Show The Author of co Mr Dooley NeW York Times I The success which has come to tIle author of Mr Dooley in Pebce and I War has had no effect OIL the immodesty of Finley P Dunlle As a hardwcrt inS newspaper man he hold his cralt as high as tJmt of the writer of books and he looks upon the Dooley let tels liS a side issue 111 Dunn has served a long apprenticeship to new paper work covering aU manlle of as ignmentg In amid out of tomvn for the newspapers with which he hiss bees connected writing editorial matter sal I Ilnally becoming managing editor of the Evening Journal He began the Doc ey Letters some years ago upon the Chi cago Post having a wellknown local saloonkeeper ast mode This was Jim I McGarry It man with It dry 1Iatle wit but IcGIlIrY protested fO strongly I I against Dunnes ucubratlons being accredited ac-credited to him that the Dooley wag created and was located I out on the I iarcne lIOUUAIcner avenue lil other character who is frequently mentioned men-tioned is Father Kelly who really exits ex-its in the 1Iesh and under the same name He is a pmlest who would have delighted Father Prout himself He has never protested a1 did cGmry against being made famous in the Doo Icy papeTS None of Dunnes friends arc surprised I that his work in book form should have such a vogue on both sides of the water for they all knew that he needed but to apply himself to make a reputation He has the lively wit of his Irish ances I try and his reputation as a tory teller has been qUill high His admirers Imew that if he would but concentrate I l himself upon something definite it must suCCeed He is extreJ11el modest and docs not attach much importance to the work he I has done thus far |