Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11

rative he launches forth his narrator, Ar
thur Brown, the marine painter-whose
fame seems to be world-wide-with jovial
Brian Kinard in the latter's schooner yacht,
which was given to him by his father, an
Irish lord. There is some question as to
Brian's legal title to the yacht, owing to
the fact that the earl has died, apparently
leaving no will, and with the elder brother
therefore the heir and disposed to make
trouble for Brian. But the latter is bent
upon retaining his possession, and sails
away to the orient to go into the trading
business to earn the living now so neces-
sary. From the beginning there are COM
plications. A double duel is fought on the
neutral ground at Gibraltar. Two young
women who have been left behind by the
premature sailing of a United States tram
sport bound for the Philippines are taken
as passengers, and the Gunga becomes, in
the words of the story teller, infected with
the bacilH of romance. Later, when the
women have been put ashore at Port Said
in charge of friends, the adventures sail
into the Indian ocen and run afoul of
party OF gamblers al Colombo and suscep-
tible Mr.. Brown nearly falls victim to the
wiles of a siren. Then at Singapore the
schooner is stolen by a couple of rascals
who were shipped as members of the crew.
Here reappears an old friend, Jordan
Knapp, whose daring spirit has been al
ready wildly described in DIR. Rowlands
previous tales. The schooner is eventually
recaptured at remote island, and pres
emily the complications are resolved but
not before there are some stout fights
some tenderly romantic experiences and
some halrbreadth escapes in the telling of
which the author is past master of the art
of Whetting his readers curiosity .'Tbe
Wanderers" is book to occupy a whole
evening, and the best of 1t is that at tbe
close Arthur Brown is still heart-whole.
despite his various experiences in the law
ing on of hands, and there are promises IF
more adventures for him and his entertain-
ing friends.
BREAKING THE WILDERNESS; the
Story of the Conquest of the Far
West, from the Wanderings of Ca
beza de Vaca to the First Descent
or the Colorado by Powell and the
Completion of the Union Pacific Rail
way, with Particular Account of the
Exploits of Trappers and Traders
BY Frederick s. Dellenbaugh mem
Der Of the Powell Colorado River
Expedition, author of THE North
Americans of Yesterday" &c. Illus
trated. New York: G. P Putnam's
Sons. Washington: Woodward &
Lothrop
Mr.. Dellenbaugh has most aptly chosen
his title for this book. To "break' signi-
fies the assault upon something that
stoutly resists the human force The great
American wilderness was one of the most
stubborn obstacles ever offered in the path
of civilization. Towering, ragged mountain
ranges, broad rivers, arid plains and a
determined body of aboriginal inhabitants
bent upon opposing the progress, of the
white man-these were the elements that
m de the wilderness for many years a
tempting invitation to the pioneers who
were lured by danger and difficulty. Today
it lies broken in the hands of millions of
home-makers. Great cities flourish in its
heart, railroads span it's expanse the rivers
are harnessed to mankind's uses, the In
dams tanned or slain, the mountains
are yielding their treasures and even the
deserts are blossoming. In this handsome
volume is told the story of the accomplish
ment, a story of dramatic interest through
out, related from the point of view of one
who sees the whole process, from the first
glimpse of the white man into the wilds
to the final coupling of the ocean shores by
a continuous span of steel rails. The book
acquires special vividness because of the
fact that the author was himself a particle
pant in one of the last acts Of conquest,
as a member of the party under Lieutenant
Powell that assembled the Colorado river
in 1858 and put the finishing touches to the
explorations of the far northwest. The
work abounds In illustrations secured from
the best available sources. and reflects a
long course in study and preparation. It is
valuable in that It tells OF the opening