The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-04

Miss Beulah Marie Dix, author of
"Bount Of Breckenhow,'' 1.-THE Making
of Christopher Ferringhanl.' and Hugh
Gweyth," was born in Kingston (Mass),
Dec. 25, 1876, and was brought up in the
neighboring town of plymouth. Her
fathers ancestors were English Puritans,
who came to Boston about 1910. Their
descendants have been farming in the
eastern part Of Massachusetts ever since.
Her mothers people were also English
Puritans, but they settled in Maine, where
they acquired a dash of Irish blood by in
termarriage with the Machias O'Briens,
who distinguished themselves by leading
the Machias men into the first sea fight
of the revolution. She distinguished her
self in Radcliffe thru Harvard Annex,
after finishing her work there settling
down at Cambridge with her parents and
a sister
Richard LIE Gallienne has just returned
from Europe. "Since have been away"
he says, II have written an English, YER
sion of the Persian poet Hafiz-a private
edition for collectors only. A public and
a less expensive edition will be out in a
year by American publishers. It includes
the best verses of Haf1z. do not know
Persian and worked from literal trans
lations of his Works-one made by an old
Indian servant in the employ of Colonel
Clarke in the British civil service ten
y q,
an Engishman.
IT consider FIafiz a greater and richer
poet than Omar Khayyam. Ite is more
like Shakspere.''~
II. M. Hopkins The Torch is a novel
of decided merits It is a story Of uni
yersity life; of the jealouses, heart
burnings and antagonisms of a large fac
ulty, and interviewer with this phase are
love episodes, two Of which were sorely
disappointing to as many men. Presi-
dent Darlington is type not unknown in
this country. He brought trouble upon
himself by his discrimination In distrib-
uting favors, and, step by step, he be-
came unpopular with faculty and students.
He himself courted a rich widow and was
one of the disappointed lovers. A profess.
scr whom he had antagonized won the
fair dame, Mrs. Van SAINT, to Babington's s
great chagrin. The scene is apparently
located in Indiana. Mr.. Hopkins char
| acter- -sketching is admirably done.
A decidedly good sea tale is Clark Rus
sells The Captains Wife. Russell is al
ways interesting. but what do you think
| of the little English maid, Phyllis Stan
| hope, who, turned out of the house by
! her father for secretly marrying Captain
Mostyn, loved the latter so much that SHE
smuggled herself and trunk on the cap
! IdlH s snip, against OTQGTS, ana Was found
| by him. when the ship had gone to sea,
secreted In the pantry. The details
Of the voyage, which was undertaken for
an insurance company to recover lost
treasure from a wreck are thrilling, in
cluding, as they do, such an incident as
an attempt by Benson, the insurance com
pany's agent, to abduct the captain and
! run off with the ship and-Phyllis!
Max Penberton generally injects the
sensational in his novels. Doctor Xavier
is not an exception. poor girl, Esther
Venn, In despair Of getting employment
in London, is meditating suicide when
Doctor Xavier accosts her and offers her
employment as his assistant in perfecting
| q a'secret process designed to benefit all
4 women. She is taken to his house. which
is splendidly furnished and supplied with
devices Of luxury which seem Of magical
production. She lives In absolute luxury
and among many mysteries. Xavier ex-
periments upon her and makes her q
! surprisingly beautiful woman. Her life
thereafter is brimming with curious Incl
dents, and the reader will follow the
story of her transformation into a princess
with unabated interest