The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-31

who has gone to the bad and Is the
warning example OF the Southern town
in which he lives This gets him into
trouble. because the town seems In
clined to think evil of all men and. though
the people have known the doctor all
his lifetime. they assume that ha is
going down hill too. Together they en-
deavor to SGT right the bad mans wrong
doing and naturally find out that 1t can
not he done The doctor exhorts every
one 10 assist in retaining his friend.
lie has also fallen In love with a mys-
ferrous stranger and has paid her atten-
lions wholly regardless OF the lady's
reputation he explains his friends case
to her and the necessity Of bringing
back to him the wife who has deserted
him hut whom he loves. They argue
the case. but when he finds out that she
is the woman he weakens. She finally
decides to return to her husband In
spite of the doctors remonstrance and
the husband kindly dies. He shows. 80
far as we can make the author out,
higher chivalry than his friend who has
failed in the test he set himself. The
ethics of tho story are rather subtle:
everything. apparently. should be sac
rifced for the unrepentant sinner.
L mere IL 80 rnuCn prlIS tndt IL IL ulIIl-
cult TO understand why some is praise
worthy and some 10 be blamed. There
are several attractive women and some
who are disag reeable: tho author writes
with enthusiasm and holds the readers
attention.
Extraordinary complications arise
from the discovery that an insignificant
English clerk has the faculty OF dream
ing the winner in a horse race before
the event in w. Holt Whites THE Man
Who Dreamed Right" mitchell Ken
nerley. New York;. Diplomats, Jour-
nalists and stock brokers fight TO get
possession of him and make him dream
beforehand the result of the matters
that interest them. The idea is ingenious
| and farcical and the story at first Ia
| amusing. After the clerk has been kid
mapped several times II begins to be
monotonous and az soon as the author
ventures into international complica-
| tons It becomes rather fiat. The clerks
| loyalty 10 his country Is pathetic. The
| love episode does not fit in, though II
has a good theme for a story in II. Tho
American portion may amuse English
| readers but spoils the book for Ameri-
| cans.
| ne NelRnDOrnoOu STORIES, by IONA
Gale Nracmillans), are cumulative In
their effect. While each episode that
the amiable narrator relates stands by
itself. the theme in each Is the need
of kindness among neighbors. Her
Christmas tree is not for the family nor
any association of persons, II is for the
whole community. The village people
are natural and amusing. the simple
I f.,tz H..
"A rational view OF human nature. II
there Is little preaching II does not
hurt the story. for the story itself en-
FORCES the lesson the author has in
mind 1t is a pleasing and true picture
| of American life.
A review Of the whole career Of Julie
NJ. Lippmann's heroine is supplied in
the six stories, Martha and Cupid
GIenry Holt and Company. In the
first story she decides on which man
she will marry; in the last she cele-
bratcs her silver wedding. In all she
lmanlfests her cheerfulness and content
ment and her decisions seem to combine
common sense with right sentiment. In
all she proves that there are better
things than worldly success. Readers
of the other Martha books will enjoy
this one.
The glories of Kansas are described
with great enthusiasm in winning tn,
. Wilderness" by Margaret Hin McCar.
ter ga. c. McClurg and Company. Chi.
cago). In the first part she show.
, wildly the character Of the pioneers
the hardships they cndurcd and theii
I satisfaction with the land they had sub
dued. 1t is an interesting set of peopl.
I even the real estate agent is honest a
, bottom, only the saloon keeper 4
: wicked for It is to he n prohibition
q State. The second part deals with tn
second generation, and that brings II
!, Funston and the Kansas volunteers fl
the Philippines. The villains plottin'
is unnecessary claptrap; the story, wit
% All its patriotism, is interesting desplt
the melodrama.
. Tho efforts Of engineers to control tn
q Colorado River in southern Arizona
e. the subject Of Ednah Aikcn's I'll
II River" THE Bobbs- Merrill Company
s Indianapols) 1t seems to he a rear
- rangement for the purpose Of fiction q
y quite recent occurrences in that regio
Y. and travel impressions. We are read
!, to accept the hero's superiority over HI
e rival and the difficulties Of the task. as
If signed to him. We confess that we ar
n completely puzzled by the enGinecrin
# feats and are unable to discover whei
one set of plans is AT fault or the oth'
# successful Everybody seems to wor
/. under great excitement and the resu
10 seems To he usually failure. With II
r. moral that the Job il bigger than an
Ig man we are ready to agree. numb'
Of Of interesting people appear in the hoe
q and arouse expectation that they hay
n something to do with the story: the
m merely serve TO MI out the landscape
ri the irrigation country. The MARI,
~ iiirt deserts her husband, apparently b
nj cause she is tired of the country. Tt
re heroine overcomes her dislike OF Il
m hero and marries him. So far as the
m Is any coherent action in the tale II HI
r to do with the relations between Il
NJ railroad the Government and the Sc
od tiers, a matter on which the reader W
If feel that he is unable to Judge. The
II are fine descriptions and entertainll
va conversations in the story; the read
at would like to share the authors enth
N slams if he could only find out why.
a with the backwoods portion of Ha
ls rlet T. Comstock's "rhe Place Beyo
s- the Winds (Doubledy, Page and Coz
1t pany) we have no fault to find. It
gh heroine is the charming, graceful beau
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