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Show The Mercenaries. Brander 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. merce-nary. I'd like him to think more of beauty and less of cash. "A short story vrriter read me one of his titles the other day. It wasn't bad. and I told hint so. " 'I'd like the thing.' I said. 'It'3 realistic' "The short story writer beamed. " 'Itealistic,' be cried. 'That's the word I want to hear. And how much, Mr. Matthews, do you think it will realize?' " |