The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-09
TALE OF QUEER
DICK, WHO WAS A
LACGARD IN LOVE
Mrs. T,P. OConnor Writes Delightful Stor y Of a Dog
Straight Talk on Golf by Jerome Travers.
A Belgian Cook Book-Historic Costumes for Chill.
dren's Playa Book for Immigrants.
Mary Austin Account Of the Man Jesu.-Amer;can
Diplomacy. Old Boston and Other Subjects.

r. A. Fostcr-M elliar's "BNndstone'
tE T.. Dutton and Company IL the
story Of a young man who needed q
long time and a good deal Of
persuasion before he could be made
aware Of the power of the ladies 10 be
fascinating. We are told that blind.
stone is a %colloquial name for anthra.
cite coal, which catches fire slowly but
burns with an intense and enduring
ardor when 1t has been at last LIMITED.
I'm the particular described Richard
1reyail. the hero of this we'll written
and entertaining history. certainly
resembled the lndurated and polished
Jumps OF carboniferous deposit that
in Asa Packers day were called black
diamonds in Pottsville and MAuch
Chunk.
The history OF Richard 10 related
from his childhood and through the
oddly lingering years to the STRANGELY
far on day when he found himself
willing to be In love. 1t Ii curious To
read of the emotions which over
whelmed him at his first fox hunt.
The dogs had come upon the fox.
Right at Dicks feet like a tawny
wave fiecked with crimson and foam
the pack caught him. surged over and
lie went down. A bitch yelped, and
for a moment he was flung to the
surface like a red log in a churning
ttlA Thnn Nnvrn n-. 40 ra-A
epringing from his pony. hung him
self headlong into that vortex of
raging, swapping Jaws, the lash Of his
little hunting crop falling necessarily
tight and left
Boys of his age are usually for the
dogs in a matter Of this kind; the
little savages love to see the cruel
exercise of power and are likely to
cheer it or rather then try to hinder
II. But not no with Dick. las soon
Gs he vas alone he laid his head on
his pony's neck and sobbed uncon-
trollably. He was only 9 years old,
1t had been a long and firing day. and
had ended so differently from all his
hopes and expectations His SYM
pathies had been with the fox. Very
III tHNf. u1u hC ilODCu tIid IIC IIuutC0
creature would escape.
Dicks admirable mother was &C..
c!dentally killed by her husband, q
mar of violent temper, who threw .
heavy candlestlck at the piano to sig
r.fy his wish that the music should
SIP; the missile glanced from the
pan1 and struck Mrs. Trevail in the
face, !niiicting a mortal injury. The
s,oiy tells of Richards career at Ok
ford and of his idle and sybaritic life
IN London. In both places he had
curious experiences. He married his
friends mistress to save her reputa-
ton, and with no other motive; set
tied his money upon her and went
away TO Paris. where he lived in pow
erty until a turn OF fortune made him
rich. He was an ~al.ruist %ingralned
and without a flaw, and 1t is wonderful
10 read of the things he did.
HIS in~disposltion to be treated AZ
f~ectionately is indicated by his be-
hsv!or when he was kissed by his
beautiful cousin Hilda, to whom he
Mas engaged, "Hilda flung her arms
round his neck and pressed her lips to
his. Dick was too courteous to resist,
50 their lips remained in contact while
he gazed contemplatively and un-
~avoidably into her blue gray eyes
and thought how odd they looked at
that short focus. Suddenly he tore
himself away" and stood with his
lack to her, looking out doors, Hilda
ielt troubled and Inundated. She
believed that Dick was secretly wlping |
his mouth with his handkerchief. She
said shyly and humbly hat she was
sorry. Furthermore: "'You funny |
boy she laughed. almost naturally.
y don't believe you ever had a real
Kiss before He turned on her furi-
ogs,y. 'BeaStly,' was all he said.
u IA sighed, and a long silence en-
sued"
lie was a queer Dick indeed. He
Wa known as the mad squire" dur
ing hiS secluded residence in Corn
va. Miss Davies had some effect
upon him At that period and no on
r"r she a a b~ewiidering person and |
81 'ne circumstances were very beau
? fully propitious. The reader will
lave his moneys worth In this book.
II s a fairly glitterirg tale. |