Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-09
By the book Worm.

cNhS "hci ING WHDle
was talking about the Dempsey Car
pentier night. l hoard two women
'scussins just what IL was about
The big fight which made such
powerful appeal to the American
people. One of them expressed
frank disgust that IL should replace
so many things better worthy II
seemed to her OF general interest
and wide outpouring of money. The
other was frankly puzzled. I'VE can
not afford" she said. mot to find out
What 1t Is abou. that fight which
never dream would give it q
thought" When / was reading
Henry Sydnor Harrison'B new story.
Saint "csesa.' recalled those
words and ! wondered whether Mr..
Harrison had discovered that secret
tr whether he was merely coznizani
that big fight did fascinate Ameri-
cans. He has precedent enough for
tho daring fight he stages between
saint Teresa and Masury. where
Teresa attacks the man with her
fsts. with tho leg of chair a bust
ness-like knife and coal shovel.
and bites his lip through SO that he
II marked for life. Tho English sur
b. tragctten. recruited from all classes
OF women. often fought IN this man
ner. though l have the impression
that they were not usually the 1T
tackers-that is. no far as the fight
itself went. II is so much the out
standing episode Of tho book that
think the most effective manner
OF advertising might be q glaring
scare head reading: Learn all abou,
tho big fight. Read how Teresa de
silver downs Dean Masury. what
Mr.. Harrison knows about the ways
OF women IN both surprising and
provocative. He leaves US with many
question we should like 10 ask.
Ono has to hunt for the nuggets
in Colonel Repington'B new diary.
After the War, 1s20-l322." because.
unfortunately. most OF US have not
his wide acquaintance. Is there not.
however. / wonder. more than n sug-
Eestion OF putting on aide hercD We
are. therefore, indinorently Inter
esied in some OF hiu material but
when ono fnds tho precious passages
they repay the search. His sketch
OF Clemonceau and his graphic i'm
precision OF Secretary Hughes are
passages worth remembering.
When Authors ForeRathcr.
II ought always to be Interesting
when authors foregather, and some
times IL is. especially II they meet
informally. For instance. any ono
passing Macmi!lan's Round Table
one day recently might have seen n
most unusual company gathered
there. Edwin Arlington Robinson. 30
frequently called Americas greatest
pcci. was exchanging an inscribed
bsoh with Vilhjalmur Stefanason. our
Greatest explorer. Joseph Gollomb
Who had just delivered the manu-
.rript of new boys book. was tell
ing the latest news from D'Annunzio
;adra.c Column. stcry-teNer. poet
I'D c.stwhiie OF the Abbey Theater.
Meanwhiic, +. Q. Caswell. the ilius-
.:tog, sat there quite keenly alive
I" the unique interest OF the gather
ing I'D mailing mental notes for
isctc.ics Of them all.
There is certainly epic scope sug-
.F.tCt in the new work which Alfred
t"yeS has undertaken. lie describes
Il =: n series of Iyric-linkcd MARIA
i've poem. dealing with the great mo-
rents and the remarkable PERSONAL
l;.s IL :he history OF scientific dis
ccvcry. Elc title OF the geries will
- Tine Torch Bearcrs.' and the pur-
aGe will be TO describe the passing
-; the torch from hand to hand
,+,wn the centuries. The first sec
,IoH devoted TO tho astronomers iB
-ow COMPLETED. 1t is called Watch
trs & the Sky" and is just being
>.,;., eIhea by Stokes. 1t includes the
hor:a3 OF CopernIcuB. TScho Brahe.
kspler, Calico. Newton and tho later
astronomers, down to the compile
lion Of the great telescope on tho
;op OF the Sierra Mountains In Cali
fornia.
At last the repeated rumors OF the
Standardization of III Winter Comes"
have received confirmation. Sir Ger
aid du Maurier has left the cast Of
Bull Dog Drummond" and hurried
home. preliminary to the production
OF Macdonald Hastings dramatic YER
sion OF the story. while Cyril Maude
has obtained tho American rights OF
the play.
How TO Approach nm Editor.
Pelham Granville Wodehouse may
not have been far wrong when he
made his plea a little while ago for
somo one to furnish a dozen stirring
Incidents for the life OF each author
Ted Robinson, author OF Enter
Jerry" and columnist OF the Clevo-
land Plain Dealer. ia quite OF his
nninion. What can man tell you
about his life." he demands, when
he does nothing more exciting than
run daily newspaper column, run
a hook store. deliver lectures and ad-
dresses all over Ohio, write novels,
serve on the play-reading committee
Of the Cleveland playhouse and on
the entertainment committee OF the
city Club and incidentally appear as
family man In between times?"
No beginning author or no author
who has made n little success and de-
sires more. should miss reading Rob-
crt Cortes Holidays articles on how
TO approach an editor in current L.
cues Of The Bookman.' have for
gotten whether this series appears
under his own name or under his
pen name OF Murray Hill, which is
now an open secret, but for sound
common sense which has the seal of
experience upon it, have never seen
the equal OF these articles. Moreover
Dob Holidays judgment is thing
10 be solidly trusted. If he says a
nook is good you had better beg, Dor
row or buy IL at once.
j heard today good new story Of
william Johnston. who is called the
nest known newspaper man In New
YORK and who is most widely known
outside New York as the author OF
me 'Limpy' stories. Soon after the
publication OF his latest book, The
tragedy at the Beach Club" he re-
rctved the following note from his
Dear Mr.. Johnston.-r do so eniov
reading your mystery novels. Won't
YOU inscrihe your name in the last
one and send II to me?
MIR. Johnston sent him the book as
requested. but with 1t went this note:
NV Dear nnrfarT