The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-16

| is fnlI,. told The veil is drawn aside
I from lis domestic relations and his az
ititude during his fathers illness ana az
tho time of his death Is accounted ior'
the writer showing all almost pnss,ohale
] loyalty In her defence Of William. a,'t'
all equal measure OF abhofrelice LOT VIZ
| party who opposed him.
/ rho manner iii which William met the
! heavy responsibilities which fell upon
| him by tho death Of his grandfather
| and fatl,sr. tho wisdom no cvinccd IN
cutting himself loose from the doinnah'
| Influence of Bismarck. the conscientious
fashion in which he has governed MS
,cople, developed the German Army ana
Navy. and strNcn for the best Interests
OF his Fatheifand, are very Sraphlca.'iS
and vividly told. williams pursuits
rccrca tons, accomplishments anu ili',''T
mol, of lifc are fully and Thoroughly &c
scribed and commented upon.
MANY interesting European personages
| aud events are introduced in the pages
~ ..rmnerator ct Rex - special and
beautiful tribute is paid to KAISER "
| helm l. and To the present German '''i@
nross. whose devotion and falthluiness
| 1, her husband and whose auinlraple
! qualities as home keeper and lno'ner' arc
! dwelt upon al length
,rhe closing paragraphs OF q DOOR ma ls !,
from beginning to end Is defense anu
culogv OF a great ruler anu srca.
! statesman. run thus: IL.
"Willtam.s chief method of making his
people love him has been 70 maze n,'. '
so,f more and more worthy OF ttla'
rrcnt loyc-an odd, old fashioned ttcorS
nf ar,ipn, but tho only onc that makes
,hs Norma nencc Of love possible.
crime better than any pen, De ~ seVe'
~ c,nrincng will show what Germany
may. what all Europc--has galheu ltou.
| no advent upon the scene OF W il'ia'l,
II n man whom so many stu pers's,
,,.,,rnl,v 10 nisreprcscnt. lie has mad
| ,hrourhout tie courage of his oplnlol',
dsdaining that of the world; ne hns r.sh n,
ali 10 reach his aim, sparllE hel'ilel no ~.
/ time, his strength. nor ms pans
| night or by day, and ms rc"a'u = ~
.inst w,thin his hand. Who Will dare 70
- =. thnt IL is not wcll-earned?
13AD,ER OF SWORDS. By Sir Gil
- horI parker Published by Harper
ana brothers, OF New York and Lon.
lon lror sale BY the Bell BOOK ana
stationery Company.
! The key to The title or TINS ncWe =.
/ hnnk bv a popular author is found ~
J M sentence. taken from woman
| icttcr. con every height there lies re-
nosc and so must we stlll Pl,e climbing
| I'M. alas! i have been climbing iauuc4
! Of swords these many wears.
me scene Of the story is laid partly
81 ueliers in the isle OF jersey. ana
nartlv at the English court In the hllHa-
| bcthnn period. The romance concerns
two Hugucnot lovers, Angelo Aupert alo
| Michael de la Foret, who escape IRON
their enemies in France, and, after many
i trials and dangers. are welded uhael
thc nrotcctioa Of Elizabeth at south
| ampton, in England, returning to speno
| their welded lives ut St. Heliers:
no many who have admired the fresh
! ness and vigor In tone of Gilbert Park
| cr's previous publications a .i.aoue'
| of Swords must prove distinct dis-
! appointment 1t lacks the color ana pig
! turesnl,eness, which have always MADE
| Cir Gilbert Parker individual as q writ
or ana its conclusion is plainly am arts
lie blunderE without excuse or remedy.
! PERTAINS the strongest feature OF the
| novel is the characterization OF Eliza
! hctb THE great English queen has beer
| often portrayed with the surrounding
| Of pomp and power. She seems plte'
| Gus figure, when she Is described rs
lonely and distrustfu Of all around her
with the shadow Of. age and the burden
Of swlft-conling years dtmming the
brightness Of her pathway.
TRAITOR AND I-OYALIsT. BY Henry
Ilitchell Webster. 3lS PIP. 81 50. Ihe
Macmillan Co. New York.
In the new book by the author OF '"The
Barker and The Bear" we are not quite
sure whether the title Is meant to refer
10 two distinct characters in the story
| or whether, it is to be understood th;l,
| the personalities of both :Trator anc
I.oyalist'' are united IN the single identit!
| OF Martin Carver, Of the well-knoWl
| ship-owning family OF that name. In a
| story SO good as this, however, we sllal
| not quarrel with a possible vagueness OF
| title. III doesn't make much difference
| The subtitle is "The Man Who Fount
| His Country and this unquestionnblS
refers to Martin. Martin was Il traitor
without Knowing lt--a kind OF uhcoh
-scious renegade. The truth Of the mat
ter was, as Celia Townley is clevc,
| enough to perceive, that Martin was no
| really n traitor to his country, for TN
| simple reason that he had no country
| In this respect he rcscmblcd the man II
! Dr. Hales famous story but from quite
! il diTerent56caus The only countr!
| Martin had ever had was his father:
| fleet, and lie was as loyal to that as
l man we'll could be- When the interest:
| Of the fleet happened to clash with Those
/ of his country proper. there was neve
even, any conscious Gea!sion, Martin
simply went on sailing his fathers ship
/ The event that threw Martins com
rnercal instinct into conflict with hi
patriotism, or, more accurately, viii
the spot where his patriotism shonlt
1 have been, was the outbreak Of the CiNl
| War. Trade was Immediately stagnatcd
The public at large. here and abroad
were inclined TO smile NJ Il blockade
thousand miles long but-it blockadcd
A -shrewd Iiibernan, one Odclll pointed
out the profits awaiting the snip skill
z ful enough 10 get through the blockad
Ing squadron TO Il Southern port, wit
n cargo, say OF assorted munitions 0
war; billed as hardware, After tire
successful trips, he observed with trutl
ono could afford TO lose her the fourth
The trick was to get the man VIII
could carry the thing through. IN
choice fell upon Martin, and he ccl
tainly developed Notwithstanding quail
Y ties that were second TO none. Whining
} ton. Del, Was the port Martin made
land financially 1t turned out to be sue
a positive mint that Mr. Odell, the nj
thor of the idea, was overIoycd. NJ
Len f,olI.. l,nveycra Cola wa. "a, Soutl