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rather gloried in, IL. and particularly in
a supposed resemblance to an ancestor
who had the power of i'll wishing. Then
when her father died she was confronted
with "A situation not altogether of his
making. bringing her into conflict with
forces of misfortune and unhappiness
and discouragement and possible as
grace. Jezebel Dexter is one OF the most
interesting creations of recent novel writ
ing while Mr. Pryce has I'm this tale ex-
ceeded even the high-mark christopher"
1t is more interesting story than that
one. with livelier action, though the TWO
have a resemblance which will be plain
to any reader.
SALLY CASTLETON, SOUTHERN Err.
BY Crittenden Marriott. author OF
isle OF Dead Ships" etc. With Il
Illustrations by n. e. Wyeth. Phil
adelphia. J. h. Lippincott Company
Miss Castleton. daughter of Con-
federate general and Capt. Radcline.
Yankee spy. supply the excitement and
the chief romance of this story OF the
civil war Radcliffe, who has been de-
tected. is allowed to pass through the
southern lines so that his accompilce IN
Richmond may be traced and arrested.
Sally Castleton. on her way to join her
father in Richmond, has been ordered 10
travel on the same pass SO that she ma!
keep watch on the spy and lead him to
his death The girls love for the south
battles with her sudden love for the man,
and when she finally seeks to warn him
he commands her to do her duty as he Is
trying to do his. Their loyalty and its
outcome make the story. Gene and her
satchel of love letters contribute the
dramatic climax to the plot. and. for
atmosphere. there are the usual gllmpses
of valorous gray and invading blue, of
devastated fields, fiower-vined porches of
colonial. mansions, and that most ar
tistic touch in the south's literature, in
cluding its history. the devoted slave.
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

THE REASON or THERE
LIGlON OF JESUS. BY William
Stephen Rainsford. d. u Boston:
Houghton Miffiin Company
THE TUDOR sHsKEsPEARE-THE
MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Edited by Fred r. Emery A NJ.
Professor of English i'm Dartmouth
College. New York: The Macmillan
Company.
THE WINSTON COOk BOOK, Plan
ned for q Family of -Four. Eco-
nomicai Recipes Designed to Meet
the Needs Of the Modern House
keeper, including chapters on En-
tertaininR, Paper Bag Cookery. Cas-
serOIe Cookery. FireIess COOKERY.
Chaang-di.h Cockery. Meat sub
stitutes. BY Helen Cramp. Ph. r..
University of Chicago. Illustrated
Philadelphia: John c. Winston Com
pany.
BRAND, 4 Dramatic Poem. BY Henrik
1bsen. Translated into English
prose by j. NJ. Olberman. Oregon
edition. Portland.
LATIN SUBORDINATE CLAUSE syn
TAX. BY NJ. A. Leiper, professor of
Latin, Western Kentucky state Nor
NAL School New York: American
Book Company.
THE SHORT COURSE SERIES-THE
HIGHER POWERS OF THE SOIL.
BY Rev George MHardy. II. d. au-
thor of "Savanarola. etc. New
York: Charles Scribners Sons
THE SHORT COURSE sERIEs-THE
PSALM OF PSALMS, Being an En-
position Of the Twenty-third Psalm.
BY Rev James Stalker. NJ. a, II. ID.
professor of church history in the
United Free College. Aberdeen. New
York: Charles Scribners Sons.
THE SHORT COURSE SERIES-THE
SONG AND THE SOUL; DIR. The
Missionary Idea in tfe Old Testa-
ment. BY w. G. Jordan. b. a. II. D..
professor of Hebrew in Queens Uni
versity. Kingston. Canada, author OF
Prophetic Ideas and Ideals. etc
New York: Charles Scribners Sons
THE TEXT AND CANON OF THE NEW
TESTAMENT. BY Alexander Souter,
sometime Yates professor of New
Testament Greek and e1eGesis in
Mansfield College oxford. New
York: Charles Scribners Sons.
THE THEOLOGY OF THE GOSPELS.
BY James Moffatt. u. H.. -. Lift.
Yates professor of New Testament
Greek and eXegesis. Mansfield col
Iege, oxford. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons.
THE CHAFING-DIsH; Together with
Directions for the Preparation of
Sandwiches. BY Alice l.. James. au-
thor of Catering for Two. etc
New York: g. r. Putnam's Sons.
THE TUDOR sHAKEsPEARE-TH
TRAGEDY OF julius CAESAR.
Edited by Robert NJ. Lovett. \. B.,
professor of English in the tniver-
sity of Chicago New York: The
Macmillan Company.
