The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-16

Susan Crawford is a girl who has had
few or no opportunities to improve her.
self, except those which nature offers.
sIhOse,g however, she has made the, most
or so that she reaches asrnarriag eable age
with a mind more than usually well stored
with things that lend charm to character
this added to personal attractions not at
all inconsiderable Among her friends is
Darnley Stair, "a good fool spoilt by
CLEANS of intelligence" to use the descrip-
ton of another character in, the book He
is a young man of certain interesting
qualities, and Susan finds pleasure in
his company but does not love him.
DAILY" Ca nickname which fits Darnley
admirably proposes to Susan in this wise:
Susan said Daily suddenly, and Susan
started. stopped, raised her eyes to his for
moment, and then backed against the wall and
stood stock-still. with her hands in her muf,
her eyes on the ground and her heart beating
very fast mt;, 1T will be awful here without
away before was like year You're not going
away again? Don't be frightened; there's a
good girl; I'm not going ito eat: You see.
Miss Observation-Disclosures dear-the plain fact
is that have spoken to your uncle, who, with
his usual tact (you fancy the way it was
DONE can't your said plainly that If you'd
marry me he'd take me into partnership. There's
my fortune made, you see. Do it for my sake
do, Susan, do I'd be SO happy-Id be such
much better man if you'd do it. I love you
So he ended lamely In a way that touched
T.!
On the outcome Of that proposal chow
widely different from that of John
Blanchemain to Maria Dolores, as re-
corded in yesterday JournalD hangs
! the tragedy of the book, and it. is a rather
| ugly tragedy, too, but not coarsely told:
on the contrary. rather. strongly told and
! brought out strikingly tho merely. an
| everyday tragedy Of a heart burdened
| for life thru the sins of another. The
book is not one to keep one in suspense
from cover to cover nor Of rapid fire
ecstatic thrills. It is, in fact, without
single such thrill; it is sombre, appar-
emily written for the purpose Of enforcing
the lesson: with thought, with the ideal,
is immortal hilar!ty, the rose of joy
Yet the lesson is not obtrusive That
comes near the end quite as an Incl
dental bit of moralizing.
| my Friend Prospero'' and 1.-THE Rose
of Joy'' have been brought together by
a "to be continued link, simply at the
whim Of the column, because they are SO
utterly unlike, and are such sharply de-
fined examples of the novel as an express
preston of twentieth century life. Both
portray Sfe, the former, perhaps, only rare
| episodes and those slightly highly colored
| but still not unknown episodes; the latter
the harsh and too ctN1mon life; the former
those moments which, holding no bitter
ness need no healing; the lattei the life
/
where to save itself from becoming Who'll
ly embittered.
| (To be continued)
J. Pierpont Morgan has bought the
original manuscripts Of Byron's "Corsair'
and Lytton's "Pompeii'' for $4,000 from
Mrs. Cleland Of Stormount castle, Count,
/ Down, Ireland.
'New Light on the Life of Jesus" is the title
of new book by DR.. Charles A. Briggs. which
| is sure to provoke a great deal Of discussion
1t bears the Scribner imprint.
Thoroly, revised, in new dress, will
many words of recent coinage embodied il
its pages, the new modern Websters die
tionarys will undoubtedly greatly increas'
it's present large popularity. The bool
4 contains 10000 words and definitions, anf
is a handy lexicon for district schools
] home, shop and office.
/ MERELY Mary Ann, MI. ZangwilTs now IA
4 nous novelette, will be published next week
by the Macmillan company in a large edition II
paper covers. The play which Mr. Zangwil
made from his book has had so great success
that 1t has called for the publication of the
story In a volume by itself Hitherto 'tMerely
Mary Ann has appeared only in the collection
of short stories by Mr. Zangwill, entitled, ''Tht
Grey Wig
The Century, in an early number, will begi1
a serial novel by Edwin Markham. $50 Mr.
Markham is going to drop into prose?r vol
say. Not at all. The novel is to be in verse
1 and will run thru five numbers Of the maya
zine. 1t deals with the adventures of Ponce d.
Leon. This is certainly a new departure. NJ
magazine that I know Of has ever printed
rfo NJ ctn tn, y-o,.c m, it,