New-York tribune., 1902-05-11
FIC I ION.
A TALE or DEEP CCNSTII,AoY IN
SPAIN.

u.u.' l-u.. II. 81. i-l Ir.aarlk a. = ...s
A lzMSEh z1 4H TvI 7 @.a.1 II Fra"as.r' 1a N...
rHa NrNas MESS..NG4,EH n zera. Aa'r7-
.mMNuE EArrEN AID MIR PAUL Iy w.
.sa5 .-uo .s. >- H.. century Gom-a-.
Woua.rcal indeed. are the things rha, harfen
III MI Mar.amuut- novel; The hero is H..
younger som ~ all ErsIsh rohIemau. upon
Whom the ftt.s .--tov two gifts which taken
together. I-aG HIM into the straugest ios-Ii..
situations Iu the arst place he bears th, u,.ss.-
- T.r!.rarI Ca-...u,.I. and that is tL, .ou.a
which distant relatives of his In Spain. tar.i-c-
Il tl- most a,-ieratr type, have given ~
uyth... leader ,ar.u-h whose iry.-u.. hat
s.I9o-,ls Tremendous Iut.utial.t.es the. com
,r..e {. accomplish much Co- their cau-. Tho
real F,cl.rt.I Knows nothing OF all this
Ua,. ho Receives his second gift from the gods.
au aIIo.at-,-' as AL a,ttchr ot the British
Embassy 10 Madrid. Naturally he no sooner
sats foot in th~ Spanish capital than nr
drawn ".t..n tao t..-hrs - CarH~t plots his
III. is placed peril In The second chaIr~r. t..t
.u t.r ta.rL l- Is nor only saA'.IeI from death.
-lt As r,s.-,r turns out % te the ta-o.a-t..5
Sar.t. Castelar,. the hias"oIaau and Car..-r e.,-
81 ra'.r 90 whom alus.au has already t-,a
made. "-'h whose fortunes his own ar. .u-..-
-.a'.-y ana most eNs.'.ue.y out1rsI.L THEE
s.... = la.aal e.. oc the most Hasr.nt inn
Probabilities. lu, .t is told al'h such -l.,.t ,a.-
a." r....c ..,r., a.'. complain. H.. -.., ...t-'
q. .- disturbed IS ra- lu-'.rl.ry .t t.- -...t.'
t....-rly u.tra-..s- .a that r-.-...a1r.- easy
r.-...t 90 his Diplomatic duties arL t-rt- ..-
-.I.oa .a C.,.-, mysteries. watch la...I"
-u.as other sa-t-t,- ,i.-.I.s. All attempted
abduction OF ta. Itf.a h..- .: spain. Nltt,.u:
rh. .urI.,.,rs Of r-aI .f. may u- Mt Ma~.a-
mont ;..s4lI,- US THAT in 81 novel a diplomatic
o....al may play 4u SORTS - lrinos aw"a- ra"
lua..l. ma..uut..ts If the country TO which h-
Is accredited. without hts superior knowing any
thing ubuu, IT, and .ai..d. without moments
t4.u.sht of the r.-a- run. Tn. hero goes through
hair hitting experiences. bout. for his part. Be-.
never turns a hair II~ loves the fair Slrira,
ana is therefor. needless as tp .au~"Iu IH
spite of ITS f,uta-tea'ty. however, this book is
clever ana entertaining.
Mr. r. Frankfort Moore ao,s uot r.t g" rh.
'daru-,I or two" Of his story until p" has irtrv-
/ ducod Iorsuuagr- Nu.-, conduct suggests any
thing but Il move. d,aI.ns with the nass of
women He presents 90 US an English @.rtr-
man. a retired colonel. engaged i'm ar-uueut
with a successful. uut very dishonest, rttu.I.r.
/ II is the old story ol The good hearted man of
spotl,ss reputation compelled ty money tr.H-
II,- % h4yc DEALINGS With an Uu-,ruIuluH-
/ 'tOt.lt!'r. Colonel "a iI'!S t.'l-f
matter Of course. oy,rr,aehyI hy the wicked Mr.
AI,uur. lie kicks his foes chair from under him
and walks into IN, next chapter considerably
puzzled os To what h- lis going % DO i'm ORDER
To keep his ancestral home. one of III, finest
in Euglaud i'm possession Of the family ~
this point th, -lam~,Is" his daughters JOAN
and Muri~L appear upon the s,-ue The reader
need not fear that Mr.. Mrlur has any Intention
of marry iu= either of the girls, after the usal
fashion of cruel millioualr,s in novels of this
sort Mr. Moore has other solutions of the diff
a,4Ity If th, Sy,uuods uI his sleeve. Ills tao
herotn.~ are launched uiou promising careers
after th,.r father has been shipped off To- South
Africa To- take part i'm the war. and There is
very proper hero supplied 10 lend hand when
tn, activities OF the uucdtyu- MeIIor l,rouv
yuaarr.-sIu- The story halts here and There
owing 20 g, ~la, aruius If the authors inventive
powers HUT Joan and Muri-I are attractive
-lrI~. the hero and even Mr.. Meuor made
. rIIl4ly interesting. and while are never much
. stirred uy the proceedings in a pauseI
Two" Ur ar, mad, 20 feel sufficiently concerned
. over the drsttnirs of the characters involved 20
read To- the happy end.
THE Kings Messenger is a romance of love
and adventure in tho eighteenth century. thu
actors lu lis rather dramatic episodes heIul Of
French blood. but the scene being laid in old
Louis.aua. We are grateful for the BACKGROUND