The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-22
The Death Of Colonel Henderson,
\ Military Biographer Of General llL
Jackson Mrs. Myra Locket
Avary d virginia. P incl,
Retort Upon Hall Caine.
The Lower Norfolk An
tiquary Cynicism Of
ero-Identity Of
Mrs, We're Tyler.
Turquoise Cup.

rHp SOCIALIST AND THE PRINCE.
trS Nv Mrs. Fremont q Older. Funk d
Z Jyagnalls, Publishers, New York. $1.50,
Mrs. Older's remarkable novel OF Cal
ifornia life Is based upon the sort OF
faot that Is stranger than fiction. Inc
most conspicuous historical fault IN inc
work. which hasn't SO very many, Is
The one wherein she tries to make O
semi demi gentleman out Of the sand-lot
Il labor aEitator, Dennis Kearney, whom
she has put into her story under the
name OF Paul stryne 10 one who is
familiar with the story OF the anti
Chinese excitement and with the leader
4 of It's leaders the thought OF Dennis
Kearney getting scented notes from Q
Mob Hill heiress Of Theodosia Peyt ons
type appointing meetings and an inno-
y cent rendezvous at some obscure noun
81 tain health resortfls just bit amusing.
And the rivalry! between Prince Ponia-
Z towski or rather Ruspoli, tho duel be-
/ tween them and oil that, seems very
Z unreal.
l5 But taking the story as fiction pure
4 and simple. It Is q startling good piece
u OF work BY the rule that novelty and
* dramatic point are based upon contrast.
n this novel Is a striking exemplar OF ar
$3tistic quality. Paul Stryne. the labor asi-
tntor, a picturesque figure sprung from he
+ himself does not know where except that
".
AZ apowerful leader Of the rougher ilabOrnR
classes in San Francisco In their famous
II furious campaign against Chinese cheap
Y labor in the topsy-turvy seventies out
4 on the coast Stryne ut last has the au :
Edncity to lead his sand lot mob up to
the very citadel Of plutocracy Mob ELL.
&nnd 1t is whle finishing q speech from
tho door step of one of the millionaire
palaces that the daughter of the house.
the beautiful and daredevil Theodosia
It l'ryton. steps out and conquers him
with a smile and an invitation In to
( tea.
The Peytons, like all that Is accredited
aristocratic in, the West are "south-
crn'' las they say out there. TO be
.,Southern" in San Francisco, in those
days as now. usually meant that one S
nntecedents were in good order. It Is
q too bad that this is not always true
in new countries. Nor in old over re-
visited for that matter There was the
4 Texan, who went to New York for q
visit to long lost brother. They were
sightseeing on the battery Il want tc
take you down to XIII Won Kull. Charley
.rWell. Albert, ia like to oblige YOU
but you see there are three sherlffs aftel
me already aud. but. tell you what
III lend you my. gum" The cnormousl!
rich Colonel Peyton and his Virginia
wife were the rulers OF society. Theo
dosia was her sovereign mothers queen
~. willful successor. For the sake o
novelty In her hundred and one suitors
she encourages the labor leader, to nj
final undoing, even though at one tim
swayed by his eloquence and passion
she consents to run away with him
But the distinction and subtle class sym
4 pathy of Prince Ruspol. scion OF tn
House OF Savoy and cousin OF the Kin
OF Italy. who falls irrevocably In Low
with her, wins her finally and they mr.
married and go to brighten up Roma
society.
Her love for Rnspoli does not over
power her. however, and Stryne shoot
him through the lungs in duel,
duel ostensibly over n political speec
in which stryne insulted the Prince
family. but really out OF rivalry for nc
\ affections. She hastens to Ruspoli's bed
side and by devoted care and nursin
pulls him back from the very gates {
death. This dramatic episode the stree
9iots, in San Francisco. and the fin