New-York tribune., 1910-10-08

.;o,,ood reader is right He VIII De
surprised however. to Visi' -
house of a redemptioner who ns9
well and seeks to give socidl
10 his son and daughter. Enter -,
r,ostor He is English. he has 'i'ie.
he is debonair. frank, manly II"
thu virtues of the properest hero Oh any
historical romance. but he masquei aue'
under another's name. The oooN
what became of him. An agreeaO''
story OF its kind.
We learn from Mr.. Robert Alexander
yyason that that fateful vehicle, the
Car of Destiny, is an autonoohe' ioi'
saws he in the brief note prefiXeu ~ iii'
story. private affairs, important enough
in themselves. are merely the car $ coss
and valves AS this car. tears aioIs 1ne
difficult road of circumstance much oe-
pends on the hands that hold the steer
ing Wheel" Hence the title Of the DOOR,
which for a novel with welghty pun
pose. is refreshingIy lightheafteu Ieau
ing. The young heir to vast steer inter
ests returns home from Europe MS euu-
cation completed, TO take his place al
the head of the gigantic concern WHICH
his uncle and partner has managed our
ing his minority He returns with de-
cided views on the burning question OF
capital and labor the views beng en-
tirely favorable TO the cause OF the lat
ter In fact. he purposes to bring ABOUT
farreaching economic and social chahges'
having for friends and guides Russian
sentimental revolutionary, a coldly de-
termined German social philosopher and
d French count who has renounced ms
title out Of love for the masses, but takes
good care TO let people know about IL.
Mr.. Wason arnuses himself and his read
ers most of the time, but talks sound
sense when he sets seriously about plac-
ing his young theorist in the car, and
the steering wheel into his hands.
Miss Eleanor Erne, a daughter of this
fair land of ours, fell deeply in love with
a British peer, who returned the compii-
nent. but found that he could not afford
to marry her when her father proved ut
terlv unreasonable. in the occasional
American manner. on the subject of set
Elements SO Miss Eleanor. heartbroken,
was packed off by her sensible parent on
a visit TO distant cousins in Mexico. The
young lady tells of what she saw and
did and of what happened to her, in
series Of letters to a friend. which give
US pleasing glimpses of Mexico City and
it's social life, not forgetting the diplo-
matte corps and its share in its doings.
She had many admirers. Mexican, Rus
sian. Spanish and native Americans. and
a special envoy of the Shah gave her to
understand that she might reign over
his heart if she chose. The envoy had
been sent by his sovereign TO present a
decoration to Porfirio Diaz. who made a
profound impression on Eleanor. both
as man and as statesman Finally. the
British wooer crossed the ocean TO claim
her. with or without dowry, but what
then happened may be read in the last
three letters Of The Star Gazers." which
is entertainingiy written.
As parable THE Eternal Rose" is
rather TOO long and therefore lacking in
The direCtness Of conveying it's meaning.
The book is in reality a Christmas story,
the first Of The season. We believe In
it's earlier pages there is an unmistaka-
Bile effort TO reproduce the Dickensian
Christmas story atmosphere. THE Eter-
nal Rose" is a small. carved wooden box
Of unknown origin and antiquity but
with 4 place in Casket lore. It has passed
from hand TO hand through the ages. in
fluenciug whoever held It. and always
compelling him to pass il nn to others
II comes into the possession of sort Of
New York Scrooge. Of Scotch nativity
we hasten 10 add. who rrakes q present
Of It. unseen. TO an asylu1n for children.
whence II passes into the hands of a
Young girl. into those Of a Polish artist,
newspaper reporter. Judge. an ex-
convict. and on through the humbler
strata Of New Torks life