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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
LIVE THROUGH SILLY SEASON
Boys and Girls Can Be Trusted to Out
grow Natural FooIishness of
Their Early Years.

A man is old when he begins to be
irritated by the folly of youth. The
old man of, say, forty years, has little
patience with the boys and girls of six
teen. He is convinced that the girls
are without sense, and he is persuaded
that they never will have any sense.
No ideas illumine their conversations
I'm say he did" they will remark; or
'Ill tell the world" Endless chatter;
endless repetition of the slang phrases
OF the day; endless giggling. He for
gives them, however, because of the
lnster of their eyes and the soft fresh.
ness of their cheeks
The boys, he cannot forgive. The
boys are not beautiful; they are awk.
ward and ungainly; their voices occa,
sionally miss on one cylinder; they are
filled with desire to show off; they
talk too much and say too little; they
brag; they feel their biceps and wish
to be wicked; they are proud of their
new-found vices, and strive to give the
impression that they are bad guys and
dangerous to fool with.
The old man is convinced that they
will all go to the devil. He thinks they
will all be hanged, and rather hopes
they will. But they are not. Consider
ing the variety and extent Of the temp
tations our Civilization offers, sur
prlslngly small number of boys grow
up to be hanged. They have their silly
seas0n-their season of taking pride in
things that are not wholly respect
able-and then they settle down to be-
come old men and criticize the next,
generation.
The father who is old loses sleep in
the fear that his boy will not turn out
all right. He forgets that he was that
same kind of boy, and if he, having
made poor start, was able to become
the wonderful creature he now is, what
reason has he to believe that son of
his will fail to do as well? The sap.
lings are green and worthless, but they
all develop into seasoned timber II they
are not cut down or denied an oppor-
tunity to observation-disclosures Evening
Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10

s " ~
Ask your dealer to show
you the new VACUUM
sealed tins of so Chester
fields. A compact con-
venienf and absolutely
AIR TIGHT packin&-
the cigarettes keep freah
indefnifeiy.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
No Solitude.

''How pleasant it must be to dwell
In the wilderness, far far from the
madding crowds" we rhapsodically
exclaimed.
''That is what expected it would
be before I came" sourly replied the
hermit. 'But soon after ] got located
a rumor started that ! was making
pretty fair article of home brew in
my cave here, and ever since have
had more callers than prizefght
champion. Kindly sign your name in
the visitors book, and 60 on your
way."-Kansas City Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
old PILOT HAPPY
Nick Durand Has Big Store OF
Pleasant Memories.
His RecoIIections Cover Thirty hree
Years Of Splendid Service on the
Ohio River Ferries.

{ = III.
With the snubby-nosed old ferry tied
up to await its doom, the planks OF
the rotting wharf drifting YEARLY out
I with the current, Nick Durand, aid to
clipping couples and for thirty-three
years on one after another of the ONO
river craft, is left once more without
q vessel.
At the time he shipped on the Shall
cross in 1888, the river surged with
steamboats,, bound for Cincinnati with
Mississippi molasses or nosing their
way downstream to Vicksburg, loaded
with butter and candle wfcks. That
was the time when the ferry boat piled
to and fro with white decks and the
tops of the warehouses painted blue,
carrying every one from fuzzy-whisk-
cred farmers to nurse girls in pink
dotted sunbonnets-fo there was no
bridge and the only crossing to be had
was by way of the dock-apron and the
gangplank.
Names Of vessels scarcely remem-
bered along the river slip from the
pilots tongue as he recounts tales
gathered from thousands of trips he
has made.
4. The Rainbow, the Gray Eagle the
Drueland- lin all that time, he boasts,
although he has beaten his way back
and forth through wind and fog and
lce-clogged water, no serious accident
has occurred.
With, chuckle, he tells Of the
couples that have made their way
down the river front hand in hand
and often coming aboard oblivious Of
passengers and staring deckhands-
forgetting to pay their fare as they
passed the little counter at the dock.
''Lor, yes, there's been plenty Of
them" he smiles, wagging his chin.
1You can tell 'em every time. They
come down all eyes for each other.
and none for anybody else. Usually
they get OF and get it over with as
soon as possible, and when they come
back they are more loving than ever,
then they stand over in corner IN
rolling the certificate to look at How
many? / couldn't tell expect some
Of them are famous by now, but !
could never keep track Of any,"
During the years that Nick Durand
has shipped on Ohio steamers, he has
seen the river change from q heavily
travelled thoroughfare to mere alley
way where an occasional paddle is
seen. Before the building Of the Big
Four bridge at Louisville, the ferries
came bobbing daintily across at 10
minute intervals, but after its con-
struction the farmers and nurse girls
drifted away, and for time the fer
ry, stanch Of hull, but frowsy Of rig
ging came hobbling by like ragged
old woman, shaggy-browed and with
skirts tucked in.
But Durand will not be long with
out boat; he has already been en-
gagged as pilot Of the Pilgrim, which
was retained by the owners, and is
now being fitted out for slow, linger-
ing sapphire days up the riyer.-Louis-
vile Courier-J Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
Worse and Worse.

