The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28

uo,,.. of MIrth. By Edith Wnar
 iittie honor is dangerous tnlhs, aoh' t0,I n 1,,nnIe interest of Mrs. WnaT.V., 4he ., oenters on Lily Bait Lily par. hoFHl hoFs,o,,,,, of honor and delicacy anu E ni'oasent unfit her utterly TOT t -Iaca where her lines are lalo, pleaaEs E.s psiaces as far as luxury ana pesu.S satting are concerned heen characteristics of Lily nlt a,,1se S+ronger she would not, on tne ,n,pan,e llnperS st'ons .se moment, have gone to Seioeh ol -n in d Batchelor's Apartinene Igouse to have tea. Why did so houi n,S d worldly wise man as Seloeh
 her to go3 hava com
 rtad 10 Selden upon ms SieS nhabhv clothes; would not nave a1., asne sstn, if he were willing to marry ws sanr. nlll ooce shut the wolf from the oooI ..o,,id not have declared that she hiU'' wouiu 4nnded nU to marry millions.
 ana tno latter pages of the mover we
 that she was prospective helieSS .o several hundred thousanos' anu
 70 rts trartistically) furnished house mes1, nIa,S, york City. Yet through all tho 1Is sn she seems to be. and we are uii ,,,itting of this prospective torsuns.s s. . .,o,,ro woman expecting 10 ns, baIf million need not, even IT V, a work be compelled to wear clo'mes ...,,,sa,, s.., Iovzais inc gifts of wealthier Woi,isl.. ,l 1ss.. ,saed she accept hospitality nnd pc 1.s,,acted to nay for it by doing seeie ss,v,-' d,tv. pIaying bridge for mucu h{sber stakes than she is aple' anu ~ haing the always serenue puiiet
 every guest ..,, ,,, rrosnects Mrs wharton has given her douotless 15ss duties and crosses that "oulu
 have fallen to her lot: .,s ,,,,l,
 rsut if the reading if her aunt i Mlil ..n,e as a shock to her and to tnose rho has always been near ner' tnel, Ssrs wharton has all along proceedeo nn wrong conception and gwen us onA- Idly Bait much unnecessary anu srievous worry. But without this there 1tanId have been no story. Srherefore the expectation to inherit .,a tha shook of the disinheritancs IS trartisticv bit of work unworthy of sr at -reat financier and otherwise nicely ss,dged boise of Mrs. Wharton S Saf hook It Is surely a great book n,s novel that numbers nine apear- aces in book form three months ago s.s half million readers; must be great book. .,, ,,;;vor;t Il eav what they will. Popularity me" great thing. To touch the heart in+erest. to catch the attention Of t.nne,,ssnds Is greatness
 oo do if with book of distinctively
 .oo6 library style is unusual
 "yyho reads the popular novelY IS .@ cuestion among people Of culture I,v+ n,,+ not of the House of Mirtn' All read it.; ,.h 3ote and circumstanct
 Ser own contrary character always anu st her has her counterpart Tn tht agaaItne of Hardy's Pair of Blue Eyes;
 he;i the edges of her plans are out Al Al ands ever met Every decision caIne Gryce of many millions were 4 younss at the winning moment. Hel s.sSY acceptance of Rosedale fount Sim no longer t1a sHit0r' dIt6a Hs5 an1lst, Darss 70 stSy ayst pratique enough to brinl Shout Wa her own ruin Yet all the whil' strn apou was an endearing nobility abou
 when Rosedale urged her t .nt3r,ne. Bertha Dorset into line" witl .ha ineulpating letters she recoiled !.n,.a an said that the essential baseness O .Sn act lay in its freedom from risk
 Tbat is the true test of soul. whei [. cannot be base in perfect safety
 Easr of consequences keeps many al irnoble5 soul in the upward path. LII hsd just that, honor, lacked just tha