Jobson's Book. Malcolm Jobson's "The Mystery of the Keep " had not been selling well, in spite of judicious Advertising. It wasn't because it wns not sufficiently stirring and adventurous. It was all that, yet the novel reading public did not seem to cravo it. This was a fact which bothered Jobson and had him thinking seriously on this particular evening. Suddenly his thoughts took such an acute turn that they left him staring vacantly at the ceiling and caused him to let his cigar go out. He stared for an hour and then he went to bed with the air of a man who has made up his mind to do something. Two days afterwards he received a note from his publisher. Would he kindly call around?, He did. The publisher handed him an envelope containing £2OO. " Novel selling at last ? " asked .Jobson. " Worse than ever," said the publisher. "What'sthe money, then?" asked the author. "Well, it's the funniest thing I have known in the business. An old fellow writes in that he knows all about that ' keep' of yours and appreciates how you have clung to the truth in writing of its mystery. He sends this as a token of his appreciation." "Funny old guy," eiclaimed Jobson ' What's his name ? " "Doesn't give any name. That's the funny part of it." " Well, of course I can't take the money." "I don't see why not. It's yours. We don't know the man's name. Do you think we can take it? " " That's true," replied Jobson, seeming to become convinced gradually. "I guess there isn't any particular reason why I should not take it—at least until we can find the man and give it back to him." j"Take my advice," said the publisher, "and don't try to fi«d him. He knows what be is doing, and i£ be uppreiiates your
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8030, 17 January 1906, Page 4
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