The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-17

she fought against the numbins pres
sure OF adversely that was stlt,ing hor.
She died unlamcntcd save BY a man
who had loved her In her youth and
remained her friend always. Her hus-
band. altogether unconscious OF what
he did4 had carved on her sravestonc:
She hath done what she could.
Nh Phillpo,s's work In this. his
latest novel. Is strong and consistent.
and ms types are most clearly outlined
and individual lizcd The book is ono
oil the best that he has written.
"Panthcr's Cub"
BY Agnes and EEerton Castle. Don
bleday. rage & Co. of New York 100
nclodramatic romance in which
an opera singer. La Marmora. is n
principal character. and her young
daughter, perfect foil for the cruel.
Jealous INSCRIPTIONS nature OF the
| mother is tho other.
| The singer Is repro sentcd to be an
australian by birth, woman who ali
| through her life looks to nothing but
The gratlflca ton of her own desires
and interests, who indulYcs ner un-
bridlcd whins to the utmost. and goes
into RACES and screaming fits when
ever she IS thwurtcd IN tho slightest
atincts cause her TO kt called "'rhc
Panther" :.nc being as beautiful.
graceful and AS treacherous as her
prototype Needless to say that such
q woman i.ceps her charming young
daughter At boarding school. because
| she aItcrnates constantly between fits
of fury md spasms OF ma ternal love.
n relation 10 the rival attractions or
the girl and her Very real sweetness
and gentlencss Of disposition.
The only person who cum dominate
the singer is her repetitor. a German.
who surrenders lis post as leading
violinist IN an orchestra to train her
an! restrain hos at tie earnest en-
treaty OF her manager, Baron dc
Robecq. who has discovered and rend-
cred available TO the European world
her wonderful voice.
La MarmorR Is practicing to appear
in the role Of Salome when the novel
opens. She is restless and ready to
| do and say foolish things, because
German springs! Against Robecas
ssuer Judgment the singer insists on
having her daughter 10 keep her COM
'pany.
The girl arrives and begins almost
at once to he known among La Mar
morals circle s "Panthcr's Cub" Tho
mother designs to marry the dauGh
ter to Rcbcca. her mana ger. Instead.
an Englishman. Lord Dcsmond the
object of 4 Wild fancy on the part of
the opera singer, falls very genuinely
in love with the daughter. runs away
with her. mRrries her and so saves her
from future misfortune and unhappi-
ness.
The book Is clevcrly conceived and
written. Its special merit lying in the
cha ra cite rizntion Of its different per-
sonages. Outside Of the principles In
the roma nee. types that prove specially
entertaining are Philip Scott. jour
nalist by occupation: Sir Joseph War
rem Smith. Lord Desmond's brothcr-in
law. and other members of his family.
The attitude of the Desmond connec-
lions toward it's heir and his future
Is described with unusual acumcn and
much sly humor. Tho little American
girl, who IS Lord Desmond's sister
tn-law. Is the ono redeeming figure in
the family, the sole ono actuatcd by
normal affections and impulses.
AS the work of two literary artists
well known through previously pub
Iished books the interest of the book
and the merit OF Its style arc unQucs-
toned.
"Bar-2O Days"
Dixon. illustrator. A. c. McClurs' OF
Chicago, III. Sl.35 net.
Young readers who have had prev
ious acquaintance With Bar-9G ranch
and the men composing Its outfit Will
be delighted TO hear of fresh adven-
lures on the part OF HopalonS Cas-
sidy and his lighting associates.
The shanghaiing, by a filihusterinE
ship of HopaIong and another cow
puncher, who with him was druGEed
in a saloon OF a. California coast town,
and the great fight between HopalonG
and the ship captain whom he consid-
cred the cause of his miseries. rcnd-
CT the opening chapters of the book
very full OF action.
Then there is the capture BY the
Bar-2o men of q Mexican bandit and a
finish fight with the Indians TO look
forward to- Lastly. a duel to the death
begun between FTopalong and his
enemy. Texas Ewalt. that ends in the
rescue from drowning of Ewait by
uopalong. and an acknowledgment
from the former to the effect tina
Cassidy is boss. and all traces of III
feeling are swept away. a book that
boys will delight in, and one that Is
healthy reading for them.
Grange Riders."
By Clarence Alden Setter. The Out
ing Publishing Company 3l5 Fifth