Barb-- I have one of the reprint editions of the _Library of Humor_ in front of me. The only piece from Belford, Clarke is Bill Nye's "A Fatal Thirst." While I think Andrew Hoffman's response squares with the economic realities of the volume's production, the Nye story is only a 3-page contribution. Unless the plates were already set or he was under some sort of contractual obligation, I'm not sure SLC really had to deal with Belford. Couldn't he have simply dropped this meager inclusion from the volume? Larry Howe