New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
POLITICS -fND LIFE
y. Books Of fmcrIcan and English
Fiction.

=a-- Hr--r- By Brand N.a5t,oea.. emo
..-rvl.~- Bohn>-Aer-iu Com
r z.ssm=Tian r -oa1a5y. r-.l;5 --.''
. --rr<z Ey Anthony Hope lo-c
.s- I... eiay. Page q Co.
.. 1+.--- .- Toledo las drawn once more
.-rl. and var5eaaced know ledge ~ The
- -r-.-..= Toy the material uC tLe twelve
--sr constitute The Gold Brick He
- E-. rs heretofore 20 local politics,
.-.- -.. --scs. giving to each ar them an
.- -=-sa.-- s.. NOT q direct didacric pur-
Their is -.r-5-t~ IN these pages to Use
-.-.-s..- that NJ WHirloak himself prob
.-r. ~ his work. even though SO
..-.-..- NJ lie. public 5r private. 50
---...- a hampton III the political arena
. ..-s.-.--..-s al author a. IL Is does
-.. --.-. -s-- 81 chronicle OF bald facts
-.7- ~ -.. INK r. moral whatever for good
.-a- r. James Herman. for instance,
- r- s....a.. Win the corruption fund
.-.. -s- .-.-----r SILL n MS possession. on the
-..- distribution. he small fortune, which
.... s-....-z nor H-1. ..-5 dare to claim. there
--.-- 2. ms r..-- widow. - for the
..- ..- one v.. .al-iders ne case dis
-.-.r.. --a- Vel ask 4 there We're not
-. ~ these deceptive articles II the
-.-- --... .a-r.1u.s-.s conscience awak-
.. ---rs.. late. TIE merit OF the stories lies
... ....- 5--z.s rrad .rue5 relation 10 The real
-.~ a- politics.
---...- -. shadow ~ III. House in the 10Th
.,--- ..- .--...-. Mss L--z-.+1 has found the
----e az .H-r4.--r- native American Irish and
-.f.-a ...s-. .-. --.-- parents whose growth
md =..- III. 5- rr--- a--are5 environment she
...-.- .r.-. gradually developing pl0r, JEe
and . -..- ,-a- s---z place and people But
ts -..-ze sr. IS Interested II. Via Miss Beth
rsn- -Ae probation a-tf-e-. OF, IN their lingo.
e. -5--s- l-Cy The fashionable dress
ase-. a- liz quarter. aa6 one of the leading
..-...---s u rr.S chronicle o. its being and
sr.,gs IS credited e--- is motto. -SLulks.
~ ant m problem i you really know 'e-n
.ae- 4-a JUST folks. and 80 they are Tor Miss
4-g.-.a and a-r readers if human sympath--
-lei5es Them -.E-- ,-a ky of understanding.
.s.-. indeed. lies IL. value q yhe book. both
.- srlrg and a= . lesson II Is no- prutes-
1---y soc5l0-l-s. u.- Just gently. su1ni3y
.-aH. j Tells .- cases not Of the cas-. not
--a problem ~ - rag people who inyoIln-
---. make ---..T-s- Folks Ik- ourselves be-
-.-,- ne outward sembIance that fat- and its
-shps nav stamped upon them Miss
--E1L-a IS m.-. Interested in the wouea folks
.--- u ch- men. Z. va-5 whom and their short
-a--= --- Is 5-5a-1 rather severe.
----a-~ H-~-- Second String y rather un-
--.4a- r.s-.--. .rars.I outstanding rEe lesson
r-a- --1 IL r. ana the c-everness with which
r9ld. ---a a1-hr- - really more Interested
WIZ -l- ---.-~. IN lis story than with is sue
ss.-- --r. ana gives him and MS weakness the
Is-- a- Ills attention Born with = silver
-yeE IL lis mouth The Hrst string who lIJi-
---.g r- --s 20 se The second cn- IN The order
r E- f- throws away ali lie advantages
1'-- a-E advancing achievement Tor The
~. s- ----ac.ar- 5n which l. hae not even
e * .-- n ser1. -sness. since his love = given
-..- woman Not q designing Don Clio
--. De- simply has al --eaatroLiable pencLaur
--4-- ---l- adventures and tins proves
.-5c5nz. alz place and rh- girl H. loves
- Ultimately 20 N second string his faith
mend and heaGlong ad1rer. Il Is case
-l'- contrast o- moral rabnine~- and moral
.-=-- w--r -le -aaa.Iess much elaborated
fEopa groups q number oI attractive Wei
'.----la--c minor .hara-,rers around his -hief
.r- -aug!I9 from rl- county families to che
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