Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-09

The Trumpeter swan" BY Temple
Bailey. Illustrations by Alec Barbour
Stephena and jacket in color bv Coles
Phillips. Philadelphia, Pa: The Penn
Publishing Co, g25 Filbcrt street
Price, ~, net.
Miss Bailcy's reputation IA u writer ol
ROMANCE began with her short stories, IN
creased 10 general and favorable recogn,.
ton with her first novel and has pro.
grca~ed remarkably with each succeeding
production. Tho Tin Soldier" gained
large popular approval, md there ~ every
probability that her latest novel, 'fbe
Trumpcter Swan" sent forth by the pub
ishcrs this week, will he even more popu-
lar and appealing.
'srhe 1'rumpeter Swan" is a romance of
hove, and not of adventure. IL " mainly
located in Virginia, around the lovely
Charlottesville country, with a skip 10 the
New England coast at the conclusion. II
has n soldier hero, Randy Paine, just back
from abroad when tho story opens and a
Major Prime, a veteran with fine
record and crippling wound, whose ro-
nance, incidental 10 the main story, is
very pleasing. And II has a most bewitch-
ing, hut somewhat vexatious beripne In
Becky BannIster, loved deyotcdly by
Randy, but almost lost To him by passing
infatuation for another nau.
George Dalton, rich, handsome, vain and
shallow, entered into a Irritation with
Becky, for the deliberate purpose Of win
ming her affections, but with no design of
marriage, as he considered her poor girl
of no account socially compared with his
position. And Becky yielded her heart 70
bis destinations, only 10 be almost heart
H.. T., Il Lnv
bye, with parting gift Of jewel which
she returned 70 him at sight. For Becky
had Jewels of her own, plenty of them
and also plenty Of money, while her family
was Of the best blood of aristocratlc old
Vng,nis and puritan-proud New England.
Poor Randy Paine, loving and faithful,
looked with troubled mind and sad heart
on Becky's plight. In her anger At the
faithIess one she would have married
Randy, but he would not take her without
love. And go The twisted romance moves
along, Betty sorely perplexrd the further 4
proceeds George Dalton soou became
really infatuated with her and desired her
IN marriage, pursuing her most perslstently
with his anoroua attentions and wild 20
have her as his wife.
How Becky passed through thB struggle
of getting rid Of her temporary infatuation
with this unworthy lover, and came 70
realize the full nobility Of Rsndy's patient
and consistent love, and also tha, she
loved him, is most delightfully."- portrayed.
There are times when the reader shud-
ders with n dresd that she viii yield %
Dalton, and great is the Joy AZ the right
ful and natural ending
The story is most effectively written,
with deep and abiding interest, and "
poopled vi.h n lot Of most appealing
characters, some Of the rare old Virginia
stock, and some Of the plain people, and
all most human and entertaining Alto
rether, 'TThe Trumpeter Swan" is book
that viii achieve success by reason Of its
sterling worth and its ample presentation
of all the clements that 20 to make the
popular work novel that finds generous
reception by those who love good fiction.
Received by the publishers.
The Schooling Of the Immigrant" BY
Frank V. Thompsou, superintendent Of
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York City: Harper Il Brothers.
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