Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-12

Denny the young teamster, who knows
how to be true to a trust; there also rs
Pierre, the tobacconist. who believes the
working world needs a militant leader;
Spike Sullivan. Joan's brother, who
would be pugilist but for the trouble of
training: NOLAN, political boss who has a
good side. which is disclosed in his rela-
tons with Joan, and Gargan. the agtator,
who hates everything he has been disap-
pointed In not attaining. There is nothing
exceptional about the plot of the story, but
it is strongly. directly told with much feel
ing and power It abounds in the vernacu-
lar of the pave and discloses a close ac-
quaintance with the actual conditions of
the workers. The illustrations are striking
ly crude and meaningless.
THE IMPERIALIsT. BY Mrs. Everard Cotes
tSara Jeanette DuDcani Illustrated. New
York: ID. Appleton x Co.
| Mrs. Cotes produced most entertaining
book season or two ago under the title
Those Delightful Americans" which was
worthy of wide popularity in this country
because of the View it afforded of the Amer
lean character observed through English
eyes. Its general truth to nature was due
in large measure to Mrs Cotes' residence in
this country. which included Il prolonged
stay in Washington. The present book
should really be entitled Those Delightful
Canadians" and. based as it is on the
gagged in journalism in the dominion, should
thus serve companion volume of fiction
framed folk lore. 1t tells the story of
young Canadian who becomes imbued with
the doctrine of British Imperialism, which
Il season or two ago ran to a high pitch of
colonial enthusiasm. 1t involves IL love
theme. of course-indeed. two distinct love
StoTieS-but its chief interest lies in its de-
scription of the home life of the Canadians
their business methods. their viewpoints,
their general attitude toward the rest of
tie world. The community chosen as the
scene of the story is Il small one not far
from Toronto. and evidently created as a
type. There is n great deal of talk in the
mouth of the characters as to the merits
and dement's of the imperialstic program
IE the end the champion of this doctrine
succumbs to adverse local sentiment
The novel is brisk in every chapter. and is
replete with humorous situations and sug-
SestonS. 1t is III Mrs. CoteS best style.
COUNTRY INTERLUDE; Novelette,. by
Hildegarde Hawthorne. Boston: Houghto
Afiffiin II Co. Washing ton: VIM. BaantyDe &
Sons.
1t is safe to look for fine, artistic literary
work from a granada lighter of Nathaniel
Hawthorne, if there is anything whatever
in heredity. The book in hand attests
strongly to that influence. Herein are
many of the qualities which distinguish the
works of that great ore of years ago, u
vide acquaintance with nature. an abound
ing love of her in all her moods. and large
capacity for construction. Miss Hawthorne
has chosen her vehicle for this particular
story with good Judgment. employing the
letter form to disclose the unfolding of
beautiful romance The letters are all from
a single pen, that of the one who expert
ences the changing emotions caused by the
an ideal marriage. The best part of the
book is that relating to the passing seasons.
Imogen Grant is nature lover. keenly at
tuned to the outdoor life, despite all the
narrowing effects of years of persistent city
life. She finds her native element in the
country where she and her mother go to
rest from exacting social duties. She meets
kendrick Mason, artist. with her hands
black with the soil in which she is planting
sweet peas. He paints her later before
many backgrounds afforded by the beautiful
scenery of the Hudson. Both intense APP
preciators of natural beauties, he with his
power of reproduction on canvas. she with
her power of painting word pictures in her
letters, they must inevitably drift together.
A prior engagement on her part dlssoiVes
under the new conditions Thus the story
moves along with delightful changes of
mood. 1t is one of the most attractive of
the shorter stories published this season.
THE QUEEN OF QUELPARTE; Story of
Russian Intrigue in the Far East. BY Archer
Butler Hubert Illustrated by Winfield 5.
Lukens. Boston: Little, Brown 4 Co.
The reissue of this popular novel of
couple of seasons ago is warranted by the
outbreak of the war i'll Manchura and ko-
rea. "Quelparte' is an island province CT
Korea and in the story ii is supposed to
signify that country itself The novel is
based upon the Russian intrigue at the
Quelnartean court for dominance of infiu-
ence as against the Japanese. with the Sc
curing of Port Arthur as the real objective
of the cars emissaries. The Queen of
Quelparte has been dead some three years,
slain by the Chinese after the war between
China and Japan. Upon the return of her
body to the capital. to be there inferred
with elaborate ceremonies, depends the sue
cess of the Russian intrigue. Opposed to
the Russian agents are the Chinese Prince
Tuen and Menin, an Italian adVenturer, his
agent. a young man named Martyr
whether American or English does not ap-
pearls aged in the Russian service and
goes through many dangers. The story is
wildly interesting, involving many highly
dramatic situations and Offering clear,
intimate view of the Korean life and
suggestive rendering of the superstitions
of the country. The author went to the far
east in 1897 representative of several
American newspapers, and located in Seoul.
Korea. He gained close and intimate
knowledge of Russian politics as the editor
cause his brother Homer b. Hubert. for
eighteen years has been head master of the
royal normal school at Seoul and is the ed
itor of the Korean Review and the Assoc
ciated Press representative at the Korean
capital.
Notes of Books and Authors.
THE Wings of the Morning" the story
which is now appearing serially in The
Star. has attracted such widespread atten-
ton that considerable curiosity has arisen
as to it's author. Many inquiries have been
made of the publishers. f. j. Clode & Co
which house. by the way. is the latest ar
rival in the metropolitan publishing field
but without eiciting much satisfactory in
formation, for il appears that Mr.. Tracy IS
somewhat of an unknown quantity even in
the house of his printers. There is no mys-
terry about his identity, however. His name
is in fact Louis Tracy, and he is English
newspaper man. He was educated in France,
went into journalism, spent six years in
the east and owned and edited newspapers
in India and England. In 1894 he bought