The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-27
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descriptions are beautiful. II Is q
noteworthy story.
4 Dispenser Of Cheer.
The Juvenile Sylvia Of an earlier
book has grown into a young lady
In Sylvia OF the Hiii-Top, by Mar
garet X. Piper IThe Page Company.
and Is chiefly engaged in setting right
the low affairs of her friends. While
her cheerful optimism startles at first
the strangers on whom 1t descends, 1t
Is never too effusive. and they adopt
IL gladly themselves In the end. The
troubles she d~isentangles are interest
ing. and as she IL not yet married
herself. another Sylvia book may
surely he expected.
4 south African Farm Tale.
The position OF The Bynonncr
John Lane Company. who IL the
poor white. Is more deplorahle &,
South Africa than In the United
States. II f. L. M~ills-Young is to be
trusted. In this case he is an Eng
lishman. brought down by drink. and
his children share his lot. The daugh-
ter is "A beautiful and spirited girl.
she gives her love To a worthless Eng
lishman who abandons her. and sh.
does not care to live any longer. She
is loved by a dull Boer youth. The
development OF his love Is the finest
part Of the story. at first he looks
down on her. then he is ready TO break
with his family and give up his in
heritance for her sake: afterward he
would serve her in any way and would
avenge her death. The giving up OF
his vengeance and his settling down
to marry as his family wishes Is
tragic. The drunkard's son works
hard To better himself and wins the
love OF an English girl who draws
him ri of the dependent class. The
stolidi,v and slow thinking Of the
Beers seems TO communicate itself to
all who live in the same climate.
4 Spy Mystery.
The German spy fever has attacked
Natalie Sumner Lincoln severely In
I Spy (A%ppietons). Suspicion 10 d.
rccted to one particular person at
the start. and hts behavior Is no am
biguous that even the explanation at
the end does not Gus 1t. For the
heroine 1t is difficult &c feel much
sympathy at n time. The solution
of the murder mystery and the re-
Mobilization of the suspect are brought
about by devices that are hardly fair
in mystery stories. The one con-
| sistent person is tho real spy. who
! alone acts in a rational manner.
\ Napoleon Of Finance.
Two solutions are offered by Charles
Neville Buck in Destiny wv. ]. Watt
and Company. New York; when he
gratifies the wishes Of a poor New
Hampshire farmers children. One
boy wishes power. the other Is a
musician. the girl wishes beauty. The
author waves his wand and We ind
the first boy after n very few years
not only a leader in Wall Street. which
may be possible. but also possessed
Of refined tastes In many directions:
he other boy 10 an accomplished
musician. but has a weak character
and 10 led away by women admirers.
The girl also has her wish and IL i'm
| perious and tempted to marry for po-
sition, but she meets a man that she
really loves and that redeems her. In
spite OF the authors objection to
financial methods and the suggestion
that his hero has employed improper
means to advance himself. he seems
to play the game as fairly as his OPP
ponents do. For some unexplained
reason. he objects to his sisters mar
| riage and then runs amuck. lie Gre
ates a panic and at a critical moment