Postcard reads: Dear Sir: "The Man with the Hoe is magnificent. Respects. John Swinton.

Mabie is grateful for Markham's prompt and cordial response to Mabie's suggestion to reprint "The Man with the Hoe." Mr. Mabie hopes that Markham's works are more widely published.

Letter reads: Friend! Good Morning! John Swinton.

Evans of the Wells Fargo & Company Express encloses a letter from Mary Obolensky, daughter of Count Tolstoi, acknowleding receipt to Mr. Valentine of Markham's book. After perusal, Mr. V asks that Markham forward the letter in an enclosed envelope to Aaron Stein of San Francisco.

Short letter to Markham, with poor penmanship. Writes regarding a corrected set.

Swinton comments on an article he wrote for Western Magazine on living authors whom he knows. He mentions Markham in the article. Swinton thanks Markham for the great article he wrote in Success. He's read it twice and plans to read it again. Swinton would like to meat with Markham to get more acquainted.