New-York tribune., 1916-06-16
THOUGHTS ON SECOND STORY WORK.

Sir Not that since the editors of "The Atlantic
d. everybody surprised their falling for Frank
Norr old story evamped by Of their contributors per-
ha the ethics Of the profession are strcter than ough me
editors Atlantic" had read Blk Perhaps the
editors of have read "Boue-deSuif"
any rae-es in the issue Of April Shat
esabe weekly printed story by George Patulo called 1.-TWO
told of the flight of party of American refugees
In the party let daughter OF Joy
called Dutch Annes description corresponded
so Maupaants description of "BaloFa and the
situation with Maupaants that settled down
to correspondence would Well the whole party
Of Maupassants passengers there, with American names
Tbv had endured the Transformation very And when pres
entity unchbasket episode emerged realized that Mr. Pauo
was Just going Maupassans hide hair and toenais
You remember the passengers VINO too respectable
n sneak TO BouledeSuf we're nevertheless willing her
lunch when they got hungry? Well, here And finally
the propoon from officer let the refugees go If
Yes the Mexican coundre had read Maupassant There was
the same discussion over the ethics of the proposition, the
result Dutch sacrifices herself And after it all over
thrilling by gambler out Of The Oucasts OF POKER
Flat interpoatedthe respectabes are still too good to ao
cae savior touch Of Bret Harte at the hnlsh "
truly American
Not as say care! Editors are getting entirely TOO
soueamh nowadays would Shakespeare have been the
critics had objected to old plots? ympahized with Gouverneur
Morris when said forenOte to book Of short stories few
years ago. people wouldn't write and tell me hat my Y
THE Malaga Grapes is stolen Of The Arabian Nights
know it, or words to remember reading an lndg-
na defence by critic of the charge that nu
had lifted parts Of "Saambo us that the way !" sp "
for his film play "Cabiria The critic asserted hat man i
DAnnunzos fame would do such thing Well DAnnuhzo
already literally from Sapho TO make MS C"iu "
pleasure and his novel "The Intruder" simply amphca-
poied in the process Of short story oi Maup"S " "
perhaps he thought differently about such things
There was when nobody thought OF nVentng ne"
those weren't the times either refer OF course
10 the Greeks often thought that real European eS
re might have been created bsens contemporaries instead
Of irving eeby to get of his ideas into new plots OF the
own had gone sraighorwardy to tell teT versions "
tho o Of Hedda young Avng Rebecca West Nora and the
whole Immortality interesting Why admit the fact that
takes either century genius to create good plot ana
what talents we treating that plot in our own way from
our own point of view? ! pause for a reply r ~
CuotE
We almost swallowed hump cigarette Yes nearly went
down the wind pipe with lung improver when Hank butch
pulled that line Of Lober from the astronomy doom "
bzed If across from sinister farm to Pete Shields camp
s i was one Of the neaest double of the season. retiring
Johnson flat hoofe seventh chapter Kid keeher put an
other dash of tabasco the afternoons course "e'
ls,od his bundle against the missile II screamed like shell on
line r 1obnnvs shoulder Turning he blocked it backhanded
wbrcd about and with his sword fstGene fowe III
the Denver Post. .,....l
And vet some academcian bewa that they can't understand
the basebaderdash of the sporting page
N, tho trictest editor object the Worlds Actress
N P Is Bankers Bride" the head the story Of Miss
subhead Oufelder Power Offensive and Harry Holds Ne"
York Batters to Six HITS
,ordirc 70 dispatch from Los Angeles population of
that excessively fair city IS ooOooo T00oIu'e' VIC i'P
dispatch from Los Angeles
And vet @ Horatus with his "Carpe diem seems
TO have been the original daylight saver
plo arc coming more and believe what they read
in newspapers" said Commissioner Adamson yesterday
Well then: Hughes will be elected. f. + A. =