The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-04

present story Is a decided relish for the idle hour. Charles Edward Aus tin, q young American, Is the hero and in the first chapter he meets his fate in the person of the delightful
 Lady Angela Emscott whom he meets | and wins in a most "cheeky" and dar- ing way. Charles Edward gives a dn- ner where the guests are dis tinguishcd Londoners and beautiful English women and guests and hosts are wholly unknown to each other, The chapter is entitled very appro- | prlately Ills lmpertlnencc. Charles Edward and the Lady Angela mme- | dlately find that they are exactly fitted
 for each other in wealth, social posi-
 ton, tastes and general aptitude for l good fellowship, and that in short
 they are atlinitles, and twelve delight
 ful chapters tell of their adventures
 and experiences in dainty and anus l Ing style, As has been well said of
 the story Laughter and love and chlv-
 airy and good feeling and kindness
 are good to read about" and In this string of tales these clements are
 charmingly blended. As says the New
 York American of the hero and hero
 inc: Gifted each with a keen sense
 of humor and happily born with a
 wise understanding of the value of
 variety in the humdrum affairs of
 married life. they give their gifts and
 their understanding free play Tho
 result is a continuing interest in them
 selves. in each other. and in life. and
 q pretty feeling of delight In the read
 CT himself who ls now privileged to
 know of the dolngs and savings of
 this remarkable couple.
 Charles Edward began it hy the
 colossal impertincnce with which he won tho Lady Angela for his wife.
 No ono could assist such fellow II
 only wanted tho Lady Angela tn he ! his companion for life Co complete his
 nature and to enable him to do just those things for which the gracious fates fixed him Of course, we cannot : all hope to be blessed as was Charles
 Edward, but then We arc not all | Charles Edwards, So that lt may be- l 1t Is our deficiencies which. al bottom , arc the real trouble with us in life , particularly married life Were we dc. serving of women Ike Angela il may be we might find them: for. of a cure. ty, Angelas are more plentiful than ' Charleses. Stlll, even Edward did , more than deserve he earned her Once mated happily the rest fol lows; and the rest is as prettily hum. s orous and as prettily pathetic as may , be found anywhere among the writ , ings of those who dlsport themselves s in Higher vein, Robert Louis Steven , son made even a hanson cab and { | tobacconists shop rocking of romance
 MT. Rhodes has learned tho lessor
 well, and it ls something to be grate ful for to he shown the soul of thing
 to see with Mir. Rhodes the senti
 ment that is not sentlmentallty. th,
 humor that is not vulgar the patho ' tha is not affected
 , feature of the book is the twen
 ty-four full page line drawings h, 2 Penryhn Stanlaws which arc a ney 2 departure in book Illustrating
 n The author of Charles Edwarc ,, brides himself upon possessing n, I personal belongings which cannot h s packed into his trunks at a moment. q notice. native of Cleveland. he wa - for five years one of the editors Q S the Chap Book, subsequently, migrat [. ing to London, and thence to Paris ', Rome, Algers and Cairo