The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13
AMONG THE BOOKS
s. The Land of JOY" Is a Fasci-
mating Love Story.
One Of the Hind ills Plea ure
to Read.
PLOT is A NOVEL ONE.
An Example Of the Delightful
Narrative.
Well Worth the Trouble Of the
Reader.
PLOT is A NOVEL ONE.

1.-THE Land of joy by Ralph Henry
Barbour. Published py poublsda4. Pase
& Co. New York 4l6 pages. Price, Sl9o.
A double-barr love story, one
with two tangled threads of love run
ming through it. ard one which it is a
genuine pleasure to read is Ralph Her
nv Bafhoui's THE Land Of Joy. It IS
largely a college story and the Two hs~
roes of the story are both Harvard stu
dents, one a senior. the other a fresh
man. The former is staid and dignl-
fled in his wooiug. the other IS impetu-
GUS
10 John North. the senior, is oonfidea
q sort of guardianship over Philip Ryer-
son the freshman, by an old friend OF
both the families. although North haa
never heard of his ward until he Az
rived at college. This led to sort u
semi business correspondence between
North and Margaret RyersOn, Philips
sister, a typical Virginia girl, and that
starts that thread of the story. The1
Phillip at a foot ball game meets Miss
Elizabeth Observation-Disclosures as Belts
for Shorthand ne falls head over heals
iu iOVe with her. and that starts tie
other thread. Betty is diflident ard
Phillip is hot and cold by turns. some
times in an ecstasy of joy and some
times tormented almost to despair.
During the Christmas vacation John
North goes with Philip to his Virginia
home and there the thread of his life
becomes tangled with that of Margaret
1iyerson. 1t is by no means complicat-
ed-there is nothing out of the ordinary
I'm tt but it is exceedingly interesting.
Betty overloys Phillip by sending him
her photograph on Christmas day, bul
it afterwards becomes the cause of Il
quarrel between them and Betty sends
word FOR him TO return the picture
AT this point comes the climax in their
romance
AT four o'clock T'rillip climbed tH7
Iingsford's steps and rang the bell It
ID all na~-
and the big drawing room was dark
and depressing condition that chimed
admirably with Philips mood. After
the maid left him he sat a long, lOns
while in frOlt of a smoldering fire and
strove to think of all tine grand and
dignlded and utterly mean remarks
that had occurred to him the night be-
fore But. for some reason, his wrath
had burned out and he only felt sor-
rcWful and depressed and lonely When
Betty appeared, ne told himself defect.
eddy. he would give her the photograph
say farewell and go away forever. HIS
looked out through the great high vim
doWS into the WhirlinC storm ana
thought what an ideal day it was on
which to 90 away fOTeperi Then it &C.
CURED to him suddenly that forever
was dispiriting word and that he was
very miserable
Upstairs in her room. Betty. who
since 3 o'clock had been anxious1y
watching for Phillip from her front
window, was now impaiently watching
the hands Of the little Dresden clock on
the mantel. She had made up her mind
that Phillip should wait half an hour.
She thought the suspense would have a
salutary effect on his temper. and it was
subdued and chastened Phillip that
she wanted to confront. and not the
rather dangerous looking Phillip she
had parted from in Harvard square the
day before. She had made up her mind
to keep him waiting 80 minutes. But it
had not occurred to her that she would
also keep herself waiting. and now 80
minutes seemed q terribly long time
When ten minutes had dragged past
she greed on a compromise; % minutes
would do quite as we'll as 80. Five min