The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-12-15
Literary Review.

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New York. Price $50.
The most readable book that It
has been my fortune to read this
wear is 1.-The Gentleman from In
.iisna.n The novel was originally
published in Mcclure Magazine
and each number was watched with
aterest. This was partly due from
the fact that it was an Indiana story
by an Indianian, and also from
the fact that it deals partly with the
white Caps" of which Dubois
county has known so much about.
When it is remembered that Dubois
county was the first county i'll the
United States to send alleged mem
bers of white Cap" gang to the
penitentiary, and that four went
upon their first trial and two more
after this, the sto-y ought to have
an added interest to a citizen OF this
county. But the story has merit
of its own aside from any local set
ting. Ii may be said without any
exaggeration whatever that no one
will be disappointed in the work
and that it contains abundant
promise OF a brilliant literary future
Tor the author, and it is easy to be-
Il lieve that he will become one OF the
first among the literary sons OF In
diana OF which there are not few.
The hero, Mr.. Markless, Is
college graduate, and coming to the
town of Platlville, has bought the
Carlow County Herald, which ne
has made decided success and OF
moral force to the community.
Rodney McCune, a disreputable
character, is candidate for cop-
rress. but Harkless calls him into
his Office and threatens that II he
does not withdraw from the race
that he will publish some CORES
pondence that will be "mighty In
lteresting reading" McCune with
draws. BY his personal efforts the
l"Whi,e Caps" are sent to the peni
tentiary; he induces a drunken
, bum. the old sch Iolmaster Fishbee,
to reform, and gives him employ
, ment on his paper. A fair visitor
! now arrives Sherwood, who
: afterwards turns out to be FIshbee 9
, daughter. Harkless goes one night
!, to see her and j. fired on by the
, White Caps. Helen risks her life
by rum ng to his aid. The next
, day he takes Helen to a circus-the
genuine Indiana country circus
> and while they are viewing the pa
rade HarkIess breaks up the game
! Of some confidence men, and is
again attacked by the White Caps,
. but without harm. He goes with
; her to the home OF her host, Judge
Briscoe, and in the evening she tells
him that she must return home at
once. He confesses his love for her,
!, aad a he gets no direct reply he
infers that he is refused, and de-
parts Immediately IN the midst OF
4 storm, when ne is captured by the
|, White Caps and spirited away no
! one knows where. The White Caps
are suspected and a mob is formed
!. which goes to their village, which
q thew burn down. Several days aft.
er Harkless is found at neighbor-
. ing town too i'll to return to Plat
vile for some weeks to come. Old
. man Fishcee writes him that he has
secured young ii. Fishbee, who
; will fill the editorial chair In his ab'
sence. How well he, or rather she,
succeeded, for it is no other thar
d Helen Sherwood, can only be ap
II preciated by reading the book. The
Ie paper takes Oh new life. Rodney Nc
:. Cune again announces himself fol
y congress under the belief that Hark
= less il too near dead to oppose him
Il San Indiana town may lie ASLEEP
Il long while, but it always wakes
[, up sonnet me, and Plattvllle woks
up in August, when the Herald be
Is came daily. 1t was then tha
,t history began to be made" Oil il
:, found. "A boom sets In. mar Aies
!? writes to his editor again and agar
'e to publish the correspondence
l. against McCune, and on his failure
to do so writes him that he Is re
IT lieved from the cares of editorship
81 But young Fishbee telegraPhs ne
OF refusal aud goes ahead with plal
~ 10 have Harkless nominated 10
th Congress. which succeeds and Hark
les coming to Plattville to tax
!. charge Of the paper himself, arrive
I" there Just as the convention al
!. iourns. where he learns for the hrs
~ time Of his candidacy and who hl
editor really is, who it is needles
m to say afterwards becomes his wife
- =. The book is sent on approval
y. r. M. MTLBURy.