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Published by the Author by Special Permission of
LOS ANGELES EVENING HERALD
In Which the Story First Appeared
in Serial Form
TIMES-MIRROR PRESS
Los Angeles, Calif.
1922
COPYRIGHT, 1922
BY
EVENING HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
One day the editor stopped beside my desk and told me he wanted me towrite a novel about Los Angeles to appear in serial form. Seven weekslater "Spring Street" was on his desk. I was assigned to write it as Iwould have been assigned as a reporter to "cover" a big story.
Writing a novel to appear as a serial in a newspaper is vastly differentfrom writing one for publication in book form. "Spring Street" waswritten primarily as a serial and is offered now as a book in responseto requests by friends and from readers of The Evening Herald.
Let me say that I lay no claim to being a novelist because I wrote"Spring Street." I have sufficient pride in my profession to desire tobe known only as a reporter.
There are many to whom I owe thanks for their help and encouragement.Especially am I indebted to Dr. Frank F. Barham, publisher of TheEvening Herald, and Mr. Edwin R. Collins, Mr. John B. T. Campbell andMr. Wesley M. Barr, its editors.
The Author.
His father was dying.
J