THE BIOGRAPHICAL ROLL OF HONOR OF AMERICAN SHORT STORIES

OCTOBER, 1924, TO SEPTEMBER, 1925

Note. Only stories by American authors are listed. The index figures 1 to 11 prefixed to the name of the author indicate the last Roll of Honor in which his work has been included. The figure 1 refers to 1914, the figure 2 to 1915, etc. The Roll of Honor for 1914 appeared in the volume for 1915. The list excludes reprints.

Adams, David Ernest. Born in Wilton, New Hampshire, 1891. Educated at Phillips-Andover Academy and Dartmouth College. Graduate of Union Theological Seminary. Married. Congregational Minister. Lives in Ware, Massachusetts.

“Truth is Stranger——.”

(10) Aiken, Conrad (for biography, see 1922).

Disciple. Last Visit. Strange Moonlight.

(10) “Alexander, Sandra.” (Mildred Alexander Lewis.) (For biography, see 1923.)

Gift.

(11) Anderson, Sherwood (for biography, see 1917).

Meeting South. Return.

(6) Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman (for biography, see 1917).

Passing the Torch.

Anthony, Joseph. Born New York, 1897. B. A., Columbia, 1917. Author: “Rekindled Fires,” 1918; “The Gang,” 1921; “The Golden Village,” 1924. Began as reporter for the Newark Evening News, then went into publishing work with Harper and Brothers, the National Association of Book Publishers and the Century Company. Spent two years in London, 1921–23, as manager of Century Company’s foreign office. All writing done in intervals between various jobs. Lives in New York City.

Kill or Cure.

(11) Asch, Nathan (for biography, see 1924).

Gertrude Donovan.

(11) Beede, Ivan (for biography, see 1924).

Haywired. Storm.

(3) Benefield, Barry. “Was born in a little, old mellow town in northeast Texas—oh, yes, there are old towns in Texas—by name Jefferson, in the piney woods, against the Louisiana border. There was some studying at school, much hunting and fishing down the bayou, a little teaching in the country districts, and then an ambitious leap to the State University at Austin. Followed newspaper work on The Dallas (Texas) News and on The New York Times. Thus prepared, he began writing advertisements and magazine fiction—mixed diet of what is called, foolishly, romance and realism. The record to date is some forty or fifty short stories, thousands of columns of advertisements and one novel, ‘The Chicken-Wagon Family.’ Works in New York City (advertisements), lives in Peekskill, New York (fiction).”

Blocker Locke. Fiery Sweetness in the Air. Guard of Honor.

(11) Benét, Stephen Vincent (for biography, see 1920).

Harrigan’s Head.

(11) Bercovici, Konrad (for biography, see 1920).

Beggar of Alcazar. Flood. Law of the River. Millstones. Steel Against Steel. Storm. Tinsel. Vineyard.

Biddle, Francis B. Born in Paris, 1886. Educated at Groton School, Harvard College, and the Harvard Law School. Formerly private secretary to Mr. Justice Holmes of the United States Supreme Court. Now Assistant United States Attorney in Philadelphia, where he is also engaged in private law practice.

Aunt Jane’s Sofa.

Brown, Kenneth Irving. Born in Brooklyn, New York, 1896. Educated at Rochester public schools and the University of Rochester. In naval service during the war. Ph.D. Harvard University, 1924. Has had travelling fellowship from Harvard University. Now professor of Biblical literature at Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri. “‘The Christmas Guest’ relates an actual occurrence, but the background has been changed from Greece to Colombia. During the war I was for a time on a merchant vessel carrying Government cargoes. On one trip we brought home a load of lumber from the forests of Colombia, and during the course of that loading I visited the lumber camp described in the story.”

Christmas Guest.

(10) Burt, Maxwell Struthers (for biography, see 1917).

Beauty and the Blantons.

Burtis, Thomson.

Man-Made Mutiny.

(5) Butler, Ellis Parker (for biography, see 1918).

Idealist.

