The Washington herald., 1922-02-26

"neTe ne was SdlQ 10 nave Deen
buried. 1t is a remarkable story and
very readable one in spite Of the
fact OF its being a historical docu-
ment. Two at least OF the later. pre-
tended Dauphins are described and
discussed. but NJ. Lenotre makes no
pretense of having evidence enough
to prove anything about the boy after
he was taken from the Temple. He
remains, therefore. a mystery still,
an one whose strange little life will
probably fascinate readers and writ
ers for all time.
THE TRIBAL GoD,- by Herber,
Tremaine. doubleday. Page &
Coz
This is the first Of Mr.. Tremaine's
books to be published in America,
although, so his publishers say,
Already three OF his books have
won high appreciation in England. E"
And. judging from our reading of
The Tribal God" his other novels
should be published here also, for
THE Tribal God" is an excellent
story. We wish, however, that the
publisher had not been so insistent
about its theme, printing in large
letters on the book jacket, rs fam
lily conference based on a love of
money!" This make the thing look
too much like a tract, and will
drive away. We fear. a number OF
readers who like ourselves enjoy
a good story but shun one that Is
tagged with moral. And Mr..
Tremaine's novel. entirely aside
from its supposed answer to the
aforementioned question. is a very
good story. and can stand on the
merits of its characterizations, its
vividness, and its clear plot: with
out any assistance from a prob
lem." The story is of one Bridget
Ray. a young musician. who is left
an orphan, goes to live with a
friend. a dancing teacher, Susan
Fitzgerald, in London, and there
runs across Paul CASHIER. youngest
son of q family Of well-to-do man
ufacturers Of chemicals. The Cass-
hers, whom Bridget goes to visit
are almost too bad to be true, N
their visionless, middle-class self
ishness, in the detailing of which
Mr.. Tremaine spares nothing. Yet
there is something about them that
rings ominously true. Even the
AhoSN SdlNi6h oSNS VI hhC
ladies have painfully human
sound. And especially narrowing
is the last scene. when, Lady Cass-
her having died, all the relatives
gather for the funeral and spend
their time specializing on her will
and their shares in the spoils. For
tunately Bridget escapes them, and
because Bridget has all along been
such a straightforward. pleasant
person, we are ready to agree that
in this case the much scorned hap
by ending is the correct one.
"SEA AND Sardinia by D. H.
Lawrence (Thomas Seltzer).
Travel books may be merely in
formed, they may be a hideous
bore, or they may be pleasantly
cnatty. D. H. Lawrence's sea and
Sardinia" is none of these things
but is much more. 1t is the actual
expression of a travellers reactions
to the wonders of Sicily, the Med
iterranean and that strang isle
Sardinia. And D. H, Lawrence Is no
ordinary traveller, of course. He is
a man who sees and smells and
hears and feels intensely, q man
who is part artist. part poet. and
part analyst of human emotions.
Nor is he afraid to record his ex-
act Impressions. It was, after all.
only a short journey that he made,
but 1t was packed with sensations,
as any real appreciation of those
Italian islands must be. And moth
ing Is too small for Mr.. Lawrence
to describe. The result is an inti-
.,.,. xyiuid even heautiful thing,
for Lawrence can write the most
luminous prose when he wants to.
It is far and away the best travel
book" we have read in years, anc
to those fortunate persons who
bnow Sicily and Sardinia, the
reading of II will be, like
delightful reacquaintance with
their charms. The book Is Illus
trated by Juna Juta in wholly
Individual styIe that is in perfect ac-
Ia 1yi,b Iawrence's impressi ons.