The San Francisco call., 1896-04-05

whether or not to risk the fate of two lives
on matrimonial uncertainty. For instance,
he runs across an old Harvard chum, who
was valedictorian of his class, and of whom
the president of the university had said:
1.-The world will hear of him-he will have
place among the coming men," This
old chum looks world-weary and old. He
startles Atterbury with this advice, ''Ifyou
wish to accomplish anything in the world
don't marry! Don't marry unless you
are so rich that you don't have to think
OF money, or SO poor that the town takes
care Of you" Yet, among Atterbury's
own family connections there appear two
prominent instances of marriage for
money, and both are fraught with IN
happiness from the beginning, and end in
separation. not unattended by pain and
misery. Atterbury had acquaintance with
another couple who never quarreled, but
always treated each other with the utmost
formality. They had not learned how to
love. Atterbury is Bostonian, and man
of character and education. On a trip
through California he meets his ideal
woman, Sarah Gardner, a Vassar graduate,
living with an aunt al Santa Cruz. Sarah's
father is a wanderer on the face of the
earth. The father provides for her, and
in his letters he advises her never to
marry. as the tendency of educated women
IS 10 remain single. Sarah, however, falls
rapturously in love with Atte erbury The
girls father, however. thinking himself at
the point OF death in Japan, writes fare
well letter to Sarah, revealing story that
drives her nearly craZy-the story of her
insane mother. Sarah's mind is made up
instantly. She sends the explanatory cor
respondence to Atterbury and Immediately
departs for Japan. Meantime, Atterbury
is taken ill in Boston, his life IS
despaired of, he resolves to give up
Sarah, and sails to the South Sea
Islands. AT Apia, he receives the letter
with Sarah's story. His health has i'm
proved, and, without delay, he EN- barks
for Japan, where Mr.. Gardner is recover
ing, and where the devotion OF two
hearts overcome fathers scruples against
his daughters marriage. Father, daugh-
ter and Atterbury return to America,
where success in the literary world awaits
both Gardner and the hero and content
ment and happiness await all Robert and
Sarah have no children of their own but
they adopt daughter OF Roberts niece,
who married money and misery, and they
also become father and mother to little
son OF that formal couple, who, by the
way, had been united in love over the
graves OF their other children, but whose
love-story was made all too brief by the
hand of death. These children, reared in
a sphere of such devotion and excellence
as that OF Robert and Sarah, profited by
the golden example, and their eventual
happy marriage IS crownlng blessing of
the Atterburys. The author has evidently
been keen observer in the ranks of so
ciety. Robert Atterbury' will doubtless
have many readers in this City, particu-
larly when 1t IS known that the name of
Thomas II. Brainerd is merely the nom de
plume of a lady who is a well-Known and
talented member of San Francisco so.
ciety-Mrs John R. Jarboe New York:
The Cassell Publishing Company. For
sale at the Popular Bookstore; price so
cents