The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-04
SOME NEW BOOKS

ITO the End Of the Trail is a stirring,
tragical story Of rancho and mining life by
Frank Lewis Mason. Boston: Houghton,
Mifin & Co. Minneapolis: - Nathaniel Nc
Carthy. Price, s1.o0) The story very realis-
tically illustrates the perils Of the mining,
prospecting and specializing craze in the
tragical fate of Herbert ingalls,, man who
had bought rancho and settled down upon
it with his New England bride, with every
promise of happiness and prosperity, but
lost his head in a mining excitement and be-4
came the prey of claim-salting swindlers, aid,
rushed headlong to ruin under the influence
Of notorious harlot who loaned him money
and who was the procuring cause of the aw-
full final tragedy which blotted out a home
which might have been happy one:
my. Captive is a good story of the war
of the revolution, the scene in South Caro-
lima, bysJ. A. Altsheler (New York D. APP
pleton & Coz, in which Philip Marcel is in
troduced Zone of ,Morgan's mem with
prisoner, very pretty English girl daugh-
ter Of Major Howard of Tarleton's force.
The situation was, embarrassing for the girl
was plucky and adroitly escaped several
times, but was recaptured by Marcel whom
she tried to shoot but ended. by loving him,
Marcel having loved her in early stage
of her, captivity. The adventures of the
two before they reached Morgan's camp, are
intensely interesting, the girl proving her.
self worthy to be brave soldiers wife,
Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago, have pub
lished 1.-THE Way of the, West" one of Gen
eral Charles Kings breezy stories of Indian
warfare, the scene being among the sand
dunes Of farther Nebraska, where a small
force of our boys in blue stood out heroical-
ly against thousand or more desperate
Cheyennes until rescue came, the hero, Lieu
tenant Emslie, who had done valiant fight
ing, being severely wounded General King
makes the proceedings intensely interesting,
bringing in, as usual, love affair and maxi
ing Emslie ultimately wed a young
woman, who was a baby at the time of the
battle, and was under fire. " -
Hearts Coura geous'' is a romance Of. the
war for independence by Hattie Erminie
Rives (The Bowen Merrill Co., Indianapolis),
whose heroine, Mistress Anne, is a young
woman proud as Lucifer, beautiful as Hebe,
imperious and insistent, but capable of low
ing, as strong women love, with love strong
as DEATH" Into the arena walk Washington,
Jefferson, Patrick Henry, John Mason, the
Byrds, Westoyer and many others, who fig
ure in the annals of our history. The story
begins in 1774, when the colonists. were NOV
ing for revolt and families were dividing in
affiliations. There is much profanity, some
duelling and an interesting view of@interior
family life, and the story closes with the
capitulation of Yorktown. More interesting
than the doings afield and more interesting
than the political intrigues and the person
atty of individual patriots and tories is the
unfolding and blossoming Of the love of the
Marquis de la Trouerie, orS Monsieur Armand,
for the beautiful Mistress Anne Tillotson,
who was undoubtedly girl for the tumult-
uary period and dashtng one. Miss Rives
can paint both saints and sinners, and Janat
was certainly one Of the latter. s.&E
Kate Douglas Virgins "The Diary OF
Goose Girl illustrated by shepperson
IIou Ugh tor, : Mifflsl & Co.. Boston. Mime
apolis Mccarthy. Price s1), is one Of the
most amusing and entertaining of the cur
rent stories. The Goose Girl sought the
obscurity of an English hamlet and took
lodgings at Thornycroft Farm, and of course,
got on the inside Of English rural life, learn
ing much about poultry, geese, hares, sheep
and the plain people, their work and, recrea-
! tons, the largest dissipation being when a
variety show came along in red and yellow
vans. The Goose Girl goes to market to
sell farm produce, and she is not afraid to
tell how lover found her in her rural re-
treat and what possibly happened. The book
Lis wholly entertaining. r.