New-York tribune., 1901-12-22
FICTION.
local COLOR" FROM ALL OVER tn
WORLD.

tanna. With illustrations by Gengtro Veto
Octave PIP. 226. Harper & Bros
THE F5RERRANP ER BY ysiiR: S r. 6 Crockett 2mo
IN GREAT WATERS. -Four Stories. by Thoma
A. Janver Illustra ted. l2mo PIP 225. Harper
d Bros.
"A Japanese Nightingale is founded tn
same motive as Madame Butterfly" the simpl
tale of American gentleman and a geish ,
girl. But the geisha girl has a pretty lit
mystery about her which she DISCUSSES with
tissue of captivating lies. Never was prevaric,.
ton presented N moro fascinating guise.
Il god seventeen brudders and sisters" ST
said with slow and solemn emphasis. "A
of them too young to worg or marry, exceency
Mellow ole | am? Oldes' of all. | al
twenty-cight-no, thirty years ole" she declare.
how you can have seventeen brothers and SIS
ters younger than yourself" She lost herse!
for moment Then she said. triumphantIy
My fadder have two wives"
A little later after having returned to Toki,
after one of her mysterious and periodical ab-
sences this scene occurs:
Suddenly he heard her voice 1t came foatin
down the stairs, every weird minor note thrill
ing. mockinE, fascinating him. "Toko-ton-yare
ron ton-t ton" she sang. Then the voice cease
n moment. She waiting for him to call her
He did not move. He was certainly very angr.
with her. He would not forgive her readlIy
She began beating on her drum. He heard ht
making Il great noise in the little room upstairs
and understood her object She trying L.
attract him. Suddenly she whirled down IN
stairs and burst in on him with merry peal
laughter. He ignored her sternly. She cease.
her noise and laughter, and. approaching mn
studied him with her head tilted beWitchinSl.
on one side. You angery with me, eXcellency?
she inquired with solicltude-. NO reply OF
very mad ad me, auguStness?' Still no reply
You very cross ad me, my lord?' Jack regard
ed her in contemptuous silence. Sh,
Oh, cd OH IN l
her laughter "Hah! You very, very, very OF
Tended Mr.. Bigelow?" 1T seems to please you
sarcasm, and turning his eyes from her. Sh
laughed wickedIy. All thas so niZe.' "Nha
is?' he demanded. sharply. ''Thad you loog
ansery. My! you loog like grade blS-"hd
you call thad-t -toranadodo.' She knew how t"
pronounce tornado but she wanted to max
him laugh
1t is an idyic life, and the American is des-
perateIy enough in love with the girl TO MARI!
her after the ''kirisiitan" manner and take he'
home to show to his sister whose picture She
imagined at first of his American sweet
heart and was jealous of; but suddenly the clouG
of tragedy covers their sky of happiness, anC
the old story of Evangeine, transferred to
Japan. is re-enacted only with happier result
and with a finale pretty as anything thal
ever came from Japan. The printing OF IN,
book has for a background a series OF decora'
tions sixteen in number repeated in each sig
nature" Colored fill o"Se pictures add to tn
holiday character of the book, but it needed n
enhancement to the charm of the story, whic!
is certainly unique. Judging from the name l.
would seem to have been written by woman
and we shrewdly suspect that it is the work
some very clever American woman who ma;
lived long enough in Japan to realize Japanes~
character and especially what she calls the
Eurasian c. half caste view of life.
Mr., Crockett gives US in his latest romance
q dish extremely miXe1 and pungent. The
Firebrand" contains all manner. of startling and
.bIuggy'' episodes. On TIE very first page we
are treated to this picture of a Spanish outlaw
terminating on the crime which has sent MN!
fving for his life into the hills: In his cave
of limestone Ramon going over the scene
in his own mind. That is why he licked ms
lips slowly and smiled. A tiger does that when
after full meal, he moves the loose skin oVel