Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

the pride or the family. HdIu
story with not ray OF easement
anywhere about it. A strong story,
nevertheless, wherein the author has
never once evaded the strict issue
implicit in the basic situation itself.
The writer IL getting great praise
from the English critics. who In mo
ments Of enthusiasm name her WIN
Hardy himself and then. more ra.
tionally, with George Eliot and
Sheila Kaye. Smith and other writer's
of mercileSs temper and admiraDie
work nship. Not an enJoEable
story-and this opens the old ques'
ton OF the purpose Of the novel. The
average reader will choose another
kind Of novel. The critic and those
OF the tribe Of the intellectuals will
give this book much Of the praise
that. from their point Of view, 1t 50
clearly deserves.
THE MOCCAsfN TELEGRAPH. BY
Hal G. Eyarts. author OF The
Passing Of the Old West" etc.
Boston. Little. Brown & Co.
MYSTERY. roma nee, a clear knowl'
A'A edge OF the Northern wilderness
and the moccasin telegraph come to-
gether here to build up a stirring story
OF pioneer stripe. The prompt sprea d
of news from lone camp to points Of
even greater isolation is the thread
upon which the moves Of this adven-
ture are strung. Interesting. the idea
that our own swift ways OF sending
out information had their primitive
counterpart in the soft pad Of the ma
tive on his moccasined feet speeding
through the bitter miles of the Far
North. Going along with this fact,
and sustaining 1t. IL romance that
involves a young explorer OF the IA
nous "telegrap PHI" and a mysterious
Diana. young and beautiful, who. as
any proper goddess should. appears
like vision Of delight. But. quite
unlike the Elusive and transient habit
OF the usual vision. this one remains,
in order. no doubt. that this tale shall
not go a-begging for it's prime lure.
that OF young love. Mr.. Erarts seems
tn know the country with which he is
here concerned. just as he appears TO
know the hopes and doubts and fears
Of lovers. With both orders of knowl.
edge we'll in mind. and exceedingly
well in the constructive and artistic
hand OF the romancer. he turns out a
fresh and tonic story Of life where
nature itself is the prime element 20
be met and turned toward human
service.
1T Is BETTER TO TELL. BY Kath.
leen Coyle. author Of The Widow s
House etc. New York: E. P.
Button & Co.
YOU may disagree entirely, vehe.
mentlv maybe. with the subs,a nee
NJ this title. II ia conceivable that
you will deny the matter a place
as theme for the novel. There is one
point. however. that you are bound
In accept with something OF enthu.
siasn. And that Is the distinction and
charm OF manner in which the storx
is projected. Laid in Belgium. the
novel in its setting is a delight Of ac-
curate portrayal and a joy u poetic
feeling-a simple and beaur0h con.
ception Of the face of the locality and
OF i;s significance in the lives OF the
people roundabout. The story itself
turns upon what 10 do--what shall a
mother do In respect TO her children.
natural children. these OF great gifts
and promise. Shall she tell them Of
their outlawed state IN the ordered So
ciety OF the world. or shall she con.
zeal from them this pivotal fac, Of
their existence? The novelist is for
ever setting hard problems and this
one is no exception. When the chill
dren are about grown the father ap-
pears. Here is gifted man-not
nnCh OF man, thourh-over whom
the children are most enthusiastic,
never dreaming his relationship 10
themselves. A successful play writer.
he gains the admiration OF the son.
gifted In the same direction. So the
story runs on the problem that meets
the mother every day, now that the
father Is close by. The matter is lifte,;
above. the level of ordinary Height
macy. for these are not only gif,A,;
people hu, they belong as we'll 10 the
modern rebels who are irving TO NAV
ducks and brakes with the institution
of marriage. A pretty good sermon
against such social hrIga nda &C., though
the author mas not warped her story
Ia meet the requirements ~ conven,
tion. Rather has she L., i, alone 10
work itself out upon the rocks 81 in,
>sisabls failure.
TIE CASTLE Rot'k MYSTERY. Nv
GecrSe Gibbs. author ci The Tn.
Grade etc. New York: II. Apple
ton i Go.
THE fresh element In the new
mystery tale by George Gibbs IS
the character ami personality uf the
master detective himself, The crime
varies neither IN design nor appear.
anre from the general run " these.
II Is with the entrance ~ the dstex,.
tive. however, thar the Sptrs; NJ nov,
city TAKES possession % the matter.
Elderly Mr., kIre,Ss. rennSVlvan,a
nn'rhuan IS AZ unlike she StaVe
>ul'ct, >leuth With Whom We have,
srnwn familiar as !, is possible, for ,,ur
to ~. Siow. htNtVN. UntaikaGiVt.. only
nov and then ouer,ns a word er two
.oI Fehn>N lNanEt butch .ttals,,st. he,
u, nevertheless. the uuinte~Srnrs ~
retn sN'nn"n >HrSc, IL Is upon th!>
basis thA, krtliS,' ~loWlv and hahn.
rt"uS.N IoIfowS every rial trail Sh,M,
stS CVnplSte Observation-Disclosures ,,f .hs>
foolish t,Samarolc III performing with
false and futile clseS ~ which readers
are So completely tired Indeed, kYcliSs,
II the whole story, moving the deer
mystery out into open certainty hv she
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