The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-28

, summer the youth has decided TO go 10
work and win the girl when she grows
| older. delightful crippled phi.oso-
pher. with two half witted brothers.
watches over the girl and acts as a
sort OF Greek chorus. Making the
girl name!ess waif is a piece of I'M
necessary melodrams and the young
mans uncle behaves in n manner I'M
known off the stage. with the authors
remarkable mastery OF English 1t Is
strange that she should not use more
judgment in her plots.
The TWO short stories. nesting in an
attractive box and both touching on
Christmas, will rather dlsappoint Rob
ert W. Chambers's admirers, we fear.
"Anne's Bridge" begins in his lighter
vein and presents a vivid picture OF
a deserted s-ttlemo Mt: 20 rapid love
making Mr.. Chambers has accustomed
his readers, but the tragedy that has
touched his girl is too brutal anu sordd
to be wiped out by happy ending.
In Between Friends" the people are
bohem!ans and the author tries to be
Strong An artist overcomes his de-
sire to avenge bitter wrong that has
been done to him. The means he Is
tempted TO employ is vile, and one crea-
ture dragged into the story Is so I'M
clean as to make the whole distasteful
(Appletons).
Twenty-Five entertaining short stories
| followed by twenty fables in story
| form make up Barry Pains Stories
Without Tears frederick A. Stokes
Company. They are respectable, en-
| tertaining, rather mechanical tales.
such as may be usually found in the
more stald British periodicals. with a
slight vein OF genuine humor and a
| faint of mild cynlcism that does not
seem 50 genuine, a reelection OF what
seemed daring in the much abused mid
Victorian days. The stories would all
be better without the condescendlng
| sarcastic tone That seems To be the
| penalty the author has to pay for being
regarded az a humorist. They are eX-
| ccllent magazine stories, holding to the
better English tradition, readable and
fairly interesting, but having no great
distinction. They show good workman
ship. but 1t Is no service to Mr.. Pain to
! invite comparisons Of his work with
| kipling or Maupassant.
The manner IN which English stock
| brokers do their work Is described in
some detail by l.. Lacon Watson in
| "C!oudesley Tempest" CBrentano's).
His hero Is an amlable. shftless Eng
lishman with a decided talent for get
! ting into serious trouble. After we are
told of the catasrrophes at school, in the
| army and with the waitress at tho
| lunchroom, we are justified in expect
| ing him to get into mess with his
more dubious financial transactions
| The author prefers to save him, ow-
ever, and to end the somewhat pur-
poseless tale happily. lie seems to OBJ
| ject to efficiency, for he brings TO grief
| the capable clerk who has shown
| eharpness in all his very successful viii
la!nv.
CAGE more in For tho Alllnson
| Honor" Ofrcdcrick 4. Stokes Company
| Harold Endioss demonstrates his IA
| voritc theory that Canada Is the saliva
tiun OF English 'iucOmpotcuts, His hero,
| having neglected al business at home,
undertakes 20 find the truth about a
| Canadian mining enterprise in which
| he is involved. After IA good deal OF
"Ncrtlon, including the necessary trip
through the WildS, hc acquires his ex-
periencc. develops great buslnc -
ability sets matters right At home and
in Canada, and Of course. mprrics the
charming Girl Whu has helped him
through, Canadian product on which
lMr, Bmdloss Justly insists
Sommospiacs and pretty chcap fun