The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18

enthra!lment of a romance; one to sit up win until the midnight hours. In g. sense it is tragic, for what other words can describe the bitter disap- pointment after weeks and weeks of desperate trayersing of gloomy and perilous wastes, to find upon the im- < possible preeipice of the last gigantic stronghold the Inscription, Thus far and no farther"
 \ One word in the title of this book sa excites curiosity: A Shameless Diary. N When has any one before ever made so \ sinexorable an exposure of drab dis ! 5comfort and human weakness! The K earlier explorers were wont to do this with great naiyete They transcribed ! Hlunpleasant details with microscopic A Afaithfulness and gravity Modern trav- FSelsr gloss over their failures, hide, to 2 a certain degree, their ignorance and ! Ihad judgment The present author, on Ethe contrary, claims that merit lies on- 4 ly in absolute and unvarnished truth stelling. IL is of psychologist importance fhat we know exactly how men en- gagged in common peril and struggle z fhink, feel and act He makes it clear that trying physical tests made under Inc circumstances surrounding this eX- pedition are not apt to develop angelic J Eonduct, are more likely to prove the $3heory that civilization is but skin #sAeep, Mr. Dunn has no hesitation in bare the foibles and weaknesses # Pf those enlisted with him in this se- & Rere struggle. To many readers his eX- 0 raordinary frankness will be the point If chief interest in the book 1t should e said that if he scores the leader of VI he expedition he does not forget to M hake confession of his own short-com- & lgs. He has an unerring facility for # etecting pretence, shams and his ~ #Rrcastic drolleries and grim humor eep the reader on the alert One of he interesting phases of human na- nre to be noted in this narrative is, M hat in spite of distrust and shirkings # hd selhshness, forming an active un- ercurrent of discontent, there was al- hays. persistence in blind fealty to the ain purpose of the expedition These en had undertaken a certain task # d they simply gritted their teeth and
 lid. each to himself, Never mind, we ust get there"
 That they wrangled and grumbled at
 arly every step of the way was
 thing. They had started and pride
 rbade turning back But never was a
 pre fncongruous or jnharmonious ex-
 hilton! All of this MT. Dunn tells
 th amazing and laughable frank
 ss. It took indomitable pluck and
 llrage to carry this undertaking
 ough, it certainly took courage of
 other sort to defy the tradition of
 nradesaip and face the world with
 $ story
 It is of interest to know that MT.
 .nn is one of Harvard s younger sons
 member of Newport's oldest
 Btocrauy, The foundations of his
 b for out-of-door adventure were
 in a boys summer camp on the
 res of famous Lake Asquam, New . npshire He has been g successful
 spaper reporter, correspondent and
 gazine contributor MT Dunn was
 of the first of the New York corre-
 ldents to reach the scene of the ter
 D Mt Pelee disaster, making some
 ng reconnoisances almost to the es..ss edge of the crater while the ashes
 still hot under foot. He is now en-
 I'd in writing an account of his re-
 explorations among the Aleutian
 E. whither he betook himself in a
 fishing schooner unattended save native skipper and one sailor.
 of the exciting episodes of this
 was when Mr. Dunn landed upon