The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-24

ton worry Elizabeth Dejeans in The
Life builders GIarpers). Her people
belong to the unduly rich. which Civ es
them time and opportunity 10 work
ont the problems The heroine is a
rich mans daughter. who does not
wish 10 make 4 mistake in marrying,
as she has observed her parents un-
happiness 81" gets no help from the
persons she consults and marries a
fortune hunter Who attracts her.
When she discovers what kind of man
he "a she tries 20 mako the best of it
for white hut she cannot put up
with his having abandoned the mother
of his Legitimate chRd for her and
leaves him She had asked her father
before marriage for enough money to
make her independent. hut he had put
her off: now she undertakes to earn
her own LIVING, and after some un-
pleasant experiences with business
men succeeds. Throughout she has
been IN touch with a man who is mar
rIed TO an aVar,cious and unCongenial
wife; she discovers his affinity to her,
which enables them TO discuss mar
rage from another angle and also d.
rage have been passed in review a
way out is found for both. When the
author ai .pWs herself to drop her ar
suments she succeeds IN putting life
INTO hor characters. She has argued
her questions fairly ana thoroughly
for thoS' who care for them
on ~" cheerful question o. whether
~ iG RIGHT or wrong TO put an incur
able SUFFERING PAT ent to death. Ethel
~ DeN's story. "rhc Keeper Of the
Door" 60. t. putnam's sons, turns
hut IN" question il not discussed
fairly. Tho heroine rs young person
81 violent impulses. ahc f. passion
atcly fond Of q fascinating hut vicious
girl who ls insane. \ tNrannical and
IN hammered young physician suspects
this aud watches the case: he delib-
erate!Y antagoni2cs the heroine, 10
that when TIC insanity becomes ev.
dent she looks on hts refusal 10 re-
| lievc the patient as deliberate cruelty
and herself gives her an overdose OF
something that kills her. There the
story should stop, hut Il goes on for
many long pages, so as 10 keep up a
| misunderstanding that Is kept alive
u
/ as such hy all concerned, but allowed
| to interfere without hindrance, TIL the
/ author is ready to let the heroine
, yield TO the mastcrful doctor. Tn.
author has strange notions OF IN.
manners Of the English at home and
! in India, apparently II is Impossible
| to keep undesirable persons out Of
/ ones house except with violence
TN" dozen stories contained IN
! lames Francis Dwyer's Breath OF
I the Jungle" "a. G. McClurg and Com
/ pany) are entertaining and all dea,
; with episodes IN tho tropical wilds
/ The author apparently does not trust
/ 10 the excitement of the stories, but
| leads up TO each with an introduction
/ suggesting tho mystery and the
/ horror that It should inspire or IN,
/ incredulity which i may arouse, anC
/ the story, when we get TO II. does MOI
always Justify the preamble. We IKE
! his amiah!e German naturalist. Tn,
stories are good, but the author car
/ do much better.
The tanning Of n sulky gurman bS
II quiet hut determined young woman
/ Is the entertaining portion Of Charles
! Alden Settlers "'fhe Boss OF tho Lazy
/ Y" "a. G. McClurg and Company
| The tale OF the stolen Aatec treasure
ana the complications arising from II
mtrude inharmoniously on the mair
story. and the device Of the successive
letters is theatrical. The author has
allowed a good story to degenerate L
/ tn" photo play level.
II IS sad to see Ruth McEnrry
Stuart's name attached to 9TH,
Cocoon, \ Rest Cure Comedy
,ltoarsts international Library Com
panv, New NorlO. Tho story begin,
/ d"lyately enough; when she turns I,
Irritation 10 focl disappointed in tn,
heroine, but WHEN the author becomes
funny We can only charitahly rcmrm
4 h"r thar tho late r. -. Blnrkmorc ais,
once tried to I've funny too, and dis
. aStrOuS'N.
Though part of n juvenile scric,
"Thc Proving of Virginia" rThc pag,
Company, l}ustom, by Daisy Rhode,
Cameron, has to do with girls who ar,
fairly grown up, The heroine il
throughout gracious, capable ana de
voted To music, As oVidon"" of goor
ttlth the programmes are given, an,
particular pictures and books arc ais,
recommended She has to deal viii
jealous and tricky girls and has I,
| Crltigise tho behavior and spohhiah