Two Scotchmen who, though good
friends, were poles apart on politics,
were discussing the doings of their To-
cal representative. Said one: HE
sent me a brace of fine birds. before
election last year."
"Man," replied the other; that was
bribery"
But" said the first speaker, 1--WE
could-na eat them; they were sac high
we just had to threw them ava"
Worse and worse" quoth his friend,
shat was bribery and corruption. -
Boston Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
Truly a Short Relan.

The Bradley family possessed twins,
Marion and Oscar. Then there was
also Katherine, who was baby Of
fifteen months when the twins ar
rived, and Victoria, the oldest. One
day father Bradley was accosted by
Victoria.
'Father, you are partial to Katha-
rine and favor her too much"
Victoria" he returned, II always
feel sorry for her. She was the baby
for such a short time"
'Well,' answered Victoria, "what do
you think of Marion7 She was the
baby for only Is minutes"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
aartheImess Meets a Sport.

Dick Barthelmess says he has met
many sports in his day, but none equal
country friend he met while on loca-
tons.
''He pestered the life out of me to
introduce him to girl in the picture.
I finally did so. He took her out three
times and stopped short.
"tWhat's the matter?' l asked him.
Don't you like her any more?'
"'Well. thought l liked her, but
she tried to work me- he answered.
The first time was out with her she
told me she liked sailed almonds, so
/ got her some. Tie next night. when
we were taking walk. she had to
have some more. The third night.
when we were sitting on the hotel
porch. she wanted some rore sailed
almonds.
".That's where quit" Dick quotes
his rural friend as saying ".That
darn girl owes me 80 cents now and
she hasn't made move to pay it
back New York Tribune.
Varieties of Holly.
There are over a hundred varieties
Of holly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
Work Done by Leaves Of Trees.

Work Done by Leaves Of Trees.
A single leaf of an apple tree has
100000 pores through each one of
which water is continually passing off
into surrounding atmosphere. There
are 1900 leaves on 60-foot elm tree.
These leaves, If spread out, would
cover surface of 100000 square feet,
or five acres. Over seven tons Of wa
ter, in the form of vapor, pass out Of
these leaves into the air within sum-
mer day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
Wind and String.

"Peck is a great fellow for blowing
his own horn In public"
"Well, poor man, l suppose It's q
change for him from playing second
fiddle at home."-BostOn Transcript
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
N aturaIly.

.'There is one industry which needs
10 keep on the jump
''What is that?"
Flop growing"
The Washington herald., 1921-06-07

Mr.. STANTON PIX. q rms. D.. lat. ht.
s3.z5o. Cash, 81 900. STONE a FAfR
FAN. 1872 y. \. sye. N. 2ssz.
Mr. STH . Sis, 2 fam. flat, s rms..
each n s4.25o. Terms. STONE q
FAIRFAX. l3f2 y. y. ave. n. 2Ss2-
Mr. 18th a fla Ava. N.K., q rms, D..
rsinraI, % I isss s'i X. 'Ir' Z. .,. .s1 s .ss, os'
fiNE COR. on EAST 0xPIT0l- M sfH
- rms. gar. b. VII. elec.. So. zoe
SHANNON a. LucHs. 7is 18th ST NJ.
0 RMS. D.. ON EAST CAPITOL. IN.
9th. h.-w.h.. gar. $500. SHANNON q
LpcHs. fis iftA st. m. Main 2s<A
The Washington herald., 1921-06-07
Petworth.

