Word: told
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...postscript which in spite of its kindly spirit might well be omitted. Mr. Schenck's "Missing Mistletoe" is slow in getting under way, and sudden ever afterwards. Much of the dialogue lacks ease, but, the sudden part is diverting. Mr. Warren's "Lost Christmas" is a story of sorrow, told creditably yet lacking power. Mr. Whitman's "Chamburlesque" I cannot estimate fairly without reading the work it parodles--and this, if the parody is just, I should be sorry to do. If I were judging the story by itself, I should be tempted to call it capable but vulgar...
After describing the sensations of his 40 hours of floating in the upper air currents and of the landing at Asbury Park, New Jersey, Mr. Clayton told of the great use that has been made of balloons and kites during the last 20 years for scientific research of the atmosphere...
...ends and secondary defense was plainly brought to light. With the Indians' strong interference, they could not prevent the Carlisle backs from gaining frequently around the ends. The Harvard offense was strong enough, however, to push the ball over when within striking distance of the goal line, and, all told, the backs played a strong game against the Indians' stubborn defense...
...commonplace stories, unenlivened by anything in the style of their telling. Better far is Mr. Whitman's "Morning with the Army." Though if one remembers aright, it is not so good as some of his other "small-boy" stories. Mr. Biddle's "His Last Resort" is cleverly conceived and told, but too improb- able even though laid in a land broader-minded than...
...port after long days at sea, by an awkward exit in a temporizing last paragraph. As a result, the whole article has the air of not knowing what to do with its hands. Mr. MacVeagh's "The Young God's Holiday" is a true and graceful allegory, well told, phrased and staged...