The Washington times., 1922-08-06

builds up a wall against the fears
and troubles. that harass II. And
for ten years DIR. David had work
ed to strengthen that wall of for
getfulness which separated Dick
from the past. He had fought
with every means at his command.
will power. suggestion, medical
knowledge, to create on the ruins
OF Dicks mind a new intelligence,
to construct a new being from the
shattered remnants Of the old.
There We're people In Haverly
who had hineed since the arrival
Of a visitor from the West who
claimed to have known Henry.
that the latter was never marriedI
and that II Dick were his son
there was something queer about 1t.
So gossip begins and spreads.
And, of course. in time Dick hears
of II. AS he is at the moment real
izing just what his interest in
p Elizabeth Wheeler means it start
les him. He has never bothered
very much about his misfortune.
He has been busy. learning medi.
cine first. practicing II afterward.
living his normal days and nights
with David and David's sister.
Lucy, a little widow who adores
the two doctors.
But now he must know. He
must be able to offer Elizabeth a
clean name So he goes TO David.
But at the same time other factors
have entered into the game.
A little later II chances that
a newspaper reporter. Louis
Bassett. attends the perform
.anee OF Beverly Carlysle. a star
who has Just returned to the
stage. after a ten years absence.
on the very night that Dick took
Elizabeth TO see the noted actress
and her play. The Valley" The
reporter hears a man exclaim at
sight OF Dick Livingston, and later
speak to him by name which was
not Livingston at all, a name once
famous-or. rather. notorious.
whereupon the reporter hunts
through newspaper files until he
unearths an old mystery. long
since given up as insoluble. and
starts on the trail.
That is the theme Of the novel.
Dicks efforts to find himself and
the gradual appearance Of several
Of the actors In the earlier phase
OF his existence assist Dick to'grad-
ually become aware OF his past, in
innocent fragments at first, and
then with a moment Of sudden
revelation, a thunderclap in the
heavens of his life. followed by a
second breakdown.
Though there are many surprises
still to come, and Dick experiences
many an agonized hour. from this
point on the story begins to unfold
to the reader and eventually comes
to a satisfactory conclusion. TAX
ing It all around, we venture to
predict that Mrs. Rinehart's pub
lie will welcome this story as one
Of her best. And her best is very.
very good.
CYNTHIA LoMBARDI, has a
new novel to be published in
the fall by Appleton. 1t will be
called "At Sight Of Gold"
ELLEN GLASGow'S English
publisher, John Murray. plans
to bring out an English edition OF
her latest novel, "one Man in His
Time" recently published in this
country by Doubleday, Page & Co.
GERTRUDE STEIN is to have
her first book in several years
published this fall by The Four
Seas Company. It is to be called
Geography and Plays" and will
have an introduction by Sherwood
Anderson.
SAMUEL DER1EUX Is given a
splendid tribute in the July
number Of the American Magazine.
Mr.. .Derieux, famed as a writer of
dog stories, died last spring just be-
fore publication Of his first book.
JOSEPH coNRAD's within
the Tides" has been published in
France by La Nouvelle Revue
Franchise. It was translated by VI.
Jean-Aubrey. under the title En-
Marge des Marees."
O. HENRY also has been done
in French. selected talesfr