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...Barber's Romance" is successful to the end. Pride and self-assertion compromised by marriage is the theme. But beside others, the story has this additional merit, that, as the writer says-and no one after reading would attempt to contradict him-the plot is founded on facts. The reader finishes the story with nothing but pity for the poor, insulted little Frenchman, brought by love to mediocrity; and is forced for a time on this one phase of life so well depicted...
...most hated enemies. It is a touching story of that devotion to a great chief so common among old soldiers. Even in his leader's deepest misfortune the veteran remains faithful. Despite a somewhat sudden transition in the death scene the story is realistic and fires the reader with a thrill of martial enthusiasm...
...Spring Flirtation" sustains to the last the interest of the reader, and is entirely free from that looseness so common in short stories which allows him to see the end when he has scarcely begun. The bits of description are delicate, and the treatment is, in the main, original. The writer shows power of observation particularly in the character of May Vernon. One who is familiar with a country church and its ways will be keenly interested in the story of "The Reverend Ambrose Wilson." The plot is less worthy than the treatment, and were it not for an unsuspected...
...Thought Transference" is a clear statement of the present condition of the work done by the Society for Psychical Research. The author does not attempt to express personal views on the subject, but lays the facts before the reader and leaves him largely to his own conclusions. The time has come when intelligent men can no longer close their eyes to such questions...
...article in an entirely different vein is "An August Dream." This is a pleasant story of summer life at Lake George and despite the fact that it sometimes drops into a little over sentimentality, it leaves a feeling of charm with the reader. To one who has spent a summer at Lake George, the story brings back pleasant recollections...