The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16

edward ]. Clode) Ii an astonishing,
fantastical. amazingly told tale. 1t Is
crowded with matters Of agitating in
terest. When Teddy. the Prince of
Wales, slapped the face Of Ii Ku. his
Chinese schoolmate. he started an AMI
mostly that was destined to unfold itself
In series of surprising and tremendous
consequences. The immediate fight
went quickly against Sky Blue, az the
Prince called him in derision. He was
licked easily in three rounds--"a
butchery." said Chinery. the Princes
gentle and hollow chested friend, who
was already far on his way to being
the greatest scientific mind Of this or
any other age II was noticed, however,
that the defeated Sky Blue continued
to smile his insolent smile even while
bound TO be feeling "ratty" inside; and
the Celestial astonished the Prince in
their next encounter. after he had had
boxing lessons with that gifted profess
sional the Spider" and had trained his
abundant natural powers in the English
fashion. The reader will wonder that
either the Prince or Sky Blue survived
their second night, which was unques-
tionably a marvel and a sockdolager.
The language OF this story Is some
times like George Meredith's. frequently
worse than his. We think we have
never seen more sgitated and crowded
style. But there Is business" in the
tale. When the reader has conquered
his surprise. when he has fought his
way through the br!stling and deterring
elements he will be immensely enter
tained. Il can't quite explain-there
are natural aristocrats. as you know
cellularly select, essentially precious
somehow. strangely rare. gentle"--that
Is the Prince OF Wales justifying himself
in hating and very imperfect fashion
for having married secretly Miss Eulalia
Bayley, a Cheltenham College girl and
trained nurse. He Is talking to the
Queen, his mother. A good deal OF the
democratic spirit has invaded the royal
English personages. The Queen herself
had been Mlnna Simmons, a doctors
daughter. The King in wooing her had
said: You are the very incest girl l
ever dreamt Of" At this she had
shaken her head and replied with an
indulgent smlle II am not to be COM
Wandered" She was not strongly in
clined 10 continue the democratic per-
missions. 1t was her wish that the
Prince Of Wales should marry Elizabeth,
the German Emperors daughter
Th..B rtf IT.
1t Is no wonder. She was very affec-
t!onate and humorous. She could flash
puns in serious moments. When she
and the Prince We're speaking OF Miss
Bayley she said: How could she pos
sibly like you the day you fought Ii
Ku? You must have been 30 Chineaten,
Manchewed and Sky Bued" No doubt
pity was included in Eulalia's feelings
on that startling occasion. The battle
OF the ships no doubt called for vigor-
Gus language. We notice that "a gale
still gunned its gusts" before the first
naval encounter. 1t was shortly after
ward that shell made hole eight feet
across right through the cruiser
Gnaisenau. and coming out on the other
side with downward DETECTION struck
the big Helgoland. which, smartly
smacked on her bottom. clamored
fiamtnivomitant" Following that "the
air OF the North Sea was in such a state
OF wave agitation at the cultural going
Off of guns as If the globe had been
tumbled into some boiling pot that
bustlngly boiled with buildings and
bump!ngs. boxing with hubbub the
squealing car" The captain OF the
Arkansas caught our eye We have seen
him in caricature.
The Arkansas came along unaccount-
ably. She was there" when the Ger
mans were after the Mauretania. Her
Captain, "a lank Yankee" was to be
seen "perambuladng his bridge with a