The New York herald., 1921-11-27

THE SECRET POWER. BY Marie
Corelli. Doubleday. Page & Co.
r IKE Hall Caine. Miss Corelli
takes her responsibility to her
- large and faithful public seri-
ously. She doesn't turn out a book
year. The new story took time to
write and it takes time to read-no
skipping mind! Every character is
earnestly, seriously presented This
author heeds the Bibles warning
against the idle word" There are
accents on all her syllables.
It is a deep satisfaction to meet peo-
pie who know their own mind so posi-
tivelv as do Miss Corellfs heroines
and villains.
"All for Love and the World Well
Lost" might have been the motto OF
The beautiful Spanish Manella, who
lcves Roger Seaton. There are no ifs"
in her frank admission to Seaton OF
her love for him and desire to be his
woman.
Roger, a poor but clever scientist.
replies with equal candor: You tell
me you would be my woman-and
know you mean IL. You would De my
slave-you mean that, too. But you
would want me to love you! Manella,
there is no such thing as love!-not
IN this worldi There is animal attrac-
| .tz.. nj tho male for
the female. the female for the male
the magnetism that pulls the opposite
sexes together in order to keep this
planet supplied with an ever new crop
of fools-but love, No, Manella! There
| is no such thing l quite believe that
IL is the natural instinct of the female
to select her mate. but though the
| rule may hold good in the forest world
it doesn't always work among the
human herd. Man considers that he
has the right of selection-quite a
mistake of his, I'm sure, for he has no
real sense of beauty or fitness, and
generally selects most vilely. All the
| same he is an obstinate brute. and
sticks to his british ideas as a snail
sticks to its shell. I am an obstinate
brutel-I am absolutely convinced that
have the right to choose my own
woman. IL 7 want one-which / don't
or if ever I do want one-which ]
never shall"
Morgana Royal. the wealthy young
American, FEY" woman, of Scotch
parents is the type of woman, accord
ing TO Seaton. who wants something
newer than sex attraction and family
! life. "a husband would bore her to
extinction-the care of children would
send her into lunatic asylum" She
| is one of the emanc.pated women. And
of course she was loved by the
Marchese Giulio Rivardi, n typical
Latin, a descendant Of the C9sars. He
I'D not indulge i'm such futility un-
warned. for Don Aloysius, n priest of
the church, had spoken these mystic
words:
you would not believe me IL told
you that sometimes I'm this wonderful
world of ours heings are born who
are neither man nor woman and who
partake of n nature that is not so
much human as elemental and ethereal
or might one not almost say, at
mospheric? That ls, though generated
Of flesh and blood they are not al
together flesh and blood, but possess
other untested and improved essences
mingled in their composition, of which
as yet we can form no idea"
Morgana's plans Of the white
Eagle" take form. She has before
her an airship like a great bird. with
wings which move, but no machine.
the elements being utilized for motive
power! And it flies, far and near.
| There is only one who knows the
secret of it's fight. A woman. and
she, Morgana Royal, will not di-
vulge i'll
To a gathering OF people at her
pdldSso. Don Aloyslus says: Let me
tell you of certain people who once
went with the time'--and decided to
stop en- route. and are still at the stop
ping place. Perhaps some OF you who
travel far and often have heard OF
the Brazen City2 Those who visit the
East know OF It. And some say they
have seen a glimpse Of its shining
towers and cupolas In the far distance.
However this may be. tradition de-
clares that IL exists, and that II was
founded by st. john the Beloved Dis
ciple.' You will recall that when Our
Lord was asked when and how John
should die. He answered: IF win