Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-19

recognizing his work. Here is no light.
humorous treatment OF an inconsequen-
tial affair OF the human affections. On
the contrary it deals with tremendous
social affairs. with the makings of
revolution in England, and with intrigues
that lead to serious governmental con-
hictS. Two strong figures are presented,
James Draper, minister of the govern
ment, and later prime minister in a great
crisis. and Evelyn, Duchess of Rocking
ham, wife Of his bitterest enemy. Large
ly through the endeavors of the duchess
Draper is brought to a position of power
at the moment when England needs her
strongest man, and the tale. which deals
chiefly with the circumstances leading
up to his selection as the head of the
ministry. finds climax in a tragedy which
part of her husband. This is a strong
story, chiefly made up Of closely inter-
laced conversations, but by no means
lacking in incidents. 1t gives vivid
view Of England's complicated social con-
ditions.
THE APPLE OF DIsCORD; A Novel.
BY Henry c.. Rowland. author Of
The M Ma net, etc with Na iliu Yara
Dodd, Mead & Co.
For purely personal reasons, a certain
celebrity. gifted author of musical COM
edies, has been denied admission to an
exclusive summer colony after his APP
plication has been once accepted. He retail
iates by mooring Immediately off shore an
old hulk transformed into studio. Ulti-
mately It drifts away in a storm, car
rying with it the composer and the col
onys principal chaperon. A possibly
tragic situation develops and then Mr..
Rowland brings everything around clever
ly to the point of happy adjustment. The
,tSnvxr thnys a
ing by numerous typographical errors and
inadequacies Of editing.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVIL
DENCE. By Oliver Onions. author
Of 'The Exception" etc. New York:
George H. Doran Company.
Can man kill another and absolutely
escape detection? Mr.. Onions presents a
case in which this occurs, but not by
chance. The author of the crime which
he describes plans it carefully, deliberate
ly, after much reading in the British
Museum, and with detailed preparations.
He has a perfectly good motive and in
putting away his victim he is in fact do
Ing society service. The author does
not deal with the question Of justifica-
ton. He tells the story in the words of
the perpetrator of this singular crime.
who in quite matter of fact style sets
forth his provocation and writes as one
seeking to make a personal record rather
than as one confessing. This is most
interesting psychological study and Incl
dentally tells lively story of life in Lon
don as lived by the underpaid workers
of the lower middle class. The story
has attracted considerable attention in
England and will undoubtedly find many
American readers.
NOAH'S LOG BOOKS Being the Chr0n-
icles OF His Experiences at Sea Dur
ing the Forty Days Of the Flood
and the One Hundred and Fifty
Days Thereafter. Edited by Gerard
Skaats Foster. illustrations by w.
A. Carson Philadelphia: j. B. Lip
pincott Company.
Barring the question of possible irrev-
erence this treatment of the story of
Noah's remarkable voyage through the
flooded districts of ancient lands is very
greatly to be enjoyed Told in keenly
humorous style, the log Of the great
navigator and wild animal collector, the
Hagenbeck of diluvian days, supplies