The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21

tho crude perfume OF rusticlty about
ner, had power enough by Virtue of
passionate self-renuncaHon to awak-
Zen latent spark OF lerotsnl In a
mans nature otherwise dcpraVed and
brutal, but that had enough, manhood
iett 70 blot out many transgressions
py tho supreme atoncment OF death.
strongest OF ali tile stories In THE
pook' perhaps. Is the last. which the
a a.ut.l entities "rares.. quoting as Il
preface to her first chapter; ''Didst
n -. thon SOW good seed in thy fIeld7
from! whence. then, hath II taresYs
soclalism linafrald and unasha,ned,
a y. throughout shere where the
.1rult and flower mission lady" learns
now little efrect,tal Is her calling In
| me acc OF grim realities ana the great
\ opposing forces that sway the lesti.
l3nics or humanity.
Miriam Nicholson has previously
made good her claim TO individ,1aIity
by the writing or sucl, books Nc "fn
the Bishops Carriage" and "Michael
Thwaite's Wife" She has now go,,e
further and proven an equal ability IN
The production of short stories. that
must add much to the reputation she
has already won in the literary world.
white Nfngic.''
BY David Graham Phillips. d. Ap-
5pleton 8: Company, of New York. s15o.
Reversing all social codes. David
Graham Phillips. known as leader in
the production Of highly spiccd and
sensational roranccs OF modern Amer.
lean life. has made in white Magic.
the girl who is his heroine, the pur-
suer OF the man who represents the
hero OF the novel
This man Is an artist, an American
by birth. He has won success and
recognition In Paris during years OF
art work there. and has passed from
youth into maturity when the story
opens The death OF an American aunt.
who beGueaths him her fortune, causes
his return to America, and the OPEN
ing by him OF a studio on the eastern
shore ofsLake Wauchong, in Northern
New jersey.
Here he IS discovered by the woman
of the book, who falls In love witt, him.
She takes possession OF his studio dur.
Ing storm. builds a fire and proceeds
to make herself comfortably at home.
The artist returns, finds her fixing a
nap and gets luncheon ready against
the time Of her awakening. The
luncheon and talk by the fire do the
mischief.
From that time on the girl is infatu-
'h.SNt dtsAf IolHaHSa cures 7ner OF ,lnIatu.l
alton. The artist rejects her addresses,
pointing out to her the difference in
their ages and the fact that he doesn't |
wish TO marry.
The girls father and mother exercise
persuasion and authority in vain. The
man she is engaged to begs her to
fulfil her engagement with him. But
no, this time a woman knows her mind
and means to gain the wish Of hcr
heart. And she finally does gain It,
Al the last moment the obdurate OBJ
iect of her affections retraccs his
footsteps as he is about to flee from
her attentions into Europe. and sra-
clously intimates that he has at last
consented TO look with favor on her
proposals OF marriage. 1t is needless
to say that hts disconsolate admirer
Is charmed, and that the pair are
welded.
Though an Improvement in moral
standards over his former productions.
White Magic still represents the
element In literature. anu
hardly does justice to Mr.. Phillfps's
very entertaining qualities as writer