The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-18

Island, where two boys, Felix and
|, Beverley King, have been sent by
their father, Alan King. TO Uncle Alec
/ and Aunt Janet. down at the old King
homestead on the island. TO rnmble in
what was known as Uncle Stephens
| Walk. drink from the deep well win
the Chinese roof over II, stand on the
/ pulpit stone and eat apples from their
birthday trees"
Probably. however, the pleasant
realization OF the visit was found By
the boys in the fact that three cousins,
Felicity. Dan and Cecily. awaited their
coming in the old homestead. and that
ION farm adjoining the homestead.
living with Uncle Roger and Aunt
Olivia King. was another cousin. Sara
Stanley The story Girl" of the book.
Sara guided Felix and Beverley In q
visit to the wonderful King orchards,
OF which she told, them the legends.
The legends included the pathetic
ghost OF the orchard. tho love story
of It's poet and something about Peter.
who afterward becomes a character
In the book. 5&
The Story Girl has real poets
Imagination. and embellishes what she
describes 10 her young cousins with
Its beauty and its richness. She I'M
presses them deeply by her history
of The Wedding Veil of the Proud
Princess" The Mystery of the Golden
Milestone" and many others of like
character. The book Is the record In
brief, of a golden summer. Concern
ing Its close, the actor In Its scenes
who puts them on book canvas for the
reader to zee says:
Our summer was over. 1t had been
beautiful one. We had known the
sweetness of common joys, the delight
of dawns. the dreams and glamour
of moontides, the long, purple peace
of carefree nights. We had had the
pleasure of bird song. III silver rain
on greening fields. of storm among
the trees, of blossoming meadows and
of the converse of whispering leaves.
Ours had been the little loving tasks
of every day. blithe companionsh1p,
shared thoughts and adventurins.
Rich we We're in the memory of those
opulent months that had gone from
US. And before US was the dream OF
spring. 1t is always safe to dream
OF spring. For 1t is sure to come;
and IL II be not Just as we have pic
tured it. It will be Infinitely sweeter."
"1liss BiIIy.p
BY Eleanor f. Porter. From the L.
&c. Page Co.. through Bell Book and
Stationery Co., OF Richmond $3.50.
Miss Billy Is q girl OF sixteen, who
being left alone by the death OF an
aunt that had brought her up from
babyhood to the opening of the story,
proceeds to invade the sancity OF q
contented household in Beacon Street,
Boston, where the three Henshaw boys
live. especially William Henshaw. a
friend of Miss Billys father. for whom
she is named.
The revolution worked by Miss Billy
in the bachelor establishment, to which
she and her chaperon are duly adj
mitted. is divertlng one.
After awhile Miss Billy Is educated
Travelled and grown up. Then her
romance begins. and n very pretty ro-
nance 1t is. The book tells how the
girls nature gradually and naturally
develops, and how she finally enters
into her Kingdom Of Happiness The
story Is simply and charmingly told
and is ideal reading for girls sum
mertlme enjoyment, 5i.
"Thc Landscape Gardening Book"
BY Grace Tabor. The ohm C. Wins
ton Co. of Philadelphia. $500 net
There have been many books pub
lshed within the past few years on
gardening. but most of them have
dealt with the cultural side exclusive
ly, telling what flowers are attractive
ana now TO grow them or now to sue
coed with the most popular vegetables.
The larger subject, embracing the
whole setting OF the country or subur-
ban home, particularly, one of moder-
ate size. has apparentlyEbeen ignored,
Miss Tabor, who is a lnndscape archi-
tect, has written q book that clears up
the whole, difficult problem of making
ia house seem at home on It's site.
In addition to IA presentation of
fundamental principles involved In
hayinE out home grounds. Miss Tabor