Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

wears combined From candle-light to electric
blaze. From horseback shank's mare to
motor and airplane. In every direction full
proof of developments astounding. To live
competenty and usefully in this of quick
shift and momentous expansion bespeaks the
man of parts and powers.
IN. 1t is against the background of modern
achievements that the career of Levi Parsons
Morton unfolds. The ancestral strain receives
exact recording from the author A signifi-
cant strain. The early New England environ
ment also is carefully counted In Its ERECT
upon habit and character Certain subtle
sources of growth, certain implied powers OF
adaptation, forecast, in a measure, the I'M
usual future that waits upon this Vermont lad.
Swiftly the story opens up to young Nor
tons success as a small merchant, to his more
positive success as a big merchant. From WI
lage to city to metropolis the business career
moves. From merchant to banker is logical
advance. From banker to controlling spirit In
huge financial corporation is also in the line
of direct business logic AS merchant, as
banker, as money magnate, Levi Morton was
all the time in contact, immediate more re-
mote, with the people-buyers, depositors, in
vestors. Not the least of his gains was that of
knowing the affairs of all orders of the citi-
zenry. An easy step over into the realm OF
politics. And, quite naturally this man be-
came the wise and benevolent politician look
ing out for the wel-being of the people in the
character of the laws set for their protection,
in the administration of those laws for justice
to all And, in this case, the politician became
the statesman. The career of Mr.. Morton is a
beautiful unit Of human development. Mer-
chant, banker, financier, Minister to France,
Vice President of the United States, Governor
of New York, head and front of Civil Service
Reform. All this, because the man belonged
10 his time, to his vastly changing day, in
honesty and ability and in power to foresee and
to meet the momentous matters so swiftly fac
ing upon his country, upon our country and
upon the world. A great story.
High scholarship, immense research of Scien-
tific scope and implication, are at the founda-
ton of the study. 1t is, therefore. docu-
mented work, authentic and complete But 1t
Is more than this. It is a story. The story Of
an important Americans life, one cast like
drama with its mounting action, with its pauses
OF suspense or Of relaxation, with its climax Of
calm subsistence rather than that of either
disaster or loud victory. Here Is, instead, the
beautiful and logical ending of a life well spent,
brilliantly spent in public service. great
story. Today Is the very day for its wide read
ing.
ROGUE HERRIEs. BY Hugh walpole. author
Of THE Dark Forest" etc. New York
Doubleday, Doran & Co.
THAT was the name they gave him, "Rogue"
All the folks roundabout why not? He
was different Any one not like the rest of us
man, Rogue Herries-a naughty, clustering
fellow, with riding whip in hand ready to ply
1t upon any poor wight crossing his path
viii. bad man with the women. Had q wife
OF his own too. Sold one of his ladiesI An
unSpeakable man, that Herries And vet how
the women loved hint Not so much, though
as did his little son, David-that IS a pearl OF
price that story Of Rogue Herries and his little
boy, David. 1t brings back so wildly one OF
Hugh Walpole's best, the story, Jeremy" A
one vyhA ole fS ff0r
quite so fully caught up in true inspiration as
when he has little lad in hand, and in heart
And that is saying much, for Hugh Walpole
Is going TO be judged great writer-when he
has been dead long enough. However, let us
90 back to Francis Herries, Rogue" man
OF passionate RACES, man Of desperate be-
haviors-just a greatly lonely man. Somewhere
IN the world or somewhere in some world there
E-there must be-the substance of that which
here and now Is a fiimsy, floating escaping
dream. SO, his life is one of pursuit. Yet to
the eyes of those roundabout he is a swagger-
ing bully, and good deal of a failure in this
mans world where money is the measure of
Che man. Never cramped, though, that
there Is not room and means for the big Herries
gesture, for the fine fare Of old and roomier
days. In a setting, such as Hugh Walpole can
make. In stern and unfriendly corner of the
land whose power Is to reflect the passionate
hours of the Rogue or to presage dimly the
destiny Of him. the great story of calamity
moves ON its way. Not as If it were a man,
q mere man, finally lost to himself and to life
Hut as If, instead, some great structure
eemple or other creation of grandiose implica-
GaOns-had fallen into neglect and final for
getting. And this master effect comes about
by way of familiar happenings-family affairs,
Sickness death, remarriage. And in this web
Is picked out the Saga Of David" oh, a
great and beautiful drama OF hfe-of Rogue
k1erreS-of David.