Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16

mistake. ai'oat in the world. has not
come 10 him.
.Cow.CoUNTRY. by II. NJ. Bower.
Little. Brown ~ Co. Boston.
Life for Bud nirnie. it always
seemed to him. began with Il great
herd Of cattle plodding north over
the vast plains. He WAS brought up
~ the saddle on ranch in Southern
wyoming, and learned all there was
10 know about riding and rop.n:.
Then, come to mans years. hc lett
home TO make his own way. insisting
! that he'd earn his own stake and rode
north to Idaho, taking with him only
ms personal belongings and three OF
his fathers best horses. Suniish.
smoky and stopper.
Winning money on his three horses
when they represented his entire
business capital. he wondered what
Was wrong with Burrobacii Valley
mat three people OF widely different
viewpoints should caution him. and
couch their admonitious in such gem
cral terms ;hat he could not feel the
force OF their warming And then
Things began 70 happen. and he found
out how much was wrong SO you
may read Of the crockedncss of the
people at Little Lost Ranch. tho nigh;
ride through Cltrock Canyon The
Ugh, at the banl; a, crater and the
search for Miriam Norris. and YOU
VII! Shuddcr occasionally and laugh
oitcn. for this 10 typical Bower novel
md tina, is saying something.
THE HAPPY bride. - L. Tcnny-
son Jesse. George u. Doran Co.. New
York.
\ shcnf of lyrics by one of Eng
girandnircc of Alfred. Lord Tcnnyson
Many generations of bcaujy-lovcrs
have fashioned her. Yet She does not
initiate. Sh" sings her own song.
With the seeing eyes of The mystic.
Tennyson Lessc finds hidden treasure
IN all things. Her song IS rich IN
imagery. II has. TOO. a certain i.mpid
quality that reminds one OF her great
Victorian kinsman.
TIE FoREEuHNER by Kahlil
Gibran. Alfred ~ knopf. New York
cr Of the Near East! Nv whom ON" Ra ndta
called the William Blake OF the
twentieth century" here follows his
iirsi great success. The Mailman"
rcnctratimg, dramatic and altogether
notable
RICHARD HADDoN Ey William
S,tan,,Slaus Hoffman. The STAFFORD
rms romance Of old For, craw-
ford is not only an absorbing story.
hut II Is rich with colortul word
painting. depicting phases az the
exciting environment whlch adds TO
tho charm OF a wcli-to!d tale of pio-
nccr times.
The Century co. New York.
TINS realistic novel y? a new writer
Is a distinct departnre from the, or
HinaTN stag" story. kn!'cma was born
mt" the life Of one of those mys-
tariuus. prmpous. wildly absurd
heroic littlc theatrical companies
which play only in small towns and
usually only one night before Hitting
On 10 the next town by the owl train
mat makes All stops The actors play
camille. East Lynn" oliver
Twist" and more like them. and some
times ~ tho summon they get to New
Nork ana sun themselves on the side
walks just above and below Times
SGnar". though often when ihcy have
rad lean winter ihcy play ali
through the hot months in traction
PARKS and other Summer resorts. Mo-
where ~ the beauty of idculism moro
honor"d than IN those ry-hy- nigh,
Companies aHd nowhere is tho liacrty
Of lHwlcssncsS and wickedncsS more
secure Many people live this hard
"uI obscure lie finely but. IL the
II THAT makes !; elusive. l<alccma
wanted - forgot Il. but she cuuldu't.
rha, makes the story.
Tho author knows ~" life OF tho
knowu end in "Na!coma" shc has re-
produced It's very feel ana color and
"'mosph"rc. with amazing nIrll;y.
MIS- MCIle'!and is a chicago girl.
N.' '''' - ''''i "a an is'!-S ispNl law
Yer. and was attracted to tho ihcat.r
from childhood After sh. grow UP
her interest increased ua;u finally,
against the hitter opposition OF hcr
family. Ehc determined to go on tho
-'aE". SNe spout months I'm \.w
NorE trying t" &c, Into good COM
panN. but finally abandoned this plan
anh Wen, with an obscure road com
NtuN several Years Of this llfa fu~n-
iShol the background for "KHlocma''
which was originally written a. 8
Nav and 'ncn because of the lNmit.-
'.""s OF Technique. transformed into
tine .l'Nrr'S frSt novel