Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10

modest and correct school man. After
more complications than one can fol-
low without mental strain matters
settle to simplicity by way of the
off the husband, as well. Beyond this
stressful point the matter becomes
as simple as the pastoral courtship
of Darby and Joan. Well, authors
do have hard time to give fresh
ness and variety to the single theme
invention. And one romps along here
with the rest of the folks, enjoying
it as we'll as they appear to.
THE HOUSE OF DREAMS COME
TRUE. By Margaret Pedler. au-
thor Of The Splendid Folly" etc
New York: George II. Dorian Com
pany.
The dreams that come true for Jean
Peterson begin in the Swiss Alps,
when. missing the companonship of
her father, she ventures her luck on
skates. A stranger, skimming the ice
with the assurance of an expert, no
tees the solitary little person in time
Ito save her from a fall, and as he
also is alone. they determine to spend
the morning in happy comradeship and
then pass on like ships in the night,
without exchanging names or desti-
nations. During their innocent eS-
Icapade an avalanche Introduces a
spectacular intimacy, to which is add
ed a masque ball later on at the ho-
tel.
Though of honorable British ances-
try, Jeans father had broken his we'd
ding date with an English girl that
he might marry beautiful French
iopera singer who preferred Austria to
THE conservatism of English society.
In their devotion to each other they
rather overlooked the daughter who,
after spending most of her twenty
years at foreign schools, is about to
visit England for the first time, the
mother having died. Distracted from
grief, the father arranges for Jean to
be with his old friend, Lady Anne
Brennan of Devonshire, and leaves
her at the Swiss resort until she can
hear from her hostess. Lady Anne
tsends her elder son to the station to
meet her guest, when, to their mu-
tual surprise, they recognize in each
other the incognito acquaintance of
| the ice, the avalanche and the mas
iquerade ball! From this on the ro-
nance is beset by many complications
built on the mans need for secrecy,
but the journey ends. as all love tales
should, with the hero and heroine
happy Together in their house of
idreams come true.
PAINTED MEADOWS. Rv sonh;e
Kerr, author of Love at Large"
etc New York: George H, Doran
Company.
That the love-road is not a smooth
road. is fascinatingly demonstrated in
this romance of southern town life,
OF the era of big sleeves, buggy
rides, free silver argument, 'Whistling
Rufus and homemade cake" To this
time-mellowed atmosphere is added
! the charm and gallantry of spring.
! time youth, the seasoned friendships
of neighbors. lovable bachelor; a
| handsome young villain, who causes
| more trouble than he is worth; a
spinster gossip and a daughter of
black-veiled tragedy-not forgetting
| the rich, unstudied laughter and the
pulsing sentiment that nature has
given to the southern negro, as if
| in atonement for his brown skin.
| Seth hardwood, the young lawyer,
who loves. Anah who, in turn, is en-
| tranced by Gil White. until fate re-
veals the difference between gold and
| chaff. are the chief characters, and
| the complications that entangle their
! love-road provide delightful read.
| ing from the opening chapter to the
| last line-which means three hundred
pages.