The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-04
MISS SINCLAIR'S GOOD
STORY OF QUEER PEOPLE

May Sinclair's story IL The Bcliry
the Macmillan Company tells of Je-
yons, a genius who distinguished him
self In literature and came to be a
hero on the h%attleHelds OF Belgium
in the Gr.a' war. JcNuns was hot
beautiful in person. and 1t was easy
tor him through inheritance ana the
impress Of early environment To b"
somewhat vulgar In speech and man
rer. Duc II the surprises ~ this
thoroughly interesting story relates
how he captivated IN short order his
friend F'urniyal's fair and exception
ally delightful typewriter.
Furnival. Who is permitted by Miss
Sinclair to appear tn be Ia" author
OF fer book. pictures Viola Thesiger,
the typewriter, with a skill The male
creature In reality seldom attains.
Viola, whose small. head was carried
high and whose shoulders had a
divine slope" overpowered Furnival
at his first sight Of her. When Jevons
first found himself In her presence his
mouth hung a little more open thai
usual. When she had left the room
he unbosomcd himself to Furnival in
startling language. He said: TN
work. III work like IA hundred bloody
niggers. Like ten hundred thousand
million sweated tailors in "A sinking
cellar, III pinch. III skimr and save.
I'll deny myself butter, I'll wear eel
lulo!d collars and sell my dress nit
My God, I'd sell tie coat IN my
hack and the shoes OFF my feet to see
her again for five Minutes
.Jevons said things ever NOR,
shocking than this. Somebody said =
Ievons's gl!ttcring blue eyes that they
would have been more appropriate In
4 pair Of earrings. They did not suit
his face at all. II was when the vcEe-
nent little man was down with Jaun-
dice that Furnival was hrst touched
with the fearful suspicion that Nio
was in love with him. a little sadly
perhaps, hut not AZ all as though 1t
would deeply matter, she asked Fur
~ival at trat time If he supposed tha'
'-'ons would always remain OF that
color.
VIOLA Was n deans daughter. She
had lived all her Ike in tho refine
atmosphere OF the cathedral clos" a
canterbury, Her YES had looked al
vavs ON artistic and beautiful things
Thc members of her numerous fam
v were beautiful, particularly h''
lately father and Ter large military
rrothcr, capt. Thcs!rcr, The s'or'
seizures d~oliphtfully this meier AM
rohlc cnvir umeut and it's fine people
When she and JeNons, before they wcf
married. went off to Belgium torcthc
n look at the great helfry AT iirugo
'hc shock was thorough. Blu, this wa
40 ordinary cloremcnt Of passionate
oung people. The two were quit
Innocent, as Furnival learned whe'
We followed them and recovered Viola
VIE young lady was a rebel. Tha'
= tho explanation, She was bounf
q ga n and look at "A bclfry as offer
~ the desire seized Ter. Jevons al
'ivatcd her because he was so differ
mt from anything to he found in tho
uthedral close. Moreover. II is prob
,blc that she dlscerned his genius eve
in the period when his novels and hi'
,lays were still unwritten,
Jcvons represscd for a long time HI
strong natural inclinations IN the nat
'er of department. He and Viola after
they were married got along very well
until they moved into the London
house which he had furnished In the
Tudor style. This was a remarkable
effort on the part of the well meaning
Jevons. There was a great hall. There