Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02

with her On her weary way as peddler OF
her pretty needlework She was dying Of
that he. ''lrr Angelo would ind a home in
the Clockett household. So she fed from
him. leaving him there and for a time he
was regarded as an alien. a nuisance: a
menace to the well-ordered peace Of the
Clockett establishment. an intruder, even
while Mrs. Clockett waited. with impa-
thence. for the completion of arrangements
for his transfer to an institution. Then
Angelo fell sick. and. thanks to the strategy
of Eliza, young daughter of this stern.
methodical woman. he was saved from an
even speedier Journey to the home.
Then entered the country doctor. always
type of the wise man among the lgno-
rant, arbiter of human destinies and healer
of more than physical ills. And through
his Intervention not only was Angelo spared
the terrors of an institutional life. but
great joy came to the woman. He was as
messenger from the higher powers. that
choose their own time for the develop
ment of the latent qualities Of people. If
Angelo does not make his own way into
the hearts of every one who reads about
him. those immune from his infectious ma
ture are hard indeed and beyond present
hope. The story has infinite tender
ness and pathos. 1t is a remarkably eff
fective tale of the tardy awakening Of
true mother love-
THE DIARY OF A MUSICIAN. Edited by
Dolores Marbourg Bacon Pictures by II. Lati-
mer Brown; deeoru lions by Chas. Edw. Hooper.
rev 1Ork: Henry Holt & Co. Washington:
William Ballantyne & Sons.
II ever such a person existed as this
Musician. he must have been an ex-
ceedipgly uncomfortable man to have
around. without the slightest sense of
moral responsibility. without any conception
of the combining requirements of modern so
ciety. In this diary. the authenticity of
which Is of no particular Importance, he
talIS Of
child. He is. in fact. never adult He is
always young, painfully. shockingly young.
His affairs are not always picturesque.
Some are vulgarly raw. He himself seems
to see them through tinted mist of ro-
nance and what he calls love. Sought
after by hysterical women the touring vio-
linist with great reputation welcomes
them without distinction. without hesita-
ton. without compunction. The story of his
development to sembance of moral de-
cency is occasionally interesting. usually
productive of wonder whether the spirit of
Mary MacLane in its most erotic phases
has not descended upon the creator of this
work.
HIGH NOON. By Alice Brown. author of '.Tv-
erton Tales" &c. Boston Houghton MifHn &
Co. Washington: William Baliantyne & Sons
Miss Brown Is widely regarded as one of
the leading writer's of short stories in the
American field of letters. Her style is es-
pecially adapted to that form of fiction 1t
takes hold of the reader, makes him think,
gives him something substantial to think
about. and at the same time does not over
tax his imagination in an effort to find the
real focal thought of the tale In this col
lection of stories, twelve in number, this
quality appears in all They are stories
about the kind of people who are to be
found everywhere. There is nothing pecul-
iarly local about them. They are intelli-
gent people. capable of feelings and in the
main holders of ideals. A deeply reveren-
tial spirit pervades the narratives. a poetic
vein is frequently discernible. and withal
dramatic quality which brings each story
to its most effective climax. There and
Here Is wierd study in the supernatural
and Is perhaps the best of the dozen.
THE BOOK OF SCHOOL AND COLLEGE
SPORTS. BY Ralph Henry Barbour. author
of Behind the Line" &c With the editorial
assistance of Ralph d. Paine Edward N. Rob-
inson. W. a. Schick. Jr.. X. T. Abercrombie
and others. Illustrated New York: d. Apple
ton & Co.
In this well-prepared volume are given the
playing rules governing the games of foot
ball. base ball. lacrosse. ice hockey and
lawn tennis and the track and field athletics
now most in vogue. There are also given,
in compact form. valuable suggestions to
beginners to the best methods of train
ing and play These explanations of how
spectator, for with the detailed facts al
ready generally known to every on-iooker
at the sports of today are given many point
ers as to inside play" team work and
other features which are usually discussed
only oy participants. The book. however
Is essentially guide to those who expect
to take part in contests on the gridron, the
diamond. the rink. the lacrosse field or the
track. 1t is eminently practical in all re-
spects ard its illustrations, reproduced from
photogra pts of the sports in actual prog
reSs, are instructive and interesting. Rec
ords of intercollegiate contests in the vari-
Gus sports appended, with blank pages
for additional records.
THE MAGNETIC NORTH. By Elizabeth Rob-
ms &C. E. Raimond) author of The Open Ques-
tion." &c. With map. New York: Frederick
A Stokes Company. Washington: Brentano's.
This is a narrative of Klondike adventur-
ing. a story of suffering and disappoint-
ment, of characters good and bad, of greed
and sacrifice, baseness and nobility. 1t has
little structural thread, being merely
an account of how five men journeyed into
the gold fields. wintered on the Yukon
some distance away from the Eldorado and
finally penetrated into the midst of the
scenes of fierce gold seeking. These five
are d diverse assortment of men. from the
old Kentucky coloneI-who was given that
title merely because he wasn't a judge-to
the Denver clerk. Potts, sneak and a
shuffier Best of them was the Boy, a
youngster of twenty-five, a fine young fell
low of good impulses, unfiagging spirits,
generous heart and clean ways. vivid
description of life in an arctic winter camp
Is given in the course of the first half of
the book. The cold-beiea guered adventur
ers try hard-with the exception of Potts
to be square with each other, but the 81
lence and the low temperatures. the lack
OF company and the short rations get on
their nerves and they quarrel. But over all
is the spell of the great north, the mag
netic north''-in truth. that keeps men in the
desolate region even in spite of failure, and
draws them back season after season. The
quality of the bitter cold and the unbroken
stiffness is deftly woven into the pages OF
this book, which holds the attention from
the moment of its first statement of the
disaster that threw the five travellers on
the shores of the Yukon
THE BY-WAYS OF BRAITHE. By Frances
Powell. author OF The House the Hudson
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Washing
ton: William Bsllantyne & Sons.
They were a queer lot. these Braithes,
and they believed in their queerness, and
banked on 1t. and discounted 1t in many
ways. Their first American ancestor hav-
Ing stolen all his brothers movable proper