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? Will Turn People to Col
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edented Advertising
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lishers are at preocnt spcclallztns In
' books bearlnc on the war, the majority
'anticipate tlw blsscat sales In fiction.
,That tho public, sated with war litera
ture, will soelt diversion In romance la
fthe general opinion prevailing nmonir
publishers both in Sew York and Phlla-
! delphla.
"We look for a Action boom nlonff to-
ward Christmas nnd Bprinff," declared tho
'manager of a ' Philadelphia publbhlnc
house. "We believe that, depressed and
surfeited with war horrors, people will
want to forget themselves and the war
In engrossing llctlon, Wo believe also
that the European conflict will change
the character of fiction. There la a ten
dency on the part of readers to select
high-colored romances, full of sentiment,
adventure and excitement. Tho pale, ane
mic books .which have sold widely will'
fall to' stimulate tho reader's Imagination.
"At the present time there Is a lull in
t i-book sales, but we ure confident that, by
the holidays, business will revive and
"peoplo will buy novels as perhaps they
never have before. "Working along these
lines, we plan u bg advertising cam
paign; in fact, wo shall spend more
money advertising this Christmas than
ever."
Jefferson Jones., tho manager of the
JJohn Lane Company, New York, stated
the other dny that the book sales of this
Arm for September and October exceeded
those of tho same period last year.
"A depression generally In business be
cause of tho war was Inevitable," said
3Ir. Jones. "Still, It Is an extraordinary
.Tact that, with the war going 6n, we have
,old more novels this fall than during a
similar period In 1913. What do I think
tho effect will be on fiction? Person
ally I think tho big writers will have
iUrcat sales, but I fear. It will be an in
auspicious spring for newcomers. Pub
lishers, for one thing, will feel mre con
fident of Investing money In established
'sellers und less willing to tako chances.
.However, tho war will not deter publish
ers from publishing that Is certain."
, At the cilices of Henry Holt It was also
., eald that the fiction sales of the last
' month surpassed those of 1913. E. J.
Clode declared that he would specialize
entirely on Action next spring.
reopie are going to get tired of read-
Fannie HeasUp Lea. author of "Sicily
Ann" Harpers.
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will jvant good Action. You can never
tell what will make a, hit, but I ftm con
fident there, will he blc sates for tho right
jkind of romance."
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fl8Graiesed. n,ld English authors engaged In
3g about the war, an unparalleled
iunuy no come tor American novel
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Rex Beach, autltor of "The
The Continental Theatre
"The Theatre of Today" Is not tho
theatre of America, Tho subtly organ
ised tool of culture which Hiram Kelley
Moderwelt describes In his admlrablo
book, "Tho Theatre of Today" (John
Lane Company, N. Y.), Is a product of
the last 16 yenra of German and Russian
development. And nobody knows whether
it has gone up In tho cannon-smoke or
Whether It Is going serenely forward
under tho Imr-prlouR routlna of bureau
cratic government.
Air. Modcrwcll's book Is an accurate
measure of how un-American tills thea
tre In. To begin with, the Continental
theatre la literature; there are four chap
ters on "Intellectual Forces" and ono on
"PhlloJophy in the Modern Drama."
Added to that. It Is moro than lltoraturo.
It backs up tho spoken word by a wholo
world of art that our "producers" hardly
dream of.
Mr. Modcrwell describes the mechani
cal Improvements, such aa revolving am'
Blidlng stages nnd Indirect lighting, and
explains the Introduction of pure design,
"styles," and new refinements of color
und light, thnt make tho imaglnatlvo
stagecraft of Max Iteinhardt nnd Gor
uon Craig what It Is.
Added to all this which America has
only guessed nt, is the economic organi
zation of tho German stage. The book
describee tho repertory system, tho act
ing societies and the municipal theatres
by which stock companies present this
literature and stagecraft as our whole
sale) touring system can never hope to
do. The theatre of today is thus a syn
thesis of many nrts.
