Evening star., 1925-06-07

it is. Among the many incidents Of
the life of this youth those including
him and his grandfather, Edward VII,
are the dearest "Oh come on in.
Nobody here-but grandpa" said he
in eager desire for a playfellow that
came his way. Just charming point
that repeats itself many times when
these two friends-Edward VII and
the Prince of Wales-came together
Prince and prospective King-no mat
ter Here is the friendliest fellow in
ALL the world-and that is his best pos.
sible title. A flock of pictures here
will delight any one who sees them,
especially the one when 4 years old
the Prince has clearly captivated
Queen Victoria, his great-grand-
mother.
SPANISH SUNLIGHT. BY Anthony
Pryde. author of Clair de Lune, +"
etc. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co.
You will go over to Minorca for
this romance. There, in the sunlight
and color Of its gay capital of Palma,
you will come upon the family of
and Roden, the sister Emilia-proud
of their English blood, less boastful
of their Spanish strain. And there
will come other English folks to
Palma, where many spend their play
days in the sunshine of the Mediter-
ranean and in the chances of the
gambling houses. The romance turns
here upon the advent of an English
man of high degree and with his
subsequent acquaintance in the house
of the Faneaux. It's undercurrent is
that of the problem of class-for the
half Spanish and illegitimate Emilia
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And the boy, Roden. is lovable
scamp besides. And st. Mildred is an
honest workman dumping around un-
mindful OF his ways. So much for
the problem put up to the English
man. A fine fellow, that man, whom
it would be a pity to let down. All
of them live\ people upon whom An
thony Pryde has expended of his best.
AS TO the outcome-well, some of you
will agree that it is quite all right.
The rest of you will say, Never in
the world
AND CHICK. BY
William John Hopkins, author of
1.-THE Clammer," etc. Illustrations
by Arthur G.. Dove. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Company.
For a fresh New England romance
Mr. Hopkins makes use of the ia
miliar Damon and Pythias motive.
Tumbleberry and Chick stand here as
the Yankee embodiment of that friend
ship Of man to man, which some claim
as the only true friendship and which
all accept as among the deepest of
human relationships. The physical
contrast between these two is much
like that between the famous Mutt
and JEFF. An equal unlikeness sets
off the Industrious Chick from the
lazy Tumbleberry. who is as willing
TO receive as his partner is to give,
and who in various ways lights up the
sobriety and industry of his friend by
his own yagrant and Carefree ways.
A coast village serves as the stage
upon which these two disport them
selves a bit heavily in the usual fash
ion Of the Yankee comic. A vernacu-
lar of astonishing resistance to out
side modes of speech sets up a barrier
between the story itself and the
reader, but patience and a real de-
sire to follow the two around the
little town overcome this distinct diff
ficulty and finally set the whole mat
ter out in a fair clearness and interest.
The true source of interest here is the
devotion of two men in a plain and
unromantic time and place, In sur
roundings that do not contribute to
sentiment of any sort
THE effect of this book is likely to
be-as 1t Is no doubt intended to
bean antidote against the excess Of
physical and mental energy at pres
ent being expended upon the pursuit
of health and general well-being 1t
is, in effect, a protest against the orgy
Of athletics, exercises, games