The sun., 1914-09-26

In his bpru~dl tI MuTiCl ~ NrS story
Of The Man Wih the Double Heart"
Cohn Llu. Company the reader, after
he has made the acquaintance of iii,
the Suf'ru-,tt.H gir'i.h daughter. and
of Famine. 'h, pleasant French ad-
ventures. vii com, to IN. place where
McTargar' kisses Cydona By this tim,
there vii have incurred To- the reader.
very likely. the question why the story
should ha,, opened with the Harley
street chapter ami what difference il
makes whether M,Tagsart had two
hearts or only one.
For our part We liked the first chap
ter and did not bother greatly because
It's interesting pathological revelation
was not attended with distinguished
consequences. McTaggart's approach
to Harley street in blanket II depress-
ing fog. his convulslve recoil and mar
row escape from devil wagon. his
natural trepidatlon and discomfort while
waiting in the eminent specialists
crowded antcroom, his admission To- he
handsome but terrifying sanctum of the
doctor, the cool glance Of the doctors
keen gray eye. the order to strip and
lie down on the sofa. the work with the
stethoscope pursued IN silence, charged
with devastating poss.biiities-it Will be
understood that a chapter Of this sort
Is fitted to be exciting II was well not
to carry the strange or tho terrifying
impression too far-t1 permi, a cheerful
reaction. McTaggart had indeed two
hearts, one on clcn side. but they were
both in excellent order. y littlc bis
muth Tor what was undoubtedly only a
slight error of digestion. The fee was
only three gu!neas. McTasgart's two
hearts beat gladly. filling his bosom with
abundant olatlun. as he paid 1t and de-
parted
Certain escapes of McTaggart were
fortunate. II he had married tNdonia
he would have missed a happier destiny
and II hs had not conceal Il himself N
a corner OF the dark elevator ana seen
something that was not intended for his
eyes he would have pretty surely been
blaCkmaiied by Fintino. The death of his
Italian uncle shocked his humane and
unss,iish na,ur', but il was certainly e.
MS Elt ~ aGNdn1tEts W t Ullu Ulll IN
tracing from a letter the startling news
of this swift and violent demise Fol
the information of his Chum. Brthunc
he communicated the contents of the
letter as follows: My uncle's dead,
and both my cousins \ motor smash
outside Rome What an awful thing
The car overturned old man va:
kIlled-on the spot--'he eldest son too
the other l.ngered-dicd ON Tuesday
This meant that McTagEart was heir
1t created him the Marquis Maramonte
W. hnd him soon on his way to his
palace in Sieua, a way that he pursued
with a very comfortable feeling and IL
such splcndor Of style as his new con,
dition and resources commanded. j
was a lovely journey, though thcre was
some chilly waiting when ears had {,
he changed at night I'm Italy. Th'
story describes with humor the pom
derous arrangements made to enable
him to tub" in tho morning in hi
Sena palaCe and makes us aCquaintet
with his uncle's widow who was yourI
and bloomingly beautiful. We though
that at least one If his hearts would Nv
bestowed upon his aunt, but she hashe
IN the narrative only for moment an,
indeed the whole Italian scene passes II
pretty short order. the tale revertini
TO England where Jill, following ho
mothers example, has taken up tn
vociferous and turbulent business -
being a suffra gctte.
An animated part Of the story is tina
in which McTaggarr rescues Jill from
Welsh mob whom she was mos
valiantly and vainlv trying to charr
with the refrain Votes for Women,
The novelist does not champion tn
"cause," she allows Jill To patire fror
it gladly after her Welsh eXperienC,
and even 10 speak of 1t with warm dis
appreciation. We think that Famine
sarcasms Will he liked by tho readc'
They are very gentle and amusing. Thi
adventures is quite knowingly effectiv
in her final scene. Why one Of McTag
CARTS hearts should have been take
from him Al the last we cannot under
stand. We have alraadv explained wh
We think It well that he should hav
had two IN the beginning