The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-07

for It's preparation and adoption, and
that 1t is to-day the best monument
of his greatness"
"The Sword In the Mountains"
BY Alice MacGowan. G. p Put
mans Sons. OF New York. s1a5 net.
1 The Tennessee mountain region
around and about Chickamauga and
Chattanooga, and scenes connected
with the siege of Chattanooga and the
stubbornly contested battles of Chick
amauSa and Lookout Mountain bring
back to mind the sorrows and TRACE
years 1876, when the Sword in the
Mountains" cleft families asunder and
placed father and son face to face In
the ranks of opposing armies
The story of the war has been told
before. but never perhaps with spe-
cial relation to the mountain people
whose rugged strain and implacabiiity
of disposition sets them apart in their
loves and their hates. in their suffer
ing and their endurance
The mountain types stand out clear
ly in Alice MacGowau's book They
are drawn in by hand that knows
its work and has probably had a model
at hand like yespasian Seacrest. I'M
bending to the last. to vitalize the
book canvas. There is strong chord
of sympathy and of likeness in many
ways between Delora, Seacrest's ward
and the man himself. She is fiercely
loyal to him all the way through
taking his part even against herself
and her own interests.
Nespasian Seacrest and his son
Champ are widely different Yet di-
yided as they are, one in the Federal
army and the other a Confederate sols
der. when the supreme test comes the
tie of nature asserts itself and bears
down all else by it's force.
The book is admirably written, and
the "reminiscences in it Of life at Chat
tanooga and the country around II
when it was besieged by the Confed-
crate forces, is highly interesting.
Both from a romantic and historic
standpoint. as well as from its ex-
ceptionally good work in characterize
ton, The Sword in the Mountains
deserves high praise.
"Red Pepper Durns.'
BY Grace s. Richmond From Dou-
bleday, Page &; Co., Garden City, Long
Island, New York. through the Bel
Book and Stationery Co.. of Richmond
ordinarily convincing tale of an i'm.
petuous. fiery headed and fiery-temper.
ed young physician who drives cal
like a fiend. works like fiend, anG
loves like fiend. Into his life come
two softening elements, Ellen Lessine
and Bobby Burns who curb his tenn.
pestuous spirit and bring out highly
lovable personality. So enthusiastic
are Ellen and Red" in their desire II
allay suffering and help others tina
neither hesitates to defy superstitio.
and delay their wedding in order tina
RED" may save a life by operating
This is the common bond that draw.
together these two original yet very
real souls. and from which the au
thor, Grace S. Richmond, has wover
another Of her stories OF rare beaut.
and sweetness-the kind of story tina
helps while it entertains.
"Thc Social Buccnneer."
BY Frederic S. Isham The Bobbs
Merrill Company, o. indianapolis; $3.50
Mr.. Isham's new book has to do will
New York and to-day. The hero o.
his new book is a wholly enga ging, in,
deed irresistible Rafles or Lupin, bu
of a. new sort altogether. Charming
Chatfiem Bruce, a young man OF "firs
family blood" of large inherited for
tune, which he whimsically declines Il
touch, of keen ability In affairs ant
generous in charities, is suspected o.
stealing famous rope of pearls be-
longing to the daughter of his plebeiar
millionaire employer. Whether or no
he did steal them is for Mr.. Isham's
readers to find out But Marjorie
Wood, beauty and belle, who has beer
attracted to Bruce, both by the myster,
surrounding his personality and move
ments and by his large gifts to he,
charities, and whose life he has saved
comes to believe that he has stoler
them and keeps on loving him Just the
same The author advances on he
half of his hero heterogeneous theory
that what is taken from the rich ex.
preSsly to give to the poor Is not
theft In the ordinary reprehensible
sense. but a. quixollc kind Of justice
One can foresee as a result that the
story will not only entertain, but thai
1t may provoke discussion OF its de.
cidedly novel ethics.
The characters that Mr. Isham has
used have. with the exception of Bruce
been chosen from familiar types. Gold.
berg, the rich merchant for whom
chatheld Bruce whimsically works
Page, the wealthy miser, whose bonds
are reported missing; Flossie Burke
a green-eyed girl la Clyde Fitch, who
makes mischief for Bruce, who nc
longer bangles after her: Marjorie
Wood. the young society girl. who ha'