Evening star., 1920-02-22
Reviews of New Books

| without direction. The story pro-
crosses by way Of the achievements
Forestry, cattle raising. dairyins.
poultry raising-these are carried
forward in a way that must have
| made the deceased husband jealousy
uneasy in his grave, and in way,
too, to excite the emulation of the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture: A joy to the new. woman
is this invention to objectify feminine
efficiency. The woman not quite SO
new sprinkles little salt here and
it, despite this precautionary ges--
| ture. When it comes to being wooed
! the girl is of the old pattern-un-
I certain, coy and hard to please. The
setting is beautiful upland Of West
Virginia. The physical atmosphere
/ tai atmosphere is Of Pollyanna
| brightness. The whole is an en-
| gaging romance of modern import
| whose behaviors frequently bark
back to a fairy tale ancestry.
THE IRON FURRow. By George c.
Shedd. Frontispiece by Henry A.
Botkin. New York: Doubleday,
Page & Co.
This is a romance of work. of put
| ting through hard job that is i'm.
bedded in a stiff and resistant set OF
| obstacles. AS such it is an adven-
ture whose sharp ups and downs one
follows keen to see the best man
win. The best man in this case is a
young settler in the arid regions of
Arizona. The project that moves
matters forward is that of reclama-
ton. The barriers to a successful
issue are those set up by the climate
and soil itself and by the equally OBJ
structive measures of band OF con.
Observation-Disclosures, half-breeds and
l.,H -1ac,c A~io MT a a
points along it's course, the story be,
comes really exciting when the legal
time limit to a canal excavation lash-
es the opponents to a neck -and-neck
race-achievemen on the one mana
and successful obstruction on the
other. Good man stuff goes into the
right side of this contest, while, on
the other side there is enough OF
villainous ingenuity to bring out the
| Worthwhile parts of the young land
lord. The tender passion has place
| here, but not a very considerable
place. The writer appears to be more
at home in the play Of his muscles
than in the exercise Of his heart.
Perhaps, however, the love story
would make more appeal IL the reai
story-the story of winning OUT
against odds in the field of work
were not so much superior to the
softer side of the adventure.
TIE SHEPHERD OF THE SEA. By
Henry Leverage. author of WINS
pering Wires," etc. illustrations
by Rudolph F.. Tandler. New York:
Doubleday, Page & Co.
A pure sea adventure OF the faf
north. where the menace 10 humai,
existence takes on terrible 1orms anu
an unresting pursuit. The exciting 70
do gets under headway tnIousn ;n1
rescue of a young amateur IN Salllns <
whose boat has been overturned an anu
swept away in a sudden storm. Inc
rescuer is the shepherd or Inc sea
a fghting missionary. who. upon occa-
sion, clubs lost souls into the sac a.,
haven of Christianity. with tne
drowning youth aboard his rude craft.
the shepherd proceeds to disclpIlne
him both in the ways OF this danger
Gus sea and in the ways, also, OF !ne
righteous life. A curious chaIacter
this bit dificult Of acceptance.
However. it is the conquest of the
waters that captivates one, the iand-
ing on strange shores, the deailnes
with an unknown folk. the haro NV
ing. the constant hazard Inc sioo!i. Il
of this far place is In the pook. ils
sinister face and menacing presence
are there. too. Besides, one gets ab-
sorbed in the growth Of this youth
under his rough shepherding Anu
there is romance. too, for tnere is &
half-breed girl aboard ship. the protnS
iSed wife OF the no ioHSet
missionary. And of course the s1ors
ends as it would the world over: One.
looking on, is a trifie dismayed oveI
| the future of these two. but the stoty
ends at this point. leaving the par
without an apprehension in the worio
HEROES OF THE ARMY IN AMER.
ICA. By Charles Morris, author OF
I "Historical Tales" etc. Phiiaoei-
phia: J. B. Lippincott Company.
This group Of historical sketches
| nresents in order our military Army
leaders from washington to Gen. an
| Pershing. Against q general oacx-
] ground Of war each sketch pfo9eCts .
the personal characteristics, tne
Qualities of leadership. the actual
! service and the definite influence OF
| one and another Of these American
| heroes of battle. AS whole tney
outline the military history OF TINS
country. 1t is. however, with tne
men themselves that MT motifs
spends his time. Keen to the diner
J ence between real men ana pook
men a good story teller and an en-
thusiastic student of American ms
tory. he has achieved here ana IN
the companion books to this one an
| interesting and informing series ior
| the use Of young readers