CLEVELAND PARE Cor. residence. ua
4 b., h.w.h-, ami. $4,000. VIM. H.
Sanders Co. 1898 K st. NV.
ON THE HEIGHTS. 18th 81 NV; rns.
4 ,. gl2.Soo- WIN. II. saunders q Co,
1888 X, st. NV.
PETWoRrH. New eoloniaI nome. a.n.L
Only $1,000 cash: SIS monthly. wn. q.
sknnsers 4 Co. 1893 K St nv.
PETwoRrH GEORGIA AVE. M. q
b., h-v.h. elect. s7.5eo WIN. h
ngn6ers 4 Co. 1888 K ST. NV.
NEw HAMPSHIRE AVE. PErwoRTH
Nod. rms q b.. hrk.. h.w.h.. eIee., alley.
1000 wp. r. saunders q Co., 1888 K 81.
The Washington herald., 1921-06-07
North Columbia Heights.

NORTH COLUMBIA HEIGHrS-H "a. l4th
st; rooms and baths; q. m. T.; s12,0o0.
Nckeeyer q Goss, 1405 I st. NV. n. 4752
18th ST. mr. Spring I'd; l 4 b.; deep
lot; 81 500. WIN. s. Phillips. 1909 n. 7.
ave. NV. Main 9s
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1921-12-09

Siefe an einem Counting periudtelr
pcrldicosne Granel{, ssr e 4: :
sic Sdllo gu fiiliell. l0ie giaa Sic
toria lit nube Geim Galace 'Sptel &C..
legelt, NO Ser britiide Soulful fem
Sauptquartier fat. Sos Dormalige
&%aifcrpaor DermeiOet es, nit oen
9otelguiteti gu perfe1celt.
IS bieRy baB ei1 portngie1ilhell
&rell5er bpr Ser S1liel at1fern miro,
I'm sei11 gntflteben bes @r=aailers 5lt
perbinoer11. @s bat liG aber feit1er
eingeIteQt.
k2nhflutte aeritart.
2iliabbn. Ser grDbere Sell
Ser portngielil9en 2uftflotte tpnroe.
pqbren6 zines i6wcrcr nnmetters,
6as ii6 iiber 0em mtlttariiden
Slugplab entllt0, 5eritort. Mebrere
5ploate11 erlitten Berlebltttge1.
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1921-12-09

Das ii6ere S3ei9en 1T bas Yaiiierex
fleiner Teil6en bes Haraitten, at1'
beutenbe a3ei6en itnb Mansel ali
Mppetit, nit sele9entli6er @iertgfeit,
beleste d3unse, Maeenbrennen,
56mer5en i'm Masen, iudenoeS @e>
fulfil III ben G%ingewetoen. Nufiteisen
eineS @inberntnes. i'm SAILS, fortpabs
renbes Spuden, nnperoauli6feit, tpie
@6mer;en in BEN Mtiden unb @lie=
BERN. @9minbelanfalle, &opfi6mer=
gen, Gri61pinng, S6md6eeeftbl ioz
balls Ser Masen leer lit, bunfle Nn9e
unter ben Nueerl, Gonpulitonen, eptleps
tiide gnfdlle. Sn pielen Tdllen ftno
5o6 u1b Srriinn brett a1lT bas 8or.
b%anbeniein bon Mtirmern 5urtid5uz
fibren. Mtt @irmern bahia tete 6 IL
Der boben fein 8erlansen, nit anbe-
rem &inbern 81 ipielen, iie ,perben
mirrii6, melan6ol id, unb nteoerlm
3u. 3eiten I'M b06iten @raoe nerpSS.'
mnrrii6, me'an6olii6, unb wieoerl,m
un3ufr eben, piden beltdno 9 an ibrer
Maie. 9aratooes lit oa5n bcitimmt,
bic @iirmer aus benz Spitem 81 re-
ben. Sn Guropa lit cs allsemein int
@ebrau6 serabe fir bieien 3med.
Menn sic benfen, bab Sie ODER be
&inber NIT biefer idredli@en Rlage
bebaftet linb, bann beiellen &c cine
pol!itdnbtee 8ebanolung bon 2aratoz
bes liir 5ebn Dollars 1no a@tunbp er
gig Gents, bic ia be 8%ebanoluns liz
feds Dollars unb fin'unbiieb3tg
Gents, tpel6e 'ofort Der anot tptro mad
Gmpfans bon 8arselb, Monep Orbtr
ODER 8anfzG bed, unb be reien Sie ft4
BON bieien idrefl 6en Yaraiiten. @te
f1nnen ii9 unm09lt6 oes 2ebens e.,
%freuen, iofan9e oieie Reit AT Sbnen
,1agt.- 2aratobes miro nnr perianot
bon Der Marpel N}eb. &c., nDept."
$50, 1903, YittSbursb, Da.-
8eriiderun9 fir oas Eafet tinfunbs
5tpanSig Gents. abb. IL
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1921-12-09

