The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-12

sorblngly so. Thcrc Is a girl In Il
ready and willing to console Crook Tor his
failure in the diamond ll,in1, but siie is
of SO little importance that VIC had al
most forgotten her existence.
Briefer Mention.
"A ccverly written story having to do
with q German Princess, Il hrainF, lfi;iu-E
lent, noblc-born scamp, also from, tho
sfathcrand. and a young--n very young
Icngllshnnn. TO whom Is awarded the
simple task OF Keeping the first trio from
carrying out their Intention OF marrying.
IL recountcd In THE Custodian"
jUTolt, New York;. The Princess has been
Ernsticated In the western highlands OF
Scotland and Count Darndorf's youthful
secretary Is sent to see that her vagrant
q lover is made to keep, away The lover
turns UP there too. however. and he
sees all he wants to OF the princess
through the simple device OF trIcklng the
young EnKlishman into thinking that
somebody else Is the princess. and that
the real princess Is only the princess 3
Egovernesy. On one occasion Wilhelm and y
Nina nctually 90 Quite he married. but
fortunately do not succeed in locating q s
3parson. Eventually the young English-
man meets success In his mission In the
most satisfactory way In the world. and
littlo discovery rs TO his own birth
removes all bar to the contamination Of It,
Mr.. Meth Boyce's Folly OF Others.
contains a long story or novelette,, and
eight short oncs.@ The long one, about q
millionaire who marries his 'typesriter.is
we'll enough written, but makes no par
tacular point that we have been able 70
ferret out. and drifting along to an end
without an ending, leaves no impression
on the readers mind. and fades from e
memory about as soon as he lays this
volume down. There is another about q
girl who. angered by her lovers prospec-
tive departure for the West, swears >neYer
10 leave her house again till she is car
ried out. Twenty years later the lover
returns. prosperous gentleman ap-
preaching middle age, and with heart
n1arvclously still set along It's early lines.
fulfslls the necessary conditions by Y
#'.toting". the obstinate maiden bodily over
her threshold. That Is all there Is TO
this story. Mr.. Boyce's failing seems to II
be an indifference toward securing plots i
that will hold his readers Interest.
THE Russians arc much in the eye OF
the world to-day, and John Oxenhams
Hearts in Exile" (Dodd, Mead Co. New i
York \ Bell Book and Stationery Company,
must prove donbly Interesting because y
deals with social and political conditions
II Russia and Siberia. The story Is full
of fire and p.c.uresquencss. and the In
ttcrest Is continuous and well sustained.
.~rhe Prisoner OF A1adamoselle" ~
II. C. Page 81 and Company. Bos
ton: Bell Book and Stationery Company a
comes .from the virtle pen OF. CHAR
g. D. Roberts. Tie scene OF the story
is laid in scgniory Of Cheticamp. near
Port Royal, Acadia, and has to do with
The adventures OF an American officer,
who IS accidentally left In the land OF his
enemies and ends by running away from
his Acadian prison with the Governors
niece Tho romance is bright and well
told and does credit to the versatility Of
Mr.. Robcrts's talent.
Harris Bnrlands Princess Thora..
E(Little. Brown g. Co.. Boston, btll f'ooK
and Stationery Co, sounds IN me rea1 :,
ms like leaves from a new volume OF
Tie Arabian Nights series. ,,I3hougll a. x
together Improbable II is very entertain
Ing and gives ones mind fresh foou
for imagination about the mysteries "
the North Pole. Its surroundings. its M
discovered lands and people, MT. bnr-
lands style Is somewhat like Rider Hag
CARDS, and his Imagination seems ineS
laustiblc in resources and fertility o. ~
vcntlon.
Mrs Frances Ilodgson Burnett through y
NlcC lurc. Phillips 4 Co., New \ ORR, StE 'e1l
Book and Stationery COD. has put ~
other Of her charming volumes 81 ch '.- "
drcn's stories into book form TINS one y
called .ln the Closed Room, and y
exceedingly pathetic, with < delicate
charm OF characterization that pelofS z.
especially TO Mrs. Burnett.
..1hc Dream Bag" by Winfred Agnes
Haldanc, is from Laird & Ice, OF en-
cago, through the. Bell Book and Station.
cry Company and Is one OF ING n ~.
charming Of the autumn ptplcat ions -.
little people. ,ra.,.,,o Il.
g rns am s'e e. G 4snse s'm 81 ,nn,ssSSssy
h bsen p a ana Sy
sknis lor s lie 9ss XirSn'ta
A very u vsa;bie as bsns result Of q
Accurate ,se vi and skilled on gineer and . 4, Az
ished scholar. It is Illustrated VIII. orig,
nIl maps, drawings and photo og ,nnre and and
ie 1ri 7 Se1r approaches Mr. Yonse's
heo ssr RsnF T. e o unaassdsnsa t h Ma
llon.' cannot be too highly estima y ana \
commended from.nvo point Of vleW
Stuae ea ana pa aah
3tcntton in Han,iito,t Wright Mahin's Ma +
st,lrc Culture" Dodd. Mead and Company,
New York; Bell Book and STATIONERY
The book is a fine example Of scholarly
writing topography and ILLUSTRATION, and
should find q place on tho shelves OF all
complete reference libraries,
Two books that deserve special con.-
.mentiatory mention are Bliss cnlman,s
<"Friendship of Art" and Julia DC WolT
5Addison's "Classic 7. Myths ~ All
h,nuoLt an Il, holiday editions by H. G,
J'age and Company, of Boston, Bliss
caTn7an, nature l6Yer and poet. Is one
OF the most beautiful writers Of prose q, ~
mind turns Ia tho ''Kinship 81 atmre"
Aid tho ,'TMendship o Art Tho Clas,
Sc MYTHS. as exemplhed ~ art re ,,nat
q ST which the world j. never Tired 8
az nearing, ono 10 which the mind tr-
istinct!vely turns az 10 q source of4unr
failing Inspiration and eXultation,