Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-16
AT THE LIBRARY

IL is Tar cry from Liege, Belgium,
TO Albuquerque, New Mexico, isn't
III Those of us who know that
Alice NJ. Williamson, who is A NJ. of
the c, n. & A. NJ. Williamson literary
company always personally travels
through the places which figure in
her novels, in order to give the local
color necessary, have perhaps wond-
cred why she was here doing the curio
room al the station some time ago.
Now we have found Quit Is all told
In her latest book. Secret History,
Revealed by Peggy O'Malley." This
partnership Is rather interesting, by
the way. as she tells it herself The
feminine partner does the writing and
some Says she writes as many as
. 1900 words without ever having had
writer's cramp or even a lump on
her middle finger. Her husband is
the consulting engineer. He tells
whether the hero really would fall
In love by broad daylight or wheth-
er he would need the softening influ-
ence Of the moon. lie supplies in
formation on subjects, of technical
nature which women never seem to
get, but which men have tucked away
IN their brains. often he even rigs
up dummies so certain scenes can be
acted out 80 insure realism.
This latest story-a combination Of
aviation, Mexican border troubles ana
the European war makes Secret His
tory" an up-to-the-m minute affair, full
of surprises and sensational episodes
Lady Peggy O'Mally, the pretty hero-
inc of the tale, is q clever Irish girl,
whose father Is a poor aristocrat and
whose older sister, Lady DIANA is
beauty determined to marry money.
This she does. after a trip to Ameri-
ca which results in the fathers mar
rying wealthy widow and Peggy
(who Is brought along simply be-
cause she can do DIS hair better
than maid and is much cheaper
than one) acquiring a sutton Of her
own. Much of the story takes place
near a fort in Arizona and later on
in El PasO. Part Of the party take
a motor trip to California while the
rest pass through Albuquerque on
their way to lei Paso where the eli /
max in the life of the hero is reach
ed. Afterwards some glimpses Of
the war in Belgium are worked into
the story, and the scenes whore Peggy
works as nurse at I.iege and in the
relief committees in London have a
good deal Of realism and interest in
them. Like all the stories of these
writer's, the tale is told with humor
and considerable cleVerness but we
can not help but wonder If all heroes
are as easily hoodwinked by a beau
tiful woman as was Captain Eagles
tom March by the beautiful Diana, or
IL when possessed of a pal SO square
and true as Peggy 4 man as keen as
Eagle March, would have taken so
long TO discover for himself that all
is not gold that gltters'
one of the best of the years end
ing of fiction WAS The Song of the
Lark, by villa $. Gather which is
rather = long novel but interesting
from beginning to end. The delight
full part about the modern tendency l
10 longish novels is that, like marry I
ng young you can grow up with your
hero or heroine. In the case of The
Lark, Thea kronborg, energies in
10 our life with the visit Of Doctor
Archie to the home of her father
minister in a settlements on the Colo
'ado desert The seven-ye ar-old girl /
ne discovers has pneumonia and he
Jews a plaster on her To Doctor,
Archie, Thea is always an inspiration
md puzzle, yet it is he who under
stands her best. Her mother, too. in
Ter placid, fatalistic way notices that
hc is different from the rest of the
placid swedish flock and builds high |
lopes. Thea herself dreams nobly |
With the score of a grand opera I'M
Ter her pillow Finally legacy of |
1900 from q young railroader who