Stunoenplart ber Surnidule bes
Stem ltlmer IurnneretnS.
1. &nabentlaKe, Nlter CLIO Sabre,
Mittmo@ Ma6mtttas 400, BITS
500.
@amstas @ormittaes 900 bis
1000.
2. &nabenflaiie, Sitter lola Sabre,
Montag Ma9mitta9 4::30 bis $50.
3 Donnerstag Ma@mittas 400 bis
500.
3Dglinge, Mlter AIS Sabre,
Montag Mber6 7:30 btS $3.50.
Greitag Nbenb 1880 bis $50.
Mdtnnertlahe BON 18 Sabre auf.
tudrtS
Dienstas Nben6 S:15 Bis 1000.
Nreitag Mbenb $50 bts 1000.
Mlte &errenflaiie
Mittmo9 Nben6 $50 bis $50.
1. Mdodeat afie, Sitter GIL Sabre,
Dier1stag Na6mittag 4biS 5. !
5amStag 8ormittag 1O bis IL.
2, Mdb1enflaiie, Sitter 11-l5 Sabre
9ienStag Ma6mtttag 5 biz 6.
6reitag Na6mittag 4 bis s..
3. MdbdenflaHe, Sitter 1913 Sabre
Sabre.
Mittuo9 Nbenb 7:3O bis $3.50.
@amStag Nbenb 7:30 bis $3.50.
1. 9amenflaHe, Nnfdrger
Donferstag Mbe1b 7::3O bis 500.
2. 9amenfla1e, Borset6rttten
DonnerStag Nben6 500 bis 900.
+, Nnton 2eibolb,
Turnlebrers
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1921-12-09
abouniert anf bieie 3eituno.
&inber iinb beipnbers neranlagt,
@irmer in ibr Spitem 81 be-
fpmmen.

f%Drttner.
|9as @adstnm eines NIT .@Mrnern
bebafteten &in6es ,pir0 gang
bebeutenb bebinbert.
Die metiten &inber, gang einerlet
'mie gut unb rein tie BON Der SHUTTER
.gebalten tperben, fibren nabe3u allies
gum Mh1nbe, gang DEFENDERS gilt bieS
bon Babies. Sn pielen Gdllen 3ieben
fife iid auf bteie 8eiie oeri6ieoene
&ranfbeiten gu. gu ben gefabrli@<
item 9eb1rt bas @inftibren Der @tirmer
'genannt 6abenz, 8eefz, Safenz, Sort
ODER 8anbmurm. Sin &inb, baS
;bnr@ ben i'm Spitem perbanoenen
'8anbnurm ieiner @rndbrun9 beraubt
bat bie 5pnren bteieS f6redliden
onr6 baS gauge 2eben binz
bur9 gu trase11. Gs lollte beSbalb
Die grDbte 8orit6t angetpan6t meroen-
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1921-12-09

11nerldiitterli6. - r0ie manidetzs
ten Daft 0u pergeien, Sobannes."
Hrofei1or: so, lit bas mDglid?"
Brau: rgs lit ni@t Mir m0sllih, es
lift SatIa6el"
grofeilor: r@as 1T moglid, oab es
5utia6e it,"
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1921-12-09

