Show could improve on uie the advice lie ile might have been forty five or fifty years old and was apparently in comfortable circumstances lie ile was well dressed and as he sat in front of the big fire at the club ho be puffed meditatively at a cigar the young man sitting near him was scowling at the fire aa M he lie smoked his cigar just on the threshold of your literary career said the old gentleman at last in ter aly the young man nian acquiesced with ath a move ment of his head you have a hard struggle ahead of you bald said the old roan man 1 I know what it Is it takes a long time to secure recognition the young man admitted the truth of the assertion by another nod it requires ulrea patience perseverance and constant improvement continued the old man complacently one get discouraged cou raged I 1 was almost ready to give up once or twice but I 1 kept right on and und now I 1 can bell sell anything I 1 write at a good price and let me give gh e you another piece of ad vice always read your stories oer over in print there is nothing like it for improving a mans style he lie seca the flaws in print when he would oyer overlook look them in manuscript the young man took his cigar ogar out of his m mouth and nail looked nt at the tho other cur curiously lowdy your advice la is itt be he asked at last it is its the bast best you can give I 1 suppose suppo why yes I 1 dont think of anything in a general way more important 11 well from my limited experience I 1 can improve on it mightily how uy pre ting it with first get your story in print chicago tribune |