The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-19
rH n lady or LOYALTY I1ousn BY

and debonr1air, was Hercules Mailman, ex-
bucoaneer. lema1l-advcnturcr, ana
soldier Of fortune everywhere. Return-
ing To Hardy village one october evening
In 1919 from, many a strange doing over
seas, he came upon dolngs IN ENGLAND
that we're hardly less strange; for not
far away In Cambridge "a f,issy gentle.
man, a Mr.. CROMWELL, member for that
place had ofllciously pushed the inter-
ests Of the Parliament by raising troops
Of volunteers and laying violent hands
upon tho university plate" King or Par
liza ment, It was all one to Halfnlan. But
one thing was certain--''clearly his In
tended character OF pipe smoking. nle-
drinking citizen was wholly irlsultcd to
the coming play. Wherefore, In jiffy,
he had abandoned II, and now stood. In
evltnbly. as naked as II plucked fowl,
while he considered what costume no
should wear and what character he should
choose to Interpret"
Politically and opindonatlvcly Mailman
was as We have suggested, as colorless
ms "a glass OF water, as passive as n verb.
In tho matter of assuming n role for his
new lfe In England. his mind had to
consider only the fun Of the thing. OF
causes, rights, and wrongs, lattlc rocked
he; but, TO say one thing In his favor, his
worst enemy could not deny that Half
man knew pretty girl when he saw one.
In this department Of universal knowl-
edge he had strong opinions OF his own,
and, therefore, 1t will be no surprise to
find him. before the story Is many pages
old, enlisted heart and soul in the SER
vlco Of the beautiful Lady Briiliana, OF
Hardy, the Lady OF Loyalty House. and
as ardent a cavalier as ever doffed
plumcd hat.
Halfman, gay rascal that he Is, Is not
the breed from which we Like to mako
hcrocs Of tales OF love and brave deeds,
and Lady Br!lliana, as he knows is
not for him. But soon Hardy Hall as
a known 11ot-bed and centre OF royalistic
enthusiasm, Is stormed by a squad OF
parliamentary soldiers, and In the course
Cloud, is taken prisoner by Briliana and
her tr1lsty Lieutenant Huffman. Now,
Evander Is your lover Of true mettle..
Whether It were cracking poor Sir.
.Blaise's head in a friendly bout with
the gcudgels. or instrucung Mistress Sat-
chel IN the Spanish manner Of grilline
capons, nono showed to such shining adj
vantage as the handsome young Round
head. And In three days. Brill!ana whose
loyalism had been her chicfcst pride and
boast. knew, without shame. that she
loved the kings bitter enemy.
It Is not to be expected, however. as
EBrs luana said, that love could In a. trjce
solder such hoytilities as this. There are
complications. serious ones, and Evan
der's llfe Is for some time in dire jeop-
ardy.E Even the royal pardon from
Charless ownZilps did not settle the mat
ter, thanks 70 the conspiracy Of jealous
rivals; and that he might save the lover
OF the LADY he. himself loved, It fell out
that Huffman played new part, part
llo had MAYER yet played, the modest,
most heroic OF all.
A gallant and charming tale, told most
agreeably. and.written with much beauty
and delicacy.
AT HOME WITH THE JARDLNEs. BY.
Lillian Bell. 32o PIP sl.5o. L. c. Page
& CO.. Boston.
\ Tho little mssadventures and pleasures
that come to a young married couple
during their first year OF housekeeping
IN a New York apartment house are
brightly and entertainingly recounted by
Miss Bell in Sat Home With the jar
Dimes One thing that annoyed them
right away was the agents theory that
an apartment ought to be steam ted
by date rather than by temperature. It
is we'll understood metropolitan regula-
ton, quoth he, that apartment house fur
naces receive their initial stoke OF the
season on November 18th. The Jardines,
5blue-nosed and shivering, couldn't sec 1t
at all. When the thermometer hits AZ
they pack a bag and go to the Waldorf.
taking only a moderate priced room and
bath. in order to make 4 reasonable case
OF it. There they stayed till the fiat
warmed up, and though the board bill was
only 81 tho astonished agent intimated
that he would see Aubrey most anywhere
lie could name before he'd tl1ink OF pay
ing It, AS to which Of the two gentle
mon It was who eventually reimbursed
-tha--lsotel for the loan OF its room, the
reader will have to find out for himself.
But anyway, Aubrey naane became a by
word among nat agents throughout tho
land, and after that he could have steam,
heat whenever ne felt inclined.
There Is an old serving woman In the
stories, who, for motherliness and all;
round friendly familiarity, is about the
extreme. Some Of her conduct and much
of her conversation seems slightly be-
yond the bounds of probability, There
are fourteen stories In the volume, many
OF which have already appeared in. va
rious magazines, and oil OF them are
clever. entertaining and readable. Q
iGlimpses arc given from time to- time Of
..nthe. Jinmies," whose moro extended ac-,
,auadntance Miss Bells readers made III, an
.earlierrvolulne. 53a55, til e.,
PAINTED SHADOWS. BY Richard lie
n c;alliennc, $50 Up. s1.5o. Little. Brown
s & Co., Boston,
Z Typical examples of Mr.. LIE Gulllenne's
work are Tho twelve sketches and stories
just published under the name Of Paint
ed Shadows" Mr.. Ite Gallicnno's style
and manner are quite distinctive and all
his own. Those who admire his method
will like Painted Shadows, and those
who DON'T wouldn't read 1t for pay; and
that's about all there Is to be said about
this book Readers are likely to split
pretty sharply over Mr., Lc Gallenne.
Many find in him nothing but wcarylng
5preciosity, artlnclallty. strained rhapsody
over-scntimentality and sheer sham; they
find him, III short, quite insufferablo,
Others. again, who have a leaning to-,
ward the sentimental, are loud In thcir|
praises of his beautiful style. Though
ono may reasonably object to this writer's
choice OF subjects, his mental bent pnd
his dawdllng sweetnesses. It is certainly
true that Mr. La Gallienno Is an adnltra-
BILE user OF language, and thnt he writes
exceedingly we'll. It's difficult, however,
to dlssect the written page In that way,
op5 so IVA q ra now 'hrOlleht hack to Ollr