Mu6 cine NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
(5anfen6) !: ~Na, i6 CLAUDE, tpenn es
feline Sdipiegermiitter gabe, 10 bdtten
;5ie tic - erfl1nbenl"
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1921-12-09
-y-I-.at.r.@ ..,t@Z !. e -
Sic Naipe.-a5eben sic, Srdulcinl
6ier 5eige i9 Sbnen Die @ontgenanfz
nabmc einer Mnr1iefibdno.
vsa, bat cs benn ban1als idon
Observation-Disclosures %gegeben2@

vSa, lit Sag Yfero AUDI ipirtli6
fromm?"
u@atnrIid, Ser @a11l mar ia bret
Sabre I'M Selbe 8a9enpfero zines 9i@
bilionspfarrers."
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-16

roses to help brighten the day. A
lovely lunch was served and all had
a jolly good time and all wished
Mrs. Chadwick many more such days
and then they all returned to their
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amous Bolster, ate
Sunday dinner with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. II. M. Bolster.
Fred Pitt. of Orleans, called at
Will Moore's, Sunday.
Mrs. George Ravell, of Belding, at
tended the birthday party saturday
afternoon at Mrs. Jim Chadwick's.
Millard Jewell and wife have NOV
ed from the Lon Grace house into
Gene Posts tenant house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Sprague and
family moved from Belding back to
their farm Saturday afternoon and
will drive back and forth to work in
their new Ford car.
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-16

usually punished with death. He had
just fellCd u tree. and the trunk was
still attached to the stump by strip
of bark TO which little Of the wood
adhered He struck furious blow at
il with his AK.
He hadn't considered that the tree
lay on a steep slope. As the blade
fell the great trunk simply seemed to
leap. LennOx leaped too. i'm frenZied
effort 10 save his life; but already the
leafy bows. like the tendrilS Of some
great amphiban had whipped around
his legs. He fell. struggling and
then curious darkness. Streaked
with flame. dropped down upon him.
An hour later he found himself lying
on the still hillside. knowing Only Q
great wondermcnt. AZ Grst mis- only
impulse was TO 90 back TO sleep. lie
didn't understand the grayness that
had come upon the mountain world,
his own strange feeling OF numbness,
of endless soaring through infinite
spaces. But ne was mountain man.
and that meant he was schooled, be-
yond all things, To keep his self-con-
troll. He made himself remember Yes
he had been cutting wood on the
hillside, and the shadows had been
long. He had been wondering wheth-
er or not they should go down TO the
valleys.
He remembered now: the last blow
and the rolling log. He tried to turn
his head 10 look up 10 the hill.
He found himself wholly unable 10
do II. Something wracked him In his
neck when he tried To move. But he
did glance down. And yes. he could
turn in this direction. And he saw
the great tree trunk lying twenty feet
below him. wedged In between the
young pines.
He was surrounded by broken frag-
ments OF limbs. and II was evident
that the tree had not struck him a
full blow. The limbs had protected
him TO some extent. No man is Of
such mold as to be crushed under the
solid weight OF the trunk and live to
remember II. He wondered If this
were the frontier of death-the gray
ness that fingered over him. He
seemed 60 be soaring.
He brought himself back To earth
and tried again 10 remember. or
course. the twilight had fallen. II had
been late afternoon when he had cut
the tree. His hand stole along his
body and then. for the first time,
hldeous sickness came upon him. His
hand was warm and wet when .ie
brought # up. The other hand he
couldn't stretch at all.
The forest was silent around him.
except a bird calling somewhere near
the house--a full voice, rich and clear,
and II seemed 10 him that II had
quality Of distress. Then he recognized
IL. II was the voice Of his own daugh-
ter Snowbird. calling for him. He
tried to answer her.
1t was only a whisper, at first. Yet
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-16
CHAPTER ~

Snowbird felt very glad of her inti-
mate. accurate knowledge of the
whole region OF the Divide. In her in
fancy the winding trails had been her
playground, and long ago she had ac-
quired the mountaineer's sixth sense
for traversing them at night. She had
need of that knowledge now. She
slipped into her free. swinging stride !;
and the last beams from the windows
of the house were soon lost in the
pines behind her. IL was one of those
silent, breathIess nights with which
no mountaineer is entirely unacquaint-
ed, and for a long time the only sound
she could hear was her own soft
tramp In the pine needles. The trees
themselves were motionless. That
peculiar sound. not greatly different
from that Of running water which the
wind often makes in the pine tops,
was entirely lacking Not that she
(To DE CONTINUED
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-16
CHADWICK

