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 Frances Hodgson Burnett has done much interesting and remarkable work. but nothing she has ever written Is more unusual or more powerful than "The Dawn of . Tomorrow. This story while it was running as serial in Scribner's Magazine, attracted a great deal of attention. and rarely has any work of fiction been the cause of so many letters and Inquiries from readers. It is not only the dramatic quality of the tale itself, or the re- markabls drawing of Glad" the ex- traordinary little girl of the sIums, with her vigor and her curiosity about what might happen tomorrow. her "cheerfier'' philosophy and widespread and more moving than any of these. Mrs. Burnett has not been afraid to take up questions that are disturbing the minds of thoughtfuI people today. and to treat them in . vivid and cour- areous way. The story really deals with the need at the present time of an interest in something besides mere money getting, and in series of in- tenseiy dramatic situations shows the influence upon the depressed and hope less of . sincere belief in the effectual power of Christianity. The sincerity of this story, its remarkable spirit and inspiration, put 1t in class by itself. The plot fs simple in Idea. A man of great wealth and worldly suc- cess, exhausted and discouraged. starts in to conceal himself in Lon- don and commit suicide. He becomes lost in an unusually heavy London fog and stumbles on Glad" 1" the little street waif, who takes him back with her 10 her attic under the roof. In the development of events he meets an old blind woman whose philosophy and ideas have revolution ized her own life and the lives of those about her. The effect on him and the ultimate conclusion of the whole matter nal<ss this story a most remarkable ono in It's working out. The illustra- tions to this great story are by F. c. Yohu and are reproduced very success fully in colors.
 The psrtreeye. By Eden Phillpotts This romance is done in Eden Phill- potts best style. and Is a strong piece of work. It is q tragedy told with all the force and sombre picturesqueness with which this writer usually invests his characters. and has the now fa- miliar Dartmoor country for its back ground. One finds here that love of nature, that subtle delineation of char acter for which the author Is famous.
 The hero is son of peasants, who A ~sA .Ss AS wofirhouse to be Pcrtreeve of Bridget stowe, "a title thought to lend dignity to tho town, albeit the real duties proper to that position had long been abstracted and bestowed elsewhere. Tn Saxon times this officer was reeve of market towns and steward of free men. He stood for the community. controlled transactions of sale or barter. and rep resented power." Today, to be Por- treeve means nothing. His duties are merely nominal. Still. to have the henor conferred upon him meant a distinct advance along the upwa I'd road. Dodd wolferstan was pressing. hence the significance of the title of the book. For the book Is 6 history of his rise and fall. and the character deilneations is fne and thorough. On every hand there are instances of trag- edy and suffering. but the heroism and faith of the heroine stands out in bold relief mid the general gloom. For though Dodd wolferstan climbs high he finally falls. One of the charact srs who is a philosopher. predicts his fall for hs says, Success fools a man quicker than most things. Most men can stand i'll fortune better than good. Cause why? We get more practice. " And old Barkell's joke proves grimly prophetic. For Wolferstan's disap- pointment in love proved a severe blow. His ambition had now no definite goal. He had no expectation of sharing the future with woman. Tt was rather | an elemental instinct as the misers in- herent rule of conduct is to stint, the spendthrift's to squander."
 One of the characters. Primrose Horn, bears a strong resemblance to Dr. Weir Mitchells Constance Prescott She fol- lows the same line of undying hatred. Only in this book the revenge is for a slight to herself. and she fearfully proves that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." I wonder sometimes If such women as Constance Trescot and Primrose Horn could exist outside of their creators imagination. Is this study of the human heart true one? Can women ever become so embittered as these two are made to? Rounding on their victims even to death. Lady Macbeth, the embodiment of cruelty. shrinks back when the actual test came. Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done it," she says. But nothing seems to hold back these two women, nothing entered into their souls to make them yield up their plans. Every sorrow, every anxiety, every frustrated hope, everything pos sible was taken advantage of by Prim- rose Horn and used to bring evil upon the man she hates. Finally. when he is so embittered that he seeks her life, she like tigress turns at bay, and with her own hand does him to death. Then she excuses her cruelty by saying i've done harm to one man ard good to fifty. charity's Gods strong point, isn't 1t? It covers a multitude of sins. I only ask it to cover one!''
 Taken all in all 1t is a grim though forceful romance, though some of the minor characters give us some bright bits. For instance: "'Tis no real hard ship to. creep through the world on bread an bacon when you see what trouble cvertakes the great" And this from our philosopher. Mir. Barkeii: NO mean woman can cook well. It calls for generous spirlt--a high hand and a large heart" Time do