The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-14

At the Foot of the Rockies. By Carter Goodloe. Nothing better has been done since Kipling's Plain Tales of The Hills than these stories from the foot of the Rockies.
 They are as different from the long cGlorless expanse of the popular nov el" of today as red from pallid neu- tral. They shine up from the palild expanse of today's patchwork stun ike red-snow flowers shine up from the snow-fields of the West.
 Have publishers forgotten that hip- ling won the car of the world with short stories, that Poe's short stories were the first pieces of American It. crature to win the admiration of the nrt world abroad? The short story Is the very epitome of art. It fastens to the intent as nothing else can volume of them is a variety of varied gems.
 This collection of short stories is best of the kind. They are vivid, real vigorous, humorous, sweet, mercllesS as life itself The makeup of them Is matchless. They are abreast of to- days best standard of work. They are chiseled and fine enough to last through many tonorrows.
 The humor of "The Bungalow Ranch and of Rivers Gymkbana" is irresist- able, boistrous if you will. It's a real mans book anyhow, the love Of the chase and the round up and the joke is all through it.
 "Jack" Is a strong tale of the power of love the artless love of a little child that is the saving of many. The description or the Indian sun-dance IS cxcrucfatingly realistic.
 "A Countess of the West shows what an American girl can and Will do, when her temper is roused-marry the Earl himself, that she will! Poor son Arthur.
 "A Doubling Thomas" is full of those strange psychological facts, efforts, lh- stincts that the Indians do, make, pos sess-what you will. All races nave them in large measure these psycolosi- cal powers, then how one more intel iectual, active Anglo-Saxon. The ne Rroes have much of 1t. But rubbing up with the life of the white mans civ iIization is rubbing it off of the negro. Doubtless the Indian also will lose IL with growing wiser.
 Kipling has done nothing more en- thrallingly interesting or more mercl- less than the stories: "The Heart or Lamont" and "The Edge of the World The volume of eight stories, ripping rood stories all, ends with Red Mag ic,'' and it fitly ends with a pretty love-episode.
 The life of the young English Mount ed Police of British Columbia, Is fresh material and Carter Goodloe lets 1t lose rona of it's vigorous realty In the tell ing: the British soldier, the Indian the settler. the young English girl, just over.s are all vividly present in every page.
 At the little post detachment of Al berta there is the officer and orderly and soldier. "as well uniformed ana as IS efficient as though under the eyes ol S4ouaraI Lord Roberts himSelt
 There is a jolly tumble of wild vo,tnrer sons spendthrifts, prohlsate young gentlemen" house parties, polo matches and gymkhana races.
 The breadth of life that nature 5 praises always give to humans that rome to them are in these pages. The breath of the Chinook blows through them. They are rich as with odor ot ywolf-willow, wild rose and eorget-me- not .. ., q blessing in the way of book tals into the hands of the reviewer to re- fresh his mind like breeze from the now-capped hills"
 The Princess Elopes: MT. Harolc MacGrath always seizes his story pS both hands, swings it to the croupe IT d flash, and like a young Lo:hlnval from the West, he is off!-she is won
 
 rousIng story mount fleet steeds tc follow"
 So the Princess Elopes. And MT MacGrath elopes with all ones eyes ears and attention till he has told u' all about it.
 We can't see or hear or care for any thing else till we know it all, tha lively. llghtsome tale.
 Here it goes in grand style! Ther' is a Princess Hildegarde who IS youth ful, charming. sits well on horse ah' has the most magnificent black eyes There is a stern old Serene 'HlShnes of an uncle who Is determined to we' her to a ruddy old neighborini potentate There is a secret boGu marriage certificate signed in rulne old castle at midnight. There ar morning rides with great youn, American who doesn't know who he IS except that his adopted father has lef him rich and happy. There is due just missed, and an Imprisonment threatened. There is ride to Ores den, and a capture by dawn. There a young American doctor about to b.