslam has
simplifed I h e
treatment of skin
diseases IL is the
The Washington times., 1913-10-14
Poses for His Monument.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14.-"To be
sure it's right before he dies" Mel
vile III. Freas, veteran Of the civil
war. Is posing for a monument to be
erected over his grave so that 1t will
show accurately his "buck-tair' uni
form and patriarchial beard.
The Washington times., 1913-10-14
WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District Of Co.
lunb!f-Fair tonight and Wednesday,
'rost tonight; rising temperature We'd
'~sday.
Fo- Maryland and Nir2inia-Fair to-
night ana Wednesday; lrost tonight
rising teTperatUr, Wednesday: moder-
Ite IsOIthW cst winds.
tor PcnDsylvan.a-FaiT tonight and
'edn-sd@y. frost tonight: rising tenn
era JUrc Wednesday; moderate north
est winds
ror Delaware and New JcTsey-Fair
JEEht ana Wednesday; frost tonight
ing temperature "Wednesday: moder-
te northwest winds
T." tcTpSIa aturc TO-DAY as registered
he United States Weather Bureau
= nd .fEat,k,
The Washington times., 1913-10-14
Devonian Arrives
With Five Survivors

LIVERPOOL. Oct. 1.-THE Leyland
liner Devonian with Volturno survivors.
arrived here this afternoon. The sur
vivors will be trans-shipped at once for
New York
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

PRterscn, n. ia fall of fifty feet
down Garrett mountain did nothing
more than cause few bumps and
cuts, on Edward De Wolf, aged eleven
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

Little Rock, Ark--State supreme
court sustained Going prohibition
bill, and Arkansas will become dry"
after January /.
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

Yonkers, n. "a monument to
Christopher Columbus was unveiled
by Knights of Columbus and italian
organizations v..... .rr-r'. ..-- ..
The Washington times., 1913-10-14
Telegraph Briefs
DOMESTIC.

Hackensack.-I<oh Am Wee, Chinese
of Leonia High School,
received n fracture of his collar bone
in football game. ~
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

her husband arrested on a train,
charged with stealing .$32. -
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

ing the mountains for three con-
victs who escaped Sunday from road
camp - -,s... -. -
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

: Observation-Disclosures Edward Kesiew.
ski. of ST Stanislaus Church, Bay
City. Mich. was appointed by the
Pope is to be auxiliary bishop Of Mil
'waukee. - - a.
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

Peterson, n. J-Emil Fisher, silk
manufacturer. was held on complaint
of Miss Elizabeth Gyisin that he tried
to. throw her down stairs -
The Washington times., 1913-10-14
FOREIGN.

= Lonron.-The resignation of Baron
Alverstone, lord chief justice. is con-
f1rrned. Sir Rufus Isaacs. the attor-'
ney general, or Sir Samuel Evans.
president of, the prostate divorce and
admiralty court will succeed him.
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

Yonkcrs, n. Y.-Mrs. Mary smith
telephoned from Peekskill and had
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

TIDE TIA Bile
High tide 7:2s a. III. and 1:32 D. m.
Low tide I:3S a. III. and las p. IN.
SUN TABLE.
SIN rises. s....6:oS Sun sets . .Si2l
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

his duties as exchange professor ae
the University Of Berlin during the
next term.
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

.Psrss.-Annonncem ts made of
the death of N Dupasseur.. the WE'LL
known financier. and director OF tths
Banque de Paris 80
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

ConstaRtineple.-rh Turkish csun-
ell Of ministers approved the accord
between Turkey and France and u
probably will be signed at-.once.
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

Reduced Rates Via Ches q Ohio Ry,
to, indianapolis and return, Sz7.75. Tick
etc on sale October 24-27.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

Newton, n. IA posse, led by
Sheriff Edward c. Ma!ness is Sc arch
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

Berlin.-Prof. Archibald Cary Geo
lidse. of Harvard, arrived to take up
The Washington times., 1913-10-14

Captain Inch did not have to drive
any of us Oack with his pistol. because
none tried to leave until ali had been
done that could be done. The reason
we stopped lighting the fire, even
though the task had been obviously
homeless for hours. was that the en-
gines stopped. and there was no power
r. rurnD more water through the hose.
Tho fire incapacitated tn" engines.
and IL would have been ridiculous to
try "a fight that blazing pt with buck
cts cf wafer
''That night cur firs' mate was
drowned in one % the first boats low
cred Not boat was lowered until
Thrrsday night -Four OF them were
sr-ashed. and two were lost. The other
hca-s were useless because OF tangled
tackle. and Captain Inch cut them
down, so that they might not be used.
New-York tribune., 1913-05-18

