Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-29
HEARTS HAVEN FULL
OF LOVE INTEREST
The Story Of a Delayed Romance
With Many CompH-
c1fious

To al those who demand plenty Of
solid heart interest with their reading
and as small disturbance of the intel
lect as possible Hearts Haven" by
Clara Louise Burnham, is strongly rec
commended. A terrifcally sweet story
of the school of Myrtle Reed, 1t should
make a powerful appeal to readers Of
our best women's periodicals.
Myrtle Reed reveled in working UP
a sere and yellow love affair between
two antique individuals, and the num-
bers of her following proves that thiH
brand of theme has It's appeal--possibly
because it Is both fattering and en-
couraging to those who have passed
that milestone beyond which thrills and
flutters are usually considered scarcely
n good taste.
OF course, where deep, true love Is
concerned II is frivolous to speak OF
age, and the fact that her heroine
though honestly not looking a day over
thirty-five, is a grandmother. anG that
her hero has said a decorous farewell
to his waist line some years previous
to the opening of the story, Is neither
here nor there with the author or
Hearts Haven"
May Caline had no end Of troubles.
She began them by turning down one
suitor, who revenged himself by going
off and marrying and making piles OF
money, while the one she picked spent
everything he could fay his debonalr
hands on and then died rernorsefuily.
Consequently, we find poor May canine
at the opening of the tale wondering
how in the world she will pay her pllis'
Her son has married a dreadful person !,
but, anyhow, May Ca'lne goes OFT ana
lives with him and his wife while she
waits for the author to clear things up
a bit. For u time it looks as II the author
is making pretty bad tangle OF IT, foor
May Ca'lne is hectored to death pF her
daughter law. This daughter-ln-laW
falls in love with a young heart-breaker
in a pinch-back coat; Joe, the son. VINO
is as honest and upright a young man
as could be found, falls in love with
beautiful heiress, and things reach n
pitch of complication which in real lie
would simply stump clumsy Providence
to unravel But Providence never could
hold a candle to the writer's of summer
literature when it comes to doing neat
job. When you finish the story you W II
see that the solution to this state OF az
airs was as simple as simple could be.
The daughter-in in-law is killed in stolen
automobile ride with her admirer. Then
Zoe, who is employed by the rich father
Of the heiress, gets rise. This piece
If good fortune is also much more SIM
ply brought about than Is usual. His
boss looked at Joe one day with MS
keen, piercing eyes, contracted his brows
and ordered Joe's pay envelope to be FAT
tened The ingenious author explains
this phenomenon by the fact that Joe
looked exactly like his mother. and the
boss was--why. May Ca'line's old beau
Of course, who had always loved her
He is beautifully preserved, and his wife
is dead, so May Ca'line puts on her best
bonnet, which takes another five years
off her sweet, trusting little face, and
In about twenty pages makes up for
old mistakes by marrying him. All OF
which makes one suspect that perhaps
she wasn't as green as she was painted
But no doubt that is an unworthy sus-
picion, and the best thing to do Is to
read this charming tale and draw your
own conclusions.
HEARTS HAVEN. BY Clara Louise Burn
ham. Boston: Houghton Mflin Co. $3.50