The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-08
SOME. NEW FICTION.

A Mississippi steamboat runs on
pndlar in Charles Egbert Craddock's
The Story Of Duciehurst' 'Macmil-
hnl which enables the author 10 in
'-yduce 20 the reader a company OF
Southern people who are on board.
They have assembled by accident, but
Ell have share In the story that Is 10
ba told SO al! are described infinitely
PERSONAL appearance. clothes and even
CHARACTER The captain seems 10 be
srgularly lacking IN authority he al
i,as his passengers to leave the
reamer IN rowboat and 10 camp out
IN a deserted mansion which belongs
70 one OF the party and had belonged
70 The ancestors Of another. This Is
recessary IN order that hidden treasure
end documents involving the title TO
the property may be discovered. SIM
uaneously a former Confederate Of
fcer escaped from a lunatlc asylum
who knows the secret hiding place, re-
veals II unconsci ously to q band of river
pirates The treasure If saved for the
r!ghtful owner in the nick OF time and
there the mystery story ends The tale
.oes on. however. TO describe the do
nestle troubles of very wealthy man,
!ngeniousiy brutal to his wife; with her
the reader will sympathize till he is re-
moved Up 10 that point there are
humorous touches and conference of
treatment. Then the author seems to
make up her mind to do away with
Ter story suddenly; there is a needless
murder that turns It TO tragedy, the
mansion Is swept away, the heroine be-
a,.A rA
IN ignorance of what becomes Of the
insane officer and of the foiled bandits,
It Is a lahored performance OF which
the author seems to grow tired and TO
Wish 10 end anyhow. At the end she
, even grows careless about her English
The book is readable in spite of the In
artistic conclusion, but ii will not add
TO Miss Murfree's reputation.
There Is enough Of the woods and or
he lumber camps in Theodore Good
rtge Roberts's jess of the River
10 ". Dillingham; Company to make
me story entertaining, though we could
Wish that the authors taste for melo-
cTdnd We're less juvenile. The pedler
" Illicit spirits and his dealings with
me warden would he amusing IL he
were less Of a villain. II Is essential
naturally, that the course of true love
should not run smooth, but the ferocity
q the young womans guardian is
Father absurd and the conversation be-
tween him and the hero degenerates toe
cten INTO mpoiitc abuse, each impugn-
ING H." other. Ncracity Realistic ms
such ta.h may be-, when repeated to the
C''n, Of several pages whenever the
WV meet 10 becomes rather wearlsome
I0'', 'rr rd.ratlons here as in pre-
N'u- books Yrt Nh Roberts can write
-'.l .o'l u hr will take the trouble
70 and Nl torsrt the thr.liers he reao
~ DO. Boo. .oyo.
a '.au'uI Literary Style and dell
c." fancy mark tho short articles II
eHal py William ArkwriGht "
NN"W''d-a and Life" John LANE
''mw'D. some are essays, random
'l--s o which the author says what III
r'as.'. 'mc are pleasant impressions
" ''Hv' and some arc stories o
'N"'r1"s NJ stories, clear cut and fanci
~. Ioe author seems TO have a Grudg
as'n.' w"mmllnd, often takes th'
p'N' ~ N..w of Catholic and usual
Ssns only half serious.
an another set of John Henry papers
lou Should Worry" &C. W. DiVing
nam Company, George V. Hobart eN
EeSes his opinion Of the fads of tn
moment IN elaborate and pcturesqu
.Ihs ie works himself up to III
MN or preaching In earnest at times
.Ae papers We're amusing when the
.SpedFed In periodicals and are just a
EsShg row that they are collected.