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common human feeling for these. alien
folks contribute to warm and color and
make thoroughly alive and present this
fascinating and useful travel book.
BUBBLES OF THE FOAM. Translated
from the original manuscript by F.
w. Balm. author of "A Mine OF
Faults" etc. New York: G. +. Put
MANS Sons
This lovely eastern story is a maze of
imagery and symbolism and picture, with
the desert as the background of its mani
festatiOns and the mirage the emblem
of the great delusiOn lin which all souls
are wrapped Under the sign of the
mirage a little love story of wondrous
beauty and sadness unfolds love, the de-
luson. this bubble of the foam-so shin
ing and many-coIored while it lasts. but
leaving behind 1t when IL bursts and dis
appears nothing but memory and n
bitter taste of brine = An exquisite story,
one of whose marvels Is that OF the
translator who brought 1t out OF the east
ern speech into the western. with no
flaw to its fragrant gossamer web.
TOPHAM'S FOLLY. BY George Steven
son. New York: John Lane Com
pany.
From the appearance of Topham to his
downfall and death one follows here on
the trail of a modern type of bad man
the pious and philanthropic embezzler.
1t is a rambling story. for the author
sets out TO keep Topham in sight. Now
Topham, through giving with one hand
and taking with the other involves some
what intimately a considerable share OF
the community, and to go along with
him is a scattering experience. Through
much transcriptive stuff of IA sincere and
homely and human character one comes
to the end of the story. And even then
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i'm the plate-glass casing which covered
another full stand of guns, and turned
away from it with a grimace OF dlstaste.
He had certainly changed, and very much
for the worse. himself, since he had last
seen Louuhariot. He glanced at Parish
NJ MKissock. the gamekeepers son. with
whom he had fought. as he almost Dlush-
ed to remember, about a girl, and was
still more shocked to see the skeleton
like decrepit- looking old man regarding
him with hot, inimical eyes from under
shaggy down-drawn. white eyebrows,
above which hung long, matted locks OF
gray hair, darkly diScolOred with drying
blood: for they two had been headstrong
lads together friends in some sort. COM
panions, at least, in many a scapegrace
prank.
"Ay,'' said Parish MKissock. unpleas-
antly as though reading the thought that
ran through his mind. I'm far worse
looking than you are, my lord. And some
thing of that I am owing your lordship
But never mind now: we have other mat
ters before us first, and 1t will be we'll to
attend to them before it may be too late. y
The engineer started at that. His head
was not very clear. and he had for the
moment almost forgotten
Come on, then, NJ Kissock,'' said he,
and blew out the candle he was still un-
consciously carrying and led the way
through the little pantry behind.
The two of them emerged from that
into a dimly lighted passage along which
they proceeded without a sound as far as
another door, which opened outward on
to the lower battlements at the seaward
front of the castle
Let me through first requested Parish
NJ Kissock, after his companion had made
sure that there was no one beyond it,
land mind that the wind doesn't drive ii
shut with q clash. lie was iiriner upon
his feet now and seemed 10 have gained
some measure of strength 1~o,n tie StiDlu-
lus of his stubborn purpose. I.arefooG
he was, he took no notice of lns driving
snow on the terrace outside, 3itlouSn his
companion shivereo as they turned along
the wall in the teeth of tire blast that was
blowing.
Get inside for Gods sake Lord .Iura
begged cf the ghostly figure in front of
him as il stopped to set an ear to the
keyhole In the portico al the other end
of the terrace, and his teoth Were chat
tering when he entered the dark, empty
closet behind 1t.
He had to set his shoulder to il to shut
1t against the storm. AS soon as he had
accomplished that he shook the snow
from his ragged coat and struck match
and glanced stupidity about him.
Put that out" ordered Parish NJ kis-
sock. in a suppressed. angrH whisper.
They'll. maybe see some glimmer-
they're all inside"
The other obeyed him meekly, and for
a space the two of them stood there in
the darkness on the alert. drawing quick
restricted breaths They could hear the
echo Of voices from the banquet hall.
These gradually died away. all but one.
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Al exhibit of forty five paintings by
"a William T. Silva, vice president of
the Society of Washington Artists, opened
Monday in the Arts and Crafts studio
on 18th street All are paintings of Cali
fornia and were produced last summer
and during the early fall. The majority
are of Carmel and it's vicinity and show
this California coast resort to be rich
in picturesqueness. "A Street in Carmel
is peculiarly attractive, showing the giant
pines growing almost on the shore of the
ocean which seems to lie at no great dis
tance and stretch to immeasurable linn
it's. The coloring is rich and strong and
the composition very good.