Mrs. Emerson Tooley and Mrs.
VIM. Wheeler called on Mrs. Krick
and Mrs. ID. Antcliff, Friday after
noon.
Mrs. Geo. Beckwith spent Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. III. M. Boil
ster.
Mrs. Will Mason has been enter
tanning her sister, Mrs. Comstock
and daughter, for a few days.
Miss Reva Bolster spent Sunday
afternoon at home with her people,
Mr.. and Mrs. III. M. Bolster.
The friends and neighbors of Mrs.
Jim Chadwick helped her to celebrate
her 63rd birthday anniversary, Sat
urday afternoon. She was presented
with some nice presents as a token
of love and friendship, and Mrs.
Clara Chadwick and daughter, Bessie
gave her half dozen of beautiful
The Belding banner-news., 1921-03-16

equipment To replace the broken light
ing system on the car. and they could
avoid the bitter cold and snow that
Lennox had known so long. He
chopped at great log and wondered
what would suit him better-the com
fort and safety OF the valleys or the
rugged glory OF the ridges.
But at that instant. the question Of
whether or not be would winter on the
Divide WAS decided for him. And an
instant was all that was needed. For
the period Of one breath he forgot 10
he watchful-and certain dread
Spirit that abides much In the forest
saw its chance. Perhaps he had lived
too long in the mountains and grown
careless of them: an attitude that Is
The New York herald., 1921-07-24
REVIEWS OF NEW FICTION

by myself in :he world. I have al
ways been alone before.
II was happy! ] was too happy!
/ believed l was dead, but I am still
alive. l believed l was dead!'" And
the man expressed himself thus:
1--WE must tolerate other peoples
blindness; we must respect it, Rosa
respect fools, Rosa-that is right; you
would say that? We do not seem to
be parting; we are setting out, my
love, from heaven into new advent
ures'" After which remark we are
prepared to read that he proudly num-
bers himself among the angels, and is
willing to wait in patience and hu-
mility for an age that ''he might never
see-an age of which he had not the
slightest doubt, but which he knew
would never sdawn or ever be estab-
lished, until after the Death of So
ciety'
And with the last page turned in
the book the reader is left wondering.
Society is i'll enough, certainly. But
it has been at deaths door good
many times and the prophecy of it's
death begging Mark Twain's pardon
may be exaggerated.
The New York herald., 1921-07-24
Paris reads romance of Utah

riage that the dazed Annabel learns
from Sarah that she is wife No. 2, as
they say in Salt Lake City At first
protestations of her husband and
stays. The good Pere dExiles finds a
way to rescue her. But in the final
scene upon the hill that overlooks the
city she finds herself unable to escape
from the invisible walls in which they
have imprisoned her mind and she re-
turns slowly to her misery
Critics have found the heroine lack
ing in character. But the author has
presented her from the first as a ten
der creature, born to submit to the in
fluence of others, and she lives out her
character to the end. Without will,
without power of decision, she would
inevitably be the prey of a vulture
And evidently the author created her
to be Sarahs foil in a contest which
he develops with a masters hand.
Each of Benoit's books is marked
with a like virtuosity, like mystery.
He has been reproached with leaving
out too much. / say that his skill in
omission rouses the imagination of his
readers to create for themselves al
most a new romance beside the print
ed page, which is a service to be
grateful for.
Incidentally poor Annabel Lee found
Salt Lake City rather less lucky than
the latest hero of fact-and some fic-
Dempsey.
The New York herald., 1921-07-24

mean 1t all! It's the thing that's their
due And I don't blame EN-"
Keenan, began his solution of this
problem, and Donald's as well, by at
tempting to turn his Sussex village
into kind of laborer's Utopia, giving
Donald the task of remodelling the
cottages and calling to his aid the
chief characters in the tale. using their
war developed talents each in its own
field. Thus Donald's brother Hugh,
despatch rider and transport driver
in the army. managed the traffic lines
of the Utopia plan; and Hugh Bernard
entertainer in the B. T.. f., directed
the moving picture houses. Only
Barbara Major was left out in the
cold in all these plans, a fate Barbara
richly deserved. For Barbara's only
role in life was "vamping," and vamps
have no place in a war redeeming
Utopia. Besides there was Agnes Gil
low In the end. to save Donald from
the wiles of the type that in pre-
movie days used to be named Circe.