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"A Dream Of Throne Is a powerful
romance, by MI Embree. dealing with
a Mexican uprising half a century ago.
II IS a very dramatic story. telling Of
thrilling adventures Of characters full
Of life
The writer shows a perfect knowledge
Of both the scenes # his story and
Mexican life.
Vicente. the lea5s' OF the revolt, is
the son OF the last daughter OF the
I ancient royal house which corresponds
to the house OF Montezuma In the Azetc
capital An American Rodrigo. is op-
posed 10 him.
The following account Of the death
Of Nincente viii give an idea OF the
strength OF the story,
They led him straight up the steep
and rugged hill the crowd remaining
at SIS bottom. The example would Doe
held high, In sight OF all the world.
that revolutions might be no more The
climb was difficult and wearylng But
he never halted on seemed fatigue1. II
was rather that he led them than that
they led him He was among the first
even the frst. He went up steadily.
strongly his eyes raised Cactus and
bowlder and shrub he saw not lie
seemed 20 run 90 meet death, SO that
the soldiers scarcely could follow. They
emerged at last ON the summit he
was already there, he stood on the
highest rock and swept that incomp3r-
able scene with his cyes-Chapala UNI
der him. IT'S red-uled roofs no hv the
setting sun. the cape and the lakes
vast sweep beyond the island lying
small and black 100 the waters middle.
"a g ha D.. 40 fs.H. 4
casting up light 90 HIM TiZapar I'M
visible. blue mountains rising in the
eternal circle.
IT was then that his last sorrow foll
Ike a curtain ON him. He gazed at the
sands Of the beach and the row of tiny
huts along 3d. He had lived there in
his only happy time Before an this
wild dream De- had been full OF ne
there, b. had had her too and the
love Of her. and there where the sun
ZEN yelloWest. Dee had played with her
In the long evenings or on muonut
nights 40 the sand II swept over him
that there was the Eden from which
some stern power had driven them out.
he passed his hand over his eyes and
was heard 20 say.
That ! might turn-thGt / might
rctrace these steps and go b1ck-my
God my Cod then might ] find me
cheruhlm and the flaming sword that
TUNED every way and know at last
where is the tree of lifo'
They let him stand where he was
and the arrangements made and the
word given. Doe was shot ON
81 Michaols stony head one may sim
see the cross which marks the spot
where he FELL" published by Little.
Brown q Co., Boston)
like hls Among English Hedge
rows" which was $50 cordially welcomed
last year Mr. Clifton J0hnson's nov
volume along French Byways" IS q
book of strollng, "a book Of nature. a
book OF humble peasant life, intermin-
glel With the chance experiences of the
narrator 10 has little 10 DO with large
towns. but much with rural Villages.
farm hresiles the fields and the coun-
try lanes ln short probably no ree-
ord has ever been made ~ rustic France
giving 80 clear and truthful and, no The
same time entertaining impression 0t
the reality. The attmctiyeucss OF the /
book 81 greatly enhanced by the iUus
trations. which include AN unusually
large number OF very beautiful fun
page half-tones and many drawings lu
the text For any one who has known
The charm 90 France az a traveller or |
who has felt its charms In literature
this handsome volume Is one o. read /
and 90 own The Macmillan company
viii issue this book also In a uniform