Hut Mr. Moderwcll's book Is moro tnan
good reporting. It Is not only tho best,
clenrest, most oxact and most readable
uccount that we have yet had of tho
Continental theatro; It Is also a demo
cratic Interpretation of culture as ex
pressed through tho most democratic of
mediums, the playhouse.
History of Labor Unions
Helen Marot's "American Labor
Unions" (Henry Holt & Co., New YorlO
Is iv clear statement Of the attitude toward
life and work taken by the laboring man
who scon In the union tho miu morhod
of his salvation. It Is written by n mem
ber of an American Federation of Labor
local, hut It la fair to all types of union
ism, and In Its discussion of tho Indus
trial "Workers of the World Is eminently
well Informed.
The book combines a Judicious amount
of Illuminating history with criticism nnd
analysis, and Is therefore valuable as n
text book, apart from Its excellence as
a criticism or explanation.
illsa Marot's keenness of mind Is
shown by such a thing as her distinc
tion between the trado union (American
Federation of Labor) as natural, ns rep
resenting the relation of normal labor to
normal capital, while tho craft union Is
artificial, as representing the abnormal
relation of labor to capital which has
come about through tho abnormal synthe
sis of capital.
With a natural feeling for tho trade
union, tho author points out the demarca
tion between the older and tho newer
type; that tho American Federation of
Labor stands for "a fair day's wage for
a fair day's work." while the Industrial
Worker of tho World ,nccemarlly deny
the ancient belief that the laborer Is
worthv of his hire, because they bellevo
that the entire relation between capital
and labor Is unnatural.
Clever Short Stories
Collections of short stories. If good and
unusual, will always And favor; and
these aro surely worthy of being per
petua'ted which are presented by the
Mncmlllan Company. New York, In the
volume, "The Game of Life and Death,"
by Lincoln Colcord.
The stories have a tang of artistic
Aavor that reminds one of Stevenson.
They breathe of the salt sea, too, and
it Is easy to see that the man who wrote
them knows the deep and the tollers of
the deep clean to the core.
Lee Fu Chang, the dominant character
In the leading story, which gives the
book Its title. Is a really great conception
aa they need not be told who have
read of his adventures In that other
boQk by the same author, "The Floating
Diamond."
Wagner and the Lion
Possibly German Influence upon tho
small disaffected Boer element In South
Africa may have an effect similar to that
Which German music once had upon one
of Its animal citizens according' to an
Incident related by SirQllbert Parker, In
his novel, "The Judgment House" (Har
pers). One of the characters said: "I
saved my life with the cornet once. A
Hon got Inside niy zareba In Rhodesia. I
hadn't my sun within reach, but I'd been
playing the cornet, and Just as he was
crouching I blew a blast from Itone of
those Jarring discords of Wagner In tha
'Goetlerdaemmerung' and ha turned tall
and get away Into the bush with a howL"
"' hi .
Girls at School
It seams (hat boy and girts will tfic a
!ng time read books of adventure ' and
tlM tar a llwe animal stories, but In
the Iobo run they swtasr back to Uls
of school Ufa. So haalthy yeuMgsUr
Trill apprealate "Jo MaxwaU Sohool
aW V Wwt P nW tWpte). a
Asa human story, showing that a lrl'
life at ahoal Is Bet always rose.
Jo, however, by bar absolute straight
forwardness, win the friendship even Of
her entmtw, ad all turns out splendidly.
iacludias; Um biutlfui roioiu. that
form tha t-.a,Agyow4 Xnt to story. i
LISDOKft-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1914.
auction Block" Harpers.
Children in Bondage
"God'a battle!" Thus the authors
concclvo the subject of which they treat
In "Children In Bondage" (Hearst's In
tcrnntlon'al Library Company, N. Y.),
and in the spirit of that conception Ed
win Mnrkliatn, Judge Llndsey nnd George
Creel dipped their pons and wrote.
