The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14

A SPIRIT IN PRISON By Robert
 Kitchens Illustrated by Cyrus Cuneo,
 Published bY Harper & RrotherH, New
 York Sl50, 1t ludd's,
 A powerful novel, far above the average novels of the day, and won derfully attractive even with its abundance of subtle psychological in trospeotions and analyzstions of moods and emotions. Tho cornerstone of the novels foundations is embodied in the sentence ''The spirit that rest eth upon He ie a spirit in prison and the story is sequel or continna ton of that highly interesting hook "The Call of the Blood But with all the ampihcatious and Iteration, the intensity of color with which every emotion and act and incident is in vested and the vlgor and vitality of the characterization render the book remarkable. "'rhe Call of the Blood was q story of Stcily. 9'ne scene of this new tale ls an island In tho Bay of Naples and the adjacent country, Maurice Dclarey an Englishman, with a tInct,lra of Sioil'an blood in his veins, tinCture which helped impel him to yield to the wiles of a beautiful Sollian peasant girl while his wife. the loyely and gifted IermIoue was away In Africa nursing back to life her friend, Artols, famous Trench novelist. The intrigue of Delarey with the peasant girl led to his tragic death at the hands of tho girls eyasperat- ed father Herpiope supposes her husbands death was accidental. sup poses he was ever true to her and fondly chetishea his memory Here the new story takes up tho lives Of Hermione, of her faithful friend and lower. Artos Of Gaspare. the faithful devoted servant Seventeen years have elapsed since Delarey was hurl- cd over a cliff to hIs death by the peasant girls father and now appears on the scene Hermlone's daughter vare, born after her father'A death, tsnd young Ruffs, son of the betrayed peasant girl and of Deiarey. Herrni- one and her daughter are spending the summer ou the island and Artols from time to time visits them Enters now also tho gay young Neapolitau noblen1an Marchesino Isidoro Panac- ci. who presently finds vere adorable and makes love to her, but Vhre is still a child at heart though tho Mar chesino will have 1t that she is a woman. But Uerrntone will have none Of Marchesino's love making for her daughter and simply brushes his aspi- rations to become the son n-in-law of the beautiful English lady" The episode of the merry Narchesino and his wooing is tho one lighter comedy element of tho story and very prettily is it touched upon. But 1t is Her mones devotion to the memory of her handsome hut unfaithsul lord and the desperate and loyal efforts of Ar tois and Gaspare to keep from her the knowledge of his guilt. and her painful awakening Tt last, that constl- ute the thread of the story and furn- ish the author with materials which are woven into q chaos of detail and anaylsis of each character. into a web of personal condolences and delicate dissection of motives and springs of thought and feeling and emotion and them reflex action and tendencies up- on one another; until the reader is amazed at the maze of intricate psy- choloeical discussion presented But withal this may discussion is SO orig ,nal, so delicate, so vital and the in- divldual cheracterIzatlons arc go ad- 1nlrable that one submits and ac- )tnowledges tho author to ho psyrho- logical master. Moreover, Imparting distinct and subte charm. are tho pictures of Italian lifa and scenery, and Italian atmosphere reproduced in vivid word paintings. A happy got ting indeed is thus given, Tho islet, the sea in It's various moods, tho skies with their lovely changing hues-well. 8 next to going 10 Italy fig 10 read Mir Tichen's descriptions of them. Take for instance this
 June came in upon the bay. bringing with it more vivid lie in tho on virons of Naples Az tho heat oS tho sun increased tho vitality o' inc human notes that danced in ts beams seemed to increase also, to become more hlat- ant, more persistent, The wild oleand CT was in flower Tho thorny cactus put forth upon the rim of its gro tesque leaves pale yellow blossoms 10
 
 about 1t insolently in Italy. Tn tho streets of the city ragged boys ran by crying "Fragole" ond holdlng aloft the shall6w basE,ts h which the rosy fruit carters wore. bright carnetIon above their aarp. The children exposed thei' bare limbs to the sun and were proud when they were given morsel of ics the Intervals of their endloss dances and their play On tho hill of Posllpo tho Venetian blinds of the houses in tha gardens clouded by tho rounded dusk back tlie windows wero thrown open, tho slad sun rays fell upon tho cool paved floors over which few feet had trodden since the last summer died.
 Brom the shore came came sounds cl i}ls of them from tho illuminated heights where people were making merry in the niEht. Now and then q boat passed them. Tn ono young men were singing, and interrupting thoir song ip shout with Laughter Here and thore A 1rh- ern1Ar's torch glided like 2 great lrehy above the oily darknese of the sea. The distant trees of the gardens climbing iIn the hin made on ebony hlaoknosa benesth thc stars, bleclsness that SUE pested inlpenetrablo beauty that lay deep down with hidden face And the ljghts dispersed among the1n, gaInipE tIenilcanoe by their solitude seemed to hunnlon adventurous or romantic err- Its to come to them by secret paths and learn their revelation over tho eea lay delicate warmth not tropical not ell- ervatine but softly inspiliug And be- yond tlIe circling lamps of Naples Ne- suviup lii ur the flr1nanent with q tor rent of rose .colored Are that gloWed and died, and glowed again constantly as beats a heart,
 THE IMMORTAL, MOMENT By May
 Sinclair, author oG "rhe Divine Fire
 otr. Published by Doubleday, Page
 & O., New York F1bo, at Judas
 A book. until it gets under way, is light and uuevcitlns but ouce well started, tho reader will become ah. sor1,ed and fascinated hy ita strength