Evening star., 1918-05-19
Reviews of New Books

tie terrier who never doubted, but
only loved and waited"
COMRADES. BY Mary Dillon. author
of In Old Bellaire." etc. Illustra-
tions by r. NJ. Brinkerhoff. New
York: The Century Company.
Comrades" is. in effect. tribute of
affection to the general friendliness
and comradeship of social Germany
up to the period that ended definitely
in 1914. In substance it is a picture
of the student life of Leipzig. where.
from England. France. Italy and the
United States. men and women have
man savant. Upon this foundation the
author erects in striking and intimate
detail the student quarter of the old
city of Leipzig. together with the out
standing features of the student life
itself. Within this setting there de-
veiops romance wherein q beautiful
American creates an international
complex of the affections. since a
German, an Italian and an English
man lay siege to the lady's heart. An
interesting Frenchman complete. the
congress of the powers, though in tn e
capacity of best friend to the English
suitor. A good deal of skillful work
manship brings out the personality of
each of these characters. making a
finely exhilarating company, in which
the young German. Won Dreidorf, af-
fectfonateiy nicknamed "Siegfried."
takes shining part In believable
medium of music. and philosophy. and
the more intimate atmosphere of Frau
Pastor Bernhof's pension, the story
moves forward in the urgencics of a
general siege upon the heart OF the
lady. till 1914 draws near Then the
story changes. The people scatter to
their respective duties, to the SUI
nifty toward the people Of their re-
cent companionship. Here. TOO, the work
is vividly and consistently projected.
The romance, losing much of its un-
certainty ana complexity. moves
along by the side of actual war work.
Throughout, however. the young
"Siegfried." now prisoner of war.
maintains the charm of character and
person that the writer obviously de-
sires TO give to the body of the Ger
of the insane members of the military
class. The novel is a word across to
the simple hearted SaXons" Of an
earlier frie ndship.
HIS SECOND WIFE. By Ernest
Poole, author of The Harbor," etc.
New York: The Macmillan Com
pany.
Originality is the first striking note
of Ernest Poole's new novel The
clean dramatic movement. for which
he is already known is found here.
And here. too. is the basis of modern
social life which, in the fashion of
pure realism. Mr.. Poole puts under
his novels of American ideals This
is story of rival wives-one of them
dead. the other living. Once upon d
time the husband had a youths
dreams of a profession that should be
both an art and a general beneficence
He was an architect who incorporated
into this art beauty and health--the
well being of whole city and the
satisfaction Of his own soul. But the
! man took on wife. In the insaiia BILE
NAV of her desires for things
clothes. houses. motors, friends
travel, and more and more of all OF
these-the man fell to making the
pot boil at any cost. He was one OF
| those happy hypnotiZed fools, too
who did not really sense what was
being done 10 him. WelI-thank
heaven'-the woman died fittingly
ten, stun that put her insides quite
out of business. The story really be-
gins with the appearance of the sec
| ond wife. II progresses with her
crusade against the devils of worldly
| success that have her husband In
their clutches And the story Is good
Just a plausible and dramatic ac-
!. count of what girl like this might
| do in order to accomplish the worth
while thing upon which she has Sc,
out. OF course. she does it. And
| there Is a lot of fresh air, and sun
and straight action about her thai
does one any amount Of good. MOI
SO big story as His Family'2 Well