Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-15

to sympathize with Franco ana T-Isidhu,
and the necessity for new conception 81
our diplomacy. and AN extension o, our
ancient nolIcy We must extend the
Monroe doctrine to England. he SAYS
land embrace within its scope the lore
most American power after our own II
must above all, nc made plain that thus
IS done not on grounds OF common
civilization. race or tongue. but on grounds
Of solid interest reinforced by the weight
n tradition and sentiment, but not guided
thereby. In the presence OF new Euro
pcan danger the integrity Of Great Britain
has become for us matter Of vital con
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Received of The publishers.
Caste Three" BY Gertrude NJ. Shields.
Frontlspjecc in color by Florence
Gardner. New York CITY. The Cen
tnrv Go. 3j3 Fourth avenue. Price.
Sl40
Caste Three Is n story Of lite IN 2
small city in Indiana. one Of those Of
whom its people boast there Is nothing
like II in all the country @ tins Eust-
ling little CITY came Hewitt Stevenson,
horn IN the country. but for the past five
wears attending school in Chicago.
Youth of twenty he was. but with a mind
full Of ouixotic and idIotIc ideas. born
Of lack Of association with wholesome
Deonle. and twisted by earnest discussion
with Socialists. idealistS. and lot OF
,thers who believed themselves 10 DC above
he general run OF human beings because
hey were different from them That the
kind al man Hewitt Stevenson was
Also he was a most unpromlsIng per
sonage and very much OF cad. lie
E A d
standing he had to take q place IN book
store and make living among them. aud
thrv were disposed to treat him dcccntly
Rut he was repellant and decidedly dis
agreeable
But even such man fell in love
First, with a woman old enough o he hls
mother. because She was beautiful and
nice. hut which amounted 10 nothing
Next with MARY Young, also beautiful
and shining light IN society, which
amounted 10 a great deal She was very
nlce to him. but he acted like brute To
her. being extremely jealous and believing
she should surrender herself 10 him alone
and abandon all the frivohtieS OF social
life. He thought be knew how life should
he Eved-in an atmosphere OF books and
study. But Mary Young was older
than he by SIX years and knew better.
Besides. while she liked him, she did not
love HIM.
And so Hewitt Stevenson went along,
despising Alston people and making
himself altogether wretched, especially
over MARY Young, and studying so
GEOLOGY vigorously and valnly from ms
disjointed point OF view. Then Mary
Young went away and almost Imme-
diatelv he was thrown IN with Susannah
hot nd
altogether nice He was attracted at
once, and very soon learned that there
was a great deal in life in liking other
people and In adopting the ways Of
ordinary society. He married Susannah,
and they lived happily ever after" And
here YOU have the story which is told
with interest-with possibly 4 little too
much space devoted 10 the vagaries Of
the at first Impossible Hewitt Stevenson
but with most inviting picture of life
in Allston. Indiana.
Miss Shields, author Of Caste Three
was born In Indianapolis IN 1890 After
several wears OF residence IN Seattle
during her girlhood, she returned 10
INDIANAPOLIS She was graduated from
Indiana University m 1914 She sue
cessfully Weathered the stage OF beng de
terInined 10 live an unconventional
literary life IN & Boston or New York
attic. and began teaching English lltera-
ture CLASSES in the Anderson, Indiana,
high school She put in three wears
reading on the modern novel, modern
poetry and sOciologv. suppIenenting her
reading with the special work in Chicago
University She IS at present teaching
English IN Shortrldgc high school, In
dianapolIs.
Rrootx-pI - bn r,,Yltic
IS. o. S. Stand To- By Reginald
Grant Illustrated. New York City:
D. Appleton &, Co Price, 81 so, net
For a young man-4Sergeant Grant S
enlistment was challenged by his sister on
the ground that he was under age-the
author OF this thrilling war recital saw
far more than the average man s service in
the very teeth Of battle. He enlisted in a
Canadian battery at the outbreak of the
war and saw three years Of the hottest
kind OF work until he was lnyalided home
for recuperation by reason Of injuries.
Unusual good luck attended Young
Grant He was injured three times before
he got TO the real scene Of action. each
time under conditions that made escape
from instant death look like a miracle
Afterwards he went through experiences
OF the most daring KIND and escaped
practically unscathed
With rare facility for telling his story
in a most revealing manner, 50 that the
reader seems to be an active participant
in the events set forth. Sergeant Grant
presents . picture Of operations with the
British army during three Years Of the
war He VAS assigned 10 sacrifice
battery position Of great danger, and