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I AL LL February 11, 1928 WINNETKA TALK 35 Just Paragraphs by Esther Gould Stanley Vestal has taken one of the figures dearest to the American heart in choosing Kit Carson as the subject of a biography for the spring. It seems that Mr. Vestal knows that Western country intimately, that he lived in it as a boy, was friendly with the Indians and was even permitted to view many Indian rites that adults would never have seen. So the out- look seems good for a sympathetic and interesting story of this romantic fig- ure. AMERICA ABROAD "THE GYPSY" By W. B. Trites Frederick A. Stokes Co. America is by way of becoming famous in France, what with Ernest Hemingway and now a new star in our firmament, W. B. Trites. "The Gypsy," Mr. Trites' first book, was published in France and received ex- travagant praise. Then it was brought over here and, given a most artistic format, has been launched in Amer- ica. It is interesting to speculate upon the reasons why a book of this type might be popular in France. It is the story of an artist, Arthur Mal- lock, a man who, at fifty, considers himself a failure. He has never, be- cause of indolence or lack of inspir- ation, been able to fulfill the promise his early work gave. Then one day in Spain his eye is caught by the figure of a young gypsy. Graceful and lithe "she walked as if to barbaric music." Arthur fell in love. His wife, Julia, with all the trust in the world helps Arthur to obtain the services of the gypsy as his model. She even has her come and live at their house. Arthur paints remarkable pictures. He becomes quite a sensation in New York, the inspiration all being due to the gypsy and the strange hold she has over him. The gypsy is crafty and, egged on by her mother, suggests that Arthur might marry her. She mentions poi- son in the same breath and Arthur seems by his silence to give tacit con- sent. So one evening Julia is poi- soned. The rest of the book is given up to Arthur's remorse and his own death. Now this seems the sort of thing which would appeal more readily to a French than an American audience. The French who make wide conces- sions to the passion they call love will more readily understand and forgive Arthur's remarkable compliance with the plot to kill the wife whom he deeply though not passionately loves. But that brings up the weakness of the book; it is in characterization and motivation. None of the characters live; they are paper dolls pasted on a background of real beauty. Mr. Trite's talent thus far has found it- self in description but not in the more intricate phases of a novel. pri 7777777 i The novel that has captivated the country: DUSTY ANSWER By Rosamond Lehmann A best seller everywhere! Chris- topher Morley said of it, "We have not had since "The Con- stant Nymph" a first novel of such brilliant cruel and tender beauty." 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