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Show is not out of line with American tradition, and its like, in one form or another, has happened before. Whenever a law or a reguuation violates the conscience and sense of fairness of a community it will inevitably be set aside. The Country Gentleman. HAROLD TITUS I Author of "Below Zero" When ' Harold Titus locates a story lo the north woods he has a setting with which he is familiar. He kiiew the worth woods; he knew luinher camps; he knew the lumber "Jucks" and their ways, for he was born and raised -with them. He Is a native of Traverse City, Grand Traverse county. Michigan. Ills lullaby lul-laby when an Infant was the ring of the woodsman's ax and the crash of the pine and spruce as they fell. He spent his boyhood days amidst the lumber camps that then dotted northern Michigan. He harks back to the stirring scenes of those boyhood days when he wants a set-tluff set-tluff and characters for the kind of a story he finds joy In writing. Harold Titus Is a graduate of the University of Michigan. In school he showed a decided bent for a Job of writing, and he followed It up after graduating by securing a reporter's re-porter's position on the Detroit News. Then the call of the beauty of the outdoors caused him to go back to his home county and write, with the growing of fruit as a side line. When the World war came he en- listed In the American nrmy and served throughout the conflict as i sergeant In the ordnance service, which gave him experiences and settings set-tings for more stories. With the close of the war he went back to his stories' and his fruit farm, but for a time served as conservation commissioner for the state. Harold Titus has produced a number of stories that have achieved distinction. Among them may be mentioned ''Conquered,' "Bruce of the Circle." 4The Last Straw." "Timber." "The Beloved Pawn," and many others, the latest of which Is "Below Zero," which will appear serially In these columns, the time of which Is the lumbering days of Michigan, and the Retting and characters char-acters are those with which he was familiar' as a boy. - It Is an especially espe-cially good atory, with an ahundance of action, depleting stirring ndven tures Hud a charming romance. We feci that we are unusually fortunate In being able to secure the right to print It, and that every reader will appreciate It. |