Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
with What Measure Ye Mete"


i ZINE, a story by William Brown Meoney. whose
work is familiar you through his in this pubca-
ton Especially will you remember Cheers o Men and
"Peces Of the Nanamo among the strongest tales that
have been published in year. The story you will read
week is of power 1t too has the back
ground and its greatest value lies in the strength OF its
and its idea. That is strong combination. es-
peciay when the of the dramatic strongly
developed Mr.. Meoney.
From time to time we like to work of short
fiction as kind of story. You may remember that
have said this of tales of widely varying character.
Yet in each you will find the spirit. WITH
WHAT MEASURE YE METZ expresses SUNDAY
MAGAZINE idea very clearly. The story is Accordingly
interesting 1t is about people whom you feel better for
knowing; it has profound significance; and above all, its
great strength lies the is full of the milk of
human kindness. 1t is here and story about men
who command the ships that sail the SEAS the
Captains of the big transatlantic floating hotels and of
the vessels that round the world and back again They
among the most wonderful in the world, and
Mr.. Meoney has 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 and
stories coming closely touch with the everyday
interests in life 1t isn't really necessary go far aeld
for There plenty of it very doors, in
all daily activities; but it takes particularly gifted
writer to it and to express it.
SEWELL FORD is of them, and you know the biog
rapher of Shorty McCabe and Torchy has long
been of the standbys of SUNDAY MAGAZINE So,
you there any change in the magazine it consists
in nearly approaching its standard and that
has always been pretty high
In issue the professor of physical culture has
put up to him problem that is mighty serious In
HONORIA BATS ONE OUT. Shorty has take
stand the suffrage question: and it almost bowls him
for he, like good many other just now, feels
that his position is ticllish Does Shorty fail?
Has he failed? That wonderful Of his
comes to the You will howl the narrative
of course and also you will be grateful for it.
THE tale fits in with of James Montgomery
Flagg's doubepage cartoons in the series IT'S
RISKY TO WANT THINGS: for in this the artist, who
also keen and delightful satirist with marvellous
of humor, portrays what happened to who
wanted to vote.
AMONG THOSE PRESENT is a charming little love
story that is different although presents problem
familiar enough,-that of the who ambitious
to have "career" and felt that it important
than being wife, she did love the The delight
in the story in the way the two brought to-
geher again and the in which they reached
fecty 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 Western story, by Ray Huntoon. The
tale revolves about mne and the author have