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THE ATHENAEUM 47 construction is fourteen hundred and fifty pounds. Soames sees a chance to get rid of Bosinney and to get back the extra two hundred pounds by bringing a liability suit against Bosinney in th court. He tells Irene about his plans; she does not approve, she continues to flirt with Bosinney and to pay her husband less atten tion The trial comes, Bosinney is not there. The verdict is given to Soames against Bosinney. Soames rushes home to tell his wite about his victory and finds that she is not there. June, after reading about Bosinney at the court, could not stay away from mm; s e goes to his office; there she finds Irene. June, for the first time be lieves that Irene is in love with Bosinney. Irene confesses that she cares for Bosinney, but does not love Soames. She goes away Fin ally it is reported that Bosinney has committed suicide by allowing a vechicle to run him down. Irene returns home, and still continues her indifference toward Soames. Soames would like to divorce her, but there was disgrace; he would like to whip her, but she might now, love him, if he would be tender and kind to her. He decides to be lenient with her. BEN-HUR By Genevieve Taylor, ’26. “Ben-Hur” by Lew Wallace is a striking and intensely interesting tale of the Christ. This story contrasts very ostensibly the ? rl J at ® public, and religious life of Jews and Romans before the birth ot The outstanding character of this story is Ben-Hur, a prince of Judea; other important characters are Simonides once a slave of the Ben Hur family, who became a rich merchant after the confiscation of the Ben-Hur estate by Valerius Gratus, the emperor of the Roman Empire at that time; Ulderim, a rich sheik of the Eastern desert; Esther, the daughter of Simonides; and Oris, the daughter of Baltha sar one of the three wise men of the East who was guided by the star to the birth-place of Christ. The story begins with the. strange meeting of the three wise men of the East and their journey under the guidance of the lllustri- ous star. Just about the time that the story of Christ was heralded far and wide, Valerius Gratus, the Roman Emperor, was wounded while leading his cohorts in a great procession. Ben-Hur who was witnessing the procession with his sister, Tirzah; from their house top was accused of throwing and hurting the emperor. The Romans be came infuriated and seized Ben-Hur’s mother and sister and cast them into prison. ... . c Ben-Hur became a galley slave. From this day a glowing fire ot revenge burned in Ben-Hur’s heart. He endured almost unbearable hardships and became renown on account of his great skill and power of endurance. Throughout his suffering he did not know what had become of his mother and.sister. Suppose Nobody Cared! I Care! Do You!