The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-12
NEW BOOKS

a PASSAGE PERILoUs. By Rosa Nouchette
Carey, author Of ''The Highway Of Fate etc.
Philadelphia: j. B. Lippincott company $1.50.
Christian Fordham, the girl who figures
as heroine in this book, was always
waiting for something to happen and was
buoyed UP by such expectation thru many
dull years in which she, an orphan, lived
at her aunt's, whose daughter was al
ways given precedence. At last some
thing happened. Captain Jack Linaere
proposed to her and she accepted him. not
loving him a particle, but Jacks uncle
had ordered him to marry some girl to
save his money allowance and Christian
really pitied Jack, and she wanted a
Fchange-she was so lonely at he aunt's--
and then no one but this man wanted her.
So Christian, who had pretty hair and a
fascinating smile, took Jack, who was
suddenly ordered off with his regiment to
fight the Beers in South Africa, and was
married to him in the village church just
before he left for the war, leaving his
little bride with his family, his brother
having invited her to stay with any friend
she chose In pretty country place be-
longing to him. Then Christian had to
get acquainted with her husbands people
and the little woman worked her way
into their hearts. Afterwhile Jack was
reported killed in battle and Christian s
heart stood still awhile. But Jack was
Christian adjusted herself to that fact Is
well told. .-.r
THE WINGS OF THE MORNING. By Louis
| Tracy, author of ''The Final War; etc. New
| York: Edward J. Clode. 1856 Fifth avenue.
| Minneapolis: N. Mccarthy. Price, $3.50.
| This book is positively irresistible. 1t
! can't be pooh-poohed as "only a sort of
| Crusoe tale When the big steamship
| ''Sirdar'' was wrecked in a typhoon on a
| reef in the China sea only two people sur
| vived the catastrophe and got ashore half
| dead-Miss Iris Deane and Captain Robert
| Anstruther, late of the army Of India.
| They found themselves on an island where
| food and water were abundant and traces
| of previous visitors were found. The cap
| tain took kindly care of Miss Deane, who
adjusted herself to the new environage
and a fairly comfortable home was made
with the aid of material from the wrecked
ship. Cases Of rifles and cartridges were
| found in abundance and the landing OF
| Malayan pirates on two occasions brought
| this war material into successful use. I'm
mense wealth in gold and other minerals
was discovered. It was not unnatural
that these two should, in the course Of
time, fall in love with each other, anc
that feature of the story is well told
| Anstruther had saved her and brought
her to shore when, the "Sindar" was
wrecked, and Miss Deane had effectively
come to his rescue when a devil fish haC
wrapped some Of his @tentacles about him
IAfterwhile, a British warship dropped an
Choir off the island just in time to save
the two from a fierce onslaught Of Malays
and Miss Deane's father, Sir Arthur
! Deane, was on board Anstruther ant
Miss Deane secured legal title to the
island and became multi millionaires and
of course. were duly married The wrecl
of the ''sirdar" proved merry thing FOL
| these two. The story beats "Robinsor
1 Crusoe" all to pieces. But, Of course, Il
might have been stupid enough if Mis-:
Deane had not been one of the survivors
The presence of a woman makes a ire
mendous difference in all things mundane