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