The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-08
The Youngest Author m
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CT of mine" he answered. then this
 would be d grand old world"
 Did he have any advice for other
 boys of his age?
 q was asked that before, and will
 tell you just what said then" Then
 he rather quoted himself and as
 though speaking to the boys: Tt may
 seem hard for some of you poys to
 study, to bend over some desk ana
 struggle with some knotty problem
 tthese are his very words), or some
 names of Russian rivers, while outside
 Gods sun is shining, birds are flying.
 and Che laughed here) fish are biting,
 but, do you know that youth IS your
 only real opportunity to gain knowi- edge? Do you know that those who
 don't are fearfully hampered in the
 race of life?
 Learn now while your spirits are high while the blood of youth rushes through your brain It is now that you must gain your knowledge for a time to come" He is yeritable wor- shiper of his own youth, and is not boys usually are. q have imagination now, it seems to me that when you get older your imagination dies out like the afterglow of setting sun" He stopped short, Listen, there IS one inn portant thing l didn't tell you to tell the boys"
 There followed message on the learning of the English language, little
 short of marvellous from lips still curv ing with the lines of babyhood. As "out of the mouths of babes and suck lings cometh forth wisdom" thls came, and again as to the boys them selves: "I.earn your mother tongue, study English. It is the most expres siYe of all languages There IS no I A lx f through it, be it's shade of meaning | asasdelicate as the brush of unseen wings"
 | Suddenly the sage in the young boy disappeared and he was again that , rare combination. T haven't told you about my girl. She is Marion Britain. | l like her more than Mary Pickford, | No, she is not an actress. and l don't want her 10 be. No couple on the stage are living in any comfort ex- | cept Wallace Reid and his wife, and | that's because his wife isn't an actress. | Women are funny it's all right when you're with them, then they go off | and it's all over. Mary PiclSf did l me that way, she was all right and went off and married Fairbanks. Then 1 she came backs 'Howdy do, she said, | just like everything was still all | right"
 It takes one with the versatility  and imagination of the youthful gen. | jus himself to in any way imagine or conceive how he is such a grown-up and withal a real little playing 1ov- | ing hoy. He is having a tremendous | strain for one so youthful, and unless | lie is carefully guarded the little habit | he has of putting his hand often to | his curly head may have results that will cheat the world of no one knows what.
 | He has spoken hundreds of times and | to thousands of people all over the country. He has been interview ed, | photographed and feted until he is in a whirl. From here he goes to New Orleans and several other large cities on his way to San Francisco to act with l.asky. He has been on the screen for some time. After reaching his des- tination he will both write and act, and, as he says himself, the acting will be in leading parts, for he will 'act in no other