Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-22

senting the social-labor problem of Eng
land today in all Of it's complexity and
danger. Hibbault, or Masters. as he be-
came in the other story by adoption OF
his fathers name, enters this tale some
what incidentally and tardily. The CEN
ter Of interest is Paul Arlington. a nat
ural leader, playing strange part in the
world OF affairs. Around him are grouped
There is first Anne Kempburn, who is in
deed a truthseeker. searcher for the
real meaning of things and for a solution
of social ills. who becomes secretary to
Arlington and later to a labor leader, who
is on the eve of precipitating q great
strike. There is next Max Aston AIRING
tons secretary-in-chief, a striking exam
pie of the young British man of wealth
and leisure adopting difficult role out of
sheer hero worship. There is Joseph
Union. grim. determined. faithful. upright
son of toll evolved into q leader OF men.
There are others, all clearly defined and
all playing their parts in this complex
drama. With unusual power does this
author render an emotional situation.
She possesses a keen capacity for psy-
Geological analysis She has vivid de-
scriptive ability. but it is in her lifelike
delineation of personality that she tri-
umphs. "Anne Kempburn'' should be
even a greater success than its predeces-
Sor.
EvERYBODY's LONESOME, q True
Fairy Story. By Clara f. Laughlin,
author Of Evolution Of a Girls
Ideal.'' etc. illustrated by A. 1.
Keller New York: Fleming II. Re
veil Company.
Miss Laughlin has written number Of
beautiful tales that appeal as strongly to
grown-ups as to children. 1t is a problem
to know whether she intended this for
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suited to all. It tells the story of how
an attractive girl was evolved into beau
tiful woman by learning a few simple
lessons at the hands Of wise mentor.
The touch of kindly humanity and wise
interest transforms her even as Cinderella
became princess at the wave OF her
fairy godmother's wand. Her own god
which changes her view of the world COM
pletely and hastens her in her develop
ment. and the secret is the title OF the
story, "Everybody's Lonesome.
THE SPREAD EAGLE; Other Stories.
BY Gouverneur Morris, author OF
"The Footprint. and Other Stories"
etc. New York: Charles Scribner's
Sons. Washington: Brentano's.
There are thirteen stories in this collec-
tion a number which might suggest that
the author. counting them, could we'll
have afforded to drop one of them, for
the sake of good luck. perhaps the one
he mentions in this unusual predatory
note: Certain persons have told me (for
nothing) that White Muscats of Alexan-
dria' resembles tale in the Arabian
Nights. And SO it does. Most damningly.
And this is printed in the hope of saving
other persons postage" But the reader
is really glad on getting through with
this book that Mr.. Morris did not yield to
any such temptation. for White Muscats
of Alexandria might well have been
given first place and title honors despite
its evident similarity to the Arabian
classic. All of these bits are in Mr.. Nor
ris' breezy, interest-compelling style.
THE sTAR-GAZERs. BY A. Carter
Goodloe New York: Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons. Washington: Bren-
tano'S.
Anybody might take a guide book or
descriptive work on Mexico and impart
as much information about the great
southern republic as is conveyed in this
small volume But not everybody could
tell the story as entertainingly, with as
much real human Interest. A beautiful
young American girl, an heiress, is sent
to Mexico City by her father. who has
just refused to pay million dollars
dowry i'll purchase of an impecunious