Evening star., 1923-02-11

HUNTINGTOWER. BY John Buchan.
author of "Greenmantle,' etc. New
York: George II. Doran Company.
-INE Buchan business. Pure ad-
- venture. A fugitive princess out
OF Russia is the storm center
Of this to-do. The lady is beau |
4iful-a clear temptation. She has in
her keeping a store of rare jewels
another temptation. A ruffianly band
of red Russians is in pursuit of the
Jewels. Their leader desires the lady
also. Huntingtower, on lone stretch
pf Scottish coast, gloomy and de-
serted, is the very place to store a
kidnapped lady while ultimate plans
concerning her are in the making.
Away off-God knows where.-is
noble lover, but anything may hap
pen before he discovers the plight
and the place of the beautiful lady
However, Providence is not asleep
Along that way comes a poet, merely
looking al the world and singing
songs. With him, just by chance. is
Dickson McCunn, a Scot merchant or
substance, a poet. too, though he would
deny that even If he knew it. which
he does not. These are Joined up by
the "GorbalS Die-Hards.' a band of
Self-org ganized youngsters, who. for
military discipline and ritual. have
the regular Boy Scouts. and Gen. John
perShing's army beaten to a fraZzle.
The poet, the shopkeeper and the
Die Hards have their job cut out for
them, and that is to stand off. once in
about five minutes. some dire menace
to the lady. Assault and siege and
plain ambush work make up the ac-
ton. Naturally. the poet falls in love
1, L., T,.t 3, Z,
philosopher. so, on standing aside
finally for the noble lover. he reflects
that. after all. love is better for in
spiration than for daily use. And
Dickson McCunn. when 1t is All over
drifts back home with rich jewel
for his staid and matronly wife. who
gently chides him for extravaganza.
And, husband wise. Dickson McCunn
says never a word about any princess
The Gorbals Die-H Hards? They stiffen
mp, form, salute. turn and march away
10 straighten up some other crooked
spot in a pretty crooked world. Great,
top-notch stuff.
MIR. LLOYD GEORGE. BY E. T Ray
nond author Of rCncensored Celeb
rities'' etc. New York: George H.
Doran Company.
The former prime minister appears
to be irresistible to writers who are
on the hunt for picturesque copy. He
stands as a prompt response to these
writer's Mr. Lloyd George has a
way of stepping out and framing
himself. a complete picture. And
these pictures, taken together. deny
and fiout and contradict one another,
to the utter bewilderment of one
looking on. Mr.. Raymond seems to
have kept his head in making a study
of this man. and that is the prime
essential in this particular case. Be-
sides. he is practiced in the work OF
sizing up actions. in tracing them
back to source, in accounting for hu-
man bchaviors under one urge or an
other. And we have here a
singularly poised and reasonable
treatment Of a subject that some
would have US think is all un-reason
and unaccountabilty. Great man
and that is what we gather from the
traducers Of Lloyd George as well as
from his friends and admirers. One
person explains the former premier
the WelShman. 1t Is this: Whereas
all other men have made adjustments
IN their contradictory qualities Sc
curing thereby composite OF them
selves. the Walshman has. OIL the
other hand, held each of his natures
the hundreds of natures that we all
have--in separation. shut up, so TO
speak. in water-tight compartment
And these emerge one at a time, as
the particular situation makes de-
atist. the Welshman. He stage
manages his entrances and exits with
fnesSe One day he comes out of one
door. The next from the door oppo-
himself through these various ap-
rearances to the edge of mendacity
So 80 PEOPLE say, Ard nd, they .la neg,n s.,nrn &c
coat" and dozen other names as this
perfectly natural Welsh performance
proceeds. Interesting. anywaY-ano
worth no more. probably. than most
theories. And concerning one OF the
most interesting and significant men
IN the world today Mr.. Raymond has
made a finely discriminating and in
forming study.
THE RED REDMAYNEs. By Eder
Phillpotts. author of The Grey
Room" etc. New York: The Mac.
milan Company.
A mystery story-one with real
mystery to it. Ii comes out Of Mr.
Phillpotts' own Dartmoor: 1t, wa:
this way: Mark Brandon. big detec-
tive. happened to be down in Dart
moor fishing when Michael Pendear
was murdered. SO it was wholly nat
ural that the distraught young widow
should call upon the famous man tc
help unravel the mystery. Mrs. Pen
dean was a Redmayne, a passionate
family reduced at that time to three
self. Mark Brandon took up the jot
and failed. To be sure 1t was {
growing job. since in the course Of E
short time each Of the three uncle:
was lured away and murdered also
That however. was not the cause o.
Brandon's failure. Just what tina
cause was he could not himself ferre
out. Therefore he sent for the Ameri
can detective. Peter Cams. And OLE
Peter Cams saw in a flash what hat
in nf
He had fallen in love with the beauti
full widow. And the beautiful widow
well. here is something new in thi!
particular kind OF story. For. through
the most puzzling combinations o.
circumstances. it turns finally fo
disentanglement upon the disclosure
of the perfect working of affinitie!
for achievement-in this case th'
achievement of crime three times
over No. not pretty story, but al
amazingly clever one, which but 70
Peter Cams might have gone on Still
further in making away with un
desirable folks.
MY LIFE. Bv Emma Calve. Trans
lated by Rosamond Glider. New
York: D. Appleton and Company.
The story Of one great artist read
much like the story of another. AL
said and done 1t is. to be sure, rec
ord Of work more arduous than on
in a million IS either able or willini
TO see through. Then, little by little
there is recognition. and, finally, ther
is triumph. Such is the story here
And again as usual. there is the
account Of association with othe1
artists and with the other grea
folks of the world-kings, queens
lords and ladies. And here again it il
the same. Still, there is a difference
some distinctive and separating quail