The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-12


pathos with tears, gasped at the daring
of his cimaxes. And yet he attacked
what many of them held most dear
their God
This thing Caravon did for a price
for $1,000 a lecture
After one of his wonderful dissertations
one evening an old man whose course
is nearly run, comes to the door of his
palatial home and asks "a few minutes
leave with patience"
He says to Carnavon:
Il heard tyou speak tonight" he said;
then paused. you were like the picture
[ loved to make of young Saul of Tarus
before his feet trod the road to Damas-
Gus.
Sir" he said, presently, "can perfect
sincerity and $1,000 lecture go hand in
hand? When I am gone l ask you to con-
slder this. One, believe in the Master
betrayed him for 30 pieces of silver: Won.
not beieveing in Him, cannot betrav
Him with the weapons He gave you-
for many times 30 pieces of silver With
your honest unbelief have no quarrel;
when you pass 1t on to others for gain
you do an i'll thing. God may forgive
the honest doubt-the 80 pieces of silver
He cannot forget"
The stranger spoke as to one he loved.
without rancor, softening criticism with
gentleness. Carnavon was not offended:
indeed he was moved, but waited, maxi
ing no reply.
This is the turning point in Carnavon's
career and at the end the story reveals
marvellous condition, the old preacher
saying kindly:
"You-you have stood on the road tn
hands cropping for Carna-
vons hands.
And I have seen vision" carnavon
said, simply.
WHEN FOOLS RUSH IN"
BY William Richard Hereford illustrated
by George Oscar Baker The Bobbs
Merrill company. Publishers, Indian
apolis
Distnctive in type, perfect in work
manship. wrought with loving. care ana
exquisite taste, giving glimpses of paris
that are rare and artistic, this is the
sort or story that one would expect
10 1ind in de luxe edition on the shelves
OF literary conneisseur. 1t is one OF
the most beautifully fashioned romances
OF the season. tale that breathes of the
iresihess ana beauty OF springtime and
the dellcacy and color OF Nav morn
ing
lts unusual literary and poetic oua1
tues demand for it a high place among
recent fiction. Its tender reminiscent
| air and the exceptional flavor of ner-
sonality give it a position of distinction
among historical romances. Tha a.
mosphere of the old regime In Fr.nco
pervades 1.-THE atmosphere OF ibe ala
regime in its best estate. when il was
the synonym of courtesy, high -breeding
and delicate sentiment, when the motto
was "noblesse oblige"
But 1t is at the same time fascinat-
ing story OF young Americans in love
story that will captfvate any lover of
fiction. u
TO be 20, to be In love, and to be in
Parls! This is the worlds definition
or happiness. Eleanor Moore and Bruce
Converse were young Americans in love
In Paris. But their friends were not
satisfied to have them happy In tho
way of lovers; the we'll meaning m Cd
oiers determined that they must find
happiness in great careers Thev rot
Iar enough to see Bruce the most fa
nous of American artists and Eleanor
wonderful prima donna decorated by
king. But Eleanor's ewes found bar
lovers in the audience on the nigb+ ~
the great concert and then the consnir-
ing friends learned indeed that there
was but one way to mako Eleanor
happy. oi
But there was one who knew all the
while that there is but one law of love
and IT cannot be broken" He was
Prince Florimonde de Saint Saveur
prince of lovers, the delightful nusine
sentimental bachelor, no longer vouth,
ful but still young. a man of noble birth
and noble ideals, thinking more of his
friends than of himself and blessed IN
his journey through life with a kindly
humor that often made smooth the .wav
OF those about him. The son OF an
American mother a woman of courage
and splendid devotion. who danced in
New York with the Prince Of Wales
and who on her wedding day received
silver vase with the Lancasterien
arms from her royal admirar. F,ori-
monde Inherited the traditions of his
line. large estate in the country Of
the Loire and valet whose feudal de-
votion end Democratic speech render
him delight to the reader.
The prince. friend OF the swceti,e carts.
turns out to he the hero and afves the
book its fine flavor of distinction. chty-
airy and tender sentiment The story Is
not of gaudy titles. nor the Latin
quarter and sordid surroundings--but
love story with love storv---of culti-
waited people. Americans still proud Of
their country. Not since Du Maurier
wrote Trilby or Mansfield played the
last time In A Parisian Romance has
there been such story of raris for
American readers
When Fools Rush In Il story that