The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09
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THE GEoRa1ANs. BY Will y. liar.
ben. S3s PIP. s150. Harper anu
| Brothers, New York.
That Abner Daniel is still alive and de-
cidedly furnishing is the pleasant tilings
conveyed by Mr.. 1Iarben's latest book,
s"srhe Gdorgians." Abncr shows liut tho
slightest symptoms or approaching scnlle
decay, and Ills big heart remains as big and
as warm as of yorc. In the present story
lie Is Chiefly busted IN securing the az
quittal OF old 81 arren, who Is In jail
under sentence Of death for murder; but
lie finds tinio between wliiles to bring
about d reconciliation between Hem y
Vaughn, tho obnoxious Afroplile, and
his inisjudged son, Eric, and to run out
Of town n schemng Yankee rascal named
Bowman. NC 81 iga&
Bowman was noninally cooperating
with, old Henry Vaughn ii, the build
Ing OF a negro cole for which Vaughn
was to supply the necessary funds. HIS
real plan however, was to- sc IN. large
section Of that genteHan's bank account
into his hands, and tl,ercaftersSto fit
away to pastures new. Abncf rca DIS Bow
man like a book Z On page LID, we fino
him saying: s3 n q. q Sc lS "a &
II tell you, Henry Vaughn never Will
do anything anybody else wants him to
do. I1c hain't Sa-goin' to ouildfno Niger
college, no how, and endow 1t with money
that ort to go to one Q the likeliest:
boys ever knowed-a boy tllats been a
little wild. like Henry was lisself, but
a boy that's got tho biggest heart and
finest soul / ever run across. Henry
Vaughn hainti n-goilr'g to do that Jest TO-
crafty o monetary spite, while he's been
jagged on to 1T by somebody with a
big, dull $nxe to grind. u s q u !.
Tho allusion here wasN sufficiently OBJ
;vious. 1lndt Bowman st,lrtcd. rs few,
pages later he observes Il 5.a
Il feel, Mr. Daniel hi, said, that you
are against this college "a am going to
erect."SI s gs II, !; 5sgs IL rs s5 81 a
oh, no, 7Abncr said indifferently, u
don't care Il red cent how many schools!
You build, butSI 'miagin$n anybody maxim
Eric vaughn ali his gentle old NANNY
put up one, Jest to suit a man that comes
along from God only knows wllar 70
pick I'D what cnsll56lle Gun find lynn
around. Shucks! 81 You won't find me
mealy-mouthcd anything. I'm sagin
you, Bowman, dead agin YOU.
Bowman palcd, and he had good reason
to. 1,atcraon III the story, when Abncr
has lad the opportlnity to get together
he throws, them In the face OF the builder
or negro colleges at the Ii psycholog
when lle has ten thousand doll
lars OF Vnugfns cash st owed y away III
his grip. with long ticket bought for g
other climes. Vaughn's mo- eyjtWcilt. BACK OK
into the bank. Bowman z departed q hss
gracefully as q lle might. and no negro
college was built That 5ayear. Z.
8 This episode. however, Is merely a. SIDE
issue. Tho real story, ms we have already
intimated, lies In Abner's efforts to obtain
first x rcprlcvc and then an q cquittal 8 Tor
poor old Warren.
,Thn subplot IS found In the unhappy
loyo OF Eric Vaughn. which turns out
the end, fter5 all s8 High society
is represented by Carlton Blathwalt ana
others or Eric's friends, and this part
or tho story is notably less well done;
Mr. IIarbe,l writes very pleasantly and
IN silv about Abner and what some might
call the lower walks Of life, but becomes
rather stiff and atiltcd il reporting the
aud do!ngs of4people OF req req
couture ';5fy, 'Thef ieorgiais be very
welcome, however. to all the admlrers 3,ol
=. Asher Daniel,'' and should Salso max
now friends to the creator p tSWbrtll y;
THE EAGLES SHADOW. Written by
James Branch Cabell.E Illustrated by
VIII CRETE and 3derora ted by Blanche
Ostertag. published BY the Page
Doubleday Company. ofBaNews y ork.
and for sale blythe BELL Book and
Stationery Company. Id Il
4 William Heipeman and sCon1pany aoI
Bedford Square, 1yond on. who "a re MI.
Cabell,sy trans atlantic publishers. char
acteriza his book as "a first novel by
one of the most promising American
writer's. r Tho notice. goes OF, to say
that l"Mr. Cabell5 is literary cousin 10
Thomas Nelson Page Ellen Glasgow. and
Anel.n Rives. His story Is a light COM
cdy Of love concerning the suitors .pfEn}
great heress in an old Nirainia home,
hut the charm lies in the telling, rather
than the tale. MI. Caloell has g; perfect
style, sparkling with a scintllating Wit
lust suitable tothe subject. AlreadY9thei
publishers have been requested to send
out second edition OF The Eagles
Shadow. sst va ~ ss3s g;&+E33i%%
il. may be OF Interest 10 Virginia read
5ers With whom localism counts forSmuch
to know through his Richmond reviewer
that Mr.. Cabell really uses for his -ra-i
production of "selwodcn tho picture of
an historic Virginia ! mansion who're no!
once spent many happy hours. The per-.
sonages of@his story. too. are al really
drawn from8Slife, Perhaps yTsolne fair
Virginia girl will find 2llcrs counterpart in
Margaret ILugonin md ncknoW ledge the
skill and fidelity with whlclSsHesis de-
pcted In "The Eagles. Shadow" Per-.
laps Billy Woods In sturdy everyday life,
and consciousness may slllesfand BLUSH
consciously over the Billy WOODS, evoked
by the clevcrness Of Mr., Cabells Inagi-i
nation and pen. Al all events III Ein-,
creases Interest and stimulates curiosity
for one to feel that, In coming face TO
face with book friends, one may be ut
once taking Zip IN old mountaineering
afresh and not learning slowly to like
utter strangers
"The Eagles Shadow" Is thoroughly.
and entirely modern, The "mouldy past,
has no hold upon it whatever. Vigorous
young life brlms 1t over. All$tho fads
and fances OF the day and hour are
therein exploited through their respec-i
tive devotees and exponents. ts.S
Mr.. Helneman calls the book "a light
comedy OF love" Ills criticism is par
TALLY. not wholly correct. for5tho comedy
Dis a strong piece OF realism Intended
to show the influence and 20 wer. of money
upon American social life .rrha Eagles
Shadow" is that cast hy9tha Eagle OF
the almighty American dollar. and tho
comedy turns 10 something very like
tragedy, when Mr. Cabcll gives utter!