The Washington herald., 1913-06-01

way in which he instantly recognizes
that Lesbia b the woman for his journey
through life.
The study Of the character OF oeorgs
IL the most remarkable OF the authors
achievements We have here In un-
broken presentation the mind and heart
Of the man from the time when life was
a confused twilight to the time OF mid
manhood. when he was successful In
business in an unusual way and has had
three emotional experienced A record
like this, that Is as artistic and alb
sorbing az II Is complete, % not often
found In fiction.
With certain grasp Mr.. Marriott
masters the most complicated Psychology.
In flashing phrases he conveys the deep
est and most subtle meanings. With a
penetration he pierces to the very heart
OF what he is describing. HIS remark
able imagination adds brilliant illumina-
ton to the book.
THE MAKING OF THOMAS BARTON: By Anna
Nichols The BoobS Merrill COMPANY. Indian
apoliA Price. slA
A collection of fourteen stories of
homely interest. They touch the heart.
for they are human. The characters are
flesh and blood-humble folk. such as we
meet every day. We are interested In
their simple Joys and sorrowA laugh
with them and cry with them.
I'm Miss Lucyanna," We can see her
as she walks down the village street on
Sunday morning, in her blue lawn
frock, and frilly white petticoat with
her flower IN her hymn book In Rain
town 1t was considered ''unseemly CO.
quettishness" to wear q flower in ones
belt. We wish her luck in her UNDER
toltn~ uh.n he Aacf1es ~ hnrrow har
cousins Bible Tin her cousins absence).
to prove to her lover that there has
been q libel on her age, and feel like ap-
plauding when she succeeds.
when Grandmother Ran Away" 10
particularly charming and will appeal to
all. for It deals with the familiar things
OF everyday home life. Grandmother
decides that Father" il cruel to her. and
resolves to leave him and go to her
having left a full larder. and an ap-
petizing lunch spread for him. On her
way to her daughters she fancies she
sees her husbands team running away.
and at the thought OF danger TO him her
anger fees. 1t happens that she meets
her daughters leisurely driving to the old
home place. and she quickly returns
with them to the farm, where she finds
Father safe and well So glad Is she
to see him that she falls on his breast
in hysterical relief. The note that she
left on the table for him she surreptiti.
ously destroys. so that Father never
knows The family eat the lunch that
had prepared before she
left the house in anger.
Just a plain story Of plain folk, but Il
Is replete with human nature.
We cannot read the story of the MAX
ing of Thomas Barton" without feeling
that Tommy Is an intimate friend OF
ours. rejoicing when he comes into his
own.
HIS LOVE STORY. Illustrated In color. By Marie
Van Worst. Indisnapoiis-The Bobbs-Meril
Company. Pice. SID.
To say that when one reads His Love
Story" he Is instinctively reminded OF
hose delightful: peasant and animal
tales of Ouida is a high tribute. yet even
this seems hardly sufficient to describe
Marie Van vorst's charming novelette,.
There is something in II that grips the
heart, Just as do the powerful stories
that deal with life in a big way. There
Is simplicity. a directness, a tender
ness about the manner OF the narrative
than transmits some of the best flavor
of French prose. II Is so original all
the way through that It IL bound to
gain favor.
Marie Van Worst has succeeded where
numbers have failed-she has made an
animal the hero OF her book without
,verdrawing the situation, or overtaxing
he imagination of the reader. Pitchoune.
. spunky little Irish terrier. with an &C.
centric limp. the greatest devotion, and
almost human intelligence. he It is we
iollow tirelessly throughout the book.
FOR Pitchoune has a marked charact ar
md stands out among his peers because
II his distinctive personality and his
charm.
The story centers about the love affairs
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