The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
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MARGARET. BY n. Rider Hassard.
Longmans. Graen q CO., Of New
York, publishers. $3.50.
A. delightful romance. the period be-
Ing that OF Henry VII. OF England.
The scene opens In London, is trans
ferred to Spain. and closes ut Dedham.
In Essex county, England. Tho, action
OF the book ~ continuous, and the In.
tarest IL held unfaggingly. The hero
OF the book, an Englishman who has
lost his estates by adherence to the
cause OF Richard Ill. on tho field OF
BosWorth, and who is depicted Is a
hne, manly fellow. loves his cousin.
aga. u Casta,i. TIC J.'..Jti..
ter OF g. wealthy merchant, John Cas-
tell who took his daughters sweet
heart under his protection after the
connscation OF the young mans prop
erty. and. through an agent. had bought
1t back without the owners knowledge.
One day Margaret casteil, her
sweetheart and her cousin, Betty Dene.
stationed themselves In front OF the
hinss palace In London because Mar
goret expressed strong desire to
zee the King close at hand. A Spanish
man alarms was rude to- Margaret. A
broil ensued. and slarEarct's sweet.
heart killed the spaniard.
Out OF this grows the romance OF
the book and time OF separation and
trouble for the lovers. The reader is
taken across seas. given a glimpse OF
spanish court life ana of the terrors
OF the Spanish InquisItion. under the
power of which Margarets father.
John Csstell, falls. At the supreme mo-
ment OF danger he escapes, and owes
his safety to stout ship captain
named John Smith, who runs his good
vessel. the Margaret. across the bar
OF the Quadalauiver In very notable
fashion. and so brings the lovers and
Mnrgarets father safe home to the
lovely vale of pedhain, In Essex, Eng
land. And there Margaret AMI her
sweetheart, In wedlock bound, live
happy ever afterward.
RosAL1ND AT RED GATE. BY Mere
dith Nicholson. Arthur I. Keller
illustrator. The Bobbs- Merrill Conl.
pany, OF Indianapolis. publishers.
Those readers who have been de-
lighted with Mr.. Nicholson's previous
books. THE House ola Thousand Can
dies" and "The Port OF Missing Men"
will be prepared to anticipate the style
OF narration and the picturesqueness
OF incident that render this book. like
its predecessors, SO full of lively liz
terest and genuine attractiveness.
Tho scene OF "Rosalind AT Rcd
Gate" is laid on the chores OF sthe
great American lakes, uear little
town called Annandale, and not Z. far
from Chicago. The mystery of the book,
hinges on the wonderful Resemblance
between two cousins, Helen and Rosa
lind Holbrook, the daughters of two
brothers, Henry and Arthur Holtrook,
Of Stamford. Conn.
One of the best characters In the
hook IS Miss Patricia Hoibrook, the
aunt OF Helen and RosaitId. and the
sister of Arthur and Henry aHoibrook.
BY the terms OF Patricia Hoibrook's
fathers will. million OF dallars was
Taft In her charge. to be divided be-
tween her two brothers at the end OF
ten years, or at her discretion. Henry
and Arthur Holbrook succeeded to
their fathers banking business. which
COLLAPSED after a time. Arthur having
disappeared under charge OF fraud and
Insolvency.
Then Henry began to press his sister
Patricia to pay him the million OF dol
lars with which she was entrusted.
claiming that Arthur was dead and
that the dishonorable manner in which
he had acted barred him as a legatee.
In order to wait until the proper
time had elapsed, and because she did
not believe her brother Arthur dead.
Miss Patricia seeks refuge at ST. Aga
tha.s School, near Annandale. She is
commended in so doing to the care
and protection OF Laurence Donovan,
by Father Paul Stafford, founder and
superior of a Protestant religious or
der. and friend OF Donovan's.
Miss Patricia. by Father Stafford's
advice explains to Laurence Donovan
her reasons for coming to St Agatha's.
He is writer and is occupying the
house OF friend adjoining the grounds
of ST. Agatha, while shat friend travels
lin Europe. He responds at once to
Miss Patrlc!a's appeal and Is immediate