The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

the French army and a beautiful. cour-
ageous Thoroughbred American girl.
While visiting her aunt-the 0arduise
de Mile Fleurs, the wife OF French
aristocrat. but who has forgotten that
she ever was q De Puyster. Of schenec-
tady-at her estate In the nowery VII
lage OF Tarascon IN the sunny Midi
of France, the girl meets the ofncer.
They fall in love at sight but before
the young captain can ply his troth. he
Is called away TO take part In CAM
paign against the natives in Algiers. He
leaves Pitchoune with the girl. but. dis
satisfied and lonely. the little animal
takes advantage of the first opportunity
to run away. Straight for the coast he
goes. and never rests until. by chance.
Of course. he again Joins his master.
He follows him through skirniish and
battle. encouraging him with his snappy
little bark and his affectionate caresses
During the attack. the young ofidcer Ii
wounded and left for dead on the bat
tleneld. But, thanks to Pitchoune. who
crosses the desert In search Of help. he
Ii cared for In a native village by an
aged fellaheen. The girl back In France
receive a report of her lovers death.
but she doubts its truth, and. disregard
ing the proffered hand Of q duke. ADAM
dons ease and luxury and embarks on
a perilous expedition to search for him.
Again, thanks to the faithful terrier and
a Mosiem caravanser, she finds him. and
all ends happily.
The note of pathos, the tenderness with
which the whole tale is unfolded. rings
true and touches the heart. Some will
fail to ind their eyes believed at the tell
ing of the little dogs-"bes best friend"
rescue from death-through the ten
der otices Of the young captain; at
his suffering from the separation or
dered by the army bureau; at his
almost miraculous pursuit Of his master
from the village at Tarascon and on
board ship at Marseilles: at his bringing
succor to the soldier lying wounded and
dying on the great Sahara.
A soldiers pet and equipped with
soldiers training, Pitchoune Ii as good
an ally in love as he Is In war. and
proves himself more successful as Q
matchmaker than the scheming French
nobility pitted against him in the story.
ZONE POLICEMAN %: By Harry A. Fnnck.
Nov York-rhs Century Company.
This vivacious narrative Of the life In
the somewhat its author calls "a close
range story Of the Panama Canal and
its wonders''-is the chapter Of current
history In Darien that has been wait
ing to be written. Technical accounts
we have had a-plenty, prognostications
more or less optimistic, serried columns
and marshaled arrays OF statistics
bound to impress the layman, and
formal chronicles of the effort for max
ing the dirt fly from the big ditch.
since long before the May day In 1904
when Maj. Black took hold Of the work
in the magic and salubrious name of
the United States Army.
But now for the first time we get q
real and true moving picture from one
who has seen the whole varfegated
drama from the inside and knows how
to write about 1t with q trenchant pen.
The author was head of the modern
language department in a Springfield
high school for three years. The wan
derlust" was In his veins. He has writ
ten "A vagabond Journey Around the
World and -Four Months Afoot in
SPAIN" and the powers Of observation
he displays in these two travei-narra-
again where the lowest point OF the
Cordilleras and the brown waters Of the
Chagres nearly meet.
Quotation cannot do justice to the
story OF one who had turned his hand
to various picturesque duties, from tax
ing the census to burning belated
shacks. that had to make way for the
impounded waters Of Gatun. Excite
ment never seems to have been lacking;
life never was listless and graphically
dull amid the banana trees. and this
insouciant. keen-eyed constable tells
the whole Of the story.
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