Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19

free to follow his heart, turned East
ward for a new sort OF pioneering. To
keep him company in this act of back
trailing" he cites many another man,
writer's and others, who have finally
turned to the claims of New York upon
the art life of any considerable artist.
And this is the story of Hamlin Gar
lands new adventure. Sorry, but it is
depressing Story-not by virtue of having
turned his back upon the Middle West,
but depressing story through the au-
thor's own mental state. Reading, /
said. II didn't know that Garland was
so old" But he was. or so he said at
about every turn Of his mind. Then
upon a certain page the truth came out
around So" Then I did wake up.
What's the matter with this man, call
ing himself old and done for right in his
prime? No answer, not from him. There
is an answer He's sick, or he has habits
that need making over, or his outlook
has gone blue Nonsense! There is
much of beautiful and sturdy remi-
niscence here, recollectionS Of Roosevelt
and Dresser and John Burroughs and
host of others, pleasant pictures of New
York and London, all of great worth
because Sof their source in this man
Garland Nevertheless. the tone of the
book is that of encouragement, of count
less worries about himself. of undue
anxiety about his family. It is, in
word. centered too much in the feelings
of Hamlin Garland. the downcast feel
ings Of the man. To be sure. there Is
lift, later. Yet the effect OF the book
upon it's writer is likely to be unfor-
tunate. Not an old man at all. A young
man instead.
HELLDORADO; Bringing the Law to
the Mesquite. BY William M. Break
enridge illustrated. Boston: Hough-
ton Mifflin Co.
THIS is a true story told by one who
l. acted once the strenuous and dam
gerous part of sheriff off in Arizona in
those old days when a motley OF hu-
mainly passed that way. Rough folks
looking for fortune, law-breakers flying
from the Lawmakers, Indians be-
wildered by the queer capers of the
noble white man." cattle stealers, rob-
bers of every brand. these and host of
other sorts of wild man, made up the
field of adventure for this former officer
OF the law, out in the wild West From
Wisconsin went this boy off to Pixies
Peak and from there by swift stages
into the real West. and into the thick
of the rough life of that region. SIAM
peded by Indians more than once. es-
young Will made his way into Arizona,
where in a swift course he graduated
from many occupations into that. fin
ally, of upholder of the law in the per-
son of william Breckenridge, sheriff.
This is a breath taking "reminiscences OF
mining and feuds, of trigger-finger
poker games. of murder and the quick
action of justice. of ranching, of the
Vigilance Committee on the trail, OF the
Geronimo trouble-indeed, events crowd
here for place and speech, events OF
such a nature as to appear quite I'M
believable. Yet, this Is history. This
is the rise of city of Arizona, the
fabulous Tombstone, from the wild days
of its beginnings up to its present re-
spectacle and rather drab existence.
And this graphic going back to earlier
and more active days is quite indis-
pensable record of one part of the West
to those who are looking for the facts
Of expansion and settlement in that
quarter. And, somehow. despite the
flight of time and the changed days
that now confront us, this is as vivid
story. as realistic picture, as COM
municable an adventure as one will
come upon in many long day. One
rather envies this ex-sheriff of Tomb
stone, for he surely had good time
recalling those early days of hunting
the bad man.