Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24


he Is in the company Of inferior peo-
pies The dominant, the arrogant white
man, certain that God designedly set
him above other races--not once does
this obnoxious overload appear. Instead
il Is q man-to-man adventure from
start to finish. Under such persua-
sive spirit the intimate life Of the desert
opens freely Customs, beliefs, occupa-
lions unfold, not to the curious student
but to the interested friend. Therefore
there are here no descriptions OF this
feature or that one-architecture, cues
or settlements or what not Instead,
depicting the daily life. these features
emerge as a part of that, not as some
thing separate and distinct. Coming
away. i'm the company of Mr.. Hall, we
bring his discovery and conviction-tnat
there doubtless are civilizations besides
our own. some from which We just pos
sibly might take a few lessons, at least.
| A profitable journey. this one to Tim
buctoo, and q most pleasurable one as
well.
THE CABIN AT THE TRAILS END.
BY Sheba Hargreaves. New YORK:
Harper 81 Bros.
| A STORY of pioneer days in the Far
"a West. Oregon, IS years ago. pro-
| yides the background against which TINS
writer depicts the heroism OF q single
| family. adventuring into new country
for the ultimate prosperity that. since
colonial days, has been Turing band
after band across the continent. THIS is
the story of the cambridge family volun-
teering to take on the loneliness OF an
unsettled region, to. endure the lack Oh
lust about everything save the barest
nf a gAnIenCe
of hard labor to wrest success. finally
and far of. from such sacrifices and
such endurance. This Is q good story.
Good because, first of ALL IL bears evil
dence of conscience In the gathering
and selection of its material. mere
novel, made for an hours diversion, may
be somewhat loose In such respect. But
this Is different. 1t has another pur-
pose than that of passing the time. 1t
sets out TO make true picture OF the
pioneer family, OF its courage. Of its
heroic quality, of its contribution to
the general opening up of this great
country to settlements and homes. It
is obvious that the romance in hand Is
mindful of its responsibility In the
choice of material and in its use. Quite
plain, too, that this author has care
fully held the human element in this
material to strict accounting for the
plausihility OF human behaviorS here
imposed by the exacting outer circum-
stance. And. again. this might have
been q record of failure-but 1t Is not.
Simple folks. these. but dauntless-the
kind in which this country is truly rich.
To such a fine preparation the author
adds the art of vivid and consistent
story telling. The outcome is fine
novel. based upon real situation, out
Of he Vii r.
preciative acceptance of the reader.
Really. the best of history lies in q book
like this. since it brings back alive the
men and women who have built this
country out Of wilderness.
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DAISY AND DAPHNE. BY Rose
Macaulay, author of ''Potterism," etc.
New York: Boni & Liveright.
d OSE MACAULAY is q greatly dar-
~ ing woman. Yet this courage
audacity Ii is, in essence-is based
upon her own conviction that she is
able to put across in story most
curious theme, one which at the same
time derives from universal human
possession. This possession IS nothing
less than that of dual. triple, multiple
personality w. d. Howells touches
upon II In this way: "Oh. don't think
that's her character" said Miss Cotton.
Neither do I. She has no fixed char
acter. No girl has. Nobody has. We
all have 20 different characterS-more
characters than gowns-and put them
on or take them OF just as often"
Now it is two of the characters pos
sessed by one girl that Rose Macaulay
brings into the open here to bear the
brunt, to carry OF the honors as well.
tnE HI q N
projected romance. An artful woman
no less than an au6acious one. For
reading here one fails to seize the
sleight- of-hand Dy which the author
has disengaged two characters, or per-
sonalities from a single body, to play
against each other In the course of
action that constitutes the growth and
conclusion of the whole matter. WAX
ing up TO the situation--oh, very late
oddly enough. interest does not slump
at the discovery. Rather Is IT greatly
excited. Rather does it turn the reader
back to determine just how this woman
shall i say. this woman Of slightly
sarconic caSt?--turned the trick so
deity. so naturally. that one slid over
Ii unconscious of the really uncanny
cleyerneSs OF the plan in its execution.
I'm thinking that Rose Macaulay has
scored another triumph--mayhe her
greatest one A vigorously refreshing
artist. who handles life honestly and
fearlessly.
THE TWISTED TENDRIIA BY Alice
Glasgow. New York: Frederick
A. Stokes Co.
ID ICHMOND, Baltimore. Washington,
~ during the Civil War and imme-
diately after. giving setting 10 this
study of John Wilkes Booth, in his
temperament, his early years. his ulti-
mate career and destiny, From the
playhouse in Richmond. where Booth
Is at the time acting the story reaches
cut into the childhood of this boy and
into his early youth where, even then,
were clear signs of strange proposes
sions on his part. Some mighty role,
some stupen0ous part 10 play. was ever
before him. He would be Brutus. the
greatest Brutus that ever walked the
stage. No other hero would satisfy his
dreams. where vanity and an acute
jealousy of his truly great brother were
commanding forces. From Richmond
the story shifts to Washington. where
here. also. IL is the playhouse that sets
the action that finally brings to cli-
max the real tragedy In Fords Thea
ter. rounding the early dreams Of
Booth and bringing 10 him an igno-
miniouS death. During the Richmond
period the story lags little, under the
authors painstaking to set the tenn
permanent OF Booth In his early years
and their contribution toward that
warping OF his nature which, all
through. Is SO obvious The Washing
ton period Is, ON the contrary.
hreathlesS one, especially to = Washing
ton reader. Here the familiar streets
slip back to their earlier appearances
Hatreds, open and defiant. meet and
clash. Soldiers come and 20. Hos
pital doors are ever on the swing, Then