The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-27


nny-thfeo ~ the Florence Nlehiln-
gale of the North" The tragedy and
romance OF Josephine N not taken
from the life Of Melocse cummins out
from the life Of another woman 70
the tale Is true. In the story Joseph
Inc will travel any distance through
The wilderness TO nurse a sick baby.
and that IL the work that has made
heleene Cummins known az tha
FLORENCE Nightingale Of the Nortn.7
The babies that die Melecse carries
beck with her and burlea In what she
chlls her Little Garden Of God" She
says, 1T seems o terrible and lone
~ 10 leave their little bodies q m
der the deep anows Of the forest with
the storms beating down and the
winds bowling: I know they must be
happier here with me-"
AZ this time when all the novellsts
Of the day are producing new books
al the rate OF at least one a yea and
they are all advertised widely: they
appear In most attractive form al the
public library and the book stores.
one 10 somewhat at loss 10 know
which to choose for Il Il impossible TO
read them all. In my visit to the
library this week ] noticed two at
tractive books written by Frederic
Taber Cooper. formerly editor Of the
Forum Some English story Tel
lers'' and Some American Story Tel
lers." In both Of which he takes tho
most prominent OF the modern writ
ers both American and English and
writes them up In q most readable
and entertaining fashion. SO u o
are n follower Of De Morgan. Rob-
ert Chambers OF Gertrude Atherton
and are al all curious TO know what
q critic gays OF them, look u up In one
Of these books.
The modern drama II well cared for
IN Ashley Dukes book. Modern
Dramatiatss and I ever found a book
on Modern Dancing BY the Castles.
II Is the distinction OF y. Phillips
Oppenheim In his later novels that he
Il able 10 write an entertaining story
and at the same time to develop some
striking problems OF world politics.
'The Vanished Messenger "A Peo-
Pies Man. and "fhe Mischief
Maker gained a large constituency
OF readers not accustomed 20 novel
reading. because In each there were
characters. events and discussions
that bore on the great problems OF
the Jealous European nations. Es-
pecially has Oppenheim been skiilful
In bringing out the intense jealousy
that has iurked for ear between
Great Britain and Germany and which
has now found full expression In this
great European struggle. The doc
uments found In Brussels after is
evacuation by the BeiEians prove be-
yond any doubt that as long 3 as
1905 Belgium entered into an agree
ment with Great Britain and France
TO permit them to invade her territory
in case OF trouble with Germany. All
her defenses too. were constructed on
the German side. That she had this
understanding with England In case
OF war vas frankly admitted by Sir
Edward Grey. Certainly this episode
OF world diplomacy. which would
never have been capable OF proof but
for the haste OF the Belgians In set
ting u OF BRUSSELS, surpasses any
imaginary Incident conceived by a
novelist like oppenheim. In his new
novel. "Mr. Grcx OF Monte Carlo
Oppenheim has written "A story which
not only grips the reader from the
first chapter. but gives him some en-
Tightening disclosures of the methods
OF great diplomats. Six months be-
fore the present war broke out Op-
penheim imagined four diplomats
meeting in Monte Carlo and discuss
sing measures which must be taken
20 wrest from England her great ter
%ritorial possessions and thus reduce
her to the position Of a larger Hob
land. The irony Of the imaginary sit-
uation lies In the fact that he has iso-
lated Great Britain and made Rus
sia and France almost ready to join
hands with Germany In crushing the
British fleet and dividing her colonial
possessions. Doubtless Oppenheim
wrote this novel as a sort OF WARNING
to the E%nglishman at home. Hut II