.... The story entitled "The Goal " has some good descriptive touches but its plot (if it can he said to have one) is decidedly weak. Very early in the s... ...m: ISookhl "Go/yo ro lU'noi'E' Maitttl^ lilt R,-i]ucsl cal, nature-loving, narrative, dra- matic and even didactic poetry It has ranged from the simpl... ...hardly justi- fied in classing thera as pessimist- ic. Some of the bits of narrative have shown, however, a marked advance in respect to the finer por... .... "Lucasta" fails by trying to be interesting with tbe wires in sight. The plot and the incidents of tbe story are interesting enough, save for the ta... ...t. "Lucasta" fails by trying to b« interesting with the wires in sight The plot and the incidents of tht story are interesting enough, savi for the ta... ...he reporter,and ask, "When is he go- ing to act like n reporter?" Yet, the narrative is so well done, and the denouement so clever, that we are dispos... ...able interest. Before the reading of the play, Professor Wild outlined the plot and explained briefly the place which the "Adelphi" occupies among the... ...here is a strength, an impetuosi- ty in the telling which marks first rate narrative power, but the read- er refuses to be enthralled by the sweetness... ...re are two other storiei, both well told. "The Gullible Qhost"^ has a good plot and a most at-' tractive title. The method used in telling the story i...