Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03

III. Doran Company
~ISTORY wrote this adventure.
going so far even to round
its dimensions and give II pro-
portion and perspective. 1t only
remained for this author 10 set
II in the flesh again. And this ne does
with amazing seizure of the spirit o.
high and romantic emprise. with an un-
common gift of leading one back a cen
fury and a half in better realism than
waits often upon the things close a
hand. Charles Edward the great-great-
grandson of Mary Stuart. who passed on
10 him her bodily graces and heart lLr-
inCs. set this troublous matter afoot- The
landing of Charles Edward in Scotland
with his seven followers: the gathering OF
hielander and lowlander and north Eng
lander to hts standard; the march toward
1.ondontown and a kingship: the disaf-
lection of the chiefs and the retreat from
Derby: the escape from Scotland through
The intrepidity and Wit of Flora MacDon-
aid. 1t was wonderful adventure Here
il comes to a head in the loyal rising OF
Lancashire TO support the Stuart prince
Under a passion of feaity 10 the prince
and faith in the righteousness of MS
cause. warfare develops, with Inc unex-
pecied rise of a gallant hero. and with
romance has certain high 1T diltleS that
absorb one in the reading and that stay
IN long after the hook has been set aside
for others. Its real presence Is amazing,
and this. not only in It's action. but in It's
essence of English character az this
grows in the broad lap of Lancashire.
Then. too there is the depth of poetic
feeling and the music of the words one
invoiuntarily reads aloud here and there
just to get the sound of Lancashire. OF Its
whispering fields and trees and winds. OF
its religion which IS LOYALTY, OF Its pat
Ties fought for a righteous faith. One
reads il slowly too. tasting its flavor as
he reads Lorna Doone, and with pretty
much the same enjoyment
CHOOSE. BY Gertrude Capen Whit
ney. author of "Yet Speaketh He"
Boston: Sherman. French and Com
pany.
One is inclined, at first, to accept the
philosophy of this interesting story, but
to salt the story itself bit. This only
at first. For any daily paper sets
down q fact much more incredible stun
than i contained in this recital. 1t Is
quit. possible that out of parlor scraps
OF talk about the wonders and powers OF
new thought A bright waiting-Sirl may
set out 10 build a line of happiness out OF
her sordid tasks by the simple expedient
OF choosing 10 turn what prlsht Sioe
they may have. outward for her own en-
coIiragement AT any rate this is what
Mary Elien-or Marie Alamo. as in her
upiifted mode she called herself-dld. And
Marie Alamo grew beautiful and happy
In proportion to her increasing charms
she achieved distrust from women and
persecution from men. false imprison-
ment tested the full strength OF Marie
Alano's philosophy of life. test from
which she came out, more beauti1ui,
more in touch with the secret OF happi-
ness than ever before. 1t is an inter-
estin- story with the plain intent Oh
sending a message that Is quite worth
accordance even though one may not,
as Marie Alamo did, march steadily To-
ward a perfect faith in the power OF
serene life.
IN THE TRAIL TO SUNSET. BY
Thomas w and Agnes A. Wildly
illustrated from photographs New
York: Moffat. Yard and Company
4 good collaboration and, so far as out
ward marks are concerned. peaceful
one The impressions of an experience
done into romance. one surmises. Auto
mobiles are the chief personages here
and a run from eastern seaboard 10
western the continuous incident, save
where numerous breakdOwns ana other
lettering matters place interludes where
mere people have chance TO say ana
do a few things. There Is more OF plot
here than one could conceive as possible
in a simple motor trip with a tranScon-
tinental motor road as its ultimate OBJ
ject. 1t IS KIND of west-end plot,
however. waiting for the spanish New
Mexican 10 give il real plunge and color
There IS a good deal OF scenery, DeduC-
full scenery, that the motors pick up along
the way. with cameras assisting delight
fully here and there. There Is. too, a
good deal OF natural acton and feeling
on the part OF the interesting folks max
ing this cross-country run One Is a bit
surprised at the fine quality of this ro-
nance, that started out in such prosaic
fashion TO do the country in an automo-
bile.
CARNIVAL. BY Compton Mackenzie,
author of The Passionate Elope
ment" New York: u. Appleton and
Company.
Almost any great city can breed a story
az similar poignancy. though. perhaps
London does il more thoroughly than
most A little girl dancing on the pave
ment TO the tune of street music starts il.
Beauty and grace and some subtle I'M
childish response to the sounds project
IT, Necessity continues il. This is the
story OF a London dancing girl Around
her are other girls OF the theater. having
their simple and rather coarse pleasures
ia between whites with the labor. One
gathers that this y study. quite as
much u story In all OF its mean and
sorJid and pitiful affairs one feels that
the author las found the way things look
from where these girls are, and that he
has pictured these views and feelings
pretty much as they TO them. IL is a
good story, In conception and build, but a
bitter one in its substance.
HALCSONE. BY Elinor Glyn. author
of His Hour" etc. New York: d
Appleton and Company.
Some novelists dig their material clean
ogt Of their own fancies. others the
newer sort, bring into the imagination