(3) “Byrne, Donn.” (Bryan Oswald Donn-Byrne.) Born in New York City, 1889. Educated at University College, Dublin, and in Paris and Leipzig. Married. Author: “Stories Without Women,” 1915; “Stranger’s Banquet,” 1919; “The Foolish Matron,” 1920; “The Woman God Changed,” 1921; “Messer Marco Polo,” 1921; “The Wind Bloweth,” 1922; “The Changeling,” 1923; “Blind Raftery,” 1924; “An Untitled Story,” 1925. Lives at Riverside, Connecticut.

Blue Waves of Tory.

(10) Cabell, James Branch (for biography, see 1918).

Above Paradise. Mathematics of Gonfal.

Carver, Ada Jack. Born in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Educated at the Louisiana Normal College, Judson College, and Columbia University. Married. Won first prize in the third short story contest held by Harper’s Magazine in 1924. Lives in Louisiana.

Redbone.

(11) Clark, Valma.

“Service.”

(11) Cobb, Irvin S. (for biography, see 1917).

Nobody Sees the Waiter’s Face. Principle of the Thing. Standing Room Only.

(11) Cohen, Bella (for biography, see 1924).

Laugh. Yetta’s Fella.

(10) Corley, Donald (for biography, see 1923).

Manacles of Youth.

(11) Crowell, Chester T. (for biography, see 1924).

Devil Born in Them. Giovanni and the Goddess. Mary Fisher’s Philosophy. Pariah.

(11) Dell, Floyd (for biography, see 1924).

“Hallelujah, I’m a Bum.”

Dickenson, May Freud. Born in San Francisco. Educated in New York public schools and at Hunter College. Went on the stage and later married a mining engineer. Has lived in Alaska, Ontario, and India. Now lives in New York City.

Mouse.

Dingle, Aylward E. Born in Oxford, England, 1874. Went to sea in 1899 as apprentice in a sailing ship. Served at sea twenty-two years, during that time rising to command of square-riggers and steamers. Served in Boxer Rebellion and Boer War. Began writing in 1915. Is author of two novels and several hundred short stories. Lives in Bermuda, but spends all possible time cruising in a seventeen-ton schooner, “Gauntlet,” wherever fancy beckons.

Blow the Man Down. Bound for Rio Grande.

(11) Dobie, Charles Caldwell (for biography, see 1917).

Arrested Moment. Elder Brother. Hands of the Enemy.

(11) Dreiser, Theodore (for biography, see 1919).

Glory Be! McGlathery.

Dudley, Walbridge.

Harvest.

Fagin, N. Bryllion. “I am thirty-three years old. Married. I have been errand boy, drug clerk, factory worker, government clerk at Washington, lecturer and college professor. I have received my education in the public and private evening schools of New York, at Michigan State College, at Chicago, Columbia, George Washington and Johns Hopkins universities. My first paid contribution appeared in the Atlantic Monthly in 1918. My name did not appear. Since then I have contributed prose and verse to many magazines, popular and unpopular.” ‘Short Story Writing: An Art or a Trade?’ (Seltzer), 1923. A volume of youthful storiettes, ‘Of Love and Other Trifles’ (Rossi-Bryn), 1925. I live in Baltimore.

Buttoned Up.

Fisher, Rudolph. Born in Washington, D. C., 1897. Educated in Providence public schools and at Brown University. Graduate of the Medical School of Harvard University, 1924. Married. Now engaged in medical research at Columbia University, as Fellow of the National Research Council.

City of Refuge.

(9) Fitzgerald, F. Scott (for biography, see 1922).

Absolution.

(11) Gale, Zona (for biography, see 1923).

Dime.

(9) Gerould, Katharine Fullerton (for biography, see 1917).

Army with Banners.

(9) Gilkyson, Walter (for biography, see 1922).

Coward’s Castle.

(9) Graeve, Oscar (for biography, see 1922).

Ferry Boat.

