New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30

have quite made up his mind how much bis hero
ought TO know and consequently he limits his powers
at one moment and expands them at another IN
rather a perp.exIng and confusing manner never
thcless the vengeance OF Harmachis Is thhfonEhN
and drams tcaly carried Or with the all OF Chafoh'
who with all her beauty and love Is really m" WICK
edest person In the romance. for she Is "ouOh
traitor false alike to HarmachIs and Cleopatra.
The interest is well sustained throughout, and while
in several points tho traditional accounts are alterd
10 suit the requirements Of the plot, no s'rous No
once is done 10 history. Perhaps the vchse%'c' Oh
Uarmachis may be thought moro apparent than real
since Ccopatra's min was effected viruniIy Deioro
he began NEEDLE In her affair but inc s"rS u
plausible enough and full Of action ari Incident ana
C1copatra does not fall below her old reputation Tor
either IoyeIInc,s or dcpravty. Antony appears
only I'm outline but this j. sufficient. All beng ar
complIshcd IIarmachs goes TO meet his own DOOM
which as the reader will sec. IS an awful one Inc
illustrations, hy Mr.. GrclHcnhagan and K. Ca'on
Woodvillc. arc abundant and spirited
In "The Secret Of ths LanaS' whch Is p"piShcu
ANONYMOUSLY We have a tale Of the Ihbc'ah m'P'S
among whom a young English officer IS thrown "
the fortune Of war Adopted by onc OF theS' a''P'''
he spends several years in study. and At las Is per-
ni,tcd 10 undergo the final initiation. Tho a"conn OF
this which opens MP quite a new realm OF lhlaRhF
ton is decidedly interesting. and sumccntN now 10
Western novel readers TO br considered original Inv,
author, whoever he may lc, ha- not however 'T'''N
10 his fancy altogether al ms poh' NJ" "'"'"N"
later on he seems TO get beyond his depth, "'t TO
eoundcr IN endeavorlng TO describe what may b.
torued apulIcd orculiism. hc clearly has learned
some things concerning III" Oriental mysteries "h'"
arc not to be picked up a. every street corner 'h'
otivc of the story Is the rescue Of t western bIcp
svcctb-art from tn hands Of man whom SO ms
been alnoS' compelled to mary. In carrying "u'
this object the author Is less sn'c"NSi"l man "'o
dealing with the secrets Of tho IanaS. and III" Snh'
narhse which It Is ahcrwarh stated wa> tn" DAYS
OF the Frcsncl light (tha n least We suppose 10 DE-
the Implication OF what Il said IS, tog"t1"r win w"
whole process, IT watChmg and coIn'"rac'i"E tH'
murirruus husbands plans. a rather hh'A.h"l MI!
cr,,i. niece Of work. The author of I'll" Sc'Int o'
the Iamas- ha, decided ability, and has written a
tale Of no little Interest, huf 1t Is not srh''"n'H
thought out. and It bears marks in moro tina" one
place Of a prentice hani'
Tho story Of Derrick Vaughan. Novelist, Is one pI
very faro Rlnd nf 0rlt sacrifice. IT." hero ~ yonn'
Writ" who give, up hep" Of winning N" -hi ~ ''''>'
ard ai the sane time abandon, carer which promises
him fame Z d vote hims q b. a drunken Cd a'hrr. who
return. suddenly from india with a combination oi
Iivrr complaint and dip>omauIn warra"i'Vi I" mag
everybody about him miserable Poor Derrick suffers a
nrolcn arm i-pn lis diocrdIraM' par"M' On on" &C
cas- on and the drunken MAJOR q another TING """r
a completed novel Of hi, sons ~" III" mr. IH> 1871
STROKE Is roo much and nTrrh l"aTr> III" Oh nan tH'
after time returns To wha' hn considers r hHly asa
lca-S everything bravery tho "hi when b" h"dS MN
self di.uhcrlrcd IN favor Of his Younger brother, "h'
is ma. Il .clns nnc.s Miss ~ all. however, aifrs
carrying ,crgck Through 20 much 'rIi tuu, ""t'''
h,r Ngaly and h.r, pcrhf,S -" SHT A"C" 'Hr i"'it
Of uairr the demand, 81 r'Iph. ipf give; "h i
pclT!cks srli alurgauns character II" VIII Hrl't"'N
first ~ last The novel j. cicTrr!y written, and iEc IL
irrcst well suSla@"d.