New-York tribune., 1901-12-25
NEW NOVELS.
IN YORKSHIRE-A TALE OF JERUSALEM
PICTURE OF AMERICAN So
CIkI. LIFE.


nish most of the color and much of the action
for Hauiweu SutcliTe's Mistress Barbara Ci'
Y Crowell 6. Coz, illtreated and underpaio'
and retaliate by striking. IN one mill alone
that owned and managed by Stephen Koyo' 'ne
hero Of the story, the men continue at "oFh'
for their owner" has worked his way upward
through personal efforts from ruin wrought by
his fathers suicide, and he has some consioera-
tion for his employees. He is moved In every
thing that he does by desire TO regain the
family lands and position. But he finds time 10
fau in love with Mistress Barbara and Is al
the more anxious to marry her when ne mas
her engaged 20 the wealthy Bancroft, who owns
the old Royd property. An act OF inndelty on the
part OF Bancroft frees Barbara from her en-
eagerlent and his financial difficulties enable
Royd 10 foreclose mortgages on his family prop
erty The proud old squire is enabled TO END
q ritiful fight to keep up appearances. ano every
one is made happy, save droll Tim OF Taoa, who'
however. is responsible for most OF the storys
humor. There are several good contrasts pre-
serted between capital and labor and the ruined
sristocracy II is a story that holds the read
er's interest.
An absorbing historical tale Of the times OF
Judas Macca baeus is James II. Ludlows Deb
orah' C7leming H. Revell). Its history deals
with the overthrow of the forces Of King An
tiochus and the taking Of Jerusalem by judas
ManE Df
Daughter Of jerusalem and her lover, Cap
tain Dion. are creat lures of the authors fancy.
but they too have reality. On every page there
is evidence Of deep study of the people and the
times about which Or. Ludlow is writing. 1t is
carried even the description of the dresses
which the women wear and every detail Of the
uniforms Of the men is given, down to the last
strip OF braid. All this gives pleasing sense
Of actuality and furnishes capital background
faY1 T6TR-a
Deborah h. daughter of the last president Of the
Sanhedrirn EIkiah. is deeply moved by the
tragic suicide of her father and the apostatlon
of her brother Glaucon. She feels it her duty
10 consecrate herself to the cause Of Jerusalem
Her blind brother. Caleb. becomes lost in the
CITY, and Captain Dion. handsome, athletic
Greek officer helps to find him. They are botn
in love but that fact does not prevent Deborah
from joining the forces of Judas. whom she
finds in the hills near the city. She does valua-
bic service as spy. Disgusting herself as boy.
and her information enables Judas to defeat the
forces Of Antiochus. She saves Captain Dion
from the massacre which befalls the troops by
joining the camp followers and OBTAINING him
until the fight is Deborah then goes TO
Jerusalem and takes charge Of the home OF her
brother who has become the richest man in the |
Holy City. She still sends information through |
the lines to Judas. Finally. she is suspected Of ,
-
her She escapes through a secret passage un- |
der the walls and returns TO Judas who is in |
love with her Then come series Of exciting |
battles which end finally in the capture Of Jeru-
salem. The people demand that Judas become |
King and marry Deborah. but she refuses TO be-
come a queen. She wants to marry Dion, but
the fact that be is believed to be Greek pre-
vents the union The story Of his regeneration
into a Jew forms of the most striking por-
tions of the book.
There is no more impressive scene in Deb
orah," however than the death of old Elkiah, |
which is told in this way:
''The curse Of Nadab and Abihu who offered |
strange fire upon the altar. be upon the son Of
Israel who this day denies his God! The worms |
of hell consume you all"
Before he could be hindered, EIkiah threw him
self against the little heather altar 1t fell |
crashing beneath him. The next instant he was
seized and thrown like the carcass of beast |
. across the shoulders Of gigantic Greek. who |
carried him TO the Temple Here he was cast |
into pile Of patriots. some still breathing. the
most dead.
The old bigot has gone at last said his |
bearer.
Then Will grease him for better frying over |
IN Gehenna." said another. as he forced piece |
OF swine's fat into Elkiah's mouth.
The insult revived the patriot. He spat out |
the uncleanness. Then a strange strength came |
into the venerable man. Before hands could |
grasp him he had risen to his feet. His bent |
foIm became suddenly erect with the inspiration
of his passion The crowd drew back little as
to shrill outcry, and rang above the hoWhns
Of the multitude:
Say the heather, The sacrifice shall cease on
the altar Of Jewry'? 1t shall not cease. 1 my
self viii be a sacrifice. God receive my offer
ing"
He raised his clenched hands above his head
and stood an instant. glaring upon the by
ISLANDERS like the incarnation Of curse. Then
he strode with shaking steps TO the side of the
OLD altar and before any could stop him
threw himself upon the stones. His frame quiV-
cred an instant if a priests knife were indeed
f1-r-r ing in hear Soldiers
flung him back upon the pavement.
The Jew had CONQUERED He had made ms
sacrifice his God. Elkiah. the Nasi, the last
of the Sanhedrim, was dead.
A girls belief III the theory that only by pub
tic confession can a soul be cleansed from sin is
the keynote Of GLASS and Gold" philadelphia:
J. B. Lippncott & Coz, and James o. G. Duffy,
the author, might make confession or two for
his sin against literature. A California beauty.
Miranda Pettigrew, daughter OF wealthy fruit
grower, is sent TO Eastern denominational
school when seventeen She is grievously
wronged by DR.. Chrysostom Gray. the president
of the faculty. The worldly woman keeps down
the religious until she is about to marry a young
artist. She reads book which Gray has writ
ten on confession of sin. and decides on the pub
lie confession which makes the dramatic first
chapter the best IL the book: Friends turn from
her the lover goes away and her old father dies
from the shock All this works out an inter-
esting change Of character, and she goes into
the world backed by her fathers millions, TO
prey upon men. AS Mrs. Prescott. widow. she
breaks into New-York society. which is some
thing NO one would the author of
having done from the picture he draws Of II.
She wins the love Of the best catch" in New
York. and forgets her determination to prey be-
cause sne loves him. The disclosure OF her
youthful sin turns him against her. and sends