This book, 11 lied with a crusading fer
vor which Is especially stirring In the
11 chapters by Air. Mnrkham, presents
thp enso of 2,000.000 little children who aro
fed annually Into the Btecl Jaws of the
modern Industrial machine to be man
gled, mind, body and soul. It Is full of
pity and full of, logic. It Is a battling
cry to American cltlzons to Join In ro
volt and assault against Mammon guilty
of tho crlmeB of child labor and moro
cruel to his victims than Moloch, It
makes visible the horrible process of de
stroying these little ones, so helpless and
hopeless, hut its urgent appeal Is not
only for their rescue, but for tho defense
of society Itself.
Child Inbor Is sot forth as a fundamental
evil, with underlying nnd compelling re
lations to vice, crime, disease, low wages
and the ferment of unrest. And "If wo
nie to win free from tho evils which men
nco our experiment In democracy wo
must guard our youth." We must con
servo the children.
Tho book Is, above nil things else, what
can rightly be called a "human docu
ment," and along with its emotionalism
goes a calm consideration of ways and
means for winning the campaign of
which it Is Itself a part. That campaign
centres on tho adoption of a uniform
child labor law by all States.
Man Plots Against Queen
When J. C. Snatth turns his atten
tion to tho historical novel, it la to be
expected that he will do something bril
liant and cheerful, good-humored nnd
generally delightful to read. Expecta
tions fulfilled, will be the general verdict
on "Anno FevcrMiam" (Appleton's, N. Y.).
The book deals with a young man wrong
fully accused of plotting against Queen
Elizabeth already you sco Shakespeare
hovering In tho background and a maid
Rosle reads a love letter "The
Rosie World," by Parker H. Fillmore
Henry Holt. ,
wrongfully spanked by a father who
would In our time be the director of
Ilolloway Gaol. Together these misun
derstood young folk Journey, fall In with
Richard Burbage and Will Shakespeare,
play with them, and are saved by them.
The scene in which Anne plays Rosalind,
and Is discovered, and In which Shakes
peare beards Gloriana Elizabeth In her
court. Is splendidly exciting. And the
scene In which Burbage offers to give
himself In Shakespeare's place to the
hangman Is genuinely moving.
Mr. Snaith has perhaps Invented his
tory. But ho has retained his old power
of dealing superficially with things and
giving the Impression of reality. What Is
more he has made historical characters
almost humanly ogreable which Is an
achievement.
Get Busy!
Get out that saw and hammer, you
fagged-out office worker, and get after
fio health iVG recreation that an ait you
in the cellar or attio. It's easy all
on've tut tn do Is to rig up a 'It tie
carpenter btuch. buy some luinorr. j,-et
yjurtutlt it few extra loots nnd sat to
work. Think of all the things J can
make for the bau-wlndaw siresns,
txok -shelves, tables, earved fuiultuie,
fixtures and what-not. Baaides, wi.uldn't
it b jolly to fix (tie doorbell, do a "ttte
plUUlnS or aas-flulng between llm&i,
wr, 11 yeu wanted to be real ambtttous,
Uy a brick or cfitent walk oi ;ar
ib Ueuae' lu.jiu.ie days of war lulk
aiwj dearth ef t ys .nade In Garuiany,
you toujbt even ant to buUd 4 lilt!
lttlahlii (w the vhMwti'a Chi U, una.
We haven't fouad the Uatruettoi-i to
ibis last nixnil'H.cd mat In "viy Mhu
Hi Own Mechanic" (Frederick A.
Stokes Company, New York), but w
hdv found about ever thing Use Tha
jimi who is at all liand with tools, auS
Y..i.ls to become handivi will flsd ia It
a Jrjfbutr gold mine of bints and htlpa.
