The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-03


Jonathan loved her also; but he scarcely dared tell
himself ralk pressed his suit, and the girl who adj
m.red him and thought she loved him, gave him a
hestatns ''ycsn Fak really did love her She brought
out all tho good there in him, and he was
not entirely scamp Jonathan knew OF Fak's
conduct with Priscilla, and also knew that II Daphene
Lynn knew II she would turn from him in disgust but
he held his tongue. But at last she found It out and
rs might be supposed, fed from him in horror He
was frantic At tho loss. But about tine time
Andrew discovered that Falk was his swecthcnrts be-
traycr and the villain had Zee tho place. Then JON
ahan nds voice to speak for himself and Is favoraby
received. Priscla's child dies, and she and Andrew
make up and united There a number OF strong
scenes in tins little book. which s think, even bet
ter than Mistress Judith, " by the same author.
''iosrAGxs FORTUNE"
We are at loss to discover the correct significance
OF the tc OF Miss Braddons last novel, Hostages 10
Fortune (IIarper Brothers. Il may mean much
or so little. When author puts forth books Mt the
rate Of this writer surprising that she at times
gets swampcd in name. There is little that
Is in tho plot OF this novel There Ia
the usual virtuous wife, weak husband, insin-
uasing villain, plotting female &c, nc. But
for all that there 10 great deal OF interest In the book
Ediiha Morceombe is the heroine and she Is badly
drawn character. Her lover, aiterward her husband
Herman wcstray is that popular parsonage OF Action
a literary Bohemian. lie writes leaders by the yard
and dashes OF plays by tho volume His dramatic
tastes lead him theatres, and, than ALL into
the company OF actresses. Behind the he
Myra Brandreth old flame who took TO the stage TO
rcpcnish her purse. Myra has always loved HIM, and
even now that he loves .'anothcrn she actually pro-
poses to him He is forced 10 decline her kind ofer
She does not got angry but keeps him at her side
Ia he me nff ha nd his
wife, urnaturally, does no. enjoy hts intimacy
with the handsome actress But business is
business little GOODNESS springs up between
them, ana here the villain steps in In
the person OF Hamilton Lyndhurst lie
is a notorious roue and bad man generally. Editha
dcspses him from the FIRST but is civil to him for her
husbands sake who is his friend She goes INTO the
country with her child, and he follows and hangs
around her for awhile At last sho makes up her mind
to London. Before sho leaves she receives
telegram from her husband telling her meet him
certain hotel at Ostend, whore he lying III. She
hastily packs her clothes together and flies 10 Ostcnd
''Show me 10 Mr. wcstrays room Immediately; 1 am
his wife" sho is shown to tho door, and knocks.
'sCome In shouts the strong voice Of man. She
enters, aud Hamilton Lyndhurst confronts her. She
Is dumbfoundcd He says he wants to tell hts love.
She scorns him. He turns tho key. She nIcs TO the
window and is about 10 leap out on tho stones
beneath when no drags her away and falls
dead at her feet She screams with all
her might and main, and rouses no house The
landlord and hts guests rush In, among them Herman
westray, her husband He Informed OF his wife's
movements by an anonymous note, and convicts hor
ON circumstantiai evidence. Tho scene between tho
two IL enough to make ones blood boil with indgna
ton He heaps every insult upon her, and she takes i,
all meekly. Only In . novel could be such
fool In real life, wife innocently accused would say
III you cannot believe me- you had better leave me y
but in novels they get abused roundy, and only weop
Herman acts like BRUTE when Editha explains
about the telegram The world moves on
and Editha is proved innocent II turns out
that Myra Brandreth, the actress, instigated
the telegram, as she wanted TO got Herman
and Editha separated, and then she meant Il
make another. and she hoped, more successful at
tack upon Herman When he found out hts mistake tho
husband was very eager TO make friends, and Edi,ha
wifelike mot him than half way. The actress
Myra rather attractive woman at tho start and
Ia Disappointing TO find her 30 base at heart Blu
actresses OF her class Of the book rather
real world Miss Braddon teaches the lesson that vrtu,
aha triumph vice. but gives the story intcrcs
over the sermon. Every book must have moral, anc
the one Hostages Fortune" Is mild enough not Il
| offend the most fnstidious.
ssrHE DEVILS CHAIN"
"The Devils Chain" Harper l. Bros) was writer
in good cause, perhaps IL Is not quite fair crt
else it a. ono otherwise would feel tempted TO do In
his first book, "Ginx's Baby" Mr.. Jenkins made
very humorous and successful attack upon certain
founding institutions and red-tape nuisanccs in Lon
don. Tho book made great hit and It's authors name
spread all over tho country. In sThc Devils
Chan he 10 not so clever by half but his intentions
are the best Il II ofon asked why Is that author
will write good work, and when he attempts an
other no completely zzles out and shows traces Of
his early clcvcrnesa The just here: the FIRST
book the result OF years or study and thoughs the
second 10 written in a moment In the hope OF bcina
oated by the popularity OF tho nrst and better effort
man should let years Intervene between each book
1.-THE DEVILS Chain" Is perance tale written with
all the excjtabty Of who devoted 10 his cause
and willing sacrifice probability on its altar Such
collection OF horrors were scarcely ever strung
gether In one volume A woman jumps from third
story window tho FIRST page; the second she Il
lying mass OF flesh and bone crushed past rccogn
ton on the sidewalk. drunken man comes along
ana attempts TO kick her ont Of the way Tho mscra.
BILE woman the daughter OF lord but came TO her
present degradation through drink The man who
fell over her the sidewalk II her husband wretch
cast from her months before. young girl, MILL
ner's apprentice, comes along as the time OF the
tragedy, and nearly Iaints at tho sckcning sight
lawyers clerk passing at tho Same moment secs hel
condition and takos her into public to get somo
thing to steady her He calls for hot brandy
punch. The girl drinks one glass. he drinks two She
Immediately becomes ''boozy," throws her arm,
around the young man's neck wceps maudlir
tears The devil whispers to him and no puts her into
cab and takes her to nor ruin. coroncr's inques
was held tho body OF the dead woman at tho very
tavern where Lucy Merton drank her brandy punch
The parties concerned In the cation got roynIy
full and enjoyed themselves generally The corone
was put TO bed by his vito and daughter; but Tho
newspaper man, Bungy only seemed 10 take in inspi
ration with his whiskey. This singular genius wal
correspondent reporter and leader writer Of the Lon
don Morning Register Sending leader writer's to coro
ncrs inquests is something new sombrc back
ground TO this picture gentleman in black cloak
and SLOUGH hat, an officer high In tho Queens conf
dence a con finuaiiv manning nm 1fko a IL