The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-28

charming, how everything good is the young King Alfonso of Spain-how few love matches ever were made in heaven such as that one between the young king and Princess Ena-mena-m -mina-mo.
 If any one had seen a photograph in the magazines of King Alfonso, showing him closely related in appearance at least to the degenerate King Alexander of Serva, who was killed by assassins with his Queen Draga-of course what the Williamsons had to say did not do much harm, but when they tell us of the beautiful love match between Ena-Mena- mina-mo and Alfonso (not Gaston)-then the line ought to be drawn right there.
 For the fact of the matter is King AL fonso had to have a wife. He heard of and possibly saw Ena-and-so-forth, of England. He said, Come hither?' and she came-that Is all there was to it. But excusing the Aggression, if you please. or can-back to the new book,
 "The Chaperon." It is just like all of the other Williamson books-which means that for a summer vacation, by sea or land. nearer a watery surface would be better-"The Chaperon" will please-at least not disturb. In 1t we are told of two charming young girls in London, both working for a living. All of sudden one of them Is left in a will a house. boat, then located in Holland. These two girls go to take possession of 1t and find on arrival that a young American had leased 1t from the caretaker and was himself about to take a tour in it. AS this young American was nice they are all nice in books) these two girls sug- gest, at least he does, that If a chaperon Is arranged. there is no reason why this young chap couldn't still take the tour planned-along with the real owners-the two girls. The inventive young Ameri- of o,o ,h,,
 wouldn't? This chaperon he called his aunt-a Lady MacNaire-who was all right with the two exceptions only that she was not the young Americans aunt nor was she Lady MacNaire. At any rate, these three joined by relative in Holland, start on their tour described in
 "The Chaperon." Of course as soon as Lord McNaire sees in the newspapers that his supposed wife has gone house.
 boating with a strange party a chase takes place, the descriptions of which, together with the guide book stuff which looks as If 1t was all taken out of Baed- eker, composes The Chaperon."
 If one does not care particularly for what one reads, if one only cares for kill-time effusions; If there is not required any mental effort in ones reading-then try "The Chaperon.' Or If you liked any of the other Williamsons' books you will care for "The Chaperon.' Or if you do not enthuse over the Williamson Mel lin food productions then you had better let "The Chaperon" severely alone.
 "The Man of Yesterday" By Mary Hill
 land Kinkaid (Fred A. Stokes Co.)
 "The Man of Yesterday" though dealing with the present day, Is unique In historical interest The scene of the story is laid in the Indian Territory during the last days of tribal rule be- fore the recent admission of Oklahoma to statehood.
 The heroine of this story is lovely young Indian, the daughter of 8 wealthy Indian half-breed and white missionary. This daughter has been educated at an eastern college for women, and at the opening of the story had recently returned to her fathers home She has two lovers. an Indian whom she has known all of her life himself also college bred, but still in- tensely Indian in mind and spirit, and white man, a young lawyer from Chicago, who had been sent into the territory for information In regard to the allotment of Indian lands, etc. This young white man is fascinated by the beautiful Indian maiden, who blends the elementary traits of the Indian with the strong intellectual qualities of the modern woman. They are married, but not before the hero had communed with himself great