Green, Paul. Born on a farm near Lillington, North Carolina. Has written stories, sketches, and plays of a section of the Cape Fear River country which he calls Little Bethel. At present, he is editor of The Reviewer and a member of the faculty of the University of North Carolina. Lives at Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Man Who Died at Twelve O’Clock.

(2) Gregg, Frances.

Hunch-Back.

Hackett, Francis. Born in Kilkenny, Ireland, 1883. Educated at Clongowes Wood College, Kildare. Married. Came to America in 1900. Newspaper work in Chicago, 1906–09. Editor, Chicago Evening Post Literary Review, 1909–11. Associate Editor, New Republic, 1914–22. Author: “Ireland, a Study in Nationalism,” 1918; “Horizons,” 1918; “The Invisible Censor,” 1920; “The Story of the Irish Nation,” 1922; “Candor,” 1924. Lives in Paris.

Unshapely Things.

Hall, James Norman.

Forgotten One.

(9) Hecht, Ben (for biography, see 1918).

Lindro the Great.

(11) Hemingway, Ernest. Born Oak Park, Illinois. Married. Reporter on Kansas City Star before the War. Served on Italian Front during the War. Wounded, Croce di Guerra. Medaglia D’Argento, Valore Militare. Newspaper man in Europe since 1921. Written short stories since 1916. Amateur boxer and bull fighter. Author: “In Our Time,” 1925. Long story, “The Bull Ring,” translated and published serially in Der Querschnitt, 1925. Lives in Paris.

Cross-Country Snow. Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife. Mr. and Mrs. Elliot.

Hibben, Paxton. Born in Indianapolis, 1880. Educated at Princeton and Harvard. F. R. G. S., F. A. G. S. Admitted to bar, but has not practiced law. United States Diplomatic Service, 1905–1912. Secretary International Tribunal of Arbitration at The Hague, 1910. Candidate for Congress, 1914. War correspondent, Collier’s Weekly and Associated Press, 1914–1917; Leslie’s Weekly, 1920–1921. Special correspondent in Russia and Near East of Chicago Tribune, London Daily Chronicle, L’Humanité and United Press. Enlisted as private in United States Army in 1917; captain, 1919; served at G. H. Q., A. E. F. Decorated: Orders of St. Stanislas of Russia, Redeemer of Greece, Sacred Treasure of Japan. Author: “Constantine I and the Greek People”; “The Famine in Russia.” Lives in Indianapolis.

Young Man with Great Possessions.

Houston, Margaret Belle.

Gold Picayune.

Howard, Sidney. Born in Oakland, California, 1891. Educated at the University of California. Studied play-writing at Harvard. With the American Ambulance in France and later aviator with the rank of captain. Since the War he has been on the staff of Life, The New Republic, Collier’s Weekly, International, and other magazines. Married. Author: “Swords” (play), 1921; “Three Flights Up,” 1924; “Bewitched” (play in collaboration with Edward Sheldon), 1924; “They Knew What They Wanted” (play), 1924; “Lucky Sam McCarver” (play), 1925. Has translated and adapted various European plays. Winner of Pulitzer Prize. Lives in New York City.

Such Women as Ellen Steele.

(7) Hussey, L. M. (for biography, see 1920).

Conclusion. Reunion.

(10) Jitro, William C. G. (for biography, see 1922).

Holiday.

(11) Knowlton, Clarke (for biography, see 1924).

Bridegroom.

(10) Komroff, Manuel. “Born in New York City in 1890 under protest but in good humor. Tampered with schools and tried a college or two under the impression that education was the mark of a gentleman. Discovered his mistake. Travelled far across Siberia and parts of China, and edited an English newspaper in Russia during the Revolution. Married an Englishwoman in 1918 and tried to support her by doing editorial work on newspapers.

He began writing stories through sheer obstinacy and still has the same wife he started with. His first stories appeared in Reedy’s Mirror and The Dial after they had been rejected in other places, and in the face of everything he still keeps on writing when he finds time. He now works for a book publisher, but has an agreeable nature though a sharp and quick tongue.

