Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-02

ato-. ne gees tn England only to find
that his father has left on al expedition
to the upper part of Norway The boys
follow in a most exciting pursuit, which
is replete with adventure. Dawes strength.
courage and comnCn sense triumph, and
the family is partially reunited. after
which Dave once moro has a joyous re-
turn to school.
IN THE POT"TER'S HOUSE. By George
Dyre Eldridge. New York: Double
day, Page Il Co
The war waged by human passions
among primitive folk make grim tragedy
and fierce Joy in the village Of Padanaram.
Three men of widely different type love
the same woman and the counte:play OF
their loves and hates brings about the
events OF the story. The stern young
parson. fanatic since the call that had
made him one apart; Ashgrave. in whose
stormy mature innate evil warred cOntln-
ually with elements of greatness; Barn
ably. genially hjman-no girl ever had a
more strangely assorted trio of lovers.
There is the same note of the ineXplicable
in Amanda herself with the st. ife OF the
elemental and an aspiring human soul
Although the central situation may not
be entirely convincing. there can be nc
doubt of the nearness to the actual OF
the life of remote district set 1ofth IN
the story There is remarkable power in
the authors presentation of the brutal
surge of life: no one who has been aDle
to grasp the meaning of life in such com
munities can fail to admit the truthful
ness of the study.
THE MASTER CRIMINAL. By C. Sid
ney Paterroster author Of THE
Cruise of the Conquistador, etc. IL
lustrated by Charles Johnson Post.
New York: The Cupples IL Leon
Company.
rp.a
hero Of his new novel Il man of strong,
perverted cha: acter. who preys on society
and who consid ers himself at war with
the world. A thorough scCundrel. though
Of 50 intellectual type as to be above
the ordinary 'crCok class. While re-
garding humanity at large as his foes
and victims. the hatred of his life Is con-
centrated upon his former rival in love.
The author has woven into hisostory the
strange personalities of the ''other half"
This is a striking detective story.
THE YALE CUP. BY Albertus T. Dud-
lev author Of .Following the Ball.
etc. Illustrated by Charles Cope
land. Boston: Lothrop. Lee & Shep-
ard Company. Washington: Bren-
tano.
The cup is an annual prize given by a
club OF Yale alumni to the member of the
senior class of each of several preparatory
schools who best combines proficiency In
athletics with good standing III his
studies 1t is the most desired honor OF
the course in the great school VIII re the
scene of the story is aid, and the contrast
is sharply drawn between the ambitious
student who carefully studies the steps
that lead to favor with the faculty and
prominence in the student body. and the
one who makes conscientious use of crdi-
nary abilities, mantal- and physical, with
only the thought of self-mprpve en- emit
service to his school! and honorable r2la-
lions with all OF course, in the end, In
dustry and Observation-Disclosures receive
unexpected recognition. but the winner Is
a thoroughly natural and human boy who
mas faults. makes his mistakes, and prof
its by finding them out
THE BELLE ISLERS. BY Richard
Brinsley Newman. Illustrated by
Wallace Goldsmith. Boston: LO-
throp. Lee & Shepard Company.
This is keenly humorous account of
life in a. country town as experienced by
the family of minister of simple-hearted
honesty. which quality il fully taken ad-
vantage OF by tho townspaople. The
shrewdness. the hypocrisy, the shiftless-
ness and the partially radeeming goodness
of heart TO be found In unpromising in
diViduals ars all brought out In way
. that strikes homo to the reader, while the
pathos that Is never far from real humor
is strongly present, The deep underlying
purpose OF the author IL by r.dicule to
teach mcun human nature u lesson and
shame it into better fashions, even as Ger