Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28

the story ends, as all good stories should
with every one happy. A poetic romance
/ of uplifted spirit.
THE MEASURE OF 4 MAN; Tale Of
the Big Woods. BY Norman Dun
can. author of Doctor Luke of the
| Labrador" etc. New York: Flem-
ing II. Revell Company.
Another young minister as hero OF ro-
nance. A new" man. as they of the
cloth commonly stand. This one of leap
ing blood, and brawny muscle and ver-
nacuiar speech. man with singing and
laughter in his voice. and the ring of true
love for the human in his heart
John Fairmeadow got his start down on
Water street. in jerry McAuley's mission,
where he went one night, with no concern
at AL about his SOUL but i'm straits for a
pace to lay his drunken body down. And
there the spirit, questing souls. caught
him in the meshes of an DID, old tune.
One Is inclined to tire of the drunkar I'd
turned preacher. Granting him his full
due. one does not enjoy having him
staged. AS rule his histrionism is eX-
aggerated. Commonly he Is a bad actor
mouthing and muddying his message Not
John Fairmeadow however One cannot
too often meet his kind. This is a roomy
storN-long, bleak stretches of land and
giant breadths of north wind sweeping
down. Its men are rough and big-hard
workers. hard drinkers, lighting, swearing
men of the lumber camp. This is John
Fairmoadow parish, the measure of him
as a man. The story is an exhi.arating
one, tinSling, vital thing. While il re-
mains Srandly land pitifully) human
throughout, il bears an element of the ii
tanic, the epic. in the big. rough sweep
Of its movement. \ writer may well be
proud of John Fairmeadow in this plac
ing, and readers may well be grateful for
this full measure of a man.
THE SONG or RENNY. BY Maurice
Hewlett. author OF "Brazenhead the
Great, etc. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons Washington: Bren-
tano's.
Mr.. Hewlett has here another melodi-
Gus medieval romance. Again. feudal
lords prey bloodily upon one another.
with thievings and killings and ravish-
ings TO move the ancient matter along its
masterful way. Given the middle ages or
renaissance rs block. this man of sin
guiar pattern and habit better than any
other, news and chisels and carves away
the entombing centuries. till Life, WILDLY
human stands uncovered and free. His
feeling for life at the core is so true. his
artistry so perfect. that time-the undo
ing of another-iS to him faithful serv-
itor. engaged in softening old realities.
uniting and blending them, warming them
in rich and glowing dyes. The bridge is
thrown. and one passes swiftly and who'll
ly into the land of other days. No make
believe, no invention. this, but realism it.
self moved back into earlier time and
place. In Mr.. Hewlett's art women hold
high place-lovely women. caprit ious,
faulty. but gloriously all of these; women
of curious witchery. conceding no frag-
ment of their own time and place to the
modern Reader. yet they and the reader
go along in mutual comprehension and
accord. Donna .uabilla and 1.-The high
little lady, Sabine, step out of this ro-
nance to join the radiant group of Hew-
lett women.
THE FAIR IRISH MAID. BY Justin
Huntly Mccarthy, author OF IF l
Were King etc. new York: Har-
per and Bros.
a lovely Irish-American story from the
easy-writing hand of Justin Mccarthy.
A rich and poetic thing. All the poetry
and the best OF the riches are Irish. The
,east of these-the dollars-is American.
The poetry Is that of the lush green
island and the mellow folks upon it's lap.
The story is all about beautiful Hara
princess of ancient blood but peasant by
the habit of misfortune. And about the