The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-30

Will 1lSlSH, "uCu lie Is 1llldlly Adldily
shot in a duel. JOY, who is girIish and
pretty, and the cause of all the trouble,
is gradually nodded over into a very
womanly little creature.
The book is admirable in many re-
spects. Egerton Castle and his wife
have done much, and there is not
moment when the readers interest Tags
We cannot but regret the sad ending of
a charming story.
PRINCE RUPERT, THE BUCCANEER
By Cutcliffe Hyne. Published by Fred
erick A. Stokes ompan New York.
Cloth, $3.50. For sale by Montana Book
prince Rupert, the Buccaneer," is, as
the name implies. a story of pirates. and
a good one it is, too, as the writer breaks
away from conventional lines, and gives
us something new, avoiding to a marked
degree the stereotyped descriptions to be
found in so many novels dealing with the
robbers who live upon the high seas.
This book, now in it's second edition.
purports to be a recital of the adventures
of Prince Rupert, "set to paper by Mary
Laughan, a maid. who, through affection.
followed him to the West Indies and the
Spanish main, acting as his secretary, he
deeming her a male, though timlu.
Prince Rupert had been sent out by
King Charles II to secure for him money
with which to maintain his kingdom,
after the murder of King Charles I, and
while so engaged he calls upon the gov
ernor of Tortuga-an ill-conditioned fell
low. who has violated his cath to the
king of France and seized upon the ISL
and, far from the home government,
Nbara no catS IN q LITTLE monarchy of his
own, and becomes the leader of a band
of pirates, whose main business is to
prey upon Spanish ships.
From Monsieur DOgeron-for such IS
the governors name-Ruper is unable
! to secure the release of several men who
once fought with him and are now held
/ as slaves by the governor of TortuSas,
he pawns his fleet for six months to the
ruler of the island. This done. he grad
ually becomes a pirate himse!f. ana mas
many strange and exciting adventures.
Maid Laughan finally falls in love with
Rupert, after seeing his great bravery.
and under the name of Master Stephen'
Lecomes his secretary.
She accompanies the prince from place
to place, shares hardships and dangers
with him and upon several occasions
saves Eis life. One cannot understand
! in reading the. book why the prince does
not penetrate her disguise n fal IN
, love with her, but for some reason he
does not. The pair participate in many
battles with other pirates. and upon one
or two occasions capture hosts of fighting
men by strategy. They naturally escape
torture at the inQuisition because they
refuse to renounce their religion, but
finally escape and have more wonderful
adventures.
A.YtN1 or1 nf thn civ months Prince
Rupert, accompanied by Master Stephen.
returns to Tortugas, takes his fleet out
Of pawn and then, by a clever bit or
strategy and bluff, in which he is master.
really aided by the secretary. forces the
swinish governor to pay him a large
~sum-which he is pleased to call a testl-
monial from the governor to the king.
The story ends with Rupert carrying the
money back to his king AMID once more re-
Stunning his position as admiral OF the
fleet, after a bitter quarrel with Master
Stephen, whom he still thinks a man.
Poor Stephen goes away, rather than re-
veal her sex, and the reader lays down
the book with a sigh. feeling hat TIE
poor girl. who served faithfully and we'll
te man she loved, deserved a better
fate.
SYLVIA: THE STORY OF AN AMEI:I-
CAN COUNTESS = BY Evalyn EnleT-
son. Published by Small. Maynard q
Co.., Boston. Cloth $1.50.
Sylvia is remarkable in many ways,
principally, however, for the drawings by
many famous artists illustrating Their
ideas of the character, which appear in
the front of the book.
The story is the first by a young au-
! thor, and might he a good one if touched
by a master hand; still. 1t is worthy as
a first attempt, and no doubt used as an
entering wedge will bring us better
things from the same soulce in time.
The story is of an American born
countess, very beautiful; SO beautiful