The sun., 1903-11-14
Some Novels.

Young Alb Glover was an energetic chap.
He was construction engineer on the noun
tain division Of the road controlled by the
Brock-Harrison crowd, and was the sort of
hustler that, when branch line was needed
in haste, would have his rails down before
the ordinary man could get his bid In.
Mr.. Brooks daughter. Gertrude. came into
his mountain office one day 10 send tele-
gram, and Glover mistook her for the new
stenographer he was expecting, and die
tated some letters that were not compl-
mentary to the old man. Then, when he
found out his mistake, he tore up lot OF
valuable papers and kicked the waste
It.. The story is told by Mr.. Frank H.
spearman In 4The Daughter Of Magnate'
(Scribners). Gertrude, the magnate's
daughter. Ia a pleasing young person, and
1t is satisfying to us to know that she did
not long resent the young mans mistake.
He is pictured as having prominent chin,
said to be a mark OF determination, and
it is not surprising that In spite of his
unpropitous beginning Of the acquaintance,
he eventually married her
In "Borlase and Son" Gohn Lane, Mr.. T.
Baron Russell gives what seems to be true
account Of queer phase of London subur-
ban life. Mr.. Borlase Is retail draper In
South Camberwell, and his emporium" is
one of the most characteristic commercial
establishments Of that unloyely region;
deep. narrow, and ill-lighted shop In which
some fifty mderpaid and overworked men
and women deal out cheap ribbon machine
made laoes and disguised rabbit-skin furs
to the shoddy aristocracy Of the neighbor-
hood. Borlase is church warden, vestry-
man and a guardian Of the poor an en-
ployer Of labor and one who is by way of
being power In the land, but In his husi-
ness he is a mean and petty tyrant,
sweater" OF his work people and swtnder
Of his customers The picture OF the -em-
porium" and it's ways Is not q pleasant one,
but as piece Of realistic art 1t has its in
terest.
Miss Margaret Sherwood has written a
charming little idyl OF Italy and Italian
life in Daphne" (Houghton. Millin 4 Coz.
An airy and delicate trihs. full Of grace and
sunshine. pretty American girl takes
an afternoon walk upon a hillside over
looking the Campagna and meets with
Phpbus Apollo in knickerbockers and
brown tweed suit.
4The House on the Sands" (John Lane)
is a good story Of modern English political
and social life. by Mr.. Charles Marriott.
The interest centres round the passage of
the Imperial Shipping bill. and there is a
strong thread of romance and some powerful
character drawing
A series OF sketches Of Scottish village
life arc published by the Fleming n. Revel
Company under the title Of 1The Souter's
Lamp" by Mr.. Hector MacGregor. The
souter is the village cobbler, and Of Satur-
day night when the weeks work was done,
he would carry the big lamp in from the
workshop and hang 1t on the knob Of the
kitchen window shutter. This was a signal
to the cronies who were waiting about out
side to come In and have friendly "crack"
in the red glow of the hospitable peats In
the souter's kitchen ingie. The stories are
for the most part In the familiar dialect
Of the kailyard and Drumtochty schools.
In "Butternut Jones: A Lambkin Of the
West ID. Appleton and Company we have
the story Of a gentle COW puncher Of the
Texas prairie, who used his razor three times
a week, owned a small but select library was
neat and careful In his dress. and wore
neckties that were known as far east as
the Big Arkansas. There is charming
girl the daughter of Senator from Mis-
souri,, who is rich enough to buy ranches
as an amusement. The author Mr.. Tilden
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