The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-15


nell. In the first Miss Talbot has laid
lovers of Shakespeare under especial obli-
The Merry wives Of windsor With the
charming romance of Sweet Anne Page
Abraham Slender, the taiiow faced gawk
chosen by her father; DR.. Caius,. the gar
the gallant Fenton,' the choice of that
youthful underplotter," her own wilful
against the first. and the third bantered
and conducted and finally eloped with. is
speare himself could not have construed
more artistically. The second is a beauti-
dals'' referred to Were We're the foot covering
of the blessed feet which were pierced
for our redemption and the story tells
what were Their. wanderings and who were
their wearers from the time that they
Christs garments were parted among his
crucihers. to the day when they came back
of literary style The initial scene. where
ing shop in Jerusalem, is written with
mastery vigor and the love story of Ze-
rah and Elihu. the shepherd lass and the
lad into whose possession the sandals
shortly come. is told with the delicate
touch of a true poet.
and the opposing faction was fighting for
Supremacy Vibrac held "a Commission
which, if successfully accomplished would
have honor for himself and liberty
for his country. Associated with him in
his undertaking Jean de Marciily the
husband of the woman he loved, and the
sight of his happiness was too much for
him and in a moment of weakness he
turned traitor. betraying his secret mis-
sion into the hands of the enemy. and it
was only the opportune death of the king
that saved the cause and prevented the
sacrifice of hundreds of lives. but Gas
pard de Vibrac remained an outcast.
Stunned and despised the rest of his life.
1.-The Woman Who Dared is the latest
book from the pen of Lawrence L. Lynch
as would indicate.
and after f6er readlng feW ehspters t the
The plot is laid in the early days of
boys. miners and gamblers Murders
lynchings and shooting trays are everyday
Who Dared was full of hairbreadth es-
The Woman Who Dared was young.
bea utiful and an aristocrat. and ran away
from her husband because she thought he
love affair with an actress He was broken
hearted and did everything in his power to
found in the river wearing some of her
clothing but even then he was not con-
WINGED of her death and finally solicited
Masters by name. Masters. after hearing
the evidence. was skeptical as to her being
and shortly afterwards while in Cheyenne
finds AlIan EVersoii's wife. starring in a
cheap variety theater run in connection
it only after reaching Cheyenne that
she found what a mistake she had made,
ager until the expiration of her contract
She had several enemies in cheyenne who
her. but at a very opportune time Masters
band Who R urr ie to the spot. Where t they
were reconciled, and. like the old time
wards Sydney Starr RI IS the heroine and
yet there are several minor characters
chn a nd whose a n G
ly as hers.
Miss Jeanne G. Pennington has compiled
another little volume of passages from
suggestive writers which we'll bear out the
from rich Mines The volume is entitled
Good Cheer r. N >b s and takes vel
series beside the other two of her conpila.
Nuggets The authors OF the present col
lection ali favoritcs, but well selected
excerpts along certain lines are useful both
to those, who have and those who have
not. read the books they are taken from.
serving as remeam1 bTa9cers and as guides
& Hubert. New York
The Bushrod library of 1717 Green street.
Philadelphia has lust published a book
title a'The Political Freshman" Mr.. James
who, notwithstanding his versatility has
Such the book is. for all it has been given
a rather unromantic title and one opens |
ing interested. But at the very outset the |
young collegian. Frank Freeman. who is |
the dominant character in the book. as I
sertS brave and fearless personality. and /
you are won to follow him step by step.
admirinr his noble impulses and his un- |
marked out fer himself a definite pursuit |
and no argument nor ridicule can turn him I
from it. reform is his watchword and |
how strongly he adheres to that idea his |
own arguments are best able to tell when |
men of various classes come to him and !!
endeavor by most vigorous diplomacy to /
divert him into channels best suited to adj |
interests.
are straight to the point. without circum- |
locution, without endeavor to create for |
himself a prominent name orator. /
And from this very earneStness and mod /
eStv. combined with an elegant presence |
and airasr he ar liz