The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-16

(, the Confederacy mt 100000 and the
! number OF Southern Fcdcra1s" white
/ and coored, 1T 63i."55.
| The book contains "an alphabetical
| list of Southern officers commanding
brigades, or above; commanding n YES
4, sci or more. with their rank and re-
cord. showing where they fought, and
some other Southerncrs who notably
aided the Federal cause"
The iuass of information collected
and put in order by Mr.. Anderson re-
fleets great credit OH his industry
He is one OF the first authors to bring
prominently to public notice the
Southern Fedcrals' whose States
people have hitherto been inclined to
leave their careers unmentioned. SO
painful has been the sense of aliona-
ton created by those who lifted their
hands against their State rather than
In her defense
The Mystery of The Bnrrnncn." By
Herman Whitaker. Harper e Broth
crs. OF New York and London. $l.25
net
The scene of this romance of love
ana adventure is laid in Mexico, and
The principal characters are two
Americans who are endcavornE to
open rich mine in that country; OPP
posed to them is the owner of the land
on which the mine is situated, who is
assisted by his young cousin. Both
Of these McNicans are men of the old
Mexican type. men with Aztec blood in
their veins and as cruel and trcacher-
Gus AS the worst specimens of that
ancient race. The beautiful love story
that runs through the book has as its
heroine tho beautiful niece of the old
CT Mexican, who falls in love with one
of the Americans.
Tho scene opens at the railroad sta
n ~ n
go To the mine. Here all the princi-
pal characters meet at one and the
same time They likewise become &c
puainted through the saving of the
girls dog by one of the Americans
this starting the romance of love.
The two Americans hate the
The two McNicaus hate the Amcri-
can people. one and all. whom they
call Grinecs. and the Younger McXi-
can is in love with his cousin. the
heroine of the book Tie Is the villain
in the plot and right we'll does he
play his part. giving the Americans
all they can do TO avoid his many at
tcmpts on their lives and to escape
his intriEucs.
The Americans take possession of
their mine and 20 to work to begin
the development. They ut once realize
the power of their enemies by their
inability to get any labor whatsoever
and they are compelled to ito all III"
work themselves. The description OF
the building of the furnace ana tho
hes inning; OF the work is interesting
10 Il degree Its destruction when sue
cuss was in sight vas thrilling.
Then there are the many meetings
of the lovers ana their sweet story,
fraught with so much danger from
the disappointed lover. accompanied by
his many attacks on the lives of his
rival and the other American. Prob
ably the most exciting part of the
book is when the great dam breaks
and the American lover rescued the
girl and takes her away to become his
wife, which practically ends the story.
The book shows the many curious
customs of a MeNican and explains the
character OF people so seldom un-
derstood. II is timely ON account of
the revolution now going on in That
country and no reader can complain
that the volume lacks in action or in
terest. Something every moment of
the tiinc
"NIy Love and H. By Martin Rcdficld.
The Macmillan Company, of New
York.
The man who undertakes 10 tell a
story in the first person and puts him
self and the woman he loves in as
dominating figures. has 81 difficult task
If he manages the situations with u
touch that iuterprcts character and
setting in such Il manner as To appeal
to and hold the interest OF the reader
My Love and IL promises VOL at
its beginning in Trinidad, the associa-
tion there OF AN Englishman, Egcrton
Sims. and New England farmers
SON Martin Redticld. being drama teal
~ told from it's first moment to its last.
Aftcrward, perhaps, the thing best
worth remembering in this novel Of
New York life is a moment at the
Toasted Cheese" Club. where Martin
Redhcld, who had been introduced by
John Blake was asked how he hap
pened 10 grow w so old-fashioncd,
and answered:
III tell YOU, I'll tell you all. was
a stable boy down i'll Trinidad \ man
hfiy years old took inc cut of tho
stable and taught me all he knew
all hut his magnificent manners and
the things lie couldn't teach me be-
cause they We're Ills and ] wasn't hi.
enough to reach EN-. He taught me
all ! know. and I suppose I've inj-
tatcd him till. may he. ! seem like II
man Of fifty. We'll. if that's why. |
am glad do I got up with the hot
haste OF the young and lifted my Dor
rowed mug. drink. said /, thinking
Of the cavalier he had been 10 Eyer
ton Sims"
otherwise. My Love and /" is rather
coumonplace. John Blake the best
friend OF Martin Rcdncld, is too gloomy
in his outlook 10 be attractive and the
Two women i'm the book who are I'M