The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-16

Into the cure of the Juvenile Court.
OF tho wounded deer here shadows
forth so great a thing IS the return
of an crrns child of the world into
tho eternal kingdom
With the carrying out OF her plan,
time of pain and famc alike began
for Elizabeth. Exiles from the mother
land among the Nfagyars and tho
Slavs 'honorcd her as IN angel hear.
in5 to them brief immortal drausht
Aud the whole German world followed
with love and anxiety. her apostolic
| misaiop."
The mission continued for two and
a half years. Then. in a remote Slavonic
town. by tho elothful waters OF the
Save, on day of mcrciicss summer
heat, the stricken actress turned her
face away. like n tired child whom
the light hurts" and fell into tho
sleep of death. Her lonely grave in tho
far. distant place where she died was
| marked by massive block of granite
bearing her name and tho words which
| are symbolic of her life: Farther,
| farther"
The author finishes his book with an
3, eloquent reference 10 u wor.l which
occupied tho mind and thoughts of that
one friend of Elizabeth Koett who
justified her faith always. The refer
ence says: Ills work should DO COM
pieted in these our days, It sings in
irresistible strains of BEAUTY of that
4 dark impulse. throughout all our
erring ways, after the rest which God.
whose name is Eternal Yearning, has
prepared for us. Upon Its last pages is
told the story OF the life and death of
| that deep. sinful. wonderful woman
Elizabeth koett. whom Eternity drove
through time. whose days were but a
yearning for that loftier dream whose
symbol is the grave. who lived ths
life of impn gsioned genius and died its
death"
After such an ending. what? Not
ordinary words OF praise or blame. Tor
everything about Rartsch'a book. Ita
heroine, Its conception and It's carry
ing out. must be recognized as extra
ordinary. and as such stands apart
from criticism;
"Thc Slow Conrh."
By Edward Verrall Lucas. The Mac
milan Company. OF New York sl.5r.
story about the Avory boys and
\ girls OF The Gables in Chiswick, Eng
boys and girls will take great pleasure.
In reading.
/ The Avories had caravan sent them
! anonymously, or at least they thought
the gift was intended for them. and for
while 1t served their purposes. With
the consent of their mother and their
guardian they bought dog, hired a
horse laid in a stock Of provisions and.
taking the gardener driver and gem
eral care-tal5er. they started off on a
forenight's travel. their route being
! through Oxford. going on to Stratford-
on Avon and Bredon Eil!. and return
ing by way OF Cheltennain and Ciren-
cester to Faringdon. from which the
party conveyance homo was by rail.
except for the driver.
The caravan was most completely
furnished and united all the require
ments of bedroom. sitting-roon. kit
chen and dninsroom combined,
though except in case of rain, meals
were prepared and partaken OF out-of :
doors.
Caravaning proved TO be full CT
4 pleasant experiences. The girls OF the
party showed themselves to be equal
to the task Of getting good mea!
ready. Of doing their share of walking
and of entering into the pleasures OF
sitting around the camp fire in the
evening after the dinner had been dis
posed of and the dishes washed and
put away.
There were some sore feet before tbs
trip WAS ended. but on tho whole,
especially in the visit to Stratford- on
Avon. 1t was q delightful out of door
holiday. one calculated to promote the
utmost friendliness and good feeling
between party OF juveniles. each OF
whom is a distinct agent In promoting
the easy running of Slow Coach. as the
caravan was named.
The funny part OF tue whole story
was that when the Avories came home
they found out that Slow Coach ala
not really belong to them at ALL bit
to two little boys who lived near them.
These boys uncle had sent the cara
van anonymously and it had been
brought to the .Avory homo by mis-
|, take. But 1t had been the occasion OF
much enjoyment to some girls and boy,
and had furnished the basis OF a good
story for others TO read So that SlAy
Coach was a great success iu its way
and deserved immortalization.