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Show long spun out. It would be impossible for such a series as Dumas' "D'Artagnan" romances to find any sale nowadays. That is what publishers say, but It is not what Mr. Wheeler believes, and the story the librarians of the public libraries tell tends to confirm Mr. Wheeler's conviction. The librarians say that Dumas' prodigiously long romances are among the most, eagerly sought books in the libraries. It, is too soon to tell whether the length of "The Toltec Cup" is a disadvantage. Another experiment will be tested by the publication of this book, and that is how far the personal reputat ion of a writer will go to help the sale of thn book. If th name is worth anything Mr. Wheeler's book ought to have considerable sale. It is a question whether ' name particularly particular-ly helps, excepting of t .irse in the case of some established genius like Dumas or Dickens. The novel which has had the largest sale of any story written in recent years was the work of an author whose name was absolutely unknown to the general gen-eral public, Mr. A. C. Gnnter. K. J, Edwards. I GRINKLE'S BOOK. se Toltec Cup," a Novel Written by the Famous and Exacting Dramatic Dram-atic Critic. - lELE'S FRIENDS DISAPPOINTED iie Toltec Cup" Not What it Should be According to Those Who are Acquainted Ac-quainted with the Author. . iEwVoRK.Aug.l8. Mr.A. C.Wheeler tan for many years a writer for the and has gained something of ft repugn repu-gn as a dramatic critic. He is better by his nom deplume, Nym Crinkle, n by his own name. Mr. Wheeler is an ?rammattc writer and has some gifts of Jjsis, although his capacity for genuine Weal criticism hardly justifies his nation in that regard. His epigrams wat, terse and sometimes cutting, but :'re not written with the art which the labor bestowed in formulat-:them. formulat-:them. Ho seems to have been a close t of the French school of criticism, : some of his critiques have been really Jiant. s,l years ago Mr. Wheeler undertook reate a drama which should be con- 'Weilin accordanco with his dramatic The play was well heralded, and Lewer Wallack produced it. No ex- :iewas spared either iu getting a cast II stage mounting, but the plavwasa arum Mr- Wullack pocketed a loss , it is said, and In doing so de-that de-that he had paid that much for the OTory that a critic was not necessarily ' heeler has just written a novel It m 'The Toltec Cup." Before it ap-!rw ap-!rw its coming excited some interest, ause it was thought Mr. Wheeler would eanovelouthe lines of careful and ie analysis, which is his habit in writ-; writ-; critiques. It was thought that the J' would abound in epigrams and would !; ,f with wit. In this respect, how-'We how-'We work is a disappointment. Mr. 'erhas constructed an old time ro- It is full of plot, mystery, and Page teems with action. It is story 'aiiJr detective experience, and might , 5a melodrama of today. It is just of novel which Mr. Wheeler fe expected not to write. G. P. R. sihiwtll! adventlieous Reynolds, or ' T -Vd Buntline, who was in his way of romancers, would have writ-aovel writ-aovel like "The Toltec Cup," but it jT Soi a marvel to find that Mr. . w t iw done so; yet in one respect Presents his thaory. He be-Mn be-Mn min fiction, but he thinks ana .j"' M lfc 18 the nnnsual, a ne and startling developments of hu-i hu-i 7l Ulthat interest and excite men, ,i tb every day monotony with .iuI01' CuP" ought to please those wof cxeitinB adventure, and in 113 Futures of contemporary life , accUrate- Mr. Wheelor has bold- what is thought to be a modern ( 'ne inst long stories, for this one IntSS1 lenh. and . moreover, i'actim -r6aallatyPa to give general P' W't' tendency among authors. ort U "tauT tQe direction 'tories- One of the principal ; a novels"dll not undertake to rthm y which contain more than i f0'aDd Words, and a tale running W ii J to fiffy thousand words is jlsberTV?'ith the Pa' faTor b-v -davL fywythat in the hurry of .m"TBfe wnt to finish a story at a 'Wlosjejjaiiea wiUi a tale |