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Show THE VALUE OF REPUTATION. William Dean Howells at a dinner in Xew York spoke of the over-lenient treatment that authors of established reputation are apt to get at the critics' hands. "It is like an incident." said the famous author, 'Hhat they tell about Dr. Grace, the champion English Eng-lish cricketer. "In a rustic match Dr. Grace kept tempting the fielders to throw at his wicket by stepping over, the crease, as if about to steal a run. - - "At last a youth, a straighter thrower than his mates, knocked down the champion's wicket and appealed ap-pealed to the umpire, who, however, gave 'Xot out.' "But at the end of the over this umpire stepped to Dr. Grace's side and whispered respectfully: "'You must be more careful, sir. You really was out that time.' " ' '- - |