Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-13

Askew, authors of 1.-THE Shulamite,"
might be called "a tragedy of errors"
The heroine, a girl of elemental inno-
cence and purity. is transplanted to the
effete society of London, where she
comes in contact with a modern cos
mopolitanism that charms while it
carries her beyond the breakers. The
story is swift and relentless, ending
unhappily, but sustaining the readers
sympathy for Lucy Gort to the final
chapter. 80
The heroine is revealed to us with
the warmth of sentiment characters
tic of the work that comes from the
nen of the Askews. She loves, but not
wisely, for the man is a cad, all nerves
and conceit. Another man, whose
love for her took the form of a frenzy,
commits an act that places Lucy Gort
in the position of an adventures be-
fore the English public. The rank in
Justice of an evil generation holding
i'm TO contempt a lovely girl who,
though susceptible to the tawdry hon
ors of society, had, in love matters
held herself above purely sensual al
eairs. makes note that, although not
strong, IS one of exceedingly fervor'
One cannot but regret that charac-
ter so loyable IS Lucy Gort should De
a loser ii the game of life.
Lucy Gort. By Alice and Clauoe
Askew. New York: Brentanos'
Chancellor Days 1.-THE Raid on Pros
egitv" has gone into it's third print
Ing and is now issued with q preface,
In which the chancellor taxes some
account of the numerous attacks maze
upon him and upon his work. frop-
ably no work of recent years mas pro
vojted SO exceedingly tornado-like a
aa this RGSaX OF the
head of Syracuse university III MS
preface DIR. Day says: -
"The occasion for my speaking ls que
TO certain incidents In the aufnlnls.f1-
tion of the government which l peIleVe
unwarranted by our constitution anu
In their tendency destructive 10 our
liberties and the progress or our com
merce. Carried to their conciusions :.
and these are not far away-they must
result in an oligarchy. A lawmaking'
court controlling executive department.
a government by commissions, per-
sonal construction of the constitution
Is not q republic"
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Roscoe Day. LII. d. New YORK; D.
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