The Washington times., 1921-05-01
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REVIEWS !: GOSSIP !: NOTES
Bv VIVIAN ST. JOHN

and looks shespish. murmuring: "
was such q glorious day. JUST
couldn't write. But I'll make up Tor
II tomorrow. I'LL get up IT O'Clock
and have . couple Of thousand words
done before breakfast:
"rhe next morning at o'clock
said procrastinating author 10 drag.
ged from his downy couch by SAID
Abbreviated sister, and put to work.
But about o'clock tho typewriter
will need new ribbon or the oil can
will be empty and .. very valid ex-
cuse will thus be found to abandon
work for q couple Of hours. OF course.
this means the remainder of the day.
B Several months pass. About the
time the novel u supposed to DO nm
lshed the unsuspecting editor writes
to inquire politely II the manuscript
10 on its way, or. IL not quite finished,
about how much longer will II take.
BY return mail he will learn that
this particular novel has been very
Hard to write, and that . great deal
of time has been lost going after
local color. However. the completed
manuscript will be in his hands not
later than the 31st Instant
ION the 4th or 9Th Of the sue
ceeding month a wire comes from the
editor, saying that the manuscript
must have been lost en- route. Poor
credulous man! And poor conscien-
tious sister-now ten pounds lighter
and wearing harried expression
However, this telegram starts some
thing. The authoritative develops
conscience and decides that he had
better send in some copy. SO the hrst
two instruments are mailed, with a
letter telling the editor that he (the
a,,&t I'D "a
remainder Of the story. Then. feeling
very virtuous, Peter will take a long
rest to think about the remainder Of
the story. until, the frst installment
having been published and the third
not having put in an appearance, the
editor wires frantically for It OF
course, II has not yet been written.
There has been no time to write. The
author has been attending auction
sales of pure-bred Duroc-Jersey swine
and Holstein- Friesian cattle. and he
has spent q lot Of time leaning over
q pig sty admiring King Orion. Junior.
whc'was second at the national swine
show last year. Yes, Peter 10 a
farmer and stock raiser. Fortunately
he has . managing partner. the late
First Sergeant Cash. of Captain Pete's
late Observation-Disclosures we would
all be suing him for nonsupport II
there were not hogs and cattle to be
bought, or pumps or fencing to be
put in. there wouldn't be any best
seller to follow Kindred Of the Dust
ON TRUE LOVE.
Marie. Corelli adds her voice tc
those who believe the modern girl, in
casting OF the traditions of the past
has lost much Of the charm. the sa-
credness, the high meaning of life
In Love of Long Ago" Doubleday
Page & co.,. the story Of Marjorie
Lesley. a seventeenth century heroine
who. robbed of her betrothed by death
remained faithful to her vow through
out her life. Miss Corelli speaks OF
modern women. tracing. gambling
betting, unloving. and unlovable
women, who change their loves al
capriciousiy as they change their
gowns, and whom not even the sacred
vow of marriage can restrain from
open RIGHTEOUSNESS openly Haunted"
Can we truly believe in love at all
nowadays" she questions, "nnd IL we
can, do we?, Is there a Marjorie
Lesley to be found among the grace
fully nippant cold-eyed debutantesl
One who, having plighted her troth to
her first love, would or could remain
faithful to her pledge. even though he
to whom she gave It were dead? Un.
der all the satins. chifons, ant
jewels, beats there such simple, loya'
heart? Would not such a love b.
made a mere subject for idle mockery
any woman capable Of remaining un.
be jeered at by her own sex in the
ape-like derision of the majority for
something higher and nobler thar
Themselves
Truly a formidable paragraph Ia
the questioning mood to which we
essay no answer.
Love Of Long Ago" Is a collection
of thirteen short stories, OF which the
longest IL an old-fashioned tale OF the
old-fashioned love that eniures be-
yond the grave. 1.-THE Boy is NJ
episode of a Canadian soldier and a
painted lady" butterfly. and Claudia.
Business" the story, Of Lord Markham
and q charming American girl Il
broker, a power" on Wall Street. who
sINoS MIN n lesson. IN love. HOW a
poor and unknown genius won long
withheld recognition from the British
Royal Academy by whimsical toke
10 the theme Of Rejected" '~The
Panther" IL the story Of a struggle
between a mans jealousy and loyalty
to q friend, and The Sculptor's
Angel" the history of a sin, a tragedy
and a beautiful atonement. The other
stories in the volume are of equal In
terest and charm.
ANOTHER ANCIENT DIsCREDITED
The Century Company announces
they have printed 1900 copies OF
DR.. Edward e. Slosson's Creative
Chemistry" which brings to mind the
saying Of Thomas Fuller, circa 1850
Learning hath gained most by those
books by which the printers have
lost"