Evening star., 1914-11-14

governmental commission. The Eng
lishmen find themselves quickly IN
volved IN the political affairs of the
petty state, and between the deadly
snakes of the jungle and the somewhat
uncertain rifle fire of the native troops
they have a decidedly lively time. The
president of the republic has two
charming daughters. and this makes
an uneven number. and consequently
one of the three men must be loser.
But when the murk is cleared away and
the survivors of the revolution are
making their escape in the English
mans yacht, the final adjustment seems
to be altogether satisfactory. A vivid
GREYLAkE OF MALLERBY. By w.
L. Crib. With frontispiece by H. l.
Brock. New York: Henry Holt &
Co.
From Mallerby went forth Epton
Greylake to establish in London a
thriving business. which grew to such
proportions that when at last he died
his son found himself a man of large
means, but unfortunately out of har-
mony with commercial affairs. The
younger Greylake had in the course OF
q rev boyhood visits to Mallerby con-
ceived a deep affection for that coast
village and finally SO arranged that he
was free of business cares and went
10 live among his peasant friends, max
ing no show of his wealth, but on the
contrary working at times as a laborer
IN sheer enjoyment of increasing health
lake develops subtly. The girl is the
daughter of shepherd, a simple, silent
man. To aid the large and expensive
family-expensive only in proportion
to the shepherds meager income-she
has gone to the neighboring town to
q q he
family of local magnate, where she
finds conditions impossible, and later
she becomes the companion of two gen.
tlewomen of singularly spiritual an6
self-effacing character. In their charge
she attracts the attention of the son OF
a wealthy squire. But it is Greylake
who at last wins her, and the winning
seems wholly appropriate. Mr.. Crib1
| tells his story simply and effectively
with deep appreciation for the peasant
character.
THE CHARMED LIFE OF MISS AUS
TIN. By Samuel Merwin. author OF
Anthony the Absolute" etc. Forty
illustrations by r. NJ. Crosby. New
York: The Century Company.
1t was no less than a charmed life
that Miss Austin possessed, for none
| other could have survived so many ad.
ventures and passed safely through
so many narrow escapes as this young
American woman. who naively step.
across the threshold of convention ant
caution in China and runs into danger:
without thought for her own per.
sonal peril. In most cases Miss Aus.
tins adventures arise from her dis.
| taste for the chaperonage of her aun
and uncle and not from any real willfu
spirit of recklessness. Gradually into
/, her scheme of things comes man o.
resource, quiet, efficient man, wht
| travels in the interest of some obscure
| sort of product and has a happy fac
| ulty of appearing always at the psyche.
! logical moment when his presence i:
| most needed. His final appearance i:
| most effective, on board the steamer
| that he is supposed. to have quilted
when Miss Austin, fed from the avun.
! cular custody, rejects him. Be it enough
| to say that what happens upon his
F. temperance is sufficient, on being
F.; cabled. to cause Miss Austin's great,
! worried uncle to sit down suddenl,
| upon the sharp side of a steamer trunF
, and utter profound ejaculation o
, gratitude.