The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20

his WAYS. all the Lla4s8 IesSlOUS OF ms
life shall be forgiven and shall not
even be mentioned 90 himP"
NEW book. by new author, is
on the market when Love Is
"a Kiug-A Story of American
Life" is its subtle. uneupho-
NOUS title. Its author is W. Dudley
1rabry. who. as pastor of the First
Methodist Caurch In this city seven
wears ago. was the principal in a
scandal that shook Salt Lake 10 its
foundation. The story is based on that
sensational affair. namely the discov-
cry OF the preacher in a compromising
situation with one of his aock. and
their arrest on q serious criminal
charge. facts that are stiI fresh
enough in the public mind to require
DO reeouuting. il g0es without say
ing that the book must prove of alb
so-biDg interest to Salt Lakers, and
especially t0 those who were most
deeply Interested 90 the case, either
through connection with the church or
the Parties involved.
"Whsn Love is King was not writ
tH after The style of our romantic lit
tera;eurs, nor with any particular re-
gard for literary ethics There is. in
truth little of the novel or the novelist
81 t. To is more plainly the work Of
one who had a good deal of infOrma-
zion TO impart a great many COM
plants 60 offer. scores of old grudges
90 pay Off. some charges to answer.
some explanations 90 make-aud all
this De has done straight from the
shoulder, with an utter v0idnesS of
aoVery language, much the same as
newspaper would require "a reporter 70
ie.I the same story. 10 rs a plain mar
8tive. save wherein the author. at fire.
guent intervals, has broken abruptls
tle thread of his tale 90 burst into
The mood of philos0phiZiuE and moral
ling. showing here and there touches
II remorse ana Offering scriptural COM
forts. such as zee quotation above Civ
en- Quite as frequently the author
absud0nS his plot 10 treat of some new
despicaole trait Of his enemy. who
neng the william of the story. gets all
that is coming Co him
Some Of the characters VIII me rec
ognized Bog The similarity of wei known 4
IEmes and those 81 the charaetess-A
other residents OF this city may be
picked 90 In the book through the
authors faithful descriptions of their
physical appearance. The story. OF .
me most interesting part of IT, happens .
in salt Lake which IS known as the {
city OF X, but the beginning Of all is /
I'D ONO. II are are the opening para
graphs or When Love is King;
The Rev. Augustus TOplif was the
pastor of a prominent church in ore
or Jhe many dOuTishing little cities
Thai sprang up iu southern Ohio during
l3e frs half of the nineteenth century.
lie was stu a young man. scarcely /
~ years old. married, and the father
'i 'Fo children Ile possessed rather
commanding presence. fine
FhNS'qu- and an afdblc manner.
Dug nair on the head of a man
may safely be taken as an Indication
tlal there Is a screw loose somewhere
la i1e mechanism of his meE.aI con-
sulution, however we'll regulated he
may believe himself to De-. Usually.
81 IS sign of chronic vanity. as. I'M
decd u was in the case of Mr.. Ton
File was emotional aud demonstra-
tive in his religion and thoroughIv
on h3aoX in his faith He believed i'm
sei-a@nia. for other people. was fond
O., s'o1 eating-iu theory. an ascetir.
ll practice. something of an epfrura
H's Ideals were high. but like the rest 50
t u.s. De seldom. If ever. realized them.
AIM az the moon, even if YOU do land
ON q dung hin" Such was the advice
he was wont 10 give"
q. g, .
With this iniUdtory description of
NE nTeacher, predestined by the nov
,I9- 10 hard usage, the plot begins.
.'f-u seaLres Cd friendIess widow.
NJ, ,ea' ian Lee, who has taken -heiter at
,.N nome, after parting with her baby
ana the second and fatherIess
'l.-l' grit is put into a mission
me errng minister is at this
r.. .1l Inscribed as "A cOWdrdly vfI-
- ,.l'., VINO does not dare 10 come fey
.. III ana share the burden of the de-
49, '-s 'Ao.nef- but skulks in tie dark {
'"-- she WoeTs her ewes out I'm {
prayers OF forgiveness" 4 few months
l-l9 ana the Rev. Augustus TopIif Sc
N1t5S an appointment from his church
o1i1I-A'rl11nt of its affairs "fn a
away frontier region. clothed with
.. -...-S, unlimited power over his sub
inmates His new location proves TO
,Ae city of X tSalt Lake,.
PUG daughter of Marian Lee. after s
ms experiences. is adopted by \
1', Out oNmg 10 the cruelty OF ]
--, user IalHer- runs away from home
..- .--..s 3 family j0Urueying TO the
.-.t " ~ Al about the same lime. y
similar s ~. 'ra..-n Lee, having had a j
As time goes .r ~. ~so,' '..'' l,'l me-
cation praeti,e- s. ' s .r5 q ..' am eoo-
'gtS .ne ministry. Eveurua Iv he is )
called TO The cfrr NJ - ''' T-i,,. ne d.
sct-r rraras -- ~ 81. h's tht'
name A-m5g belonging n, ,b az ;s-, l-',