All in a garden fair; the simple story of three boys ... - University Library

2IO ALL IX A GARDEX FAIR.
ship, and in fulness of time drifted l)aok to
London, and so, by pleasant paths and among
the younger scholars, have fiillen into the better
kind of authorship or journalism. But that
could not be. He would have, somehow, to
make his own way by rude and thorny paths.
And he began to inquire, in a tentative fashion,
how a man may best besiege that treasurc-
liouse of glory and of wealth which is guarded
by the heroic band of publishers and editors.
Of course, like every young man, he looked
upon a book as a copious fountain brimming
over Avith glory. And though as yet he took
little thought about money, lie had no doubt
that every book brought in large sums to the
fortunate writer. Some da}-, perhaps, among
the lists in that ' special ' column
reserved for
new woiks his own name would be found. lie
read the sj)ecial column every morning and
used to wonder how it would feel to see your
own name there. Dut no one in th.e ofTioe
seemed to know anything about publishing, or
books either.