The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-20
AUTUMN"

By Muriel Hine. The John Lane com pany, publishers New York. Deirdre Caradoc had reached the au- tumn of her existence before Life opened up his treasure box and be- slowed upon her the gift of gifts. Like Marcelle Tinayre's "Madeleine,'' she had retained her freshness of soul, body, her husband being the cause of most of her troubles His bad tenn per at length drove her for refuge to tiny country cottage. the gift of her godmother. and there love came to her in the person of the neighbor- ing squire. Like a glorious blaze of autumn sunset. his love flooded her life for a few brief moments, and though Fate wrested him from her. the afterglow remained to cheer her latter days.
 Side by side with her love story runs the springtime romance of Hyacinth the squire's daughter. The two women present delightful contrast. As in all Muriel Hines stories, the characters are lifelike and interesting, the dia- logue is clever and the outdoor coun- try atmosphere that pervades the story is very refreshing.
 .LEONARD WOOD"
 (PROPHET OF PREPAREDNESS By Isaac F. Marcosson. The John Lane
 company, publisher, New York.
 This is what Col. Theodore Roose- welt says about Gen. Leonard Wood in a recent magazine article. the man who Isaac F. Marcosson, the author of the newly published book. Leonard Wood,' calls "The Prophet of Prepar- edness"
 Gen. Leonard Wood combines in a very high degree the qualities of en- tire manliness with entire upright ness and cleanliness of character He is man of high ideals who scorns everything mean and base and who possesses those robust and hardy qual- ities of body and mind for the lack of which no merely negative virtue can atone. He is by nature a soldier of he highest type. WeM
 What I thus said of Leonard Wood n The Rough Rider I now say with greater emphasis than ever. He has shown himself one of the most useful and patriotic of American public serv- ants. and has made all good Ameri- cans his debtors by what he has done At the close of the Santiago campaign he became governor of tho province, then governor geenral of Cuba he aft erward served in the Philippines and in various high positions in the army at home, including that of chief of
 
 rendered to America service of the very highest values and of kind that could be rendered only by a man of wholly exceptional power and ability, ardent in his big-hearted devotion to the honor of the flag and the welfare of the nation"
 'TIURRAH AND HAILELUJAH" By pr. J. P. Bang. Professor of The
 ology at the University of Copen-
 hagenD Translated from the Danish
 by Jessie Brochner. With intro
 duction by Ralph Connor George
 H. Doran company, publishers, New
 York.
 In an "Introduction"s to Dr. J. F. Bangs book. entitled. ''Hurrah and Hallelujah," Ralph Connor, the eminent writer says of the author:
 "Dr. Bank is wise. He argues little. he mainly quotes, Not his argumenta- ton, but his Recommendation constitutes this most terrific arraignment of Ger many through her intellectual and re- ligions leaders which has yet been put forth. Out of her own mouth.i it is that she stands before the world condemned. And the tragedy of it all Is in this, that