The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-08

toRraphef. wac obliged to mako two trips
10 England TO obtain the remarkable series
Of heepdog pictures with which the Double
dav. Page A Co. edition IL illustrated. FOR
the collie country Ii noted for its fog and
rain, and the annual tests OF skill which
are attended with 80 much interest and
furnish many a farmers house With the
priced silver trophy are usually held on a
bleak moor In cold gray rain and fog,
When IL IL remembered that tho shepherd lie
tethered TO stake at the top Of the field,
and the dog must put three strange sheep
which he has never seen before through
gates that do not exist, but are only staked
of In the open field, and all by means OF
signals from the shepherd. something OF
the eagaoity Of the oollies and the interest
in the trials may be ina gined-an interest
greatly deepened by actually seeing the
scene.
'The Two Captains Cyrus Townsend
Bradys new novel. contains q most remark
able preface In which the author announces
in large type that the book Is an historical
novel and adds, Let there be no deceit
between US. 1 want you TO see this before
you buy, so that you may know just what
you are purchasing He also says that there
Ia just az much history In the romance as
he could get into It. and that the history
In 1t Is Just as accurate and faithful as
much study and reflection on his part could
make II. The two Captains are, OF course,
Bonaparte and Nelson, and while the book
has several heroic figures from which the
reader may choose his own hero there Is
only one heroine. "To introduce two OF the
latter In a novel. Mr.. Brady writes would
be TO commit intellectual poly gamy-which
God forbioi" The author forestalls tho
work of the critic frankly and tersely. say
ing:
This novel may seem hastily or csreessiy written
III isn't. II may appear III disested. unstudied-
IL wasn't. took ell The time wanted for COM
position and revision. Nobody hurried me. This
novel represents the best could do al the time
did H. ! never wrote a thing did moi wish 10
write. ! could not will confess that rarely
complete Q hing without secret consciousness
alas. too often dspelled. and that without the
aid OF ertics-thAi II is the best thing have ever
done have m ado this remark 10 different pub
fishers and have been informed by them tina, every
author thinks his latest his best, SO. n you please
forget my personality and what have or have
not done-sins OF commlssio and omlssion-and
lie, the book stand or fall by It's own lnheren, quail
ues-DeSer Winding me al all
An ingenious story Is announced undet
the title OF Mysterious Mr. Sabil,' d,tl-
ing with the possibilities OF a war between
England and Germany, In which the ele-
ments Of love, intrigue and adventure
are blended. It Is written by the English
author E. Phillips Oppenheim. who
stores are published both in England and in
America, and whose reputation was firmly
established among American readers by
a Prince OF Sinners.- MFR. Oppenheim Is
a Young man who was born and educated
in England but who came to America to
geek him a wife. and he married Miss Elsie
Hopkins Of Boston. He is q member Of
the Savage and Authors Club en- ardent
devotee Of golf and resides ct Ewingten In
Leicestershire.