The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-30
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Francis Hopkins smith. engineer.
lighthouse builder. artist, traveller hu.
manitarian and novelist, was a re-
markahle man In many ways. for ne
was almOst equally distinguished In all
OF his vocaticns. lie was an optimist
with a rare sense Of humor and vet
he could turn his pen 10 pathos so
that one felt stirred to the very depths
OF emotion. Always ne told OF the
pursuit OF happiness and Of q soul
s1ruggling toward the light. Hts end
nigs are always happy Tor he seemed
to see no reason In merely %torturing
the reader and Offering no reward. Il
IL for this that his books are worth
reading. one puts them down feeling
that there Is hore. for the mos, un-
fortunate. Felix O'Day," completed
Just before the authors death last
April, tells OF an Irish baronet in
search OF m errins child wife. and OF
the smooth rascal who took q dcs-
picahie advantage OF the girls lgnor-
ance and vanity.
The scene Is In New YORK. In that
section Of Fourth avenue between
Madison Square and the tunnel. but
not as that region II today. Perhaps
one nay meet In real life just
such characters a. are here depicted
but the touch 81 with which
they are heightened only makes them
the more entertaining. In these days
Of psychological and surgical stories
incorporating a. nCtion Il ~ good 20
pick up a book in which the author
has the fun courage OF his optimistic
spirit.
The Story OF Julia Page" II one Of
the finest things kathcreen Norris has
done. II 10 % romance OF san Fran
cisco and the transbay cities The To-
cal color Is touched by an artist who
knows every ZACH Of the ground she
IL painting The heroine. Julia Page.
IA a beautiful soul porn OF a siOvcnly
mother and compelled Co live Ia the
most sOrdid surroundings. She comes
In contact with a wealthy woman IN
terested In settlement work. who taxi
ing q liking TO Julia. makes her an
entirely new being The author has
used her hlcst craft In tcliing OF
Julia's love and marriage. ~ s the
tale ~ a noble woman aUd one des-
tined To live long in the memory Of
the reader Although it Is ln a wss "a
Dramatic dis- usston OF the question as
90 how much q woman hould tell her
husband % is not "a problem story
The Ollivant Orphans the new
book in which lnez Haynes Gilmore
writes again Ia the diyerting vein OF.
phoebe and Ernest. is q story which.
maize one realize what q far cry 90.
Is from the days ol Little Women 10.
the present moment Doubtless the
sweet unworldiuess and sane homcllkc.
atmoepher OF that beloved classic OF.
youth was By no means universal. even.
"a Miss Alcotts girihood; but with
what "a dincernt set OF problems do.
the six young people OF Mr. GU
mores story nave Go cope. Perhaps
the comparison strikes one with the
greater force because her Olliyauts.
live near Boston. just as the March
family did. but Meg. Joe. Beth and
Amy-not e.. mention the dchnna.r
"Laurie-make I'd. Laincy. Ann.
Matt and other. seem an too battered
and sophisticated
The one great outstanding and
cheering truth D.. that these up-to-
date young modcrnS. do. after 1ll.
meet their problems with ,hc same
qualities that pulled Miss hlcott. love
able youngsters through their cri.i.
and the ~ years which Mrs GNl.
more covers IN her STORY show 30
plucky night 20 retain "a home and Co
set e family again iu the place which
IL had lost through the pressing do
mands OF illness and death Each OF
the six young people OF his new boo
has his or her strong qIIlities and
also the iefects that aOgumpau5 them
but they get q nrm hold on the read
ers ~ mpathg ana interest. There .s
all Of the author usual spirit and hu-
NOR IN the telling