The Springdale news., 1916-01-07
How an Author
Achieved Success
By DONALD CHAMBERLIN

Elliott Kenton was writing a Sicilian
story in his room in a tenement build
ing in which various nationalities had
!! their abodes. His first dwelling place
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since he had begun writing was a
handsome bachelor apartment house.
He had not found literature profitable
and had moved from time To time each
move carrying him downward
His literary aspirations had come
down with his i'll success, He had be
gun ~ firing over the heads of the
people ai1 had ended ht frin: low
enough to eut off some peoples toes.
This was what he was writing at the
present time:
This detective Who has come among us,
WHO seeks for evidence 10 convict our
most valuable members. must be obliter-
atea shall rely OF YOU and the others
to keep me advised Of his movements ANA
inform me of the opportune moment to
strike him Send RE Wofd At What hour
he usually gees CIT Whether lie is alone
or attended. Does lie ever cross the park?
If | can catch hin there. where the dan
ger Of witnesses would be at the mini
Kenton wrote this twice, and select
ing the copy that he liked best, he
threw the other Oh the floor Then he
went on with his story. which ended
with Il certain person known only as
1.-The detective being murdered in cold
blood while crossing the park
1t was late in the afternoon when
Kenton finished the last chapter and,
wrapping up his manuscript and adj
dressing 1t to a publisher. went out
with it, dropped 1t in a receptacle for
bulky mail and proceeded TO restau-
rant for dinner. In the evening. hav-
ing a deadhead ticket to 4 movie thea
ter, he attended play and about II
o'clock started for his room. As he
approached he saw ii number of men
standing before the entrance. among
whom were several policemen. On
drawing nearer he noticed that the
front of the building In which he lived
was scattered on the pavement and the
street
WI bat 5 the matter there he asked
man coming toward him from the
wrecked building.
Bomb said the nan rs he hur
ried on
kenten paused. He Knew that the
building had been filled with mis-
cellaneous people including German,
French. Norwegian, Italian and other
nationalities He did not relish the
fact thai he as a roomer there might
be mixed mp with this bomb throwing
He turned IL walk away. was seen by
q policeman and followed. the fact Of
his turning having excited suspicion.
The policeman took him to the build
ing. where the owner. standing among
the others, recognized him.
That's the man said the landlord
What MANI" asked the policeman.
The man that rooms where you
found the note"
A pair of handouts We're clapped on
kentonis wrists, and he was taken 10
police station The landlord went
along as a witness There was a pre-
urinary examination, at which the
landlord swore that Kenton occupied
a room in which an incriminatin" pa
per was found Then the prisoner was
put into a cell.
The next morning When kenton WAS
wondering what ii all meant, lawyer
was ushered 10 his cell who said that
be had been retained by certain parties
to defend him, but that the defense
would not amount to anything. The
prisoners friends relied rather upon
terroriZing any witnesses that might
testify against him. But why" asked
the attorney, were you so careless as
to leave that letter where it would be
readily found"
What letter.. asked keuton
That letter to the gang announcing
that You We're ready to kill the detec-
tive
4 never wrote sach letter
The lawyer shrugged his shoulders.
For heavens sake, nan. cried Ken
ton, suddenly remembering his story,
you don't mean that they have found
scrap Of my Sicilian story"
'Fhey found Il letter offering if those
to whom it was written would put the
writer Oh to how to get Il certain de
tecliNe you would do him,
w by, that is fiction.
Fiction he hanged You can't pla.
that game With the public prosecutor
but you needn't be afraid That letter
doesn't prove that You threw the bomb
Its only circumstantial You keep
quiet. Your friends have got it an
fixed, and you can't be convicted"
You needn't consider yourself my
counsel I'll take care of my Own
case
Very we'll; if you want TO be sent
up for Il term Of years or TO the chair
20 ahead All have TO say is the only
thing that can save YOU Is terrorizing
any witnesses who may be brought
against you
With that the man of law departed,
and Kenton sent for friend who was
also an attorney When the latter ar
rived kenton told him that he had got
into fix from writing blood and