The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-28
Annie Carmel, by the Author Of
the Heritage Of Unrest "A
Story Of Canadian Village
Life, Recalling George Ell
lots Mill on the Floss
Reeollcctions OF DR.. Packard, Reviewed
by Friend OF the Author, Now
citizen Of Richmond "A Rich
mond Lady Gives Thomas Mel
son Pages New Novel
Roast--She Docs Not
Think 1t Equals His
Other Books.

ANNE CARMEL. BY Gwendoler Over
ton. Published by the Macmillan Com
pany, Of New York. For sale In Rich.
mond by the Bell Book and Stationery
Company. Price s1-60.
The perusal Of 'Anne Carmel In some
curious way suggests to the readers mind
'.The Mill on the Floss" by George Ell
lott In one book, as in the other, q
brother and sister, with the strong ike
ness and unikencss between the two,
bridged by mutual sympathy and intui-
tive comprehension, form the central
characters and absorb the interest OF
those to whom they are introduced. The
first mentioned book differs from the last
IN that the affection OF Jean Carmel ior
Anne survives the severest test to which
It is subjected
In "The Mill on the Floss" Tom Toll
liver held aloof from Maggie at her d1rest
need Only the knowledge In the end that
she had sacrificed her life to save ms,
and the fact that the two Looked into the
eyes OF death together. revived the ola
childish relations Of love and trust and
enabled them to go down into the seeth-
Ing food locked In each others embrace.
In Anne Carmel" when the supreme
crisis is reached. Jean says to her whose
fate is trembling in tho balance: There
viii be only one thing left for me to hope
for In this world when you are gone.
II Is that may be of use to you when
Others shall have failed; that ] may see
YOU and have you with me again. ~
The scene Of the book is laid in the 1T
tie French-Canadan village Of st. Ill,
latre. with its environment OF primal
loneliness and space: with its great pines
IN their gray-green covering OF ilcnehs'
( its red dawns, its swiftly flowing river
its sweet-toned Angeius ana us pses sps
tere garden, where the beauty and ira
GRANGE of futed daffodils. gorgeous Tulips
slender swaying hyacinths and tw1nkllng
stars Of Bethlehem, made happy INKS IN
the chain of peaceful. homely, 1nanlnat u, 70
associations, binding he cure 10 MS "orh
and his people for life
The subtle influences OF heredity are
touched upon strongly. If briefly, TO ac-
count for the difference IN character ne
{ tween Jean and Anne Carmel 10 the peo-
ple around them. their progenitors having
i|eonca thed to them the virtues and weak
reeses Of French military chieftains. In
dian braves. English soldiers ana loyal
ists and bold coureurs de bois. with the
resulting tendencies of so mixed strain
The description and delineation IN Anne
Carmel Is finely and exqnislteiy Done zone,
y MANY OF the scenes are pictured WIN
-IEe- beatty Of Imagery and the nicesI
regard for dramatic effect Tho hrst
meeting between Anne and Harnett. which
revealed her straight, tall figure agalns!
the gray of silver blrches, with the gray
braids OF hair; with a cluster OF bnnch,
berries making scarlet stain like blood
where it rested on her gown just hpo'e
her heart-all the details impress the
mind with the power OF the author VINO
conceives and expresses such pictu' eeduo-
ness in situation.
The Gerard village family. from
the toilworn grandmother and the pref
ty. appealing blue-eyed mother. down TO
Yvoune. with her stocly legs her pigtails,
her dolls and her invincible embarrass-
ment, are each skilfully differentiated
with delicate perception and discrlmlna-
ton.
In no ono instance, however, does Miss
Oyerton give such play to her artistic
fancy as in her mention OF Cecily Thorne,
The possibility of Jeans future the sweet
American singer. whose appearance Mt
yespers in the little Canadian church Is
one OF the ,boolc' ,prettlest episodes, and Is
thus described:
...rhe acolytes had come in from the
sacristy door to the right OF the chan
eel, bearing each wax candle. the
flames of which streamed backward IN
the pale daylight. The altar OF Mary.was
elaborate in laces and ornaments and
flowers And the priest In his golden
robes stood before the golden main altar,
in the midst of the nickering lights.
The little thurfer swung his silver
censor; the glittering Host was exposed
before the congregation set on high; the
4 incense, smoked. sh!mmering and lrri-
descent In tho light Of the candles, up to
the painted images above the altar; the
one mellow voice scared out In the
triumph Of It's song. sweled and fen with
out a break--swelled and fell and rose
ngain. The sun gnted through a window
across the chancel and struck full on
the priest, his head bowed his soul and
senses thrilled with the beauty of sound"
Jean. the priest. who made duty the
rule and safeguard of daily round and
toll. had his hour of temptation as we'll as
Anne who subordInated everything to
love, choosing that as the one supreme
good OF life.
Jeans surrender of ambition and OF fiji
ture possibilities appealed to Anne, how
ever, as nothing else could have done
What he had foregone for her sake she
found strength TO do for his, and the
book closes as IT begins with brother and
sister at one In st, TIraire and with The
world outside counting as naught.
NO HERO. Written by r. W. IIor
nung Published by Charles Serb
ner's Sons, For sale in Richmond b.
Sthe Bell Book and Stationery Com
pany. Price, s1,25
communicable work of light fiction
written in interesting style. and con
tanning variety OF incident and change
of scene The story IS that of an In
va,ided British officer from the soutl
: African war, who undertakes. at the re
Naest of his old sweetheart, to break OF
an . attachment between her son and {
woman much older Than himself. witt
whom ne had fallen in love.
The request is complied with 10 suc'
good purpose that the cause OF the nn
easiness becomes the officers wife ant
the son of his old love returns to crlcke
al Eaton, The concluding chapter, II
which the situation is clearly explained
Is very humorous.
GORDON KEITH. BY Thomas Nelsoo
Page Charles Hcribner's' Sons, pub
fishers, New York. Fer sale by tn
Bell Book and Stationery Company
Richmond.
"Gcrden Keith" the last book by Thoni
# as Nelson Page. IS given TO the publ
along with long list OF other new books
"a ntt,a t-