The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
George Does Not Yell at People Who
Thoughtlessly Distrust His Thoughts

George has acquired il through work.
And for the easing of the mind of the dis
ccura ged narrator he also contends that IL
you think long enough about plots they will
come TO you. So far as l can make out you
have to love em and put up bird houses be-
fore they nest in your brain. Personally,
don't agree with him and believe that's just
his modest bead talking. / never knew but
one other writer who could work in such
complete detachment as does George and she
was insane But there is nothing crazy
sbout Mr. McCutcheon as he sits in his draw
ing room writing on loose leaves fastened
20 little square board. while Daisy and |
talk about clothes. do you think it's too
short? q we ask the laboring potter.
mot for a shirt" replies the novelist goins
on in his fine hand with far adventures of
strange people that Daisy and / shall never
meet We have had good deal to say at
tho poker game over that Russian dancer in
his last book, West Wind Drift" We are
inclined to think George left her on the ISL
and Just TO put us all off the scent. OF
course | couldn't do much about it on ac-
count Of all this stuff I've been expounding
about imagination. But never mind-"the
thing is" again quoting the artistic Mrs.
Preston, the thing Is when we asked George
about my skirt he didn't yell.
For the love OF Mike gotta have room
to myself library man worhn IN boiler
factory" Oh, the authors we all know who
fly to lodge i'm some vast wilderness-and
white lead pencisl / prepared lodge for
one such author. When he had gone ]
looked into his hut and there on the first
page of the unsullied ream OF paper in the
smallest of script was the title: The Sweet
ness of Labor" Whenever we catch George
Barr Daisy in his study he Is rearrang-
ing his books or rehanging his pictures
with this last statement comes a sensa-
ton of guilt Since 7 am a member OF the
poker game. the reader may think 7 am
rather snobbsh 10 be talking about the
beautiful things Of the McCutcheons which
we poker players share after a vcarious
fashion But there's a reason. am work
ing around to It. have always contended
that a successful man would do very well 10
render an account of the use he makes OF
the public's moneys. What have the shoe
FIRMS done with all the dollars 7 have spent
or them ! should like 20 know And all
those thousands OF stockings-are they
metamorphosed into beautiful objects?
well. gentle reader. the average novel is
metamorphosed into something lovely or
don't know my writers-or into something
kindly. which Is The iovelest thing Of all.
am not so sure about my shoes and stock
ings Now non have bought Georges pict-
ures aud his first editions. You-and you
and YOU Besides that you have read his
books Since Il is only bv concerted action
we could have acquired the Sargent or the
Cain or our own Willard Metcalf. perhaps
YOU will rush off for his latest novel that
YOU may build the wing on Georges house
where am 10 end my DAYS.
Come 10 US 10 end your days" Daisy care
fully invites. As though anybody knew
when the end was approaching still bet
Ter buv the book You'll like it. AS Daisy
saws Of each successive volume. George. It's
ycur hest.'