There are paintings also of Lobos. the
mountain rising from the sea of its ford,
of its summit fog capped. of it's rocks and
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never do to let him get-her into his in
fernal clutches.
Parish M'Kissock eyed him with no
good will
lordship's a belted earl now, by all the
laws of the land. And Parish NJ 'kissock
that was a king is fated to die a beggar.
But f1rst-and it's hard, dooms hard
[ must help you-so far. at least Its
the two of us against those other two for
the moment. Afterward We will talk Of
yon old matter between us: for, mind
YOU Lord Jura, l neither forget nor for
give"
The Earl of Jura shrugged his shoul-
ders again He had almost forgotten the
| cause of his old quarrel on the cliffs with
the gamekeeper's son. He had more than
enough to think about in its seemingly
endless outcome. And his apparent In
difference seemed to inf1ame the hatred
the other still bore him.
II will help you-but only because
must" said Parish M'Kissock, harshly.
And you must help me to help you-to
your own hurt.
He leaned forward. painting. as if en-
ragged over his own weakness of body
The engineer rose. regarding him as II not
very sure of his sanity, and. having pick
ed up the candle, assisted him to his feet
He stood for moment supporting h1m-
self by the wall, his knees giving and re-
covering under him, and then the giddi-
ness passed. He took tentative step or
two and presently was able TO follow his
rescuer from the cell.
rs there any one in the gunroom?' he
asked, in an anxious whisper at the foot
of the steps. Lord Jura listened closely
for moment two at the panel above.
drew it open little, and, looking down
again. shook his head He pulled the
panel wide and then held out hand to
his follower. who took it very reluctantly,
and, with its aid. reached the room above,
CT 1.t-S Sll.t- to;r ctn,
sit down and rest for a minute or
two suggested the engineer.
Not here" he demurred 1T wouldn t
be safe-too near the tunnel We must
have help at hand when we meet them.
What time is it? They'll be at dinner
now. Take me along the servants pas
sage and by the terrace to the piperS'
port: we should meet no one that way.
But the other, A hand at his tremulous
lips was looking with mazed eyes about
the remembered. room that he had SO
often seen I'm his dreams during the age
long time of torment he had endured.
His rods lay ready for use in the long
rack where he had left them. pair of
guns his father had given him stood in
their usual place at one end of the full
stand adorning one wall. The head of
his first stag still hung above the mantel,
and the big wildcat he had killed in the
wood behind his hut on the cliffs glared
at him out of its glass eyes from over the
door leading to the pantry. That corner
at least of the castle was quite un-
changed.
He caught sight of his own reflection
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foliage. Wonderful subjects. indeed. Mr..
Silva found. and very feelingly he has in
terpreted them. There is Japanesque-
ness about some of the compositions sug-
gested not merely by their simplicity but
inherent factors-the bent. wind-torn
pines. the Jagged rocks piled sky high.
Some of the subjects Mr.. Silva has
chosen are quite simple and give express
sion more to mood than place. There are
one or two of the sea and some of the
dunes which might have been painted
anywhere, yet are suggestive and make
appeal 1t is not after all the novelty of
place that is needful to landscape art as
it is the discerning and appreclative eye.
Our country is rich in paintable material
and it has as yet been only half dis
covered. What is wanted today more
than anything else is the pioneer spirit
in art. Mr. Silva has this spirit and his
works are for this reason especially
worthy of consideration.
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Lord Jura looked up as if astonished at
the sound of his voice.
'But-how do you know that, NJ kis-
sock? the latter inquired, in querulous
What are you doing here in that queer
rigout? / don't understand. Where have
yOu-
I've been just such another fool as
yourself. my lord" said Parish NJ Kis-
sock. his voice vibrant with impotent. ir
repressible anger. It's worse than dam
nable to think You'll scarcely believe
that I've served under Dove in my time.
but it's true enough. / was second mate
on the Fer de Lance. long ago. when he
called himself Capt Brown. And / owe
him a score as heavy as yours; aye, and
heavier; a score I came here to pay. But
1 was too hasty, and he got the better of
me- at the start; l was no match for the
two Of them-he had the man Slyne on
his side" His breath almost failed him
and he fell to coughing convusvely.
And-what has brought them to Loqu-
hariot?" the other asked in utter amaze
ment, as soon as he could make himself
heard. But Parish M'Kissock sat wheez-
ing and gasping for some little time be-
fore answering that.
