The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-10
-"EfnnetV


MT Aliens posthumous story is a good
'i-iaSmoned novel where the right tri-
utaphs and wrong IS vanquished; where
aiter many tribulations the heroine mar
res her ain love" and the villain or
villains are dispatched in a dramatic
way at the proper moment. Feminine
ffaqerS-. may have q few doubts as to
the wisdom of the hero in his selection OF
a. WIFE. but who, shall pretend to know
netter than man the kind of woman
ne wants to bear his manner
Hnnet, the heroine of the story, Is a
I!rolese cowgirl, a ''sennerin,' - with a
beautiful face and wonderful voice.
Andreas Hausherger, for whom L:nnet
tends COWS on the hills during the sim
mer months. appreciates the CONNER
clal TlSfue of~tf1e girls voice and to~in-
sure his own prosperity narries her.
Previous to that event however. Linnek
mas lost her simple little heart to WIN
IeVereil, an English tourist travelling in
the. Fyfol Mr.. DeYerall is a-thorough-
good Fellow. He means no harm to the
little Alp maiden whose fresh innocence
and notwithstanding betrayal of her fond
ness Tor him charms him daily, SO ike
an honorable man he takes himself geut,
OF the way of Itempta ton. He believes
the gulf between his station ld8I4in-
nets too wide to be spanned even bv
love. and after5the fashion Of u1an onfy7
learns to the contrary when he finds
Lifnet bound to another man
Iinnet poor little maid, is not induced
to marry Andreas until her parish priest
has held the churcA's ,curse~over her
head for daring to love hereto The
enid, who has the profound religious
faith Of the Tyrolese peasantry and the
superstitious fears of TIE ignorant. Is
overwhelmed with the horrors of eternity
! and OF offended church, and promises to
n i,1rr for, oJ,r,
After their marriage Andreas took Lin
net to the best music masters of Ger
| many and Italy and while her lovely
voice was being trained her artistic
| nature and receptive mind were expand
| ing as naturally as a flower opens to the
sunshine. Partly to escape the CONVEX
/ sations of her Unloved husband and pert
| ly to fit herself for the position she ex-
! pcctcd to take in the world, Linnet
! turned to books, 'the gateways of the
| deepest knowledge" viii DeveraIl had
| first inspired her with the desire for a
! higher education and while she knew he
was utterly lost to her she yet cher
ished with tender devotion the memory
| Of her only love.
came to London an accomplished vocalist,
a powerful actress, a finished woman of
| society"
The years had dealt kindly with VIII
Deverall from the worlds point of view.
! They had brought him fame and a degree
! Of wealth, but his hcnors had not les
sened the love he cherished for the little
| Tyrolese peasant girl. He had not tried
! to hold any communication with her,
knowing the harm which must come to
/ that passionate, loving and lonely heart
| should they make a pretepse of mere
friendship. Before returning to England
from the Tyrol he met Rue Palmer, a
| charming American widow, with beauty,
! culture, cleverness and great wealth, and
withal a sweet, true woman. That she
/ loves VIII she docs not deny when he
/ tells her that she stands best Of ALL
I women, save one, in his affections. But
women are exacting in matters of affec-
ton, she says, and While she is not first
| in his heart she does not want him ia
propose marriage. But for the natural
/ perversity of the human heart one would
wonder why this beautiful woman, so
I admirably fitted to be the wife of q
rising young man like Deverall should
| be relegated to a second place.
So. however, Mr.. Allen tells his story
and brings all together in London, where,
! after time, VIII writes a opera 70.
Linnet and the climax is rapidly ap-
| preached. Andreas is rot jealous Greed
| of gain has absorbed all other passions
in his phlegmatic nature. 1t is not love
! for his wife which impels him to exert
all his infuences4to bring fer back to
him after his cruelty has finally driven
her away, but a love for money which
l eXcites his anger at her desertion, and
again he uses the sspower of4-the church.
Nothing else would have influenced Il n
net, but for all her worldly training, for
all her great love for Will and her loath-
ing for Andreas she dares not disobey
her priest.
I How love finally conquers will be peas
ant reading for those who get the book.
! The other characters of the story, some
of whom are only less important than
the hero and heroine, are admirably
! drawn and the 'Tyrolese Scenery is res
scribsd in Mr.. Aliens best manner. TIE
story is really an elalborat ton of Mr. Al
lens "Rosalba," published about year
| before his death.