Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-16

the picturesque, and not too often
used Mobile bay country, with its glist-
ening white beaches. sparkling blue
water, its cane brakes, its coves, lagoons
and palmettos. The love situation be-
gins TO shape itself. tentatively at first,
in the first chapter, in the aversion
expressed by Virginia 10 the oily Sill
berberg, and in the interest felt by the
handsome young inventor as he
watches Virginia's sudden and peril
Gus ascent, mass of red hat. Grim
son scarf. pique and silken fallas."
Luckily, the fall Is on the soft sand
dunes, and Virginia only faints. The
mystery AT once suggested by the
secretive attitude OF Carson and the old
captain-a quaint, delightful derelict.
their hidden base Of operations and
peculiar movements point the way 10
deeper plot TO background this love
interest.
The story is freshly interesting. often
II Is absorbing. In its three or four
most critical scenes IL Is genuinely eX-
citing.
"'rhe Game and the Candle" by
Eleanor NJ. Ingram. illustrated by d.
johnson. The Bobbs- Merrill company,
indianapolis.
THE Game and the Candle" is. IN a
word. a stirring. thrilling. dramatic
(but hardly melodramatic) story Of ad
venture. intrigue and romance. The
adventure knows exciting climaxes.
The intrigue is rich in the vein OF
sentiment The romance Is touched
with the couleur de rose OF chivalry
The hero Is a young American OF
breeding who. TO save the girl he loves
from poverty unknown 10 her deliber-
ately commits a felony His Identity Is
never connected with a certain Leroy.
who. few months later. is captured by
officers Of the Law and is sent 10 prison
Tor a long term of years. Into this
prison comes Stanief grand duke
visiting America, who. attracted by the
man. aids him 20 escape. not only be-
cause OF his faith IN the convict, but
because the latter renders him an inn
portant service. Taken aboard Staniefs
yacht, Leroy once more assumes his
name OF Allard, and. with the duke,
crosses 10 an old world court Of roy
atty. En- route, the duke learns Of the
death OF the emperor and OF his own
elevation TO the regency.
Allard becomes his rescurer's conf
dent and. later. is attached 20 the per-
sonal service Of the young emperor
The latter e. distrustful and apparently
h IN open hostility TO the regent, whom
the people love. We are given the i'm
pression-and with the most ingenlus
skili-that when the emperor assumes
his throne Stanief will be forced 20 re-
tirement The situation Is pregnant
with possibilities. and Of these the
author takes splendid advantage. In
extricably involved In this high in
trigue Is the double lovo-story-a most
charming romance. an pearl and silver,
colorful and delicate. yet always plaus-
lble and effective II has simplicity,
directness. strength-and the straight
forward, Irresistible appeab that such
virtues imply. The action gradually
focuses In conclusion al once re-
markedly surprising aud unusually
convincing Indeed, the story rs best
at Its moment Of denouement-Nhlch IL
A. IL should be.
Love and friendship are both made
10 render 10 The Game and the
Candle" a powerful contribution ~ in-
terest Miss ingram possesses a rare
talent FOR the sentiment ~ both Hor
work has a fragrance. a boquot The
Game and the candle" is, We believe,
her hrst novel n IL real achieve
ment And 70 viii secure for its sue
oesaors a wide, expectnnt publS'
sIIalf a Chance by Frederick s Is
ham. Illustrated hy Herman lfoifer
The Bobbs Merrill company. Indian
apolis
Mr. Isham has come into hlH own
Ills graceful romancos Under the
Rose" and The Lady of the Mount 20
revealed him the poaeasor of rose
oolored fancy a delicate turn OF SEN
tlment. n polished style. But here we
have rObuster matter, Eturdior plot
stronger style-more blood in things.
Here n, indeed "a vigorous story told
In a vigorous way. Tho thrill or an
intense excitement keeps the reader
always in q state Of hreathless sus-
panse. because hia aympathicH are
aroused and he l. personally concerned
from tho start for tho central character
4 very rosi man who aspires, dares ana
achieves.
"Haif q Chance d the story OF John
steels, Who had really less than half q