The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-09

ried the woman who sought him and
commenced his life work. Instead of
living as one OF the richest men in the
world would naturally live, John Nor
ton went On in exactly the same man
ner as before, save that he spent i'm
mense sums in charity and started the
erection OF the great building which
had been his dearest dream. 1t was an
immense place, to be the home OF un-
fortunate women, picked up of the
street, and taken to this wonderful
place to be made into useful members
Of society by means of the divine pity
which inspired John Morton. Lady
Sarah loved Morton, and OF course his
marriage was great grief to her, but
she was brave enough TO go on helping
him, as did DR.. Colbeck, who loved
Sarah, and resolved to watch over her.
The story is euriously worked out
and II ends -dfstressingiy, which does
not seem at all necessary, and the
strange death of Morton and the
woman who had deceived and tricked
him into marrying her, spoil the tale
for the reader. Though Morton was
strong and fine, his manner of death
does not seem in the least to accord
with his character, and one gets the
impression that the author changed his
mind during the writing of 1t and fin
ished 1t differently from what was
written and contrasts of life in the
west and east ends of London are well
done, but as a whole the book is dis
appointing.
The UnpardonsbIe War-By James Barnes.
The Macmillan company. For sale by
ST. Paul Book and Stationery company.
A book which looks ahead. suggesting
possibilities and combinations vet un-
heard of, will always interest if il does
not convince. Now there are very few
persons in this country who believe
that We will ever have another war
with England, that relations will be-
come badly strained again, rather is IL
more likely that we will become close
allies. But the writer OF this strange
but most interesting book, has placed
his tale in the future, and a future
which holds a terrible war with Eng
land In which We, of course are VIC
tors. The writer has imagined a third
political party and its coming into
power has made a change all along the
line. Small things led to friction, graft
ing politicians used the crisis to work
their own ends, and in spite of all the
pacific president could do, war was
declared, and in some instances MEM
bers OF one family were arrayed against
each other. OF course, the story is
woven about a charming American
family whose daughter had married an
Englishman, all sorts of strange things
happen. and the reader is much inter-
ested in the remarkable naval battle
in which are used inventions and dis
coveries which do not exist save in the
fertile brain OF the writer The story
ends we'll, Ii is wonderfully ingenious,
and VIII be especially we'll liked by
men who are interested in public life
Mr.. Barnes is well known as a writer
of books quite out of the ordinary line.
The Wolverlne-By Albert L. Lawrence
Little, Brown & Co. For sale by ST
Paul Book and Stationery company.
A romance of old Detroit, with the
French feuds, the first mingling of the
Latin and Anglo-Saxon races, cannot
fail 10 result in an interesting romance.
and this book is no exception to the
rule. 1t mainly concerns the expert
ences OF Perry North, an adventurous
youth who left his New England home
TO make place and name for himself
in a new country. He comes into con-
tact with the French settlers of De-