Evening star., 1928-04-01

the direct outcome OF the love OF all
out-of doors which so markedly ami
mates the work Of Donald and Louise
peattic From such feeling comes the
sis pictured here In the contact OF the
settlers with the great newncss Of the
country around them in their efforts To
meet and conquer the wild nature
around them. In their further Journey
ings into the pure frontier, in the sum
OF their experiences In wild America
The book Is picture, consistent and
plausible and most pleasing picture of
our foundations in the pioneer days
leading up the War Of Independence.
It Is such story as this one that serves
to bring history to life. making 1t some
thing real, rather than the unreality OF
the average formal history. Novels OF
this sort furnish flesh and blood TO the
bare bones Of historic formalities and
formulas.
THE JURY. BY Eden Phillpotts, au-
thor Of Children Of Men," etc. New
York: The Macmillan Co.
THE story opens upon a disagreement
Of the jury In a murder trial and
Its retirement for further deliberation.
It continues and ends by way Of the
efforts OF this body to reach a single
mind in respect to the guilt or inno-
cence of Lady Heron. on trial for The
murder OF her husband.
In the history OF civilization trial by
Jury stands a shining milestone on the
| long road toward justice for every ac-
cused person. no matter wfas his sta
| ton in life may be. And tremendous
advance 10 Is, to be sure, over the old
summary penalties imposed by the tyr
/ amy Of personal power
| Yet "The Jury" realism itself. causes
one to pause in something like trepida-
ton over trial by jury, crown Of modern
instruments Of justice.
| Penned In squalid rooln, stepped In
bad air. hungry. sleepy worn with the
friction of mind upon mind. the Jury
throws over rational deliberation under
/ the pressure of individual irritation and
rancor. It finally slips into makeshift
bargainings whose end is release 1or
themselves rather than justice for the
accused. Not conscious decline this.
but very real one. nevertheless. At
| last, by way of wearing one another
| down to agreement, an outer harmony
opens the door for the imprisoned jury.
/ And so Lady Heron Is pronounced
guilty" by twelve good men and true .
Two OF these men are women. which
not only brings the body up to the mod
ern pattern but gives Mr.. Philpotts an
extra chance as well upon the woman
mind as judicial factor In the pursuit
OF common justice.
| But, 1t turns out, Lady Heron Is not
| guilty-and there you are.
| The Jury" and The Bellamy Trial
both offer welcome relief from the
| generally accepted formula of the mys-
terry tale. Mr.. Phillpotts builds his
story upon the deliberations of the jury
Frances Noyes Hart constructs hers out
Of the material Of court trial for MUIR
der. Each scores a clear triumph By
way OF such departure. And to the
reader 1t Is delight to be free, for the
time being at least. from the rabble OF
great detectives" that deliriousiy chase
themselves around in futile pursuit OF
criminals
REVERSE ENGLISH: Some off-side
Observations upon Our British
Cousins BY J Frederick EsSary, au-
thor OF Covering Washington" etc
New York: william Edwin Rudge.
THESE essays represent occasional
moments of leisure in Mr. EsSary's
journalistic errand TO England and the
Continent The observations. taken
largely from a window in Fleet
street." give the intimate glimpSes oil
London that every one wants to have
/ The tourist In his rush for listed his
toric points has no time for these
things The annual visitant thinks
them OF no Importance. Yet they are
those common traits and behaviors that
We are keen to know about distin-
giished people and distinguished
Co Re 2ANs y Ia - q.
ther an acquaintance with London in
the way that this book OF essays per-
mits. In q vivid little talk. only q page
or so long. Mr.. Essary straightens out
the puszling geography Of this patch
work" town. He describes this custom
or that one. this bit OF city behavior.
that scsap OF London personality. in q
| way to deliver each of these as q CON-
plete nationality rather than as q freak
OF malice aforethought designed for the
bewilderment Of the stranger and the
traveller, Prime ministers. even kings
and queens, come in here for passing
pictures of lifelike effect. We are shown
"a land Of democratic ariStocratS."
One story Of somewhat pathetic como
tation Is headed How Dry We Are, $
and another one is based on "OuT
Countrymen Abroad" One, q specially
agreeable story, tells how everybody i'm
England has the ingrained habit OF
thanking everybody else for the least
service. often for no service at all
The caoman, the bus driver the street
| venderS - everybody ~~ has the prompt
Thank you" always ready and in use
| like that. So will YOU. Indeed YOU
will like all of this brisk and pointed
book of "off~side observations" upon n
| hundred features of London life. Just
as YOU will like the opinions going
along with them
/ x&&&
UNCERTAIN TREASURE, BY Helen
woodbury. Boston Little, Brown
hE question implied in this romance
of welded life Is whether love con-
tains more Of happiness or of unhap-
plnesS. A tenpestucuS love story is
| offered as material for the answer to
the question A rather bewildered
young man serves as the party Of the
second part. The party of the first
part Is one OF those enhancing young
women who hoat through life secretly
| secure In their own powers Of en-
chantment. As for any notion whatever
/ about the square deal, about PLAYING
the game, about meeting the fellow
| who Is rather hsSottedly trying To get
along In his business, there il nothing
OF that In this young womanS scheme
| OF things No. she Is not deliberately
selfish. not by design everything that a
partner should not he~~She'S just a
fool. Every girl is that who Is stepped
IN the belief that she Is irresistible and
/ that beauty iS Its own excuse for be-
ing A very vivaeieuS romance, but
neither convincing nor clearly worth
while.
| BOOKS RECEIVED
THE CAMPUS. A study ot contempo-