Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
REVIEWS OF WINTER BOOKS
New Volume on Lincoln and the Women He Loved-The
Skyways of Europe-Fction and Book Concerned With
"Pleasant Days in Spain"

upon 1t, It's reduction to the general
uses of the tourist and traveller. There
are here war stories of battles in the air,
of heroic conflicts in the sky, Of great
attitudes reached, OF daring exploits
among the clouds. In sum here is the
record of $4,000 miles OF flying over
| more than tTo-score countries b.
| Thomas himself Here. too, is a book
| that IL likely to keep company with that
other one With Lawrence in Arabia -
DO you happen TO know that this
Ohio? Later he studied law and news
paper work. Later yet ne went abroad
to collect war material. Then TO Pal
estine with Allenby. where he found the
great story of Col. Lawrence among tht
Arabs These points Of personal his
tory interested me. l thought they
might have the same effect upon you
II you do not already know them. The
more you read this man the more glad
you will be TO know that he was born
out In Ohio" that he is a gifted young
American.
NOVEMBER NIGHT. BY the author Of
Miss Tiverton Goes Out" etc. In
dianapol!s: The Bobbs-Merrill Co.
DEAD tired. 1 was. within the first
IL half-dozen pages, OF that young
could carry her load Of simon pure self
ishness and get away with 1t. But, then,
/ recalled. girl Of the super sort
would not be loaded With this kind Of
cargo Oh. she's human all right. Be-
sides I already knew something CT Miss
Tiverton," who knows exactly what she
is doing and why. Frightened BIT o.
this reflection. continued 10 go along
with the matter Good thing FOR me
that I did Not too often does one
gather in the peculiar JOY Of being in
the company Of notably artistic per
Torrance.
self-pity is a fairly common nlalady,
| a fatal one. Denise offers plain case
effects The girl has lost her lover. has
lost her singing voice as well. From any
point of view this double blow would be
counted a serious one. From the girls
point Of view ii is sheer catastrophe
And TO the situation she brings the
attitude Of deep and irremediab!e trag.-
| edy To be sure such depth OF woe
does not hinder her from taking hus-
band. Horace. And it is Horace who
! finally saves both girl and the story too
| A negligible chap. in so far as Denise
is concerned Big patient. CLINT OF
| humor IN his outlook. and always kind
/ This Is Horace. Any number OF times
! in spite OF my deep respect and adn7i-
ration for Miss Tiverton." turned 70
/ leave this impossible girl. Than I'd meet
/ Horace. perhaps just coming into the
house or rolling Up the drive In the biz
/ car. and Id say. Guess Ill stay around
/ a while" That is the way Horace feels
| too. that he'll stay around while. And
| il Is by way OF Horace. nasterfui IN his
| soft way. that the story opens out into
| clear drama. pitched TO the high KEY
/ OF human emotions II a situation! which!
| grows naturally and beautifully under
| the diYining eye and hand 0: Mis-
/ Tiyerton'
/ PLEASANT DAYS IN SPAIN. b.
! Nancy Cox McCoru,acs. Illustrated
New York: J. II. Sears & Co
/ 4 FEW busy people work right along
even when they seem 20 be on va
cation Nancy cox-NcCormack belongs
/ TO this not overcrowdec class. II
Europe. pursuing her profession O:
I sculpture. setting king and dictate. Up
in marble. Mrs. Mccormack has by
way OF Pleasant Days IN Spain"
proved herself 20 be an artist in words
also. In the OF times between WORK
she has played from city TO city. wr..-
Ing letters. making sketches. drawing
portraits OF places. c. scenes. Q: people
From Cadiz these easy communications
come. from Sevilia too and from, Cor
doba and OF all round and aocu. the
whole stretch Q. the Country. Just row
We are hearing a 10: about Spain
Obviously the land IS being reds
covered by traveller and artist and story
writer and commercial agent; Tia. IS
fine this red.scovery OF most inter-
eS:lng country. And al OF these books
Of travel about II are mast welcome
10 stay-at-tome travellers. TIE po,r. 90
distinction N this particular oooS IS
tina; !! has taken the form o. the latter.
that NOS. familiar ard personal mode