Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05
BOOKS.

Frances Charles, whose second Ari-
IONA novel, "Pardner OF Blossom
Range" has just been published by
Little, Brown & Co., Boston. jumped
into literary fame with her first novel,
In the Country God Forgot" In which
she struck a distinct note of Individual
ity That virile story OF the hatred of
rich old Arizona rancher for his only
son was written In a style that at
tracted instant attention, and the book
was widely read and discussed. Miss
Charles is q Californian by birth, and
has always lived on the Pacific coast.
Her present home is in San Francisco,
and as she lives away from the center
of that city, she escaped the earthquake
and fire. Miss Charles familiarity with
Arizona life and character la again dis
played in her new story, "Pardner OF
Blossom Range" 1t Is one of the sweet
est and wholesomest stories ever writ
ten of western life. Its pages pal
plate with the atmosphere of the
plains, and the characters are all
strongly convincing, the chief ones
original enough to suggest real IN
dividuality and to hold one TO its VI
brations throughout the book. The he
70 and heroine are new personalities
In fiction, and the incidents In their ca
reers so refreshingly removed from
commonplace, while never bordering
on the unreal as TO suggest actual life
studies. a flavor which always lends in
terest TO people, Incidents or localities.
1t is a pleasing panel OF life pictures
let into the great vague walls OF the
plains and is full OF interest from be-
ginning to end.
THE Pilgrim and the Pioneer" is con-
structed on lines of its own, by John
G. Bell, for four years district judge
and for ten years member of Con-
gress on the frontier in western Colo
RADIO. The pioneer-the teacher. and
the pilgrlm-the taught. appear In a
long Journey over mountain and plain
In the heart OF the Rocky mountains.
and the stirring incidents along the
way are related In such a manner, as
To give fair idea OF the trapper, pio-
neer, and settled social, moral and ma
terial developments of this marvellous
portion of our country.
Much adventure and short stories are
INDUCED In for the purpose OF holding
the reader, and altering through this
ballast enough OF the everyday phio-
sophies OF life and enough of the trl-
umphs OF virtue, II is hoped, to cause
some readers at least to seek her re-
wards, and all to be benefited.
A strong hereditary lesson is drawn
from the Pioneers marriage TO an In
dian princess whose children bear no
impress of Caucasian blood This so
disappoints the brilliant and optim-
istic Pioneer that he embarks on this
exciting journey to avoid any reminder
OF his criminal carelessness In the
breeding OF his children, but in vain.
The morning OF the Pioneers ausplci-
GUS life actuated by optimism, is
strongly contrasted with the miseries
and parched fields following the even
ing OF this same life. controlled by
weak, pessimistio thoughts. The Pill
grim. or tenderfoot, is used 10 illustrate
the false Ideas of the eastern residents
az to the stage OF civilization In the new
West He expected TO be supreme and
run things, but was constantly humil-
lated by finding. not only peers but su-
periors, and that the western ciyilian-
ton was 50 far In advance OF the east