The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-26

promise of even more successful work, and this is verified in 'The Effendi Like as in the first book, the scene is bred in Egypt and has to do with the last stand made by General Gordon, and his heart-rending fate with succor near, but arriving all too late.
 4 prologue describes the death of , Gordon at Khartoum. It records the vengeance of England as worked upon the dervishes. Between the two is the story of men, women and hearts. In i the massacre at Khartoum perishes a
 woman of New England. the wife of a Greek who stands at Gordon's right hand. Her little son, taken prisoner by
 Abdul Khalid. is brought up as an Arab and becomes the Effendi of the books title. Long years after he has been snatched from his dead mothers side it becomes his privilege to save for a charming New England girl, fair l daughter of the Pine Tree State, such as that mother had been, the tall lover
 who is part of the army of British avengers. All the chief characters of the tale are natives of Maine, the au- thor's own state, and she sketches them well as one unto the manor born. Although there is much conversation in
 the story it is superior to the usual di- alogue in the novels of the day. The AEffendi stands out prominently as a striking and attractive personality. The character sketchng is all good and that the author knows whereof she I speaks both as regards the people from Way Down in Maine" and scenes
 amid life in Egypt is apparent. Her travels in Egypt well equipped her for depicting scenes and customs there. 1 The Effendi'' is a book which adds to Mrs. Whitehouse's reputation as a tall ented writer. The book is admirably illustrated by the gifted artist, l. H.
 Caligula. Price $1.5O; for sale at Judd S iand by the Pease-Lewis Co.
 Mrs. Whitehouse went abroad in 1892. visiting Spain, Italy, Switzerland Greece, Turkey, Africa, Egypt, Syria and the Holy Land She spent an en- tire winter in Egypt, and while there gathered much of the material for her i first book, "The God of Things" She was married in 1894 to Robert T.
 Whitehouse, the county attorney of Cumberland county, Me. She has writ ten three plays, which have been pre- sented with marked success in different of many charming short stories.
 1 She is a woman of unusual talent, bright and versatile; 8 musician, ar Etist and writer. combined with grace ful, personality that makes her a great social leader. She has always acted ] in her plays whenever they were pro- 1 duced, and at these times her lovely 1 voice has been heard to great effect. l For four or five years Mrs. Whitehouse was member of the Cecelia club. a musical organization in Augusta; but when she went to live in Portland transferred her allegiance to the Ros- sini club, the largest musical club in Maine, and which has the distinction of being the first ladies' musical club organized in the United States.
 I Mrs. Whitehouse has been highly praised for characterization and inlag- ination, and for her knowledge of the {, Nile country
 The hosts of admirers of Robert Neil- son Stephens thrilling romances will
 seize with avidity upon the opportunity Ito read his latest and also his best story. "The Bright Face of Danger"
 which is just issued by L. c. Page and Company, Boston. His previous works, "An Enemy to the King, Philip Win wood" etc, have made him favorite with the multitude of readers who de- light in stories of adventure brillant- ly told MT. Stephens new book is a stirring story. It tells of the adven- 1 lures of Henri de Launay during the
 romantic reign Of Henri ". Writing, 1 as only he among modern romancists can write, of brave men and fair wo-
 men, the gay life of the Chateaux and the dangers of the road, hairbreadth es- capes and gallant combat, MT. Stephens has accomplished his masterpiece of
 romantic fiction.
 Of The Bright Face of Danger" the
 Boston Transcript says in an extended
 review: Tn 'The Bright Face of Dan ger,' MT. Stephens has fairly outdone i himself We confess to no excessive
 liking for the sort of historical romance
 to which it belongs, for we have, read
 over and over again many narratives
 of the intrepid youth who overleaps all
 obstacles, encounters all dangers, and rises masterfully above all insurmount- able difficulties, in his efforts to bring
 renown to the name he bears and win
 the girl he loves. For the re-telling of this old tale in manner which pre-
 sents it to us as something novel, viz orous, and interesting, we thank Mir
 Stephens heartily. It may be that his 1 plot is over-charged with sensation
 that his hero passes Hnscathed through adventures which would have been the l ldeath dozen times of the average man l in real life, that his hair-breadth es- capes are inpossibly frequent and in conceivably dangerous. Nevertheless, | the rapid movement of the story car ries everything before it, even the read CTS better judgment and his common sense. Mir. Stephens, with rare wisdom and no little artistic insight, realized | that tale like this must surmount 1 failure by moving so rapidly that the reader would have no time to bend his reason to it before it's end was reached. | =. .. This narrative must
 be read in MT. Stephens own words to be appreciated. It is nothing if not 1 spirited entertaining, rational and con- | vincing. If there were more stories like .The Bright Face of Danger there would be no danger of the historical pnyaI fa1lipe irtn ne1.rnanant dicra-