The Washington herald., 1907-06-23

me a !oFe ietffrt me tDlnF ! nave nftu Wtins -
hard fOg so long 10 stop your doing and there IS
nothing 10 be done but to drop into silence.
Stnl Mr.. Anstruther persists, until at
last he gets five letters In rapid sue
cession Thus they run: 1T would be
useless" Il would not see YOU" II do
not love you;' Il will never marry you,'
Il shall not write again." and that ends
the romance Of Rose Marie; but does It
really end It, after all? (New York;
Charles Scribner's Sons)
The Militants." by Mary Raymond
Shipman Andrews. Is collection Of short
stories every one OF which is delight
They are. as the title page says, Stories
Of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other
Fighters in the World" The first story.
Tho Bishops Silence" is one OF the best
in the book. The bishop Is appealed to
by the son Of his old friend and school
mate The father IS opposing the young
mans marriage 10 a charming girl sim
ply because the girls mother had Tilted
him for a man who turned out 10 be
worthless. The bishop also had loved
Eleanor's mother and the fight he has Is
in his own SOUL whether or not to lay
bare the secrets OF his heart 10 put his
old friend in the right road TO forgive
ness. Equally touching Is the story Of
another parson, The Witnesses He
is a simple old man. the rector OF small
church. The world has moved ahead. but
he seems 10 have stood still, still preach
ing the old doctrine in the old way He
feels, suddenly, that life has been fail
ure, and that he has accomplished moth
ing. Then. that night, father and son
who have been separated come together,
and the son Confesses that II IS because
Of a sermon no has heard from the poor
old DarsOn. and the father. glad Of the
prodigals return. cOnfesses 20 the son
Of the wise and beneficent influence that
was worked on him BY a parson with
whom he Travelled 10 Europe once. Il
was the poor parsons only trip abroad.
These two, father and son. are the wit
nosses 10 the good that a blameless life
may accomplish. The last story In the
book is a sheer delight, both from its sub
ject and its literary quality II is call
ed. THE Little Revenge" and its scene
is laid naar Bddef0rd IN Devon. where
the old Revenge hailed from: she that
was sailed by Sir kicnard Grcnville Two
American women are there. and they
meet another Sir Richard Grenville. a de
scendant OF the famous fighter, and he
has a Little Revenge" and the romance
that ensues is altogether charming. This
is as good a volume Of short stories
some eight altogether as has been pub
llshed in many a day; It offers a lot Of
good. clean and healthy enjoyment to
all who read. (New York: Charles Scrib-
ners S0nsJ
THE Diary Of Della" by Onoto Wat
anna Is not a bit like the previous writ
ings of this clever Eurasian This. in
stead Of being a dainty japanese story,
is a chronicle Of an American kitchen.
with some sidelights on the parlor. Della
is an Irish cook. and the book is in the
form Of her diary The family she lives
with is not at all remarkable. and Della
has all sorts Of rows with her mistress
She tells OF her troubles and experiences
In getting another place. and after ALL
she returns 10 the old job. Thereafter she
chronicles the fortunes Of the family in
seTi-lum0rOus way and. incidentally
tells something Of her own love affairs
with The tradespeople The story is
slight Meant 20 be funny. It rather miss
es the mark. and as a matter Of fact is
hardly worth the trouble OF reading
lNcw York. Doubleday. Page & Coz
"The Princess Virginia" is the latest
novel from the prolific pen. or pens. Of c.
y. ana A. NJ Williamson While one is
in the midst Of the excitement Of this
story. there is a savory taste Of enter
tainment afterward the thought and
question, Why arise with dogged per
sistauca The story has a sort Of "Pris-
ouer Of Zenda" effect. In so much that Il
uses the same overworked imaginary
country. court. princess. and emperor
The altogether fascinating Princess VIr-
ginia boasts quite brazely-even throwing
IN an occasional "d-"-of an American
grandmother, and a disposition Of reck-
lessuess which the authors consider are
analogous. She has never seen the En-
1eTOT. but has her room and hey perica-
diuu quite full Of his pictures. He has
never seen her, his heart has never been
touched by woman that fact alone would
let ms know that he was a fictitious mani.
'Rhentau' demands an heir. so the mas
ter Of ceremony hunts up a suitable wife
The Princess Virginia is selected. but
sWe9rs that never will she give her hand
whore her heart Is not first sought. The
widest scheme possible is evolved in
that Americanesque head. and the grand
duchess. her mother. after very little per
suasion. consents 10 help I'm the mad
chase for the heart Of the Emperor How
utterly useless 90 say that she makes q
perfect ass Of an otherwise fne man: gets
all that she thinks worth while. and-oh.
we'll, if you have two or three hours un-
occupied read it. and you will know.
ONew York. Mcclure. Phillips * Coz