Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-07
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wrought by blue eyes and smiling lips?
BaDy Bullet. steered by the rapturous Miss
Schell and attended by the forgiven AL
phonse, consents to be towed, and Essy and
Sutphen are at the helm! For the moment
all goes well. But when Sutphen. with the
stubborness of his bulldoggish PERSONAL
ity, determines to carry them with him. Of
hand. for tour of his planning, the neces-
sity Tor chaperone arises, and their woes
begin. Anything more deliciously farcical
than their flight from Loretta Johnson. the
awful woman with peroxide hair who Is
thrust upon them by their consul in re-
spouse to Sutphens telegram for a chape-
rome. can hardly be imagined They sue
coed In evading her, but Sutphen has also
left his pocketbook. And when he teie-
graphs to his bank Benny Bardeen, SUIT
phen's partner, has drawn out all the
money to their mutual account! The final
stretch Of the journey conducts the mil
iionaire and his guests, after heart-hreak-
ing disappointments, hungry for almost
twenty-four hours, but happy with two dis
tinet visions of beatitude, to Benny Bardeen
waiting at PEBBLES with supplies
Beyond the richness Of farcical incident,
there is that rarer quality, humor, in Mr..
Osbourne's story. There will be many who
Will not fail to find in 1t some of the genial
glow with which Stevenson delighted them,
who was Mr.. Osbournes sponsor in the art
dear to them both. But the readers will
perhaps regret that the author lost some
good comedy material in so soon closing
the episode of Loretta.
JUSTICE. By Charles Wagner author of
The Simple Life" Translated from
the French by Mary Louise Hendree.
New York: Mcclure, Phillips & Co.
washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
In this little volume are gathered to-
gether, under the general title Justice" a
series of essays on modern spiritual prob
lens and their solution. The character Of
the book may be gathered from glance
at the headings of the various chapters
The Birth to Righteousness Dominion
and Voluntary Service" Mine and Thine"
Science and Faith" The Love of Coun-
try, Society and the Individual Social
Justice THE Religious Conception of
Work. There is in the individual chapters
no closely knit fabric of argument, rather
group of observations, each one a unit,
eircling round common theme. Mr. Wag-
ner urges as a cure for the many soul-ail-
ments of modern times, a return to the
fundamental principles of Christ's teaching
His fine optimism is shown in the following
thought from the essay on Science and
Faith: Certain times produce certain
movements which disturb the equilibrium
and threaten the whole but an age is not
history, generation is not humanity The
period through which we are now passing
is not a believing one; but it is gathering
together, without suspecting 1t, material for
a faith harder than ever; for II has turned
pages in the book of human affairs that
our fathers never reached" Mr.. Wagner
shows the same qualities of directness, WV
idness, sympathy, which made the great
success of 1.-The Simple Life" Mr.. Wagner
is fortunate in his translator.
AT A VENTURE. By Eben Phil
potts, author of Children of the Mist"
The Secret Woman" The American
Prisoner" &C. New York: The Mac
milan Company. Washington: Bren-
tanos
In this collection of short sketches Mr..
Phlllpotts shows the same characteristics
that have elsewhere proved bis eminence in
his chosen field. His affectionate insight
into the moods of his Dartmoor world-hills
and moors and men-makes almost as
strong an appeal as from larger canvas
The first of the group, Mound by the
Way" Is instinct with somber elemental
passion In "A Pickaxe, and Spade,
Spade the author is more spectacular than
S his wont. But he none the less effectively
produces his thrill. In the lighter sketches
there is native humor that reminds us of
the kinship Of these Devon peasants to
Incompatible yokels. But
the dominant note is of tragedy. as In the
finding of John Aggett-"Iifted but a few
inches above his head, and hanging by the
neck from q great limb of the beech, was
a man weary of waiting for woman who
could not keep her word
BELINDA. By Eleanor
Hoyt Brainerd, author of The Misde-
meanors of Nancy" 'Nancy's Country
Christmas &c. Illustrated by Harri-
SON. New York: Doubleday, Page d
Co. Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
AS the author herself states, there can be
no doubt that the youthful absurdities of l
the boarding school girl offer tempting ma
terial to the writer of tales. There can also
be no doubt that the author of Concern
ins Belinda has made the most of the
The girls in this bright little vol
ume are very real; those who have had to
do with them during the age Of caramels
and sentiment will not fail to recognize the
types. Amelia and her lovers. the youthful
victim of a broken heart. the little home
sick girl pining for the freedom of her
Texas ranch, the mournful trainers OF last
wills and testaments, the stage struck girl
and her mishaps, the startling invasion of
the dovecote by Slick Liz'-all these offer
real merriment Belinda herself Is a be-
quilting person who helps to solve a good
many girlish problems.
NEDRA. BY George Barr McCutcheon.
author of "Graustark," Castle Craney-
crow" "Brewsters Millions" &C. Il
Illustrated by Harrison Morris New
York: Dodd. Mead & Co, Washington:
Brentano's.
In "Nedra" Mr. McCutcheon's latest
novel, he has produced story of rapid adj
venture by land and sea. Chicago, New
York, the Atlantic ocean, the Medterra-
mean, the Indian ocean, the tropical island
Nedra, where Hugh Ridgway and the Lady
rennys are shipwrecked. Manila. serve as
a shifting stage on which the characters
play their parts. All the. ingredients of
romance are present-"high life" in Chi
cago. an elopement MISUNDERSTANDING.
miraculous rescue, band of
lyrical Nedrite- observation-disclosures savages
and two pairs of lovers, assorted by choice,
by fate and happily reassorted
by the author, join hands before the cur
tain falls. The plot is amusing and in
genious. Hugh Ridgway and Grace YER
non, lovers from childhood. elope to es-
cape the annoyance of a fashionable we'd
ding. 1t is necessary to bridge over the
two months before Grace shall be of age
10 inherit her estate The trip to Manila
via London as brother and sister, which
fulflls- the conditions. offers opportunity
for the fine hand of destiny to push for
ward mates more to her liking. Mr.. Har-
III,