In spite of his practical jokes his friends like him. He lives like a fool and by so doing hopes to die a wise man.”

Beating of the Reed. Grace of Lambs. How Does it Feel to be Free?

(9) Lardner, Ring W. (for biography, see 1922).

Haircut. Zone of Quiet.

(10) Leech, Margaret Kernochan (for biography, see 1923).

Little White Village.

Lehman, B. H. Born 1889. Graduate, Harvard, A.B., Ph.D. Associate Professor of English in the University of California. Married. Lecturer and writer. Novel: “Wild Marriage,” 1925. Residence, Berkeley, California.

Sons.

(11) Lowell, Amy (for biography, see 1924). Died 1925.

Conversion of a Saint.

(10) Marquand, John Phillips (for biography, see 1923).

Old Man.

Marsh, Howard R. Born at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1893. Educated at University of Michigan. Publicity and article work, 1915–1920. Travels considerably. Lives at Jackson, Michigan, and Redlands, California.

Rebellion.

(7) Mason, Grace Sartwell (for biography, see 1920).

Gray Spell.

Matheus, John F. Born in Keyser, West Virginia, 1887. Childhood passed in Steubenville, Ohio. Educated at Western Reserve University and Columbia University. Professor of Romance languages in the West Virginia Collegiate Institute since 1923. Married. Has travelled widely. Lives at Institute, West Virginia.

Fog.

Mathey, Fabyan. Born in New Jersey, 1903. Educated at Princeton and Columbia Universities. At various times in his life has been lumberjack, longshoreman, and forest ranger. Is particularly interested in music, painting, and French and Scandinavian literature. Has been writing for two years—plays, poetry, and stories. Lives at Cranford, New Jersey.

Sunday.

(11) Montague, Margaret Prescott (for biography, see 1919).

Great Theme.

Moon, Lorna.

Wantin’ a Hand.

(11) Morris, Lawrence S. (for biography, see 1924).

Apples of Gold or Pictures of Silver.

Mosley, Jefferson. Born in Texas. Educated at South Western University, Texas, and Oxford University. Former Rhodes scholar. Taught physics at South Western University, 1912–15. Has been in the Civil Service. Is now editor of research publication at the United States Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin. Won first prize in Forum short story contest, 1924.

Secret at the Crossroads.

Mullen, Kate.

Interval.

(10) Nicholl, Louise Townsend (for biography, see 1919).

Green Ice.

(3) Norris, Kathleen. Born in San Francisco, 1880. Educated privately and at University of California. Married Charles G. Norris, the novelist, 1909. Author: “Mother,” 1911; “The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne,” 1912; “Poor Dear Margaret Kirby,” 1913; “Saturday’s Child,” 1914; “The Story of Julia Page,” 1915; “The Heart of Rachael,” 1916; “Martie, the Unconquered,” 1917; “Undertow,” 1917; “Josslyn’s Wife,” 1918; “Sisters,” 1919; “Harriet and the Piper,” 1920; “The Beloved Woman,” 1921; “Certain People of Importance,” 1922; “Butterfly,” 1923; “The Callahans and the Murphys,” 1924. Lives on Long Island.

Masterpiece.

(8) O’Higgins, Harvey J. (for biography, see 1919).

Love Story of a Silent Man.

(9) Oppenheim, James (for biography, see 1918).

Last Man.

Parsons, Alice Beale.

Love at 42 Altgeld Avenue.

(11) Peterkin, Julia (for biography, see 1924).

Maum Lou. Sorcerer.

(6) Pratt, Lucy (for biography, see 1918).

Dark Gate.

Pruette, Lorine. “I was born in Tennessee, November 3, 1896. At an early age I acquired the habit of going to school, and I seem to have kept it up nearly ever since, finishing—I trust—with a doctorate from Columbia University. My book, ‘Women and Leisure, A Study of Social Waste,’ was published last year. I have just completed a psychological biography of G. Stanley Hall, and my next job is to write a book on Industrial Sociology. I am one of the editors of ‘Industrial Psychology’ and have contributed to various scientific journals. Writing stories and going to the theatre are the chief joys of life. ‘Smile of Victory’ is my third story to be published. My home is in New York City.”

