The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-26

1T Is Intended to show tile ctntury-long
between the sexes. The ideas
OF the author concerning 1t are voiced
in the paragraph which follows. repre-
scnting n discussion OF the matter be-
tween man and womiti, owing 1t
from different standpoints. The author
says:
Suddenly the memory OF ali that
Woman had suffered with such pn-
thence through the centuries rushed
over Mary In an overwhelming tide.
Her physical weakness. which him
dered bodily rcbellIon: the supremacy
of her emotions; her strength. en-
abling her to endure and to forgive;
her lnck of rosourcc; her mentality,
her interests all being forced into the
one channel, and that the development
or her womanhood through unsellish-
ness, forbearance and obedience.
NOT independent self-respect. not
the development of her spiritual
and intellectual possibilities. not the
sense of responsibility to, and kinship
with, her fellow creaturcs--inen and
women. No. All her thoughts and
energies must be concentrated on keep
ing her body pure. her self pleasing
her soul blank slate on which man
might write what he desired"
THE INVADER. BY Margaret H..
Woods From Harper & Brothers. Of
New York. through the Bell Book
and Stationery Co. of Richmond.
The dual nature that exists in every
human soul and carries on now. as in
the beginning, the strife between the
principle of good and the principle of
evil, forms the underlying motif Of
"The Invader"
The scene of the story opens at OK
ford England, in the home OF an OK
ford professor, Fletcher by name. The
professor had on exhibition for his
friends inspection the portrait of his
great-prandmother, n woman of un-
common beauty and accomplishments,
but OF scandalouB memory.
Among those present was Miss
Milly Flnxnan, like Professor Fletch-
cr, descendant OF the portraits origi-
nal. Some one spoke about the re-
rnarkabe likeness between the picture
and the girl. though the reader Is in
formed that the latter had nothing
of the charm. at once subtle and chal-
longing, of tho lady hanging above
hor She, WITH one hand on the gold
head OF tall care looking back,
seemed to dare unseen adorers to fol-
low her into magic. perhaps q fatal.
fairyland of mountain and waterfall
and cloud: land whose dim mists and
silver CLEANS seemed TO echo the gray
and white of its footing garments. Its
autumn leaves to catch faint rellec-
tion from her hair. while far off It's
aky showed n thin line of sunset, red
like the border OF her veil. Milly's
soft checks and lips were flushed. her
eyes bright with mixture OF very
innocent emotions, as she stood with
every ones eyes fixed upon her, Just
beneath the portrait.
The sequel to this exhibition holds
the keynote of the book. Miss Flax
man. whose family had gone 10 AUS
tralia. and who was studying hard to
win her degree at oxford. having re-
NAMED behind for that purpose, re-
turned to her rooms on the evening
mentioned above, accompanied by q
/ friend. She was very tired and anXi'
I GUS about her prospects for her de
4 gree.
/ Something her friend repeated a
/ having been said by Ian Stewart. Mis-
I FlaNnan's tutor, discouraged her pro
I foundly. She went into fit of hys
! terlcal weeping and the friend be-
coming frightened about its continu
ance, hypnotized her and threw hel
/ into sleep so profound that 1t lastet
| over twenty-four hours.
When the time for waking came {
! different Aiilly Flaxman was ushere,
! into the world Not the rather meel
and colorless young woman, whose lacl
4 of clevcrncss had stood in the way o
! her getting her degree. but n brilliant
( seductive creature. with smile lik'
( that with which the great grandmothe>
/ beckoned, and which no man could fint
/ it in his heart to resist.
! 1t took her but a little while to fl
/ herself into her surroundings, to picl
4 up the threads of Milly FlaNman's If
and to Win the heart of Ian Stcwnr
and promise to he his wife.
I lust before the wedding took place
however. the real Milly reasserted he
rights, and resumed her sway upon tn
/ scene.
From this time on begin series o
swift transformations. leaving first on
and then another entity in possession
4 of the Flaxman body. The mocl1in;
! spirit at length came to he known a
Mildred, the original indweller a
NIllly.
Before long AIilly became consciou
of the strife going on within her sou
and told her husband OF 1t.
| She struggled with all her Nigh
against the usurpation of the Evi
] Thing that was her opposite in ever,
respect. that threatened her own an,
her husbands peace and happiness.
But strive as she might, her doubl
was stronger than she. and she foun.
! herself fighting the anguished Ger
tainty that hers was losing struggle
Finally she returned to conscious
ness, after being sixteen months alb
sent, to find that the Evil Thing up
/ permost in her nature during that tim