The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28

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the feature that Will longest remain
In the memory of those who arc able
Ia feel in the novel tho fcrvor that APP
| parcntly inspired tho author,
For the rest, il is a leaping story.
filled with exciting incidents--not tho
least exciting OF which ~ tho almost
inevitable scene in tho arona--whilc
tho rcnuncia;;on of happiness Ivy
Taurus. and it's subsequent gift 10 him
by pea Flavia, bring about the con
vcntional happy nudinS' ia an un-
conrcntionaliy beautiful manner,
Unto Caesar mcrits wide reading,
and will doubtless have it.
"CrosS Trails"
ny Herman whitaker Harper &
Bros.
Mr.. Whltaker's story Of the Hudson
Bay country, Cross Trails" may bc
regarded from two distinct points OF
view. II may bc read merely as u tale
of adventure In tho Canadian North.
as study in feminine cmotions-to
put IL politely. In either aspect, ii
Is interesting.
Gabrielle Terrier is on her way to
visit friends in the North country.
:iho is forced to stop for a short time
in small town. where She had ia
tended spending the night. But. dis =
gustcd 10y the brutal staring Of the
men who surround hcr She insists
upon driving alone over the prairie and
through The woods. y heavy storm
comes up. she is thrown out and Is
rescued from death. with her feet and
hands badly frozen.
I, develops that her rescucr is hcr
husband, from whom she had scparat :
cd Immediately after their marri; 90.
! because of the knowledge. forced upon
her in most melodramatic manner.
of certain wild oats that the husband
had sown. She ia taken To tho lumber
camp maintained by her husha nd
where she is compelled. by reason of
it's inacccssibility and bad weather. To
| remain for the greater part Of the
winter.
Tho troubles brought about by lack
of sufficient food. and the couScQu"n;
mutiny among the lumbcr-ia Jacks. with
resultant danger and fighting. supply
the clement of adventure. This. how
ever. is of minor interest. as compared
with the emotional development of tho
wife Although tho husband tries very
hard to win her. she will have none of
him. and persists i'm holding him at
something more than arms length.
though she is far from Indifferent TO
him.
So far tho story is comparatIvcly
simple. hut there enters "a variation Of
, tho single standard propaganda that
ADDS CpnSluc'IhIN To the prohIcin sue
of the tale. If. indeed. 1t does not
create a problem. There Is II clerk in
the camp. a remittance man of good
birth. good looks and a prcdsposit ion
10 affairs of the heart. which i,1t
Gabrielle takes no pains In diminish.
She had often seen. ana been annoy cd
by. looks from the rourhcr men in the
camp that disclosed something more
than respectful regard. but when She
sees that sam" look shining from the
eyes OF the remittance man she begins
to reflect.
Now comes tho problem: can a
thoroughly nice woman love one man
for she really loves her husband
and ut the same time recognize that
sort OF look and respond to il from
another man? Whether Gabrielle Is
nice" or not also enters into the uucs-
ton. In any event. she decides % run
away with the remittance man, ana
even starts out in the snow with him.
He is too impctuous. however. and Ca
bricllc runs away aGain--from him
this timc-and is again rescued from
death by her husband.
From this time on there is no prob
lon, but the adventures multiply and
increase in interest until a satiSflc-
tory conclusion Is reached: the Stii>-
ing laborcra 80 back TO work aud
Gabrielle goes 10 her husbands arms.