The Washington herald., 1909-06-20

country home in New Hampshire 70 take
her place as mistress OF her uneIe's Fifth
avenue palace. His daughter has offend
ed MIN deeply, and Virginia. the niece. IS
70 occupy her place. But Virginia, too.
orfends the terrible human machine, who
Is absolute master OF New York. In this
wonder tale Valuable papers are lost
and Virginia. to redeem herself IN The
eyes OF her uncle. starts on a quest for
them. How she succeeds in her mission.
and incidentally finds her own happiness
furnish most entertaining reading The
action is swift and the situations unique,
and while the characters are perhaps
conventional. they are none the less nat
Ural human beings.
THE Governors" IS Just the sort OF
story which VIII appeal 20 the modern
reader. who has repudiated all descriptive
writing in favor o. bald quick-rushing
action. The cstapult-plot is here strik-
ingly exempllfied; one gathers the Ina
preston that Mr. Oppenhsim writes at
about the same rate OF speed as the sub
way express travels. and with the same
results-he gets somewhere. and gets
there mighty soon DELAYED action viii
never do for the modern reader. for once
a book IS laid down that is the end OF f.
Il can never be taken UP again. for the
reader is usually somewhere else next
time. One VIII not lay down The Gov
ernors" until the last chapter IS finished
DRAMA N SUNSHINE. b. Ho-aoo A.
Fachel New Yo-k- r. T. Feuno & %.
For the setting Of this story the author
has taken that country and time which
Bret Harte pictured so cameo-like IN his
many writings-California and the days
Of It's early development by the spirit OF
the East He has not wasted tine In at
tempting 10 initiate the crispness OF
Harte. but he has succeeded IN rhyming
the picturesqueness Of California's early
rise with up-to-date characters that are
more human than ideal
A prologue there is. and here IS shown
the deathbed OF an impecunious. bitter.
and Unrepentant man. His demise leaves
for administration, IN the hands OF a sim
ple-miuded person. an estate consisting
OF an adopted daughter Of tender years
and an !ntaglio ring supposedly pos
sessed OF unhealthy Inspirations. These
remnants Of a sQUandered life naturally
fan 20 the lot Of the deceaseds brother,
a millionaire. but he emphatically refuses
20 be the recipient Of the chattels IN
question. and perforce the parsol as
sumes responsibility
Such are the grounds submitted 20 the
reader 20 incite his further attention
The main story contains plenty OF action.
and both Hkaose and disgusting char-
acters Its Incidents are woven about
the ejectment OF a colony OF Irish set
tiers upon domains titled by the Supreme
Court IN rhe millionaire land-grabber
aforementioned 90 the management OF
whose affairs are In the hands Of a
shrewc and rising lawyer. The lawyer
cOmplicates matters by falling Fl love
with and marrying the young lady that
formed such a large part Of the belong
ings OF the testator of the prologue. the
girl later turning out 70 be the daughter
OF the TlCh Efn- Other characters are in
troduced. apparently for the simple pur-
pose Of working matters into an exciting
pitch and leading one another from the
straight and narrow path: but everything
eliminates IN & near-trageCy that IS IL
Eliminating and beneficial all around
A book that possesses much romantic
interest and reasons for popularity with
large class OF readers.