The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
The IandInhhers"


81 eert-uds king Published ~ Do1HledEy,.
RsEs Co. New Hork- Price 81
MLss Gertrude King IS = new writer.
ard II her first book fairly foreshsd-
ows her future work she will have 3
place beside the well known writers OF
sea stories. which viii be unique. for
women have as yet not invaded this
field. She has written a powerful tale
III OF salt favor and bresthless sd-
vsnture from the first 10 the last page
The Plot OF the tale is not compli-
Gated. 4 young woman school teacher
from the middle west. Miss Paultns
Harding, has saved se.0oe and starts
for = three months vacation in Europe
ON shipbosrd she meets = Mrs. Gately.
who is evidently an adventures Of the
most interruptions type To her she
intrusts her money TO bet on the days
runs. and IL is al lest Miss Pauline
IS appalled, and has made up her mind
10 commit suicide At this psychology
csl moment tie steamer. IN heavy
FOX. runs into an iceberg and All the
passengers are taken or IN boats ez-
cept Miss Paulina. who has fallen IN
conscious IN her stateroom. and
Young New Yorker. Richard Dsrragh,
Who is in . drunken stupor in his
stster0Om- After a bit they regain
eonsciousness. ind each other. and fall
IN iove- They have only = few days
sioBe however. when they pick up
boat containing Mrs. Gstely. the ad-
veuturess, and an old millionaire, Fen
neck. whom she had cs5oled into prom
Using 10 marry her. The several days
exposure IN the small boat has made
poor old Fenneck quite mad. and the
four people begin almost At once 70
quarrel In one OF these cuarrels the
heroine kills Fenneck by accident. and
rhts 50 enrzges Mrs. GateIy that she
becomes = perfect demon She wastes
the water and destroys the provisions
uurI AZ last Pauline snd Richard are
forced 70 frn2r1so1 her All this time
Pauline has = more serious trouble 70
combat than ouarreIs and MADNESS.
II is Richards lspses into drunken
ness he is 4 dipsona1isc, and one is
hardly sure even At the end that ne is
cured II takes considerable courage
FOR Al author 20 introduce four char
scters Ike these and expect friendly
ceiling On the part OF the rezder-a
mad old millionaire. q cheap sdven-
tureEs. . oipsomsniac for a hero, and.
finally, q not very interesting school
teacher who was 50 weak as 10 con
template suicide for 8 heronie. It
speaks particularly we'll for the author
that rom such stuff she produces a
book whose every line IS vital with
interest One does not even resent II
when Ehe pzuSes IA he1 story and gives
bits Of description OF weather or
scenery OF ship. The following quo
rsrso1 descriptive OF q fog at sea is
offered 70 show the style OF the writer:
II wrapped Us IN q chill gray en-
brace, lying SHINY upon the decks
clinging IN the hair. singing the cheek.
choking the throat clothing US IN a
Epsctouz. chilly eplendoT OF tiny pearls.
u surrounded rs, pressed rs hard. dom
mated uE, forcing as into q wet, white
wilderness from which both sea and
Ety were shut out We could not even
make out the firm lines OF the ship
beyond q mans length On either side,
and people came and went as through
q curtain OF pale velvet. which was
Hfted EE quickly as IL fell Il was
very still the engines throbbed heavily.
for we were going AZ so slow a pace
that we heard the sullen. Illustrate
wash OF the eager sea along the ships
rides. People spoke low. for a shriu
tone. q loud laugh. Jared like q false
note IN = measured, somber tone
The Lendlubbers" is a good story.
wsu told. and deserves the serious at
tentfon OF all lovers OF sea stories.