"Oh. cu. tha, and listen 20 me- You've been doing
.,rc hmm hue;r,.. YOU .4v: uow ! IN going 20 90
',,,c myself You .igu the mortgage, and wcH pro-
t. d.. mo-
-c.,-. c.. ,,... f.,,
lu ron. \.q here's another ,.4-tul. Nou 10 this
under taul and da y night away. Max 'I' " li.'
., everything rol have tha' ""i.h ANS '"is' m i,',
.i-t bring, ry,firg under foreclosure. and we'll hX
., .i -,e, of Ii. word "or,,l lo-urc cracked Ike
"Hi. bH' you '' go. I'D h'' .'''t' ''' H.. .,
"ht. Vnc q" '''.' ''t"' '''''''s h'h
.. r't "." and i,k .%t'f "n t"H To- E'l Hl' '''.'
.nd th,n q, D.. goodhy The rc' ~ 'h'm "ll near oi
.rt conn. o3t from behind the hu-n,, and y"uH t.t
just about cfat minute. "h'n L'p come 81 y'' "
...,' one -"'' ",'' o. it.', - .t ;t !, V.lI,r
h"i'.i i"''.'i q '.'.'.'.. '' 49,. W., I; I,.
"'t'i lh' ''.,, , ' .''''''t !. VI ,t .,
"a. uat htii' bN' ~, -. WI '.i " ~ .' '
conn" t,.Wn2 rp you li "N 'i '.,i .'''.' ,I.
' lnd c"un, oui enough "i '"' U l'" 'I i'''
And ihcy don ~ ba'h on '.'" '"''''''''' '' ""
wrong. "hF Ir'' !. " PUP, ,v..,. tf..,.,i.., -,
Whatever l' "" u s'",'i'' ~ N'..',' j tr,
.ny'aing nN, -a"'" manu. '"t' '' h'i'' '''''''''
'aTt You euhhHk H, H. tl..,
'Sungng F'H, IL ~, 49, 1'g ''. I,,', ,',, ,,,,r
upon b1'lpH lace; ; '.',i H' ib, smile
thousand collars i"u si''',+ ''' | , [
vanished "lih thc next ""'"'. l'' "P w. ~" ''''
Beat cn Z" H. ,t:..,,
Walker htud %,hi '.' '' parton ~, '.,., n uf
rom ms Ci"lI: =, ''"' ,,'.H ".'S :. 3D., " IT," ~,
mat al iiSA'' "l" man. ~ "'. 90. 49,, J
got To- run along now. Ju.,,. h'' t''. .'' ~
make out the hs'' u"' S al you W. s'' I" w.
" u,t..
/ EN MCLEAN, sale manager Tor f"n'i"y, "t",lcI
CO.. "lth lItlidl'' ''s'l"'l ~, ~ IL 5
quite "i ms itrt ny l,l'oi u'' ',i'c Nm i' %
ton tine DAY "I'eI 'H' s"''lHl ,'iN WIZ" " 80
ton Il ohrIE' ,''TI I'.ll, "'' JUST N'''' '' '''0
'i"h usl"l lie i'"' "''''''
Ira Walker a. fisdac account llSD is in trouble
The closing Of The Vulcan stcclworH5 has put cnmP IN
hm Tor awhile lie owes Si'IoS ana can pay II. Guy
h r u :oo3Ao sc' account ''5 oi l'' oD I" nav to
- "'.p MN: nI %" ,' M 81. ', 1 ~ t :, 5oi % -, H -, - Gc
~ " % s ,-tgg 20 tr Al l0S covering everything Of any
,luc tha, ne own Tha,u square his bill with us and
give him what hc needs settle ~ith the Others. He'll
pay. I've known him for Ten years
r.. than on, rairu. after he had read this can
aiiy, nm II ,, the r,os astounding proposition he
had ever hoard Here was a salesman on the road
New-York tribune., 1913-05-18
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MAY 49, 1913