"They have come with one whom they
call the Lady Josceline Justice, said he,
at length. glancing askance at his COM
panion. "Slyne's minded to marry her
now-and SO lay hands on all that is
yours"
The Earl Of Jura pazed blankly at his
burst boots. His mind was all in a mud
die. The stokehOld of the Olive Branch,
and then it's engine room. seemed to have
sapped whatever intelligence he might
once have possessed. His belated release
from slavery had left him with his wits
benumbed and torpid
But, of course, they don't know that
I" he began. his face Frightening, and
then broke off. Where did they get
hold of her. NJ kissock?
Doves had her on board his ship for
years" said Parish M'kissock brusquely.
rs 1t Sallie you're talking about" he
exclaimed. Good God Can 1t be pos
sible that But never mind now. l
must" He made as If to rise.
wait a minute, my lord requested
Parish NJ kissock. in a tone which COM
PEELED his attention. You've got two
desperate men to deal with above stairs
You've seen how they've handled me, and
they would think nothing of throwing the
two of us, neck and crop, into the drown
ing hole in the tunnel behind YOU You
will be very ill-advised to beard them
alone. j can help you-
"How?"
You'll see when the time comes"
But I can't stay squatting here like a
rat i'm a drain while they-Tm a free man
now that / know you're alive after ALL
declared the ragged scarecrow with the
eyeglass as If to encourage himself. And
I'm Earl Of Jura: there's no getting out
of that l must put a stop to Slynes vii
famous scheme at once, MKissock. He s
rotten. bad egg; | know HIM. 1t would
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~vHE fifteen works in sculpture by
Anna Coleman Ladd now on
exhibition in the Corcoran Gal
u lery of Art, make a notable
display. In character they are
quite out of the ordinary. and in artistic
quality they rank high. Furthermore,
exhibitions of sculpture are much rarer
than exhibitions of paintings, partly per-
haps because of the greater difficulty of
transportation.
Possibly it is for this very reason that
as rule painting is better understood
and appreciated than sculpture. paint
ing is of necessity a representation. but
a work in sculpture is apt to be regarded
as the image of the thing itself There
fore the criterion of worth has too often
been made actuality. and the fact that
art alone could prevent this from being
imitation has likewise been forgotten.
The charm, the beauty, the worth of a
piece of sculpture depends entirely upon
not only it's truth, but its treatment. the
way it is rendered. the modelling. 1t, too.
as Tolstoi said. must be "a feeling handed
down.: there must be a message; there
must be significance. Art is to an extent
the Intervention of man interpreter
between man and nature. and herein lies
in part the secret of its power. great
painting by a master will cause one to
catch ones breath; piece of sculpture
by an artist of no less genius will stir
ones very depths.
Mrs. Ladd's work. though not f1awless.
has this emotional quality. Sometimes
il is gay, sometimes almost tragic. but
never does il descend to mere sentimen-
tality There is a bigness in thought as
we'll as expression. which those who will
give heed will discover. Even the tiny
groups are vital and dramatic. The
Master suggests the supremacy OF man.
the lot of wOmankind The Summit.
premacy: positions which are not incom-
patible. The Silver Group. little
gem. is full of blithesome spirit and end
less joy-Bacchus dancing with two
nymphs. The figures of all three are ex
quisitely modelled and have a buoyancy
which is really remarkable. But most
notable are the 1.-THE lines of the female
figures and the almost marvellous SEN
sitiveness of the tiny. uplfted hands and
arms.
work in sculpture il should be re-
membered, must be viewed from many
points, not from single place selected
by the artist. Therefore, 1t must com
pose from all sides. must at each turn
present a pleasing silhouette, must never
show conflict of lines or poor mass
ing of shadows. The placing of Mrs.
Ladds works in the middle OF the upper
loan gallery gives special opportunity to
observe TINS fact, ana TO see now we'll, In
most instances. she has kept these re-
auirements in mind. To be sure, some
viewpoints may be preferable to others,
but on the whole. these small works in
sculpture have been consistently built up.
The garden pieces are of particular In
terest. They represent d comparatively
late development i'm sculpture in this
country Abroad sculpture for many CEN
turies has been much used for adorn
ment but in this country, until very
lately il has been employed almost ex-
clusiveiy for monumental purposes. Mrs.
