Hyatt, Stanley Portal (1877-1914). English author of children's books; died young. The last page of a letter, commenting on the ill health that must have eventually taken his life: I am fighting very hard for life, and things are just in the balance. If I can get the disease quiescent, I may live for years; if not, it is merely a question of a few, a very few, months. It seems rough luck." A sad message.