The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-26

BY Jonroy Farptl. Frontispieco by
New York. s1.2i
No sooner arg tho pages Of Jeffrey
Farnol's "bonei Moon" opened for
readers eye y look upon than tho
ouil prosaic tound of the common
place In existence. disappears. Gray
days and wijter baroness give place
90 an atmosphere fragrant with
honeysucklef from English nnd
hontisn hedges. and fun Of the bliths
carol OF skylarks. the rich. sweet
warm, sweet scent of rIpening hops
{ and fruit"
Tho book. indeed, is full Of delight
from beginning to ending. 1t is call
ca The Money Moon" but its talk Is
OF a place and people that dwell apart
from the sordid grind OF the worlds
market. In farm called Dapplemere.
yet amid quaint garden. with wind
Ing walks and clipped ycw hedges.
Adown the 'rose-bordered garden walks
comes the mistress of the garden "as
tail and gracious. as proud and beau
tiful as Enid. or Guineverc more
desirable than all the beautiful women
Of King Arthurs court-or any other
court soevcr" So she seems to eyes
waiting to behold her, the eyes OF a
Btalwart American lover who comes
TO Kent &c be cured Of a Haunting
Shadow of the Might Have Been" and,
straightway beholding Mistress Anthea
Deyine, forgets everything except that
hencetorth no is vowed unalterably
20 her service.
The American is shown the way 20
Dapplcmere through the aid of
"waBgoner named Adam. This mum
gave him a lift atop a load OF sweet
smelling hay when he was very weary
OF walking. Being act down und,r
hedge, In sight Of the village, he
comes Into touch with manly little
henoah lad. the nephaw Of Miss
Anthea Devine, who has run away
tune that she needs. The lads name Is
George. "Porsy" for short, he tells
tho American who is also George, ana
mas also rejotced in tho "Porgy" np-
pcllation. cnmradeship at once
grows up between the two Big George
ndopts little George as his nephew,
and the two go hand in hand through
the cornhelds and orchards until thew
are In the Dnpplemere garden and
under the eye OF it's lady.
From thenceforward begins for
George Bellew. the American, a life
different from any he has known
Newport and New York. among the
idle rich of his class. Out OF listless.
ness and idieness. he energies into
haHlncso, and conception OF the
rehl:ties and the duties Of life.
Tho characters in the book emil
nently cult is Arcad.uu background
aunt priscilla, with her dainty wayg
her one-armed soldier. wearing Ais
Victoria cross within the lapel of his
scat, and requiring much encourage
ment to declare his suit; Adam, tho
sturdy rustic. unswerving in his de-
Yotion to his mistress; Grimes, tho
ignobie mortgage holder. and tho
gypsy fortune teller. each fit with
others into the authors book canvas
and help TO make perfect the picture
which he draws.
The love story in Money Moon" Is
It's pretticst part. Its sentiment being
absolutely appealing. without a trace
of ma, kishness. 1t means great
deal to read anything that is so truly
sweet. and puro and tender. and yet so
thoroughly clever and sparkling.
Tho Broad Highway" Immediately
gave jeffrey Farnol foremost place
In literature among his American, as
well as his English readers. II Ia
not often that book SO compelling In
Ats character az THE Broad Highway"
has such an exquisite piece Of imagery
to follow II az The Money Moon
which must Immediately win Its way
70 the heart of the reading public.
~The Healer!r
BY Robert Herrick. The Macmillan
Company. of New York. s1.s6 net.
The Bcene OF Robert Herrick's new
book, The Healer" Is laid for the
most part at Lake Sanguishlne in the
Canadian woods. The author, through
one OF his characters. describes tho
country in this way: "Sanguishine IA
far. far north In the depth OF the Ca
uadian woods. You go north as far
as the railroad will carry you, then
crawl for day through the woods
over rough bed beside a rolling
river to the end OF the lake, then bv
boat to the settlement on the other
side. Hero you arc quite beyond the
ordinary world. In q land of queer
lumber jacks and half breed trappers.
q few ishermou and hunters from the
city. and that Is all. It's lovely, too
wonderful In its way. :. z. Endless
lakes and rivers. low range Of
mountains across the northern horizon
md everywhere the dark wilderness"
To this land which Mr.. Herric,,
knows by his own life there. DR..
Holden, The Healer. known as "The
Wild One" because of his unkempt
person and almost uncivilized bear
ing, brings Nell Goodnow, his bride.
Nell is of the city, and though her
love for her Healer Is at first Intense,
the call OF the world. the world whica
her husband has renowned. cannyt
BIO denied. Out OF these conflicting
forces. on the one hand her love FOR
husband, and on the other her desire
for society and contact with people
OF her own kind, the whole s:o-y
Grows. The struggle between these
two characters is most dramatic, AMI
the succeeding events which procee
logically from 1t, comprise more than
a story. In the gradual estrangement
of husband and wife with the resultant
waning OF the mysterious powers Of
The Healer. the temporary adjustment,
OF things. the effect OF the arrival
, upon the scene OF the other woman, Ind
the final accomplishment OF the life
mission of The Healer-Mr Eferrict
has a theme distinctly American.
No more consistent piece OF worl