New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
FICTION.
MI, WARMERS NEW STORY OF AMERI-
CAN LIFE.

MIR MILO BUSH AND OTHER WORhi ET 20
Toer Recoections by Hayden Carruth IL !
Illustrated by A. B. Frost l2mo, PIP. 2lS Har-
per 81 Bros
Mr. Warmers new book is quiet and serious
II 1ot too ambitious study Of some interesting
phases Of American nfe. These are largely
evolved from the vicsstudes Of That great lor'-
une with which the author has dealt IN lot
yncr books, and the grim atmosphere OF "rohs-
ho.np lends a deeper gravity to the tale. 1t
must not be forgotten that a gentle ana 6e"iai
philosophy struggles with the cloud. and
sbrevd humor an incsive irony, often DIVIDES
Il az with a lightning flash. The author mas
moi attempted any novel or elaborate revocation
of character his personages being mostly types
,vc all know moving within circumstances not
,nduIv dramatic In some of them we seem I'D
see a hint of the portrature Of realities lhcS
are indeed all probable-eVen the e"|e"'c'S
pcrfect heiress who comes into the oook aS tHe
heroine of a triumph Of the so-called ye"o"
Journalism Mr. Brad. modern artist IN
emotions" is the protector of this Achievements
Mr. Brad was in uncommon spirits at iinher'
Anything special turned up asked Phhp;
oh nothing much. I've thrown away 'he
cb.nca of the biggest kind Of a novel ot Amer
lean lie only it wouldn't keep. You LOOK IN
The Spectrum tomorrow morning. You IL see
som, thing interesting
rs it "a" and philips incredulous express
sion supplied the word.
"To. not a bit And the public Is going TO De
deceived this time sure expecting take. lou
kaow Mavick" ,,,,,
aire" ,,,, 80
Consul or something at Rome. a great SVEN:
It's about his daughter. Evelyn stun,nne ."
about sixteen or seventeen-hot out yet
81 hope it's no scandal ,,
go no she's all right. It's the way she
brought up-shOws what we've come TO- Ihey |
say she's the biggest heiress in America ana
raying beauty the only child. She has been
brought up like the KOhinOor. never out OF
somebody's sight She has never been aiohe
one minute since she was born, Had three
nurses and il was the business OF one ol tneni.
in turn to keep an eye on her. Just thlnk OF
that Never was out Of the sight OF somebody
in her life. Has two maids now-aiways one III
the room. night and day"
What for?' 80
why, the parents are afraid she'll be KID
mapped and held for big ransom. NO: / never H',
saw her but I've got the thing down to a dot:
Wouldn't like to interview her. thousn: get
her story. how the world looks to to- her; Under
Of Chlon' is nothing to il for romance
Just the facts enough. should say
yes facts make a good basis sometimes
I've got em all in but OF course we, we worked |
kept it one day to try and get photograph
We've got the house and Mavick but the glrrs
can't he found and it isn't safe TO wait We
are going to blow it out tomorrow morning.
An amusing chapter is that which describes
interest of the story hangs upon this secluded
girl her relations to the fortune which awaits
her. and the love romance into which Fate
gentlv CONVEYS her We leave our readers to
discover these things for themselves. merely
observing that the heress turns out to be the
incest kind of American girl and is amply re-
warded for her pretty behavior" The hero is |
not very vividly drawn, but he is true TO his
typp and we note an Indication that his career
may be further elucidated
"A Double Thread" marks a great improve
ment upon Miss FOwler's preceding novel There
IS still superabundance. of epigrams when ar
not always wittiy epigrammatic and at times
the dialogue, which seems TO be the author
strongest point lapses into the commonplace
vein which We expect in books of the most con !
ventional character But as the story goes on
Miss Fowler strengthens her grasp upon her
material handles it with more and more free
dom and artIessncss and by the time the end
IS reached she has put her reader in the best |
Of good humors The central motive is ancient |
as romance itsef-the masqueradng Of a rich
woman in the habilments cf poverty in order
70 assure herself that her lover cares only for
her and nothing for her mOney-but the app- !
cation If this hOary idea TO the conditions or
modern life is accomplished in this book with
much freshness of feeling and vivacity Of meth
od. The mystery. too. is well kept up until the |
narrative is nearing its conclusion. The two
sides that we are allowed to see of one charac- /
Ter are made antithetcal enough. but both are
attractive and the bewilderment Of the hero be-
tween the Elfrida OF fashion and the Ethel Of
obscurity Is made to wholly natural |
Though so much OF the repartee in the book is
forced the general effect is anything but wear-