The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-23

EhEsHt author of "The Common Lot,
5sWsa has been associate professor
of rhetoric in Chicago uni
versity since 1895. He was born at
Cambridge. Mass, in 1868, and gradu-
ated from Harvard in 1890. For three
wears he was instructor in rhetoric at
the Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
nology. before going to the University
of Chicago, '.The Man Who Wins, his
first book. attracted the attention OF
the critical. THE Gospel of Freedom
showed that Mr. Herrick was nov
effst of power, depth and purpose. His
reputation was increased by 'The Web
of Life $1,000 and by 1.-The Real
World" Q9OI. "The Common Lot"
Just published after it's serial run, is
tale of modern Chicago and of the
corruption by dishonesty of rising
young architect due to his desire to
accumulate wealth faster than is pos
sible by the legitimate practice Of his
profession-to escape the common lot
of mankind and to enjoy the special
privileges OF wealth.
There are certain signs that realism
is not holding its own and that the
reading public is becoming weary OF
sordid details and quite willing to fore
go them if it can have pleasant sur
Toundings for the heroine and a happy
finish. The mystic tales which are
so popular just now, and OF when
Kipling and Mrs. Burnett have recent
" given us notable examples, are also
signs of which way the literary wind is
blowing. and it is quite evident that the
ideal is to reign for a time. Evidence
of this comes in the news of book
which will shortly. appear written by
an Englishwoman, Miss Evelyn I'm
defhiIl. a bookbinder by profession.
is called THE Gray World" and
she says that it is a novel with pur-
pose, the latter. being to yindicate the
pefa1t of view of the idealist and mys-
tic point of view which the writer
claims has been much ridiculed and
seldom championed in fiction. She
thinks that the common sense view of
the world is lust as absurd as that OF
the visionary, wnen looked at with
equally unprejudiced eyes, and those
raatter-of- fact persons who never see
the ideal in anything, are quite as
good subjects for satire. This novel
point of view of the English writer will
certainly attract some attention ana
her book will be read with interest.
She has taken the stand in it referred
to and gives us a view of the world as
it appears in the eyes of the 1deallst
who yet retains a sense OF humor,
saving grace no matter what the point
of view The subject of mysticism is
also somewhat touched upon in this
original book.
Emerson Hough. whose portrait ap-
pears on this page, is well known IN
this city, which he usually visits every
year, and is a writer and editor OF eX-
Derience. He is the author of "The
Mississippi Bubble a story which at
tracted much attention, and is the ed
itor of Outing, and in this way well
known to lovers of the strenuous life.
A new book by him has just been sent
out by his publishers entitled The
Law of the Land" 1t has nothing to
do with jurisprudence, as its name
might indicate but is a story OF the
aDplication of AngIo-SaXon law to the
race question in the South. The book
IS bound to be much discussed, as the
points involved are uppermost just now
and any calm discussion of the sub
iect pro and con will do no harm.
There are few matters upon Which
men differ so radically as upon TINS
very subject Of race, and If Mr.. Hough
does not help toward solution OF the
vexed ouestions-and we do not say he
does not-his point of view and ideas
will be interesting at all events.
The. oueen,s Advocate-By Arthur W,
Marchmont Frederick A. Stokes COM
Dany For sale by st. Paul Book ana
Stationery company:
The reader who likes a stirring tale
of adventure in which the incidents
follow each other on every page from
first TO last. should by all means OBJ
tain this book. Mr.. Marchmont estab-
Iished his reputation for this sort OF
thing when he wrote, When L was
Gar" and his fame will not suf1er
from. this latest example. When we
meet the hero of the story, Chase f.
RargZyyn. millionaire and mine owner,
American. of course, he is looking after
SOME mining interests in the Bosnian
hills He has a small company of ma
tive Iaborers with him, but realizes
his danger in being completely at the
mercy of his followers. To compncate
matters he hears some shots, on the
second page, and sees a beautiful girl
pursued and fired upon by several
men. The hunted and the hunters are
ali mounted, but of course BergWyn
rescueS the girl single-handed and
takes her pursuers captive. He shuts
the girl up in his hut and turns the
captives over to his men, although he
has misgivings as to their sympathies
in the matter. The heroine is naughty
and disagreeable at first. will give no
account of herself or tell who she is,
but the plot thickens rapidly by the
escape of one of the captives who in
forms the others that he is going to
give the alarm. After this things hap
pen in quick succession and taking the
girl with him. Bergwyn starts for the
nearest town and what did not occur
to them on the road in the way of ad-
venture and narrow escapes, is not
known 10 the imagination of man. OF