The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
Literary Review of Latest Publications

Staples, lorg president Of the suprsms
Court OF virginia. declared: .aThe power
Of one who can write such is beyond
criticism"
Says DR.. Dargan. of Louisville: '1r
the poems there IL that which stirs the
mind. touches deep feeling, and kindieG
the imagination-a height and depth OF
thought. a purity and strength Of sentI-
ment that appeal not In vain"
DR.. T. II. Smith. long professor at the
University OF Virginia, writes: "Such
poetry cannot be hidden. Let the author
write more"
MANS TOMORROW: By william W. Kinsley,
author Of WAS Christ DiTinef" Boston-shef-
man. French 3 Co. Price, A-a 4
MANS Tomorrow" is the work Of q
thinker who has given the subject of
human immortality very extensive and
careful study, and who endeayors to as
certain thaStruth through the use of
modern scientific and philosophical
methods. The scope of his discussion
is planned upon the broadest foundation.
He assumes nothing. Even the exis-
tence and personality OF God he reasons
out with care. It is interesting, there
fore, to watch the reconstruction, un-
der his hands, of a doctrine OF immor-
tality quite In harmony with the find-
ings Of modern thought. In particular
II Is interesting to note that the argu-
ment does not lead to the immortality
Of the soul merely, as in its old form,
but Of some sort of a body as well
The style and expression, moreover, add
to the charm Of the book.
IL ts a thoughtful and lucid discus
sion. by a scholarly layman. an intelli-
gent observer Of recent scientific prog
ress, who seeks a solution of religious
problems which shall not be out of har-
mony with the conclusions of science
The style Is attractive, the argument
generally sound. and recognizing its Ilmi-
tations with commendabIe frankness.
The effort to explain the nature Of the
Divine personality is very interesting
and as clear as any that has been Of
fered.
THE E,I,t PLACE OF H9NEYMooSs; By Harold Mac
Indianapolis. Price, NN.
Grand opera singers frequently have
been utilized as the heroines Of novels,
but it is doubtful whether any author
ever has conceived a more delightful
character than the one which Mr.. Mac
Grath presents. 1t Is the fortunes of
such singer whose name in plain Irish
Is Nora, that the author invites his
readers to follow. Her abduction at the
hands OF princely suitor who wishes
to make her his morganatic wife; her
belief that this abduction has been ar
ranged by Courtlandt, the American
hero. who happens TO resemble the
prince; her summer resting days at beau
tiful Lake Como. whittier her admirers
follow; her relations with her father
who has been a prize fighter. and her
mother, who intends to enter the best
circles. and vainly endeavors to trans
form her honest husband into a society
gentleman-these are a few Of the things
that furnish the incidents which form
the stock OF the story.
sCourtlandt is typical MacGrath hero.
He is wealthy. Is reputed wild. but In
reality Is merely whimsical: delights in
adventures and feminine charm, and yet
is introduced to the reader as past thirty
and without a wife. From the moment
OF his Introduction he attracts attention.
and the various twists and turns Of the
narrative show him in so many lights
that he is a source of wonder TO the
reader until his actions are fully ex-
planned in the denouement
No less distinctive than Courtlandt IL
the ex-prize fighter. He is aptly de-
scribed as being more able 10 tie his
adversary IN a bow knot than to tie his
own cravat- When this man Harrigan
is described 1t is almost always in terms
of the ring, in clever reminder Of his
former life. His alteration for his beau
tiful and talented daughter: his patient
desire to please his wife even to studying
books on etiquette; his willingness to go
to large parties, but shying at small in
innate companies; his pleasure in recall
ing old victories and his frankness in
the one time he was sur
passed-all constitute an original and at
tractive figure.
AS CAESARS WIFE: By Marrarrtta spaIding
GerTey. Harper & Bros, New York. Price. 81
Like Caesars wife, the wife in this
story deserved to be above suspicion, yet
her husband. a man in whom elemental
passion and civilized ideals wrestIed, sus-
pected her wrongfully' Upon the wom- |
ans part there had been just the sug-
Eestion Of fault-nothing that she could |
well have prevented. but enough to make |
her feel guilty. When her husband, on |
1re with jeolously, looked into her eyes
Re saw a shadow there, and his peace |
Il mind fed. Then. when she tried TO |
confess in the presence Of the other man, |
she made matters worse, never dreaming |
how her husband interpreted her words |
In the midst of Kenneth Wards success
of his city started an inves-
tiRation of corrupt politics, and Ken
leth had to prosecute the boss and his |
Lieutenant. His legal assistant was VIII |
a young lawyer, who had |
been his friend (and also his rivaD.
Cowperthwaite had been in love with
kenneth's wife, Ruth, and he had felt
some bitterness when she was won away
rom him. Learning that an important
witness was about to leave for Europe, he
sought to communicate with Ward, but
sould not find him. Then he met Ruth,
md the two set out in an automobile for
he neighboring village, where they be-
ieved her husband had gone to look up
mother witness. But their search in that
mo other places was in vain. On the way
yielded to a moments
madness and kissed his former sweet
leart. She was more deeply outraged
han he could understand. Accidents to
heif machine delayed them, and it was
o'clock in the morning when they
Lrrived at her homeewhere Kenneth was
Waiting in an agony of Jealous doubt.
His Misunderstanding of his wife's at
empted explanation was terrible and
complete. Cowperthwaite offering salts
action, suggested to the enraged hus-