Smile of Victory.

(9) Robbins, Tod (for biography, see 1921).

Bit of a Banshee.

(11) Robin, Max (for biography, see 1923).

Itzikil.

Robinson, Elsie.

Misunderstood Husband.

Robinson, Robert. Born near Taylor, Texas, 1899. Educated in Texas Public Schools and graduated at the University of Arkansas. Has worked at a variety of occupations ranging from harvesting to school teaching. At present engaged in recreation work as boys’ supervisor at Mount Vernon, N. Y.

Ill Wind.

(11) Shiffrin, A. B. (for biography, see 1924).

Other Cheek. Trickle of Red.

(9) Springer, Fleta Campbell (for biography, see 1917).

Legend.

Stanley, May. (Mrs. Elmer Brown Mason.) Born in a pioneer cabin on Puget Sound, Washington. “Never attended school, but studied for a few months with an Oxford man when I was twelve years old. He taught me more important things than mathematics and history—to love trees and the sea and the books written about them.” Newspaper worker since 1912, Washington and Minnesota. Came to New York City in 1916, magazine work and musical criticism. Author: “Fair Weather Cometh,” 1923. Lives in New York City, but spends most of the time on the Maine coast.

Old Man Ledge.

(11) Steele, Wilbur Daniel (for biography, see 1917).

Man Who Saw Through Heaven. Sauce for the Goose. Six Dollars. Thinker. When Hell Froze.

(11) Suckow, Ruth (for biography, see 1923).

Golden Wedding. Start in Life.

(10) Tarkington, Booth (for biography, see 1918).

Shanty. ’Thea Zell.

Taylor, Ellen Du Pois. Born in Huron, South Dakota. Educated at Huron College, South Dakota, and Northwestern University. Has been a publisher’s proof reader, manager of the Chicago Little Theatre, director of the Speakers’ Bureau of the Illinois Council of Defense, and has worked with women in politics. Lives at Chesterton, Indiana.

Calico.

(10) Toomer, Jean (for biography, see 1923).

Easter.

(11) Venable, Edward Carrington (for biography, see 1921).

Lines on the Portrait of a Lady.

(11) Vorse, Mary Heaton (for biography, see 1917).

Sand.

Waldman, Milton. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A., 1895. Educated at Yale College, 1917. Journalist, New York and Cleveland. Assistant editor London Mercury since February, 1924. Author: “Americana,” 1925.

Home Town.

(11) Wescott, Glenway (for biography, see 1924).

This Way Out.

(11) Wharton, Edith (for biography, see 1924).

Bewitched. Miss Mary Pask. Velvet Ear-Muffs.

(11) Whitman, Stephen French (for biography, see 1924).

That Famous Love Affair.

(11) Williams, Ben Ames (for biography, see 1918).

Finished Story.

Willoughby, Barrett. “I am an Alaskan, white, Irish, and a Miss instead of a Mister. My first home was my father’s trading schooner that cruised up and down the shores of Alaska. My people now have a trading post in Alaska. I received my education in a convent in the States, and from the traders, trappers, Indians, explorers, scientists and sea-faring men who make of my father’s store a sort of wilderness club in the winter. I wanted to tell the world about my country and its people, so I borrowed some money and came down to San Francisco to begin in 1920. Went broke before my book was done. Became, for a year and a half, secretary to Frederick O’Brien, the South Sea writer. Then finished my book—‘Where the Sun Swings North,’ and I’ve been writing for myself ever since.”

Devil-Drum.

(9) Wood, Clement (for biography, see 1922).

Blue Circle. Mother. Tzagan.

Wylie, Elinor. (Mrs. William Rose Benét.) Author: “Black Armor” (poems), 1923; “Jennifer Lorn,” 1924; and “The Venetian Glass Nephew,” 1925. Lives near New York City.

Gideon’s Revenge.