The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-18

written with considerable force by
Arthur Paterson. 1t is romance Of
border wars, but the border in this
case is not the Scottish boundary, and
the wars are not fought by the Percy
and the Douglas. Kansas Is the bat
tlefield, and the warriors are the men
OF the Northern and Eastern states
that come to dispute the territory with
the MissOurians and their right to
make it a slave state. John Brown,
of OssawatOmie, is the central figure,
though the hero is Robert HoldnOugh,
a New Highlander. The heroine is a
Southern girl, and this, Of course, adds
pith to the struggle between prO-slav-
cry and free-sOil factions. OssaWatO-
ME is the background for the ro-
nance %he story ends with the exc
cution Of John Brown, described with
simplicity and dignity. A note Of
promise is, of course, struck by his
death-promise for the nation-and the
other characters of Importance are all
left prosperous and hopeful, though
sorrowing for their brave leader.
For Freedoms Sake" by Arthur Paterson.
j. B. Lippincott company, Philadelphia.
$1.25. For sale by the st. Paul Book and
Stationery company.
'cVia LuCiS."
"Kassandra Vivaria" is a young au-
thor who has tried to handle very diff
ficult material in Via Lucis," and she
has not been equal to the task. OF
course, the story is Of Italy, and the
plot is equally. Of course, melodramat-
ic beyond description. The heroine is
Ardnina, a girl with a miserable
unloved youth, who finds her first hap
spiness in the love of a certain captain.
Persuaded by a priest that love is of
"the world, the flesh and the devil"
she gives him up and buries herself in
a convent. Three years of the morti-
flcation of the body fails to result in
any modification of the spirit, and
Ardnina, in spite of her inward renun-
citation, is as madly in love as ever.
The convent is not deep enough grave
for her, and she meets again her lover
when the story becomes more melOdra-
matte than ever. The author has but
little control of her subject and appar-
emily quite as little Of herself. 1t
would be well for her to condense her
next novel into more modest dmen-
sions.
Via Lucis," by Kassandra Vivara George
H Richmond & Son, New York. $3.50. For
sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company.
9Th, WIter5 D Canly FORK
1.-THE Waters Of Canny Fork" is a ro-
mantle story by Opie Read. The scene
is far from the madding crowd" in
a sylvan and very beautiful district.
The heroine is young and beautiful, but
mad-the murder Of her mother having
driven her insane. The story Is melo-
dramatic and lacking in reality, though
almost charming at times and occa-
sionally forceful.
"The Waters of Canny Fork" by opie Read.
by the St. Paul Book and Stationery COM
pany.
s'Whiz."
"Whz" Is a story Of mine bv
Amelia Weed Holbrook. "Whiz" is a
young woman of spirit and very high
moral nature. After fearful hardships
endured in a supposedly civilized COM
munity, she goes to a rough New Mexi-
can mining camp where she lives among
desperate men whose lives she succeeds
in influencing for good The story is
built on the lines of Bret Harte's tales,
but lacks, Of course, the spontaneity
that gives them their charm
'Whiz," by Amelia Weed HoIbrook. Laird
& Lee, Chicago. For sale by the st. Paul
Book and Stationery company.
Shifting Sands"
shifting Sands" is story of the
seaside. IT recOunts the happenings