Evening star., 1915-04-18
BOOK REVIEWS.

THE GRAVES At KILMORNA: \
story of 81. BY Canon Z. A. Shee-
han, d. D.. author of "Glenanaar: y
Novel of Irish Life" etc. New York:
Longmans. Green 4 Co.
HE Fenian uprising III 1867 IS
the foundation of Canon
Shechan's last story of Ire
land Coniinine its action TO a
mere corner of the country.
the writer embraces within these mar
row limits the essential character or
the entire movement. This little way
side flaming up of the OLD Irish spirit
Of freedom, OF independence. OF pas
Stonate yearning TO hold Ireland Tor
In, Irish covers IL all-uot only the
I'aulan revolt but many another out
hurst of rebellion on the part OF ,hese
proud and impractical people. Il ne SUI
,Ieyelops in concrete ViNidneSs the IL
1iliry of purpose actuating TINS Rfoup
.f lighting Fenians. the lack OF pan.
The unreadiness for action. the Whoily
fantastic nature of the movement. II
f,ortrays. too, the suffering. the loss ol
life, the hard rsprisals, the bltter en-
mites that the Fenians harvested from
their raid Here two men are the head
and front OF the matter. one Is Hal
nm the schoolma ster: q dreamer over
old stories OF irish glory. ie
is MyIes CoGau. young patriot dl-
vided between hatred of England ana
love for Ireland. With God and 81
Patrick and a score OF peasants armed
with pitchforks and hammers. and gun
stocks. and clubs. they were to Deat
down the soldiers of Britain. Halpln
was shot like a rat in hole Most OF
the others were. too Myles Coean nVed
many years, and at last was killed IN
:, smali-town riot by his neiehbors. for
political campaign. In addition to this
thread of action the story covers the
web of the country life of Ireland. It's
social castles, its political differences.
its general points of view. its daily
mode of life Its scenes are real and
vivid. its persons lifelike, Its effect as
pleasing as it is Illuminating. The
irish field of letters is, just now,
known as the new school of writers
and artists. But in this field there is
place. and an important one. for the
serious and impressive work of Can
on Sheehan.
WHO GOES THERE: BY Robert W.
Chambers. author of Quick Ac-
ton" etc Illustrated by A. l. Kel-
Ier New York: y. Appleton & Co.
Like cakes neatly tipped from smok-
ing griddle to waiting plate, Mr. Cham
bers' new novel comes to hand piping
hot from the battle ground of Europe
the first romance of the war. An Amer
lean youth. Kervyn Guild by name: a
German officer and young woma n
constitute the mainstay of this ripe
and-ready adventure. The American
appears first, one of a group upon
which German firing squad is about
to do prompt execution. The discov-
cry that he is from the states halts
the ceremony and passes Guild on to
= Rfiin in nd Of h c
fate. Belgian in ancestry and SYM
pathy. Guild is refused his freedom
until after he has crossed over into
England. hunted out the young woman
safety to a certain place within the
German domain A send-of of this
character is calculated to pack the
enterprise with every sort of hazard.
1t does. The girl proves to be the CEN
ter of group of German sy-mpathiZers
and informers. And the hero of the
situation suddenly finds it imperative
that he be very much of hero indeed
If he hopes to get away with anything
like what is expected of him. Spies
suspects. go-hetweens. government
sleuths and secret agents swarm about
him in confusion of plot and counter
plot And to put the capsheaf to his
other difficulties he falls in love with
the girl who. in one respect. Is as
harmless as nursing baby and in
others as ingenious in manufacturing
tFoubie as eEsENDCdy III TINS romance
is in bond to be. As a love story this
is hopelessiy foolish one--s Iisping
kinderearten Of lure and ensnarement. !
Happily, it is for the most part OBJ
scured by the sturder rush of events
that press around the passage out of
England and to the ccntinent. Having
assured a successful issue of this mat
t-r. Mr. Chambers appears to have
things 20 say that cannot find stand
iu:s room in the crow'ing affairs of the
romance itself Therefore he pro-
fiucss a prologue. in verse, aimed at
certal;. 'Rhenish swine and one
Great Gray Boar Beside this there
Is : preface iii prose. category of the
reasons why tnIs country feels dis
trust disgust resentment" and
- nits Inpt' for the taecressor in Thu
"',r- NnG again. IN verse, there is an
"pl!"=G" IN challenge of Gods ally,
selI-""oained 10 WELD His rod" All in
all. this = most exciting matter
'fy Maude Radford Warren. author
Of The Land of the Living" etc.
New York: Harper & Bros
There We're three OF them. three of
these marriages. The first one wived
Earhara 70 an old ran-fftv to her
hlHEteen-an alliance calculated to
play the very mischief with the nice
balance of affection supposed to under
he the marriage rite. But as good luck
would have ii. fatal motor accident
within tn" first few hours of the we'd
ding journey rescued the poor fellow
from 4 lingering and more unhappy
late he second marriage turned to
D" AS one-sldcd as the first Here it
was largely the weight of Barbara's
;idor*tIon for Inisit man that
careened their frail bark of matrimony
completely over on its side helpless
and per1lnus. The disastrous effects of
Tins venture were in manner averted
through the friendly offices of the di-
Eor"e court. Al thirty, or thereabou
this daunrlesS Young woman rushed
happiness for the third time And the>
story ends in fair promise that a trim
med :i!id tempered variety of this elu-
siEe prize is about to fall into her
Iva rdS
Having chosen situation which in
tNlernals has any humber of parallels
il real life, this writer takes a quiet
corner OF observation beneath the out
er show Of the case. From this init
,uate angle Of advantage she sets out