Evening star., 1915-03-28
kE:Z IN hMeRealmZ q Literature aoa7A Arte nEE

the darts of the Arrows OF the Al,
mighty" Also in behalf Of the general
reader. for whom the charm Of fictioa
lies largely in continuity of persons
alitles, the following of tho fortunes.
good or bad. OF the same set OF charac-
ters. from page one TO finfs-just as fH
they lived across the road or around the
corner instead of in book-it is a
pity that Emily Orkney, not a loyahte
character but one of the most vitality
aiVe IN the story, could not have kerr
a place on the plots stage. Naturally.
the general reader. like the rest OF US
mas his limitations, but since IL is ha
who puts Il novel on a shelf or high un
among the best sellers, It may be-ir
may be-that regardless of any lit.
erary superiority of Mr. Johnson's lat
est book, ARROWS of the Almightv.
may prove less popular than THE Sala-
mander," which, needless of pasta and
futures. palpitates with the life of the>
Immediate Now. 1t is the opinion OF
the authors publishers that I'm Ar
rows of the Almighty. a novel Of
southern society. MIR johnson tells \
story that for sheer human appeal ard
dramatic quality is not eXcelled by any-s
OF his books
CAN GERMANY wINs The Aspiration.o
and Resources Of It's People. b. an
American New York: C. p. Put
MANS Sons.
The unnamed American who puts and
answers the question that gives title 20
this book is described by the publisher
as one who has made frequent visits
to Germany both before and after the
outbreak of the war. and has had
ceptional facilities for sauEing the ca
pacity of that country to carry on the
struggle. His sympathies are frank
ly with the allies, vet he by no means
fails to measure the great strength.
the remarkable resources and the un-
finching spirit OF the German people.
Indeed, it is in consequence OF his a r.
.i..t tT,. NF tt.,
and the solidarity of the German peo-
pie that he has prepared this warning
to his English friends that they must
be prepared for LONG and costly
struggle if they would win the WAT
The author believes that England Will
win eventually. not merely as one OF
the alliance, but individually, but he
cannot see victory without shocking
sacrifices. Germany. he holds. cannot
be starved. for her food resources are
too great. She cannot be beaten by
'attrition." for she has too MANY peo-
pie to draw upon to be 'bled to death
Her defeat. he holds, will result from
financial stransulation. These chap
ters are searching and revealing. The
are written in strong terms that viii
make German SNmpa iizerS indignant
and will cause the partiSanS OF other
factors in the great war to wince.
CALEDONIA. BY X. u. Hemingway
and Henry de Halsalie. New York:
G. =. Putnams Sons.
Three men came wadiuc and swim
ming down a river TO the sea in New
Caledonia, escaping from the French
convict settlement after nearly twenty
years of torturing toll BY no chance.
but through the design of friend.
sailing vessel came along and picked
them up. though not without fierce
struggle. They were likely to have
II H.af
successful break but for the killing Of
the captain of their rescue ship by one
of their number. Months later this
crime reached the ears of certain as
tute police officials in Paris and
search for the three was started.
though not before they had renewed
their old operations as thieves OF
high order of skill, under the direction
of a master of rare ability. RevenG"
prompted their first endeavorS and ul-
timately brought them into trouble. A
stirring. well balanced story of crime
and love, leading into surprising eli
makes.
THE WISDOM OF FATHER brown.
BY Gilbert X Chesterton. author {.
The Innocence of Father Brown.
etc. New York: john Lane Com
pany.
The spirit of fantasia frequently
pulls Mr. Chestertons co.tttails aUd
spins him around to face about iu
somewhat disconcerting manner. The
performances OF Father Brown are OF
a kind to keep one blinking in asrouish-
ment. How can an English priest, pre-
suma bly, kept fairly busy with his pa
rochial work, manage TO get into so FL
many adventures in SO many widely sep
arated places? Father Brown is veri-
table Puck for uneXpectedneSs. Herr
tofore his "innocence" has been ev-
plotted in a series of tales in which he
has displayed his powers as a detective.
but now his wisdom is shown. pr1-
haps not far different from his limo
cence. He happens upon murders ana
near-lnurders and solves their mySter-
les with his shreWdneSS Some of these
adventures are amazingly bizarre. None
is commonplace Mr.. ChcSterton can
never create commonplace, even
though at times he does approach the
flame of sheer foolery.
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