The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-19

the crd 10 the beginning; whereas the
actual events are of course supposed +"
have taken place in chronological order.
The third element, that of sheer writing,
Is easily enough distinguished.
Still further to clarity this analysis.
consider it for a moment rs from the
authors point Of view. He has three
several things TO accomplish: To find or
imagine a good story, striking series
Of events; to arrange this material cF
fectively, selecting some scenes and char
acters for special emphasis, emitting or
subordnating others, and deciding in
what order the events are to b" told
and finally, to write the book.
Hartley House"
The actual story told il The MySir,, II
Harilep House is thus conceived: Richard
family estate upon the banks OF the Hud
son not far from 0ssining. Richard. The
elder brother, was a brute and bally, Cratl
as child and in maturity prolligatc.
hth'hB ~ S'''NA'. H'N
from chiIdhood The butt OF his malice
and the object Of his abuse.
The cnniity between the two eliminated
in a Eight at midnight upon The river bank,
IN which Arthur was smitten scn.,cic,$s.
Recovering. he conLrived to disappear in
such manner us TO leave evidence that
Richard had mHr,icred him and thrown h.
body into the stream.
Richard was sentenced to life imPris"n-
menS. Arthur meanwhile, living abroad
under another name, made friends and
fortune ard Il happy marriage. He de-
velopcd into a man strong and wise and
lovablc, whose whole life was vet su.-
tanned upon the contemplation Of secret
and triumphant revenge.
After The lapse Of years had left hm
safe from recognition he returned to buy
the family house and settle down there
upon the scene OF his remembered wrong,
and close to the prison IN which h,-
brother WAS confined. His identity was
known 10 his wife; TO his servant, Jed, a
man cultured and ambitious beyond hi,
place, torn between loyalty to his master
and t vain passion for the daughter of
the house, and in part, by suspicious and
inkiines, to sundry outsiders. 10 keep
the secret, therefore, became q complex
and continual struggle; while Arthur lived
only to complete a triumph which every
day increased, every enjoyment enhanced
by contrast and every bcneyolcncc Just.
fed.
Al ieUgjh The mind Of Richard became
enlcebied by imprisonment. The two old
men met: and Arthur, secure in the knowi-
edge that nothing his enemy might say
would he believed, revealed himself ana
t.iumphed over linn. Then, having per
fected his whole desire OF life, he dird
happy and well beloved
The Master of Ballantrae.
Compare tbs Mith the actual story o.
TIE Master 81 Balohfrde The theme l.
of course the same. And il every pojnl
but one Mr.. Raytnoad's nalcril J.
quite evidently Superior, The rxra,.lj"o
Is oi course tl'F inquire W tir H"@l'T itfi
self, 4irc" the parallel figure of EI"l'a'l
cut or from action by impri-"am"','
throughout the MAJOR portion of Tie iai"
affords no such opportunity for dr'r'"f'-
meat 4, = rhara"ter. Otherwise, p"i'' b.
point, Stevenson has all the worst Of il,
The character Of Mr. Henry. the MAJ
uurr:.rrfuliy virtuOus who cannot h,t
seem 10 put himself in the wrong, and h.,
conventional degeneration under the ia
Guenre % IN, own anger, cannot CON