muster that Walker was entirely TOO g'od " cJ'',,.''T'
and too square man To- oe permit" =" s' % I ''
iIls ,'it i''' I""t "yD' -t,. J,,.,
pdla ms phIr promptly u.'n .' ',."'is I ,b
system was 81 very S'''I '''s' U"i ".5 .,;.,i-I,
means OF putting man "', %. ""1'i'.' .". 49,
when hc was Ill over hN A'"'' '"''s 100 "''''. w jus
o"n>
Please remember mat E"'" Ii1 ""l",I' ~ III
wrote, with q heavy line under the know "He can
get on mf feet II he mas h"it " cn"nI'. ne 'i'n ,N
me for ID cent u ""s VINO suSs'7 ," ''l' "' '- ..
the money II the bcSt uing 10 '' anu ~, We ~ A ~
do II. As credit man ior tlla ltIIlplF, " ''"'' iva
him IN any way the house wants o'''c u! ;! S.''n,
hut let's have one that can De STctencd N'lc every
noT and then. see your point, ana want you 10 ''
mine I'm salesman, and Il mp - me 10 protect wy
customers as well my firm. We're not dong man
favor in selling him goods: he's dong us i.F"r III
buying them. Let's remember th2t apl h'Ip "ieh We
can, just as "a sort OF return game.
Whatever Barton may nave expected 10y ny,
answer he did not wait tor u. tie went 10 " alhtl
instead and got from him the list ~ assets II was not
"a very formidable schedule but II represented All Jhc
-torckccpor had. Barton kept hs mnd as Tar as pos
eiblc from Mclean until lawyer had been c''lt1 H.
had drawn up the paper, ana seen 10 lc SlSNiluI'9
hen he wrote again - his sales manager IN b"t"''
English:
have fixed mp the mortgage business with Walker ana
as the firm unwilling 20 take hand IN nco'e my
check for s4lON Ny bank vii ccTtiXi II. ifel now Una,
TINS T a personal matter between "Ah,I "'u "..' |
d'a Want ni'n 20 KIM" Z IT, M a -. ,.' f- ,. I'm he in
N,-,irs,,r, .'-,i, TbnrsIa, ;i,,I nigh,
NOV indeed did Mclean think 1t high time to take
~ the thing up with "thc old man. Accordingly ne
crouch TO his mind Barton had been guilty OF rank
insubordinaon. Tie had gone ahead with negotiations
in the face OF the sales managers refusal to countcnance
thcm and then had the nerve that was the word he
used to send his check in to make good for tins
busted customer.
81 don't think, Mr.. PomcroN ne added ud' we
ought to stand for anything like this tod barton we
couldn't do H. and yet he gone ahead with IT, Fe8o'
nothing against him; but don't Sc, how can run my
end OF the shop when salesman on the road trics t. run
things the way he wants. isn't system 1t is disc-
pine You're the head OF this house ana up to you;
but when Barton comes IN on Friday IN gong 10 give
HIM two weeks notice
Old Mr.. Pomcroy, who had twice sfarptncd pcncH
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
THE FL1RT."

'TH Il Fl<lRI.
BY Booth Harrington. illustrated by
Clarence F. Underwood. Doubleday
Page & Co. New York.
Ever since the publication OF the
Flirt." by Booth Harrington, the most
widely discussed character in the book
outside of Cora Madison herself has been
Hedrick, her little brother Never peroie
in Tarkington's books has such cnarac-
ter appeared. and so very lifelike Is little
Hedrck in his campaign OF torment
against his sisters and their beaux that
general inquiry has been raised-where
did he ever learnn SO much Oh real DC!
nature?"
The answer is simple, for Mr. Tarking-
ton has been close student OF boy Ire Tor
several years, and has made h'mselI tnor-
oughly familiar with the small boy point
of view and the small boy. tactics. re
never misses an opportunity TO talk 10 iiis
young friends, and he is as popular with
his youthful pals" as he Is with those
of his own generation, or he ever was
with his college chums-and every one
knows that Harrington was one OF the
most popular men in his class at Prince
ton.
One of the most direct roads Mr.. TarX-
ington had to the heart Of boydom was
| through the young son of one of his close
relatives Harrington and this boy, pesids :
| being relatives are the very pest OF
friends, and the bov considers nothing so
great treat as when he and his pals
can spend few tcurs with great pls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
I'm ANOTHER MoMENT, :,


I'm ANOTHER MOMENT
By Charles Belmont Davis. Illustrated
by Wallace Morgan. The Bobbs Merrill
company, Indianapolis.
A story of present minute New York
a drama of the Great White Way-''In
Another Moment is a striking tale of
Gotham as touchstone of character.
Starting out in a very human and en-
gaging way, with a pleasant outdoor at
mosphere and characters that seem real
enough to shake hands with, the story is
bound to attract ones attention AS the
strings tighten and the plot becomes more
intense and urgent, and the locale is
changed to the turbulent. seething whirl-
pool of life in the great metropolis the
readers interest increases The element
of suspense grows and grows, becoming
more vital with every page. The mys-
terry with which the outcome Is enshroud-
ed becomes more gripping and dramatic.
and as the story progresses to its final
big scene" the reader is held as in a
wise, fearing and expecting always. yet
hoping that his suspicious as to what the
outcome will be are false.
TN Another Moment" has two great ad,
vantages arising from the same source
the choice of subject. The public is never
tired of reading of stage people, and it is
keenly alive to any story of a beautiful,
fascinating young woman in distress. In
the present story both of these elements
play an important part.
AS the story goes, a girl and a youth,
very much in love. both young, intelli-
gent capable and ambitious, are enticed
to New York from their little home town
by designing broker, who sees in the
girl the one to adorn his after theatre
supper parties. Fired by tales of lux
uries and ease and wealth, the pair come
to the big city to win fame and name.
The lad finds employment in the brok-
er's office. The girl, because Of her
startling beauty is Immediately made
way for on the musical comedy stage
Then begins the struggle. The dreams
of easily acquired wealth are shattered
and the awful possibilities-the hardships
and the perils of their position--bear down
upon them. To them both the great city
applies the acid test.
Projecting the spotlight of truth and
reality into the shadows behind the
scenes. where the tinsel is just tinsel ana
the rouge an Intellectual mask, revealing
the life of stageland folk from today $
finale until tomorrow's opening overture,
Mr.. Davis gives Il powerful, veracious
study of life back of the footlfghts when
parts" are liverd, not read. With fidel'
ity lightened by humor, and realism
frightened by romance. he paints the
Gotham of the great white way. the
Gotham of the stage door and the wings,
thee afes and the actors boarding houses.
From the standpoint of a man and nom
professional he pictures the stern necessi-
ties, the temptations, the tragedies, the
shams, the social standards, the morale
of the stage in na amer that Is at on-e
frank and fearless.
Not once. however. does he become pru-
rient or Sensational. He tells holding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
A Page From Messenger Boys Diary