Scientific Discovery
of Baffling Crime
"Guy aarrlck," a new detective atory
by Arthur B Hccve (Hearsi'a Interna
tional Library Company, New York), Is
a story of hlghty specialized crime,
matched by a specialist In detection who
has at his command the moat extracr
dlntry of ultra modern scientific con
ventions, of so highly detective a char
acter that It Is not even safe to think a
wrong thought within their radius,
A blue nutomohllo Is stolen, and thereby
hangs the tto. The owner discovers that
ho also otrns, ns part of his vast estate,
the gambling resort from which the dead
body of a girl was taken and placed In
the automobile before the car vanished.
Tito young millionaire, of unlmpeachnble
morals and blameless life, calls upon Guy
Garrlck for his supcrsctcntldc skill In
corralling criminals.
For a time tho air is filled with sul
phur; nvnaslnntlon and abduction are at
tempted,' Vanishing bullets are deflected
by bullet-proof cloaks, poisonous gas Is
found much moro effective In reducing
the strength of the enemy than knock-out
drops or blows, and eventually Iho villain
Is completely foiled. He, by the way, Is
tho Inst person to be suspected by tho
gentle readers, nlthough It nppcars that
tho detective had mado his deductions
from the color of the millionaire's eyes
or his hair or something equally obvious
at tho very beginning of the story..
There Is nn nffalr of the heart, but
told In a half-hearted fashion, as though
a sop were thrown to a public that prefers
even Its newest detective Action sugar
coated with the old romance.
H. de Vere Stacpoole. author of
"The Presentation" and "Poppyland"
John Lane.
Man Paralyzed
on Wedding Day
Lurid, pulsating, "hold - me - or - I'll
scream" descriptions and dialogues, 375
pagos of them, go to make up the wildly
Bclntlllant Aame of "Tho Torch of Life,"
by Rachel S. Macnamnra (G.P. Put
nam's Sons, Now York). The author of
"Tho Fringe of the Desert" here evolves
tho novel situation of a woman living
ten years ns tho wife of a man who hnd
become paralyzed on their wedding day:
then, free at 29, starting out to avenge,
through a series of burning love, ad
ventures, the punishment of that empty
decade.
Tho love she finds at first Is without
that highly essential adjunct of the
Little God, wings; but In the end Cupid
cemes to her properly pinioned and ready
to make up for past mistakes. Tho life
and color of tho South of Italy aro
vividly portrayed; the style Is sprightly
and very modern.
The South Before the War
"Dan coma da mandrake an' da moose.
Den come da mandrake an' da moose,
Den como do mandrake an' de mooae
Do hlckory-pottamua an' de goose,"
Do you balongT"
So) slntrs tho old negro in George W.
Cable's latest novel, "Gideon's Band"
(Scrlbner's, New York), which de
lightfully pictures life on tho Mississippi
Itlver as it was eight years before tho
Civil "War. Tho story begins on board
tho Votaress and concerns Itself with a
feud between the owner, Courtney, and
Hayle, tho head of a rival line. The cap
tain of the Votaress being 111, Courtney
and his son are to navigate the steamer
uprlver, but soon And that they are car
rying dangerous passengers In the per
sons of their rival and his two sons.
However, Ramsey Hayle and Hugh Court
nuy fall In love, so Hugh refuses to be
lured Into a quarrel with the girl's broth
ers. Tho steamer chugs up the river.
Suddenly a rumor arises that there Is
cholera aboard. The trip continues, with
frequent stops for the burial of victims
of the dread disease. To make matters
worse, n mutiny threatens. The con
tagion reaches the first cabin, and to keep
matters from reaching a state of open
violence Ramsey Hayle and Hugh Court
ney organize an entertainment that shall
give the passengers something to think
of besides the horror of the voyage.
Ramsey "stars" with her younger brother
dead and her brave Creole mother on the
verge of death. Then, however, a long
lost slave girl turns up and clears away
the mystery, The Hayle brothers commit
suicide and there Is no obstacle to the
marriage that wo have been expecting all
along.
