"How I did it," ([c1922])

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"How I Did It" erence before the masterpiece, one of them said, "The man that did this should be free." They realized that a man with such talent would be of far greater use out in the world than in prison, and agreed that the law owed him a chance to display his talents unham- pered by the seclusion he was then under- going. So the parole board reported back to Gov- ernor Stephens, recommending a pardon, and the Mexican was liberated. Upon receiving his liberty the Mexican went to Los Angeles and later did some really good work. He painted a remarkable likeness of Abraham Lincoln which aroused consider- able admiration, and for a time attracted a great deal of attention. I became so interested in this remarkable story that I decided to put this man into a screen story. So I wrote a photoplay and called it "The Great Redeemer," which fea- tured House Peters in the leading role and was released by the Metro Company. I be- lieve this story is one of the best I have written. It reproduced a chapter from real 42