New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-21
4 Tragic Romance Of the JET er-
sor1an Era.

S0f1l1T EFG.
LEWIS RAND ~ Msry Johnston InsirsieS BY
2 g Tohn- Emo pp W. 'is-
-r~ TAN-n g1F THE LIVING BY Msude Rad
fcr5 Na--er Ierno. pp. 514- fHsrper & BIOS
COFFEE AID LOVE Aa 1,T.s sIan Ss b
Mar BosIemsn sheldcn; Emo. pp -
Miss Johnston has good story to tell IN
Lewis Rand and she tells 1t IN a persuasive
manner Tier hero Is the son Of tooacco
rlsrte- ano has in his beyhooG little hope o.
esrzr5nr from the path 81 hard manual labor
aid cur for MIN By ms father In happy mo-
u,en7 however. this path IS crossed by Thomas
Jefferson who 50 Tar bef-iends the LAD as 10 ree-
80. vim ole Gideon Rand TIE latter Yields
ana Lewis has his chance being presently ser
- me STUDY o. 1ne law. Miss Johnston passes
cI-e- he period Of his pupilsge- The essential
parr a. her story IS promptly set in motion ana
~ observe IL carrying young Rand 10 eTniTence
- his profession 70 political opportunities ano
70 the winning or 2 beautiful bride Thence
forth II IS the moulding Of his character thai Is
3, issue the process involving the Introduction
II certain affairs familiar 70 students 81 Amen
car histcrv-
Tacuueline Churchill VINO ElsrTlss Rand comes
eror, q family bitterly opposed 20 his political
beliefs This fact supplies one source Of ten
sion. and the plot is further complicated when
n. hero becomes mixed up with Aaron BuTT's
great visionary scheme The rival ne defeats IN
love is his critic II pablic affairs The trouble
te+-een them Is deepened by the gallant young
Ca-zTs honorable devotion 20 Mrs Rand For
Re- sake he behaves toward her husband with
The most ct1ivaIrous consideration in circuIn-
stances which only make his conduct the more
rrsddeninE 70 Rand Between his political am
se sT-sr-n
10 & tragic crisis. His actions may give the
-eader pause bJTt thanks 70 Miss Johuscons skin
he remains cIIrfoI1sly sympathetic In this lies
the Success of the book We are attracted by
tbs picture il contains Of Tirginian life in by
gone DAYS. Vve are entertained by some Of the
subsidiary characters We are interested II the
<Ii-nrses We get az historic figures, and we are
charmed by Rand's wife But Il is Rand him
self VINO chiefly holds our attention The tangie
o. good and evil II his nature is made credible,
Il touches the imagination. and We close the
hook We feel that for q while AT least We snail
remember him.
Neither Of The chief characters IN Mrs. Va
rens s1e-y The Land OF the Living" is quite
resl Hugh MacDern0tI. The dreamer, The ideal
~ The lover who lies 10 his Own hurt that his
Isdy nay stu retain faith II the man 70 whom
She Is pledged. belongs 70 q type much in favor
depicted. Judged by the standards Of real life,
what could be more artificial than the familiar
-sacrffcial lie In the present instance. in
stead Of proving final testimony 10 The high
character o. MacDermott, II makes him look de-
cidedy fatuous fo- Furlong- the man to whom
he surrenders Mora. is known n him as an IN
cozsciousble hypoCrlJe. Of course he author
suds z way of rescUing MORA from her fatal
error and q TIE lasE NacDerEnotr x cured Of
brain fever by the assurance that his dream
Iaoy~ has come 70 him For thar matter al, the
plot = conventional enough. The merit Of the
novel Is 10 De found IN the veracity or its minor
characters Big John Callahan. me Chicago
wa-d pcIlticizn. who adopts little Hugh and
wants 10 give him q gsntleTnaT's education. IS
aanitaI STUDY directly ou1 Of life Inscriptions
d. the next man in politics. ne Eas an appeal
1rEIv tender affection for the BOY. and ne tragic
moment ~ his career comes With the discovery
rIfz1 Hugh. once awakened 70 the ethical bear
iuEs - politics. can no longer give him his full
respect AIsg-re Brcomer Is 10 be appreciated.
tee Tor her fue LOYALTY TO the man she loves
aud VINO she knows has given MS heart Mora
-h= de1 elopment Of Mavme's character. under
ire Joint influence q social aspiration and self
sscrf6cInE love. is brought out with skill and
Fz-upsthy- TIE author has wholesome inter
n -es7 life and real people. The Land 81
ire Living seems RI hold out promise for the
fgrU-r
The heroine of ~Cofe= and Love Affair e
an adventurous young LADY who conceives the
sudden notion. on her way home from Bogota
II New York - finding employment as gov
e-ness in -he family Of coffee grower n the
Sierra Nevsdss- What happens 70 he- in the
course ~ the next twelve months x recorded
with considerable b-eezinezs and V-ivacIt-. II
her log book Life on an isolated mountain side
plantation = not without its pictUresQUeness-
Neither : Il without It's disroTnfo-ts- There are
rats IN ire thatch. gna1E II the garden. tarantu-
las ard scorpions lurking II all sorts o. unex-
rected places. IN the WOODS are boa constructors
eiEnrssn feet long Fortunately, Miss Parnell
hss devoted escort at her side whenever she
ventures fsr rom the pIaHtaIicC- Don Roberto,
g handsome. das1inz and prosperous young Co.
lo1bisn II English extraction makes all but
irresistible suitc-. His rival = stead p7acti-
gsI minded American named keut- who though
more than once rejected by Miss Pa-neu. stub
hcrniy persists IN turning I'D II 1sr neighho--
hood ana rendering himself Indispensable. In
tr--ninEled with the herc5ue's sentimental cogi-
rsris1E sre veTv Tesdsb BE accounts ef the ra-i-
Gus stages ~ coffee raisine. the setting Or the
stocks. me gathering % the red berries the cur
inE processes and the transportation 20 the
coast. Information. hreezE Comment and iuuoc-
lc-ls romance z-uite 10 produce blend which
Y nor dangerously stimulating has vet q pleas
Ing favor