The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-29
Book Reviews
By CAROLYN GORDON

man creatures. Nuna has 20 have some
one TO whom S,~ IAN appeal In times
OF stress--"io back her up Aa sho
says. and she finds the desired quality
Ia Sabre.
Eris, although sho finally involves
Sabre in catAs,rUiiIe enters the story
merely Xs the agent OF that !rVhic turn
Of Circumstance which sometimes at'eis
= life. EIt!r ..ii"H!s :" M"be! iur heip
and when Ma be, r"faS's. SRhr" Assumes
the burden Ia -" doing Il" realizes
that lie Is running counter 70 conNen,
ton. And with his customary mental
agility he IS aele TO appreciate mo
value OF tho very convention lie Is ehai-
!caGlDS. which Is q situation calculated
~ take all the JOY out tmaTtyrdoin
Through Enls he Is involved IL Il series
OF troubles which hpS!.y ':.d Il; Ill sas-
ter-thc only kind OF disaster which
nsnt. tho loss OF his senSe OF right and
wrong. BAited. trnlpr'!. and tinai!N DO
feated, Sabre Is carried AVA fox awhile
by Il desire for revenge. I"! INK
business associate has taken advantage
,vf Sabres troubles to usurp h!s place
In tho frm OF Fortune, East and sabre
Through Effia, again tho agent O; cir
cuInstancs, Sabre 10 put IN pnS%rSe.on OF
the means OF very c"'n2."i2 revenge
but when ne goes to Tw. ming has hahii
Wow point cuts him on from revenge
He cannot hurt Twyntns because lie
knows exactly no Wit feels 10 be hurt
Hurried and Intense
Tho narrative technique az an nitro
spectivs novel nowadays IS rr"sGnahiy
"a matter with which tho author con
Germs himself httlc. Mr. HutrhinsonS
sly.r - hurried. Intense. as y !mrrled
by u terrific driving force. IL Is as II
he were laying right and LEFT OF him
frenziedly 10 md III" word which VI!
convey his !dua IN the shortest possible
effort Of time. Such style creates all
impress!o not intimacy which III way
prscludes tho operation OF the critical
faculty. hut when tho reader comes
To- himself no wishes that som" - tho
words which MIR. Hutchinson CRASHED had
sludod him. Thore arc In this novel
which may we'll be rated one OF tho
most significant OF the year. errors IN
English Of the variety commonly made
BY grammar school pupils.
We do no, l!ko this either; "He aoan-
doned himself TO Il rather horrible &C.
stlsy OF hate and passion. HIS fac"
became rather horrible 10 see. His face
became purple and black and knotted.
and the veins on his forehead black. He
cried aloud Harold Harold Harold
such n good boy" etc.
As wo have said MIR. Hutchinson a.
ways gives tho impression OF beng IN
q hurry. but he really shouldn't hay"
been IN 30 much OF a hurry a. that.
Contradictory as It may seem. he =
master Of a very fine prose sty! q. and
among AL his contemporaries. no OK
i co.'s we believe. in vividness Of char
scterixation. Mark Sabre IL a distinct
achievement. All IN all. III Winter
Comes" Is a rare book written with
genuine humor and lath"s \ sad hook
though. with more OF winter n II than
spring.
"PotteTism"
"Potterism" by Rose Macauley, pub
llshed by Boni & Liverixht. is dedicated
10 tho unsentimental prcCiHirns In
thought who hav" on th!s confused.
emotional and inaccurate planet. no n
hA bdta ton" and the story = ;hat Of
the struggle and ultimate defeat OF
such man.
TIE planet in question. accordlns; 70
the author. Is heset and pormeIt"H by
an insidious influence which She labels
"PotterIsm." "Fotter!sm' Is defined as
going for things for what they bring
YOU Instead Of for the thing -in-!tsclt.