The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-17
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By Ber71ice FinneSan
UNCLE CALEB'S NIECE
By LarrimOre

There were times when Faith
Merrrillfelt, hundred times, when
she realized only too well that
character had always been less re-
warding to it's possessor and far
less alluring than charm. Take her
younger sister, Linda, for example.
Linda who was lovely-and knew
it; Linda who had had six invi-
tations to spend the summer with
friends, and who grudgingly had
come to Gray Gables" because
Faith had insisted. Linda had more
admirers than you could count, yet
Linda never worried, never seemed
concerned over the lamentable
status of the family finances-or
take mother who had been a Lam
ming from Virginia, and who'd be
one to her dying day or take
Lanny, who had fair for wearing
clothes he couldn't afford and a
penchant for being thrown out of
first class schools-or take Bill
Blake, who was an instructor at
Harvard, and who despite the fact
that he'd been born in New Hamp-
shire on a farm and worked hard
all his life, seemed to be complete
ly enchanted with all and by all of
them. And that was the part that
hurt most, for Faith could have
been as charming and gracious as
any of them had it not been for
the tremendous responsibility she
had assumed in proving to Uncle
Caleb that the Merrills could stand
on their own feet. And she intend
ed to see that they did, even If it
meant sacrificing the things she'd
dreamed of for years, even If it
meant losing Bill-Bill, who had
said she had character, but who
seemed so obviously impressed with
Linda's vivacity and charm-Bill,
who pitied her, when all she really
wanted was his sympathy.
To be sure there was still Miles
Harrington with his six feet and
two inches of well-tailored vitality,
but even Miles was a devoted slave
to Linda's smile.
Faith was pretty well fed up with
charm and with her SO generous
but so impulsive family, and even,
at times, with Bill Blake, until
but if you want to know what
happened, you'll have to read this
delightful story for yourself. If
you've never read a novel by Ida
Larrimore, you have a genuine
treat in store; if you are one of
the countless thousands who have
read such popular predecessors as
Mulberry Square, the Silver Flute,
Two Keys to a Cabin or Tuesday
Never Comes-to name but few
you'll take special delight in this
story of Uncle Caleb's Niece.
ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS
BY Sherwood
"Abe Lincoln in Illinois" fulfills
the highest expectations of those
who have watched Robert Sher-
woods career since his first play,
1.-THE Road to Rome" established
him as one of Americas front-rank
playwrights. Since then he has
moved steadily forward through
series of brilliant successes-among
them, Reunion in Fienna" and the
Pulitzer prize-winning idiots De-
light"
But "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" Is
far more than a brilliant modern
play. It's stirring evocation of the
American dream that grew within
Lincoln's brooding nature, its liv-
ing recreation of Lincoln's stormy
age speak with particular signifi-
canoe to this later age with par
ticular knowledge that has learned
to place a precious value upon our
heritage from Lincoln.
The authors account of how he
arrived at his conception of Lin
coin, Mary Todd, Herndon, Doug
las. and the other historical char
acters; his discussion of the prln-
cipal sources from which the ma
terial of the play was derived; and
the additional material that could
not be incorporated within the