X had A littlA pi«e« I had Just finlabed and 

 Intended for ttie Atlantic , I sent It to hlra with a 

 note saying that I was submitting it to show that 

 X dida*t belong in large circulation magazines. 



I promptlj got back a letter from Sumner Blossom, 

 editor of the American Magazine < explaining that 

 Mr» Beek was in South America* Vould X accept two 

 hiindred dollars for "My Rainbow Bees"? They 

 published itidth colored illustrations* Later I 

 sold them a similar piece « and the next year when 

 X went east to address the National Standard Parts 

 Association, Tom Beck invijbied me to his house* One 

 day at lunch he and one of the editors said, **Ve 

 want you to write some animal stories for us* We 

 don't know anyone who could write them as well as 

 you could." 



X wrote one* I never was quite sxire that X 

 could write that kind of thing for Collier's becaiiss 

 my stuff is not very drama tic. Hot much punch to it* 

 I wrote about c bear who worked his way up from a 

 garbageman to assistant postmaster and accidentally 

 became well-to-do through a radio program* X got 

 quite a lot of response to that* 



