Show Sl SEUMAS U S I NUS' NUS FIRST AMERICAN CU CJ The Ir h writer and lecturer Seumas Seumas Seu Sen mas MacManus who Is to appear a at under the auspices of Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne school soon tells the story o of 01 how h he first struck oil in America As the mountain schoolmaster of a little school among his native hullo hill hills of Donegal though Donegal-though though still a boy bo boy he he h hone one ono day turned the k key y in his school crammed a pile of manuscripts inta into int into a l. bag sailed bag sailed for in th the steerage of or an Atlantic liner liner and am landing In America stuffed his pockes pocks pock c's cs s with i th h manuscripts asked someone someone some some- one whom he met to give him th the vr name n me and address addre s of oC our leading leading me Ican magazine and then walk walk ed ea straight as he could find his wa way to the cice of ot Harpers Present Present- g 5 elf in his Donegal home home- SI with the smell of peat sti still ci ei them em to the genial and amiable Mr I. I Alden the editor of Harpers Harper's o e ed his i story am and tingle Urn tel 1 that he had in his pocket e oral tales the fruits of hi his boj boyhood's hoods hood's exp experiences am among ng his own ow own hill hm Mr Alden who who who-wa was wa very interestedly looking at an and listening to the boy in the homespun and the Irish brogue said that i it if th the stories In his pocket were were anything anything any any- thing like as interesting as the stor story he lie had just told him he was e cage og a ger er erto to see them The young oung Irish school master instantly surprised Mr Al AI- Alden den by producing no less than seven seve 3 3 cries orles from various hiding places place Mr rr Alden said that instead of or givS S g g the these e into the hands of a read read- c cr he would put them in his bag take them home with him and rea read readI I em himself himsel without delay dela Thise This Thi e i f Wednesday said Mr Alden and an think that if you will drop in her here oi 1 i Frida Friday morning I will be able t tovo to toi i vo j rU tn an opinion on these these at a aleast least some criticism and advice that tha may be helpful to you a stranger r in a strange land S umas MacManus s' says says' h he camp tamp tamped eJ ed outside Harpers Harper's Friday morning waiting for it to open When he h got audience of oC Mr Alden that genIal gen gen- lal Ial old gentleman leant back in hi his hie chair lit his cigar ch ar contemplated him with a smile and remarked Well Nell WellI I II I believe that six of these seven sevell you gave me will suit Har HarPers pers leers The Irish schoolmaster had his breath taken away momentarily I Perhaps said Mr Ir Alden Aiden oud I like to get paid for one of oC them right I I away Se Seumas imas MacManus did not dissent dissen from a suggestion that was doubly gratifying because of or the fact that tha he had to walk 77 blocks that morning mornIng mornIng morn morn- Ing to save car fare fare a a fact which however he lie did not tell telI Mr Alden The Editor of Harpers Harper's pick picking rig up one of the stories Allie Cannons Cannon's First and Last Duel afterwards the first of l MacManus's stories to to be published in Harpers Harper's said Well Vell suppose I pay for this one today How much shall I make malte out a check checkor checkor or or The mountain schoolmaster his mind harking harkin back to the pay payment payment ment of two and a half haIr dollars for three thre years' years work I hadn't enough 1 courage to suggest to the Editor that it t might be worth 10 to him He feared the editor might instantly I turn urn him halm h m back all his work on the ground round that he lie tried to o be e extortion extortion- ate So lie he he wisely replied to Mr Allen Al AI len den lent You Yoh know its value better better than han I I. I Said Mr Alden As your name aarne and work is yet unknown low liow would strike you for or this th s story MacManus says it struck him lumb dumb And he adds that the moment he jot got ot out of Mr ir Aldens Alden's office with the heck check he let no grass grow through ifs his toes till he be had turned it into cash ash fearing rearing lest the Harper Broth ers rs might get wind of or their editors editor's aberration and stop slop pay pay- cent nent by telephone Within two months after almost very every leading magazine editor in New Jew York and Boston had given him pl leasing asing proof th that t Mr Aldens Alden's temporary tem- tem insanity had touched them all 0 0 |