The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-29
a CHARMING IRISH STORY.

Eosnah By Myra Kelly: Iiustrated by
Wallace Morgan. Published by, d. Ap-
rlerou and Company. New York
This author has made for herself
n very large and admiring- pubilc N
the United States By her Little Clti-
2cns, - Wards Of Liberty etc, these
being sketches Of school work, school
in New York City. That field she mas
made all her Own, and she IS charming
exponent Of ii. This novel, however,
is of an entirely different order. The
scene is shifted to Ireland, aud an IRISH
loYdly estate. with the surrounding
pcasantry forming the characters III tDe
story. The central figure is retired
work for his country IN the lndlau
wars, who has pcppery temper, SUB
missive wife, and four sons and a
daughter, none Of whom have been seen
by the old folks since the infancy OF
The children, these having been sent for
bringing'up to relatives IN England;
On the return "home' OF the General
a1d his wife. the children, by this time
arown to full estate, are summoned TO
meet their father aud mother at the
manor house. The plot centeTs about
the girl rather than about the four
sons. This daughter, Sheila, has been
brought up by her aunt, Patricia, close
neighbor to the Lady Rosnah Creigh-
ton, sister OF Lord Kevin, she and
children and they being motherless.
Sheila and young Lord Kevin come. to
an understanding upon the girl being
summoned to meet her father and
mother. and Shella declares emphatl.
cally that she VIII not 90. She and
hcr al1ianced persuade the Lady Rosnah
TO 20 in her place and be the daughter
= H. :, H1 he
accordingly, is accepted iu good faith,
and has al sorts of adventures with
her four brothers and as daughter of
the house, being the pride Of the old
Ger eral. The oldest ono, Desmond,
is lawyer and diplomat IN London,
man of great charm and ability, and
ne and Rosnah become the "favorite
brother and sister" OF the family, The
old General makes himself hated by the
peasantry, a boycott is declared against
him by reason OF his continued OBJ
stinacy III holding communication with
y hated agent and bailIh', and things
rapidly approach climax. There is
an old leader, The McCormac, immense
y influential with the Irish PARTY, but
called "Herself' who bosses all con.
cerued in the most arbitrary manner.
She appears opportunc!y, gives the
whole crowd tremendous scoldipg,
blows up the old General in great style,
and carries Of her autocraey with dy
ing colors. One son Of the old General
is called Owen, who has quickly come
into rapport with The McCormac, with
Moirs, a girl of great influence among
The people, aud he becomes involved
IL certain intrigues which are extreme
" dangerous. lie is saved by Rosnah, |
MORA and Desmond, and a great
scheme of transplanting the restless
population bodily 70 Canada, aided by
Rosnah 5 wealth, is undertaken. This /
story is ono Of very great charm aud /
The distress Of the couu-
tITy' the desolati9n OF ITS agriculture, |
the unrestraiped and Unlimited hatred |
and vengeance, arc all set forth duly, |
and The book is certain 10 place the !
author on Il decidedly higher pinnacle /
than her admirers have been wont to
place her heretofore. Myra Kelly must |
hereafter bc reckoned with in the world |
of literature as one Of the potent forces
Z herein