The editors
of the Post agreed to the idea of a series, but suddenly there was a
problem. Faulkner discovered that his plan would not work with just the
three additional stories he had in mind. H e needed to provide a bridge; he
had to use some of his material to get him from what he called "the
War-Silver-Mule business"" to the Reconstruction. Then another problem
developed. Graeme Lorimer, of the Post's editorial staff, would not offer
as much for the series as Faulkner wanted. At this juncture the flirtation
from Hollywood turned into a contract offer from Hawks: Universal
Studios would hire him at $1,000 on a week-to-week basis. He may have been
relieved to leave the stories for the time being, and he made plans to fly out.
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