Evening star., 1916-10-15

sweetly domestic woman, plunged te
undiscoverable depths in the bliss OF
motherhood. On the other hand is
wholly non-domestic male, tossed hith
er and yon by the temperamental tides
of artistic feeling and creation. Mrs
Hale develops this domestic complex
with the charm Of refinement and an
appealing variety of consistent incl
dent. A clearly discerning hold on the
facts of these two opposing PERSONAL
ties works out to an end where the
woman proves her sublime motherhood
through it's exercise on behalf OF the
man whom misfortune brings under
her once more welcomed friendship
and love. This writer works with
light hand, gathering, happily, wher-
ever this is possible. and always in
direct sincerity Of purpose, for the con
siStent outcome Of the events set IN
the foundation Of this modern incident.
ENOCH CRANE. By F. Hopkfnson
Smith and F. Berkeley Smith. IL
lustrated by Alonzo Kimball. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
The elderly man whose name sup
plies the title of this story is far more
than a hero. He is a special provi-
dence. Under his wise and kindly
tutelage the common vicissitudes of
becoming acquainted, falling in love
and getting married fade pretty COM
pletely away, leaving the matter to
progress under the radiance of con-
tinued fair weather. This is an en-
gaging story Of youth and love and
marriage set in a bit of old New York.
The fine wholesomeness of both the
boy and the girl. together with the
sturdy uprightness Of Enoch Crane.
make o sharp contrast to the social
absuraities against which they are set,
impreestng the reader in every situa-
ton with the charm Of their sincere
and decent lives. In theme, in plan
and in many OF Its details the story
tion of the work belongs to F. Berke-
ley Smith. 1t Is like the former in
spirit and color and atmosphere, and
this is saying much for the feeling
and workmanship of the latter.
AFTER THE MANNER OF MEN. By
Francis Lynde, author of ''The
Price," etc. Illustrations by Arthur
E. Becher. New York: Charles
Woodward & Lothrop.
Business adventure and the adventure
of love are blended here in a fair half
and-half proportion. In the Tennessee
mountains Is a coal field whose owner,
a young man from the north. sets about
its development. This is the founda-
ton of the subsequent chain of excft-
ing incidents that make up the sub
stance Of the story. The Vaccinations
of a nearby corporation whose in
terests cross those Of the young pros
pector. the hatred of neighboring men
with fortunes sunk in the elusive coal
veins, an old-time feud circling around
this spot and this subject, all these
from one angle and another make a
combination that tArns this adventure
into a work that would set Mr.. Hercu-
les himself to the limit of his powers.
AS If this were not enough to prove
the mettle Of this potential hero, ro-
nance, too, sets him one of her tor
mentingly involved problems. Both
work in secret, business by ways that
are dark and romance in shy and fur
tive corners. So a good deal of sus-
pense goes along with the rigors and
torments of this development. So null
tiplied are the various besetments of
this young man that the reader is per-
sonally conscious of relief when the
much entangled skein OF events sur
rounding him yields to treatment and
smooths to a comfortable conclusion
A. good story. with some very uncom-
monty lifelike and engaging people to