The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07

BY Margaret Westrup. John Lane
Compa ny, Of New York and London
Si.25 net
This book is linked in association
and characterization with a previous
publication popularity recalled IS Eli
zabeth's Children"
Elizabeth at Elm Hill rural Eng.
land with her husband. Alphonse. AMI
her three boys, Renau6. Armand and
Andre. 10 adore her. is so whimsicallv
charming that "a retreat" ostensiblv
for the purpose Of regulation as TO
domestic economy. seems but an ex-
little household In ! new and delight
full aspect
The skin Of the author who can diff
fenentiate between Elizabeths three
boys, Rcnaud who favors Elizaheth's
going into retreat. because Elm I'm Is
near the home Of Hugh and Murlel
Latiner. and. as ne says. Il wish 10
see how dis marriage dat We arrange
have gone on Armand. who Is Rem
aud's echo. AMI Andre with his placid
little deep voice" and his songs about
Mr.. Moon" and the hover spritos.
is a skin to he felt and envied
Hugh and Muriel Latimer form a sub
conscious background. They do not
say much or do much. but Whatever
they do and say counts in results pro-
duoed. and influence felt The vital
centre OF interest In the book. how
ever is found neither with Muriel nor
Elizabeth but al Cherry Cross. a pic
turesque white-washed cottage. smoth-
cred in roses and surrounded by ar
orchard with Furnishing cherry trees
This cottage has been taken by a fam
lily OF Winghclds. the man. Evelyn
Wingheld. being an invalid from
stroke Of paralysis following an ar-
cident in the hunting field some years
before the family occupation or Cherry
Cross-
There is a tragic pittfulness connec-
ted with life at Cherry Cross Pru-
donoc Willoushby the girl EVELYN
Winghcld married was thirty years
his junior on her wedding day. He was
handsome. reckless. and devoted TO
hunting. She was an orphan. educated
by "A govcrncss and brought M by
her grandmother in an old grey house
at Sodewick. in ESSEX county. Eng
land. One day tho grandmother died.
a maid ran into the street OF the little
town shricking for help, When she
came hack EVELYN WingAcld. big.
handsome. kind, followed Within
week the grandmother had been buried
and the granddaughter married
After awhile little son was horn
to Prudence and Evelyn wingncld
The father, who had had dreadful
horse that nc greatly valued killed.
was fUriouslv Jealous OF Frudence's
devotion TO their boy AND vas ner.
suaded just before he was permanently
incapacitated by paralysis to do his
wife wrong that overshado her
life and that OF her child for years.
The author Of the wrong Wing
hed. was mentally Incapable ~ right
ing 1t after his stroke That Pru-
dence remained true to him was
wonderful and beautiful thing Day
after day once brave and active ne-
ure. chained to his chair. died hv
inches. his longing thoughts ever
turned to the clean. understanding
earth outside and the stride of
steed in the chase beneath him Day
after DAY his fear OF death wa -ootneu
his irritahility and pain were banished
by the tireiess, patient figure beside
him.
The story IS q very sal on bur II
is a story OF life anr, as sucn has many
lessons for the living.
Miss Westru7 is \ writer OF unusual
tenderness and power and has dis
PLAYED both throughout Elizabeth in
Retreat"