The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-27
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Technically good. but there is too much
samcness nboutit to be wholly good IN
other directions. y chapter or two or
hs sort q thing y folowsd BY ,nd Iha r.
| lis medltations and doubts ms, to what
,hesc discoveries mean ana Wil w t,,,aMr mn
| or the real criminal Is successfully hid
den, and the revelations ut tho end come
as Il surprise.
without wearness, but 1t does not rank
with the really sklful and most st. ably ny
@ s,9res ba g. ryen lha ~
AN BalpARRAss1Na ORPHAN \, n .,zn ~ y.
Il N95rls to PP Ph,ls% G ile9 John s.
there l re- wa vas >,G 10 partieular reason why
the orphan should have been cmbarrass.
ing to anybody Wersit not ior t aYls f act
story had trace Of asinnity, IN his
doubtless estma bic. character. The plot
IS told IN two words. By the conditions
know that she has a matter OF some
anybody else to knoW H.. I'll she IS Il
| is a good soul, and believing herself quite
poor. rejects the winning Major Ds,nree :.
whom she admIrcs, but who obviously Is
mot straighten out until =. sl7: The story
cndlcssly celebrates the insignincant.
a is 'st trivial =, almost silly. We viii
not deny It. certain 8clevcrness, how
ever; and the author in writing o. up
| is evidently dealing with familiar things
| nnd places. IN
THE WoRsTED MANY ohm Ken
p per r and Bros. New York; Bell. Rich
a bright little onc-act farce comtdy,a
with speaking parts for seven female,
typical summer hotel. where In the old
mcr srlsf are benoaning the fact that
there are no gentlemen present Moved
by the inbred longing forina ssuine so g
Constructing a fnil.s:zed manikin out Of
an old afghan and cotton batting. The me
t to Its inbibsrs, brings the worsted man
i to life, md he proves to be one OF the
4 worst nirts In the world. We should I'M
4 isfactory for amateur theatrcals and.
\ in the mild Bangs way, 1t IS funny TO
read. 5,f s s5
More. pp. s;5s. $50. L. c.. Page e. Co.,
Boston; Bell, Richmond.
ahca is N te year u
4 b. c. The hero3is an Assyrian officer,
lMerodach, who having Incurred the dis.
4 pleasure Of his king. seeks. employment
Tyre. he is loved by two women, Tanith.
4 tsmun,s daughter, and Miriam, her Save,
4 the latter OF whomsis a Hebrew CIR! and
4 cousin to David son OF jesse, who Is In
4 troduced into the narrative. Tanlth loses
i out and gives herself up as a burnt-ofter-
4 Ing to Baa-Moloch Merodach, among
4 other exploits, discovers some tin lnines
4 of untold value and wins his way 10 the
a sthrone Of Assyria. Contemporary color
1 is accurately reproduced and there is
4 plenty going on to hold the readers attcn-
a ton.
4 THE '.yANIsHING gsWEDl1 by Mary
Hamilton o'connor, Pp. 200. Robert
a Il For this lively piece OF Juvenile fiction
a Miss O'Connor has chosen an attractive
setting in 4 a honest eading, and land
+ stalking movement In the ,wllds of5Oregonn.
4 Of the story were chiefly interested Ihtie
a was q jumper who refused to clear out.
and there was great quest o or ms, 70
The unsuccessful claimant usually car
4. rled the matter to court. but there was.
for good reasons S. contest IN this par r,
EtlAtIClldTa- LtSc. NHIilSuiHS oMGuc
was silver mine of great richness.
which had somehow gotten lost. and
K. which Is found againfin an unsuspected
Il and thoroughly satisfying manner.
n 1t Is n clean, wholesome and we'll
Il written little story, Which boys and girls.
4 particularly the former ought to greet
With unqualified approval.
THE REcoRplNG ANGEL. by Edwin Arnoll
Brenholtz Pr 2s7.. s1.0o. g. II, Kerr q Co.
Fl SO Fifth Avenue. Chicago.
The Recording Angel was an ingenious
machine of ~ phonographc nature which thai
clever rascal, Archibald Chambers used to take
down and record, strictly on tho quiet Ger
tain interesting and private conversations o.
his employer, Crnggle, the trust masnate
{ Chamberu Is an interesting roguesand 10 vel
"a count for Its picture of great struggle be
tween the Steel Trust and the labor unions
presumably at Romo time in the future. mas
q much as VIC read that tho union organiaa
VI tons have eliminated In a compact natonh
brotherhood capable Of shutting down worl
"a In every industry In the United States at {
given word. Most Of the conditions here dc
scribed. however, are either already presen
or plainly impending. Mr.. RrenholtzH characto
drawing, which Is usually good. follows mature
Il In that he gives us neither heroes nor villains
i but q mixture Of both In most of his people.
More June Magazines.
Z McClure's for June is particularly ricl
In fiction. Thare are good short stories
by George Randolph Chester W.
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