The sun., 1916-11-12
STAKED OUT BY AUTHORS IN NEW YORK

and charm. But nov everything d,
changed. No more are the pa1d, a..
ducks. The old house and the n,,,s
have gone to decay. the stream las Ios,
its q~uaintness. Out of rcspcc, IN ~.
Of yesterday the horrevsrS
bound commuter to New Eocho,o ~
Greenwich or stamford. passing fla
station at Williamsbridgc, should keon
his eyes on his evening paper, ~,
transit"
Another quaint and interesting Ia.
cality. but far closer to tho ho,r, ~.
New York. is Millikcn place. Of wh,ch
Robert w. Chambers made Use I'm H.,
tale. "The Case of MIR. llclmcr." Tho
literary pilgrim who has boon going
around town. cnfncra in hand fr
many years. trailing authors and lo,d.
ing characters To Original abiding
places. informs his readers that II u,o
is standing, for example, az IA, north.
west corne of Westminster Slunro
one may find Milliken place l., walt.
ing two blocks To the north. turning
westward In Eighth street as far IA
Sixth avenue. thence northwa,d fl,
Tenth street. finally crossing under the
elevated railroad at a slight d.a..na,
Between two brick structures front.
ing the avenue there is u gap &c Der.
haps five feet, ard II wooden gate. Be.
yond that gate lies Miil.kcn place. a
tiny triangle shut off from IL" SIGHT.
IL not from the sound, Of IL" ut,s
tumult. High above looms tho tower
Of the Jefferson Market police court.
liut so small is Millikcn place. go ,hu,
in by surrounding buildings, that It's
denizens. unless they seek til, W,fl
without. have to climb to tho r%ooftors
for a glimpse of'thc tower
one OF Burners best remembered
tales IL "Thc Nudge" Of which Mr.
Maurice says: "Thcre has probably
never been "A novel written that f. 81
drenched with the spirit IL Washing.
ton Square lie also tolls of learning
from an intimate friend of Bunntr
that "The Nudge" was written Icy is
author ito get married ou."
At that time Bunncr was living IN
a house in Seventeenth street, and
the story was literally dashed of there.
This was one of the rare occasions
when BURNER could he seen Is rs
friends actually at work. Often they
would wonder when and where ie
wrote. and under what conditions fur
his work itself was a mystery tu those
who knew him. lie was seldom .Hceu
at his writing table. and yet TIC md
Of the year showed an extraordinary
mount OF work to his crodi, TIE
secret lay in the caso and speed with
which he wrote
Bunner loved Washington Square
deeply, dcvotcdly. lie lived d. 'H' .u-
mediate vicinity diu.t- ju. '~.l'-'t
days. and ~ long af'"r" ', n'.oi
to think of It a. q living. '''f' 49,,
vital organism rather than as .l a-
animate open space Amos g.. S
buildings. lie likoi It host 30 i.-.'.
with the great dim hrau,b"s -V.' q
and creaking IN tn" ht"'I. i.r 80
. lamps |ii!ckeriug aud huuE.n-, ".T
the tuinults and TIA" SNu|'.n- ~ 'e
DAY were gone, and only 20 O.. 'ui "-
something worse in w"l0a' re
was hurrying aCfusS the ..'.r . "e.
along the Winding asp,a To. " l
over the pottor's field uf tho "a
tho way To- tn" Tutt"re il''i g." ...
1t Is easier. Of course. to Id,u' F. .'.
tain specified localities IN boots on. e
cen years. because tlnIc Na. i"'
wrought such changes - w.th S' Is
for scenes used formerly lay o 80 81. p
or another. Many rcadDis " TIE
Narhor.'' for example. have wo' .ti
Just where lies tho garden d"-cr .
graphically by Ernest I'ooio Lar
vivid study of the Waterfront.