The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-03

To those who rem embe "A Spright-
+y Romance OF Marsac' any new book
WITH the name Molly Elliott SeWell on
the title page brings pleasant reeol-
lecdons as Well as delightful antici-
pati0ns. Consequently 1.-THE Loves or
Afabella' just published by the Bobbs
Merrill company of Indianapolis
holds more than ordinary promise TO
the lovers Of fiction, Of breezy. lively
vel told stories. Nor is it likely TO
prove disappointing. 1T is an English
story OF the time OF George " and
has TO do with Arabella Stormont,
beautiful, headstrong girl, her cousin
Daphne and their guardians. a grum
old English admiral and his wife ana
three young men. two Of them Richard
Iiyu and Giles Vernon, naval ofncers
and the third, Philip Overflow cap
tain IN the army Every one seemed
g fail in love with Arabella but her
thoughts were only for Philip over
ton who by some strange contradiction
Of nature was not only proof against
her wileE but cherished a positive dis
Ike for the capricious beauty. HIS
cousin Giles Joined the thrOng Of Ara
oella's admirers but he received little
encOura cement. In those days il was
q capital ofense to elOpe with an
helress but that did not deter Giles
from planning TO carry OF Arabella-
Richard Glyn, IN the meantime, was
10 elOpe with Daphne, who was not
aEerss to the arrangement The alb
ducdon took place as arranged Hich-
ard and Daphne were married over
the border in Scotland but though
Giles succeeded in getting his beauty
across the border she refused to
marry him He was accordingly ar
rested, tried and sentenced to be
hanged. Arabella appearing as the
prosecuting witness, her. motive being
TO dispose OF Giles so that Philip, his
cousin, might be the only heir Of a
wealthy and despised uncle. The ad-
Tuira4 secures a pardon for Giles but
Ara bella's course only intensihes
Philips hatred and she turns TO Sir
Thomas. the decrepit old uncle, and
1narries him SO that she may rob both
Giles and Philip OF the inheritance.
A synopsis like this can give no hint
OF the delightful style in which the
book is written It IS concise, inter
esting and thorough and the reader
puts the book down after an hour
spent with the characters well salts
fed with himself and with the author.
The illustrations are In color and
are BY Underwood, which is another
way Of saying they are excellent The
book, Ike all the publications Of the
BObbs Merrill company, is well print
ed and artisticalIy bound
The Macmillan company is publish
ing this week white Fang by Jack
London; THE Amulet" by Charles Egg
bert Craddock: The Wonder Children,
by Charles J. BeIlamy; Vol. * of "Tha
Life and Writings of Benjamin Frank
lin." edited by Professor Albert H.
SmVth: THE Letters OF William Pitt,
Lord Chatham. to the Colonial Govern
OTIS, Naval and Military Commanders Of
North America" edited by Gertrude
Selwyn Kimbsn, q new and low priced
series Of famous books. called The
Standard Library:' two new volumes
iR The York Library, -Barchester Tow
erss and The Warden, By Anthony
Troilope (the latter book with an intro
ductfon by Frederic Harrison); and
Circulation and Respiration, by Sir
Lauder Brunton. NJ. D., D Sc. etc.