Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21

and perpetuate his house. the house of
Robershaye, devises his great wealth
and greater business to an only son
and, under certain peculiar conditions,
past him to an only nephew. The son.
Ambrose, is an artist, dreamer. a
brother of the world, a modern re-
former looking upon wealth as q trust
held by the few for the use OF the
many. An alien to his father, this son.
The nephew. Robert. Is a true Rober-
shaye, an Industrial robber-baron, to
whom wealth means personal power
and self-advancement. The inevitable
triangle Of the fiction maker completes
itself with the appearance OF the Lazy
Patricia. Now the Lady Patricia is
sure that she loves Ambrose, though
the charmer Robert. who in appear.
ance and deviltry is weak pattern OF
Brontes Rochester. When Robert
shows Ambrose a passionate letter
from the Lady Patricia to himself. Am.
brose dies of heartbreak. and Robert
becomes the house of Robershaye.
Thereafter the story advances under
the direction of a murderer and mad
woman. Robert and Patricia. Robert,
haunted. dies. A deathbed marriage
the Lady Patricia. At the last second
OF this story the gloom lifts with a
promise of recovery to the stricken
lady, and a perpetuation Of the great
house along the lines laid down by the
humane and philanthropic son; II this
the all-around frailty of man 1T may
prove indifferently acceptable IT. on
the other hand. it, along with most
novels. is designed for diversion. or o.,
even for schooling. reader does well
to give it a wide berth
CHRONICLES OF AvONLEA. BY L.
NJ. MONTGOMERY. author OF anne OF
Green Cables etc illustrated by
George Gibbs. Boston: l. c. Page
Company. washington: Nooo"aro
& Lothrop.
What a heavenlike place this crust of
earth would be if. like Avonlea, every
hamlet and neighborhood had recording
angel bent to the single beautiful task OF
writing down the things that show how
good at heart We all really are-kind. fuil
OF feeling and gentle thoughts and friend
" act. How interesting. too. withal! 1t
read about these Avonlea folks. Better
vet to recognize them and be able to
point them out across our side YARDS ano
over the way. praying meanwhile that
part Of this goodly human company.
Even Anne. irresistible Anne, does not
corf1ne herself to Green Gables and
Avonlea. Anne comes our way too;
Mrs. Montgomery-or Is IL MISS mas a
rare charm Of heart and hand. From
this source flows pure. unmuddled
stream Of human incident, perennially
sweet. The "Anne' books. ready to one
hand and his leisure moment, are the
best medicament imaginable for the
malady Of cynicism and the ailment of
ennui.
A MAN IN THE OPEN. BY Roger
Pocock. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-
Merrill Company.
In a whimsical +hodge-podge of con-
tradictions, the author says Of the char
acters of his book: 1.-THE persons of the
book, dear friends, who have filled two
years of my life with happiness. are not
only imaginary people with assumed
names, but they inhabit a district at
variance with the maps. at q period not
shown in earthly calendars. So far aloof
from the world where they might give
offense to earthly readers. they are out
side the bounds Of space and time, and
belong to that realm of art where there.
is but one law, whereby they stand
or fall must live or die-fdelity to life. .
Nevertheless, what purports to be, first.
the open sea and next the open west
stages these astonishing performances
of Jesse Smith. Reading, at one moment
you call it all sheer horse-play. at the
next, pure wit. On one page it is profane
poetic and tender. A story of sorts
holds these diverse and bewildering ex-
periences in a loose bond of neighbor-
liness, a story wherein men and women,
bears, coyotes, mountain lions and what