The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-08
Vaughn Kester,s -
- - Nepv Story.


The Management Of the p. aud A." Ia
the title OF n railroad story BY Vaughn
! kesicr tho book being the seventh of
Messrs Harper 4 Bros series OF novels
dealing with American life.
! In view Of the present prevalence Of
labor troubles this book vii! be read with
Interest, although the author offers no
remedy FOR the prevention Of strikes. There
is small portion Of love In the story,
enough to give It cohesive powcr. but In
the main the author sticks to hard facts,
which are hard enough Ia make the heart
OF any reader ache. Mr. Kestcr tells his
story With a dlrectness and pathos that
hears witness 10 She awful truth Of II.
The want and misery which come 20 every
strikers family are stubborn facts. ana
no settlement of the vcxed question can
be made without weighing thom most
carefully. The story deals with life In It's
modern phase AS the period OF the book
Is the present
~
The hero. Dan Oakley. an honest faith
fub loyal creature, who Is the Innocent
Victim Of his fathers crime, Is Il delight
full character aud a man whom any rail.
road owner might rejoice TO have In his
employ In him Mr.. hester has depicted
character that helps to kccp alive ones
waning faith IN human nature and makes
one feel That In spite of strikes aud ru
mors of strikes the world has not quite
gone mad.
With great energy this young man takes
his place In the business office Of the
liuckhorn aud Antiurh railroad. Although
his lite has been blasted h. Is determined
to make fer himself successful career.
After he has lived down fhc memories of
the unhappy past ana established himself
IN his new homo he is ready to rcab tho
reward OF his mcrit ana industry .Rnt he
is destined to another fearful trial Of his
falihfulness to hts father vh, HAS ms,
boon nardoncd from The pcnitcutinry lao
cause uf hcrolsm In resntlng from n der,.
death many occupants Of III, hosnttal
ward OF the prison. Rlmer ns Is tbo t,iol
young Oakley mnstera oournrc and sends
fo. his father to come npd mako Ill.,. homo
with him. The old man come. ANA goes
t. vort i'm m, ear ebops NJ tho r,oa o.
which hts son Is manager In ma.
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