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Show A Frank Opinion. Onco a youth thought It his solemn duty to lenrn something nbout Henry James. So, to the great admtratlou of his frivolous friends, ho picked up "Tho Wings of tho Dovo" and disappeared disap-peared Into Its pages. Two weeks later ho was thinner, but still nt It, when ono of the aforo-mcr.-tlonod frivolous friends enmo Into tho room, nnd, for tho first tlmo showed Interest, "Say," ho observed, "Is Tho Wings of tho Dovo' n collection of short stories or ono long story?" Tho dolver Into James glanced up from tho pngea. "Ono darned long story," ho replied, throwing his wholo soul Into tho words. f |