Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-08

she will always be sure of readers. This
remarka BILE character has gained firm
hold upon the affections of story readers.
whether he is rescuing beauty in dis
tress intriguing against corrupt gov
eminent. In this particular case he has
undertaken the really hopeless task of
rescuing the Dauphin of France from the
terrorists. In the execution of his de-
sign complications arise, owing to the
impetuosity of a younger member of his
party, who falls desperately in love with
an actress and has himself to be rescued
rather than the heir to the French crown.
The Scarlet Pimpernel is as attractive
and gallant as ever in this thrilling tale
of the revolution.
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY. By Ian Hay
With illustrations by c. +. Brock
Boston, Houghton Miffiin Company
1t is at the Christmas holiday break
fast given to themselves by the home
going students Of Hivite House at
Grandwich that the freak first makes
his appearance, remarkably shy lad
with talent for long words and posi-
tive genius for friendship. little later
on the homeward journey the freak APP
plies himself to good effect in railway
carriage for the entertainment of an
attractive miss Of four years. 1t is a
good many years before he meets her
again and on this later occasion she is
on top OF London omnibus, and the
freak has long run for it to find a
place where he can study her resistless
features without recognizing them as
familiar. Between these two encounters
are staged many happenings, chief of
which, in the readers interest, IS the
freaks engagement under maternal au-
spices to an altogether unsuitable young
woman of social position and profound
seriousness. The freak is released from
this thraldom by way of an impuisive
Indulgence in charity at a race track.
where he performs instead of bailad
singer in ill-health, greatly to the disgust
of his fiancee. The freaks engagement
to the girl of the railway carriage and
the later omnibus is altogether dlspleas-
ing to his mother, but he nevertheless
persists, for it is the real thing at last
after much philandering. A charming
description is given OF socially lmpos-
sible family living in Bloomsbury, Lon
DON This tale is told in part by one of
the freaks schoolmates. who has his
own little romance and whose wife is a
goddess in the machine and finally facili-
tates the course Of true love.
THE WAY HOME; Novel. BY Basil
King, author of 1.-The Inner Shrine
illustrated by w. H. D. Koerner.
New York: Harper & Bros.
1t was ordained by his mother that
Charlie Grace should become a minister
like his father. She. the second wife of
the popular rector. of st. David's in New
York, died in the full belief that that
would be his choice of his career. But
Charlie was then very young, and had
much ground to cover with his little
legs before he began to find his footing.
When at last he felt himself to be firmly
grounded he turned his back upon the
church, decision that was fastened
somewhat by his own fathers expert
ence. when fashion had turned his con-
gregation elsewhere and he was losing
his power of pleasing the people Be-
coming an established factor in business
young Grace reached a sudden decision
and married one of the girls whom he
knew as a little boy, now orphaned and
dependent. His own waywardness. his
lack of devotion to principle. his desire