the other, with that "Aw-gwan- sort
of look in his eyes every time Nancy
would try to coax him into conversation,
hoping that he'd grow reminiscent, like
the little boy her friend used to tell her
about in New York, but he positively re-
fused
There's no more human interest in
messengers" Peggy at last observed
than there is about the train that car
ries love letters
you just wait" Nancy begged. "I'll
prove it yet
She wrote on while the youngster stood
yawning and bored.
He repeated the yawn. and then CATCH
ing Peggy looking at him he apologized
tentatively by saying that "he'd been up
awful late the night before"
His tone begged her to follow up the
cue.
Nancy was about to have her inning"
"She stayed out till after O'clock"
he mused
The girls We're wondering by now who
''she" was
"Youf mother?' Peggy asked presently
'Naw.' said the little messenger boy
1T was a Teddy at the hotel. She went
out a-larking and left me wild de kid
His eyes would have allured even the
most blase newspaper person. in search
of story, much less two frivolous So
ciety girls who were merely looking for
amusement.
do you do nursing on the side?" Peg
gy inquired, which made the messenger
boy gurgle with delight and say in an
aside that "Nothin' s'prised him these
days. while aloud he declared
Il know how ter make a kid take med
icine as good as er mother kin"
Don't you want a nice cool drink of
lemonade2 Nancy asked the little mes
senger boy. because you know you've
got to wait a pretty long time while get
all these notes fred up?"
He said he would.
Have you ever noticed how much more
the most uncommunicative male person,
whether young or DID, warns up under
the influence of something nice to eat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08

1.-THE CHILDREN OF THE MEADOWS
BY Mittie Owen McDavid. Illustrated by
Hermann Heyer. The Cosmopolitan
Press, New York.
No pretter introduction could Mittie
Owen McDavid have given her charm
ing book, 1.-The Children of the Meadows
than the one she has chosen:
ITO My Young Sons,
Edmund, Jr.. and Jack McDavid'
The story is the most enchanting sort
of thing for children and Mrs. McDavid
understands the art of telling the most
delightful tales in her sweet, gentle,
southern manner. which would fascinate
any child anywhere.
The scenes of the story of 1.-The Chill
dren of the Meadows is laid way down
in Alabama" nesting among the soft
blue mountains, as she so aptly expresses
1t. The old-fashioned atmosphere which
the author creates about "the plantation
1.-The Meadows" is very attractive and
the scent of the lilacs, the cape jessa-
mines, the crepe myrtle and the bridal
wreath bushes is so intensely southern
that none can resist the charm and beauty
of this wonderful land of ours-the land
of sunshine and flowers.
The dialect of the old darkeys, their su-
perstitions and their religion, form favor
ite themes for Mrs. McDavid to handle
and the stories she tells are simply ir-
IeSlStlDle.
The big old Indian, "Chineabe," whom
the children love so much, is one of the
interesting characters in the story-and
when the twins go a chestnutting, one
day in the early fall, and little Bessie
finds chestnut burr with two chest
nuts in it, and they explain to him that
they are "Phlopenas, 1t amused the
old Indian so much that he can scarcely
contain himself.
The children didn't understand at first
hut he explained the cause of his mirth
later by saying
''You and Barney Philopenas too
And ever afterward he called the twins
his "Philopena'' children
The baptizing story is one of the clev-
crest in the book, and Mrs. McDavid has
told 1t in her own original way, so ex-
actly like her own charming self, to those
of us who know her personally and have
heard her relate her clever darkey stories
It seems realistic to a degree.
Mrs. McDavid has made an enviable
place for herself in the literary world,