▁interested ▁in ▁writing , ▁first ▁with ▁sentiment al ▁po ems . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁journalist ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁cultural ▁magazine ▁Teatro ▁A leg re . ▁ ▁The ▁newspaper ▁El ▁Di ario ▁de ▁Cuba ▁took ▁him ▁on ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁within ▁two ▁years ▁he ▁had ▁his ▁own ▁theatre ▁column , ▁“ V ida ▁teat ral ” ▁( The ater ▁Life ) ▁with ▁the ▁by line ▁of ▁Sal om ón . ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁newsp apers ▁such ▁as ▁El ▁F í gar o , ▁Boh emia ▁and ▁El ▁Sol ▁under ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁by lines . ▁Journal ists ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁often ▁protected ▁themselves ▁from ▁ret ali ation , ▁official ▁or ▁uno fficial , ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁pseud onym s . ▁C aign et ▁at ▁various ▁times ▁signed ▁himself ▁as ▁Do ña ▁To ▁Mas a ▁( M rs . ▁All ▁D ough ), ▁Miss ▁T . ▁R ios a ▁( Miss ▁T . ▁R ious ) ▁and ▁A . ▁L . ▁Khan ▁Ford ▁( Mr . ▁Cam ▁Ph or ), ▁among ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁He ▁published ▁a ▁children ’ s ▁story ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁called ▁“ L as ▁a vent uras ▁de ▁Ch il ín ▁y ▁B eb ita ▁en ▁el ▁país ▁az ul ” ▁( The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Ch il ín ▁and ▁B eb ita ▁in ▁the ▁Blue ▁Country ). ▁He