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You were aIways-a cruel devil. Lord
st. Just" gasped Parish NJ kissock, ''even
when YOU were alive. III should be my
right to- torment you now, and not-you
me-
The engineer drew back "A little. He
knew then that he had not been mis-
taken
You're not dead yet, NJ MKissock,' said
he. soothingly, in his voice of gentle
man. ''although-I'll be damned if | can
understand how that is! And then. sud
denly realizing little of all ii must mean
To him that his old enemy was still liv-
ing, IF I had only Known he muir
INJURED. with exceeding bitterness. "Oh.
my God, Think of all those awful years"
Parish M'kissock attempted to laugh,
with very horrid effect. He raised a
trembling hand 10 his head and looked
at its fingers. all smeared with red. His
rolling eyes tried To pierce the obscurity
of the vault i'm which he was lying. Re-
membrance of the more immediate past
began To- stir in his mind. He drew a
long, deep. painful breath.
Il thought thought he mumbled,
brokenly and his eyes closed. He was
once more inSenSible.
The engineer of the Olive Branch looked
round for the candlestick he had dropped,
and. finding that made his light safe.
Then he kneeled down beside the other
and raised his head. and lifted him so
that his shoulders should rest on the rock
behind Another teaspoonful OF the
stimulant i'm the glass fogged his pa
TENTS tagging heart into further effort.
and Parish MKissock opened his eyes
again.
Loose my feet" he begged. brokenly.
and the engineer did So but he lay still
where he was too weak to move. For a
time the only sound 10 be heard was his
hurtful. irregular breathing. Then he
glanced curiously for the first time at his
rcscuer's threadbare blue uniform.
You're just in time. Lord ST. Just,
said he, his voice clearer and his ideas
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, chasers who are real art lovers an op-
portunity which is rare.
TN the upper hall of the Public Library
there is now on exhibition a collection
of prints of Durer's engravings and some
colored reproductions of his paintings.
The greater part of this collection consists
of post cards secured abroad. which in
themselves are examples of the bes: mod
ern reproductive art. This exhibition was
arranged to supplement and further il
ustrate the lecture on Albrecht Durer
given by Prof r. Lindsey Blayney at the
National Museum last week under the
auspices of the Washington Society of
the Fine Arts.
THE Stetson memorial exhibition in
l the hemicycle hall of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art closed today, and will be
replaced March l by an exhibition OF
paintings by Hobart Nichols. formerly of
this city. and Paul Cornoyer of New York.
This will be the first comprehensive col
lection of Mr. Nichols work to be shown
here since he took up his residence in
New York. and ii may well be anticipated
with much interest. Mr.. Cornoyer. who
will exhibit with Mr.. Nichols, is primarily
a painter of city pictures. and these chief
ly of New York.
"WEDNESDAY evening Prof Hamlin OF
w Columbia University, New York.
gave a lecture on 'Old World Gardens
before the Washington Society Of the Fine
Arts in the auditorium of the National
=.
of gardening. or garden architecture
which made the gardens Of Italy and
France a possibility. The leading charac-
teristics of the plans of the Italian. French
and English gardens were given, and
many beautiful stereopticOn slides shown
Of concrete examples. The use of foun-
tains of statuary and architectural Orna-
ment as peculiarly effective was shown
and special remark made Of the skill OF
the French in the layout of their public
flower beds There was much that was
instructive and suggestive in what Prof
Hamlin said and illustrated not only for
the individual, but for the makers of our
city parks and gardens.
IN the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, an
exhibition of paintings, drawings. en-
cravings and cartoons for mural decora
tons. by Albert Besnard is being held
This exhibition comprises some of NJ
Besnard's most celebrated works. and has
attracted much attention Among the
portraits shown is one of former Senator
w. a. Clark, which was lent last year tC
the international exhibition at Pittsburgh
OF the utmost interest are the painter
portraits of his family. of Nine Lerolle
| and her little daughter, and of the Prin-
! cess Mathide. The original cartoons fol-
the paintings in the Ecole de Pharmacie
Paris, are also shown. as we'll as a series
of his India sketches made in 1911.
LEILA MECHLIN.
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Ladds "Leaping Spray"-twO slender
sprItes springing upward with the water
jets a capital piece of work, original
and very spirited The st. Francis bird
fountain shows graver modelling. but no
less virilty, and the sun dial is a pleas
ing conception. There are two elflike fig
ures which might well be enlarged and
appropriately placed among foliage. so
frankly are they In accord with the spirit
Of the woodland-real children Of the soil,
One Of the smallest pieces Is in white
plaster-"The Sleeping Furies." Perhaps
to some these figures may seem scarcely
to fulfill their name, but the idea was to
portray fury as fatigued and slumhering-
the relaxation after fierce emotion. The
Beast of Prey and Aspiration have
happily been placed almost side by side
and thus supplement and strengthen each
others significance.
The exhibition will continue until after
the 4th of March.