Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-04
0. HENRY'S LETTERS.
Quaint EpstIes That Show His Happy-
 go-lueky Spirit.

Quaint EpistIes That Show His Happy"
 go-lueky Spirit.
 A few years before o. Henry's death Robert H. Davis of Munsey's secured bis services as q contributor. He sign cd a five year contract to have first choice of all his contributions.
 The letters. addressed to Mir. Davis. which fellow. tell their own story of tine friendship between the two men and reveal the whimsical. happygo- lucky, improvident spirit of the author:
 Thursday. Dear Old Bill-At last ] have hove an- chor at - Waverley place and have an address to give you. am in Gilman Halls apartment and can now continue to turn out the old Nblown-in-the- bottle brand of fiction.
 am man of derned few words. I want S125 (don't read that dollar and quartep That in addition to the $50 that I screwed out of Merwin during your ab- sence will make total of $2115 which will be more than covered by the moral and entertaining tale that l hereby agree to have finished and delivered to you all by 103O a. m. Monday, Aug. 27, or perhaps earlier.
 Pursue the liberal policy and get the best stuff
 Personally and officially I greet you and make obeisance.a Consistently,
 BILL THE BEDOUIN.
 P. ST want the dough, not a check (but check will do) by the bearer or else a few well chosen words of refusal
 Thursday
 Dear Bill-Wil you be nice enough to let me go over the proofs of all my sto- ries before they are published? The print CT. with his usual hellfiredness. seems to always butcher the meaning by setting up words that do not appear in the MS. Also please tell your proofreader.
 Hoping, etc, yours. o. II.
 Dear Bill-Here she are. I reckon you or some intelligent person in the office can tell where the patches fit. If you don't like the new title say so. There are others. Fulsomely. WILLIE.
 Mon Cher Bil--Can you raise the imme- diate goods for this and once more rescue little Ruby from certain death?
 The big story will be handed in Monday for you to try the piano. From next week on I'll show you a story every week. I'm going to make some of the best sam pies of 2.OO0 and 2.50O word stuff that's pos sible. That's the length that counts.
 I'm feeling fine and hope these few lines will-say, don't forget to send the $a5. Don't do it if you can refuse to do it. Yours as ever, o. II. Saturday. Hello. MT. Bill.
 Say a fool and his money, etc. Is there anything doing for about $49.9S today for the purpose of purchasing things offered for sale in the marts? 1 had to send most of ali that stuff abroad that you gimme the other day.
 Don't press the matter if it seems out Os order I'll be even and ahead of the game pretty scon There will come to you on Monday the new story.
 Greetings and undyn2 veneraton in ei- | ther case, O. fl. Dear Bii--Herewth submitted one MS. l Have another one ready, to typewrite | which you can rea,l tomorrow | Give the ful speed ahead signal and l Nhoop 'em th A;gl, pro or con. Great business The n'il is grinding at the old 1 gait Yours. BILL od l Dear Mister Wculd you put q tail on l this kite for me again? She will fly ou l the date advertised Please send the cash l if youv get it Oh lan,l
 Say. the story will De brought to you I by r:e on WEDNESDAl. It will be ar I all right one, Hoping. etc. and yours Il truly o. H.