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Show . HIS LATEST BOOK PROVES FIRST SELLER -f A. S. M. HUTCHINSON Correspondent Secures Interview Inter-view With Author of "If Winter Comes," Now Approaching Ap-proaching Millionth Copy By BUTTON RRONNKU LONDON, Feb. IS. A bachelor yet he writes with keen sympathy of married life An Englishman, yet In the United Unit-ed States hl.s nocl Is outselling the works of American writers. The author of a lit nn m ister- piece, yet ho firmly denies an dlvino inspiration A veteran newspaper man, yet an extremely slow writer. A lover of the "hlgh-hro.w," yet the sales of his latest novel may reach the astounding figure of one million This Is Arthur Stuart Mcnteth Hutchinson, author of "If Winter VOIIll--3. Getting an Interview out of Hutchinson is like pulling molar teeth. He is really modest. In fact, he is almost shy. All In all, he is a regular newspaper man. Physically. Hutchinson is lean and spiritual with a strongly-marked strongly-marked forehead and eyes that are at onre observant and sympathetic. sympa-thetic. Youthful, but with tho matured and sobered expression that he brought from the war. nE'S BACHELOR He Is a bachelor and lives with his Invalid mother and robust sister A lover of the out-of-doors he takes long walking trips. frequently fre-quently accompanied by his sister. On the side of his Scotch mother moth-er he descended from a line of soldiers- On the side of his F.ng-Msh F.ng-Msh father, ho descended from soldiers and physicians, His father fath-er was a distinguished lieutenant general in the British army H. D. Hutchinson, who since his retirement re-tirement has written many books on military topics. The son was born In 187 9, in India, while his father was stationed sta-tioned out there, but came to England Eng-land when he was three, and has never lecn back After a colic-go education, his folks sent him to a medical school, but after a time he decided there was far more fun and excitement in being a writing man. So ho Joined the magazine staff of Pearson In 1903 In 1907 he became a real reporter on the Dally Graphic. From 1912 to 1916 he was editor of that publication. publi-cation. SKRVTTD IN ENGINEERS Then, in war time, he joined the army being made a second lieutenant lieu-tenant with the Royal Engineers attached to tho Canadian corps "Why and how engineers for a newspaper man?" 1 usked. "Heaven 1 and tho war office alone know," he replied "Unless engineering was tho thing I knew least about " After the war. Hutchinson went with the British army of occupation occupa-tion into the German lthino country. coun-try. During his leisure moments, he heiran his trrc.it novel. "It Winter Comes." When he returned to private life, he came back to London Lon-don and finished the romance. Hutchinson's' previous books were ' Once Aboard tho Lugger." publlshi-d In 19uS "The Happy Warrior." published In 1912; and 'The Clean Heart." published in 1914. He confessed to me that he was at work on another novel which was about half completed whOSS scenes were laid in England and which he himself bdleed was the best thing he had written. "One thing I would like to say," he observed. 1 Is this. Americans have been very good to me The) have bought my books in such a liberal way and written to me so many dt'liBhtful letters that I feel as If I already knew them, uno of my hopes Is to Klip away from England some fine da , get aboard a ship and go over to the United States and sec your big country for myself." |