The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-15
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Those who expected great things.
from the author oi THE squire.
Cage VIII not bc diss ppointed in
Dorothy Canneld Fishers new BOOK
The Bent Twig." Particularly inter
csiing Is this novel to mo people % the
middle west because of the under
standing and appr, ciation the author
has for the life OF the small wi Of
the middle west. Aad when We re-
member hat her father was at one.
time professor at one and chancellor
Of another middle west university we
can readily sec how realistic the life
pictured In this sory really IL shown
SYLVIA Marshall ~ the 'twig.' the
DAUGHTER of a militant professor in
one Of the state uniN e%rsitics. The airl
IL OF that artistic emotional disposi-
ton that her father Is. And yet Il isI
her swcetly practical mother who all
ways does The rleht thing hat makes
sylvia develop into "a really worth
white woman. The contrast OF Tho
middle western girl. Who has been
brought up without u false attitude
toward men, has learned the saner
things of HE and "a carrN on "A con
Nersation on current topics with the
girls Of the east and with what the
etstcrner expects To- b. ClcN-
erly brought out to the girls adNant-
age.
Mrs. Fisher shows hat sh" believer
nrn,ly In the force of training on the
child's character The mother accepts
everything In life. liz willing to suffer
ana trust that what IL really in the
child will give him OF her courage
10 meet the crisis The father Is moi"
oNCitublc and cannot have faith aud
patience that the mother has AUNT
Victoria u beautiful superficial wo-
, man. of whom sylvia stands ia awe.
and her stopson FOR whose training
the aunt * responsible. bring out the
worth ~ Mrs. Marshali's influence On
sylvia. The Close of the story II most
satisfying and magnificent, for IL
lea cs all the rcal thngs in life stand
ing out more powerful and resplcnd-
cnt for the visions nj sup.rlclnlity,
r~lecting and 1%itterinas which have
come into S.'via's life and passed out
again
why Not" hy Margaret Widdc-
mcr. There's M reason WHY not. y
says the author-no reason why all Of
NY should not realize our dreams. Miss
| Widdcmcr has Vrittcn ono of those
| delightful stories designed to ma 80
peoplc the happier She has recap
turcd all Of the first hne careless
rapture of her urst book. The Rose
Garden Husband. and has ldcd new
elements Of bcnu'y n charm. The
heroine, iiosamoni Gilbert. on receipt
OF a legacy ~ 900 from an uncle
who has brought her up too strictly.
decides To go on and be happy. IN
stead Of taking ~ a profession. So
h takes a BUNGALOW NJ u summcr
rosor, adopts O. child -straightcns
out tanrles for 20 numher of people
and eventually makes herself happy.
An on the three thousand. n We
were all born 81 nblers and were as
sure 81 the outcome OF our gamble A.
was she We might safely horrow the
three thousand ol case no rich uncle
should correctly jie) of course she
would say Why note
\ story of rauid action with the
scenes on the le sert bordcfland of
Mexico Is The Desert Tran ay Dane
Coolidge. There tre thrills On every
page. over gold nd love. The hero
Of course, IN an american. q Texan.
and we get n Clio" OF pride from ire
strength aud rcr nrcefuln"ss of him
alone in the midsi of his enemies. The
heroine Is not lo, far from it-un-
III she knows her W heart But she
IL adorable an ne, same, ana none
may pick a flaw 90 her. She is whiT'
slcal. capriciuus uulty. but altogether
delightful Coollg g writes with an
intimate knowledgc Of place AID pea
pie and THE besert Trail' Will de-
light the lovers o' q red blooded out
of-doors story.