The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-11

THE CHAUFFEUR AND THE CHA
 PERON. By c. N. and A, M. William
 son Illustrated by Karl Anderson;
 published by the Mcclure Company,
 New York; $l6O; at Judd's.
 Almost as good as taking a trip In Holland, among the waterways and lhe old dykes and windmils and old towns and old picture galleries and churches, Is this entertaining story; and this new book by tho William sons, will be found to possess much of the charm, spirit and flavor of their previous efforts in their successful catering to the reading public, Merry times these motorers have both In the circumstances that lead up to their trip In a. motor boat with house boat attached through the Holland canals and the admirers of the previous work of this clever pair of travellers and authors will be again regaled to their hearts content. The tale opens with two charming stepssters, Phyllis Riv- CTS, an English girl, and Neil Van Buren an American, stepping into the scene. They are keeping house in a Clapham flat and have Just heard the news that the death of an uncle has occurred and that instead of big for tune, he has left them only gift of f200 and motor boat which is an- rhored somewhere in Holland. Wlrn- put more ado the sisters pack up and are off to Holland to claim their boat and on arriving at the scene of con quest for such 1t proved to be as the reader will discover-they find their boat and find it stocked with belong lngs. as they supposed, of their de- ceased benefactor, said belonging in- 1uding shirts, Ineckties, and other wearing apparel, These mementoes they hastily inspect and leave half strewn about as handsome young American, Ronald Lester Starr, with an amused smile and some surprise manifest coupled with evident grati- hcation at sight of two such charming young ladies, suddenly appear and lays claim to the boat by right of rent al for trip to the canals. Mutual explanations which are perfectly sat sfactory follow and for the solution of the problem the handsome youth who Is a millionaire American artist, as subsequently, appears proposes that he be accepted as fellow voyager by first providing chaperon in the per- son of his Scotch aunt. Now Scotch aunt seemed to the girls an eminently proper person to have along and the bargain Is struck. The now perplexed young artist has no Scotch aunt and unbeknown of course to the fair charmers. advertises for a Scotch chapcron and gets In response what he supposes to be the genuine article. The young ladies while preparations for the trip are being completed visit some swell Dutch relatives at Rot terdam by whom they are entertained and In company with their stalwart Dutch cousin, Robert Van Ruren, take an automobile trip and in par ticular among other sights, view tho edifce where William the Silent was slain.
 The story and the motor boat are now underway and the trip Is begun, the chaperon and her dog also duly on board, and all sorts of jolly times and happy adventures occur, added to which Is the pleasant memory of gallant rescue of one of the maidens from perilous situation at the bath ing place by gallant and swell Dutch nobeman, who remarkably re- Eemblcd in gallant figure and sweetly serious mien the picture of William the Silent. The reader will find the adventures and surprises awaiting him or her very entertaining including of course the matches made on the trip and the surprising one which de- veloped at the close 10 the joy of the artist and the chaperon, prolixity is the books only weakness, but the airy grace of the story telling is delightful