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Show The Mercenaries. Ernnder Matthews, the famous critic, crit-ic, discussed at a Columbia tea the American short story. "The American short story would be better," he said, "if the American short story writer were less mercenary- I'd like him to think more of beauty mid less of. cash. "A short story writer read me one of his tales the other day. It wasn't bad, and I told him so. " 'I'd like the thing,' I said. 'It's realistic.' "The short story writer beamed. " 'Realistic,' he cried. 'That's the word I want to hear. And how much, Mr. Matthews, do you think it will realize?' " |