A Novel Animal Book
That was a Joyous time In the lives ot
the monkey, the bear and the other ani
mals when they hopped out ot the big
book in Grandpa's library and started
out ''to do the town." About the fun
nlLst of all thilr experiences was when
they scared the milkman's horse and
made a feast of the milk spilled about
the street, although their antics in the
department store were quite as laughable.
And, Just aa they were In a plight as
to how to have the presents for Qiartd
pa's thirteen grandchildren delivered,
and how to get home themselves, along
came who do you suppose? why none
other than Santa Claua, of courss, and
solved the dlfflaulty. It Is all told delight
fully In "The Animal Book," by William
Allen Butler (Praderiek A. Stokes Co,
New York), and the Illustrations by
Hlolo Dodge Pattee aro worthy of the
text.
All About Animals
In TTeH.Me.WltJr SiorUs About Ani
mals" (MaSrlde NaaU, 0. , H. Claudy
again answers the eager questions of a
little bjur regarding 'animals and their
life- Tbjs tie be ttlls about the eaigtn
ef the dewaaUe animals, and the more
timid creatures of the woodland, and
how they have evolved from wild animals
ef te great forwt and Junrte.
"In England at a given hour everybody Imbibes tea." "Europe Revised,"
by Irvin S. tobb Doran.
"The Last Christian"
Whether or not Georgo Klbbo Turner
means to Imply that tho Christian church
Is npproachlng the obsolete stage Is care
fully concealed In his novel, "The Last
Christian" (Hcaist's International Li
brary, Now York). He rehashes, through
the conversations of his characters, all tho
moro or, less hackneyed doubts nnd re
bellious arguments of those persons who
think they have become too advanced to
accept tho old dogmas, Hut to offset this
he devotes plentiful spnee to the reasons
given by the faithful why the scriptural
revelations nnd laws should be adhered to.
Don't imagine from tho title that you
aio going to rend about the Anal over
throw of tho Church, You would, of
course, be entitled to suppose this. Hut
tho 'last Christian" referred to Is merely
tho last ono In a certain small New
England town to keep tho faith to tho
letter. Most of the others adopted liberal
views, some departed from tho fold alto
gether. Of theso lnttcr Calvin Morgan, tho
young hero-lover, was one, and wo are
left to infer that his sweetheart eventually
followed him. Sho was the daughter of
tho pastor of the White Church, old
Mr. Grlswold, the title character In the
book. And ho remains the biggest, truest
chnracter, notwithstanding that ho dwin
dles to a. lono minority. -,
New Hall of Fame
America Is to havo a new sort of Hall
of Fame, ono to rival even tho sailing
lists of tho Aqultanlo. For James Mont
gomery Flagg, prince of Illustrators, has
collected CO of his famous caricatures
of famous men, under the title of "The
Wcll-Knowns," and tho collection, the
first of Its kind In this country, will be
published tho coming fall. Jack Barry
more at his most-tailored, Caruso in the
throes of a solo, and trying to look
slender; Roosevelt nnd Will Irwin and
Harrison Fisher, Georgo Barr Mc
Cutchcon and Lincoln Stcffens and Nor
man Hapgood (making bellevo that he Is
a baseball editor Instead of a Journalis
tic statesman), tho famous caricature of
President Wilson which caused a bo
holder to declare that Flagg should be
Imprisoned for leso majeste for drawing
it such aro a few of the pictures. Prob
ably no artist in tho country knows so
many famous men personally as does
Flagg, and In "The Wcll-Knowns" he
gives his own Intlmato view of them.
Charming heroine of "Selina," by
George Madden Martin Apple
ton's. New "Martha" Book
Henry Hojt & Co., New York, have
given to the public another of the de
lightful 1 "Martha1, books, by Julie Jf,
Llppman', whose "Martha By-the-Day"
hai. been dramatized for the present
season wth May Robson In the title part.
Martha Is a line Irishwoman with a
philosophy very much on the Mrs. Wlggs
order. In tho first book she befriends a
good girl whom she Ands friendless and
homeless In New York city. In another
volume we And her in the country, again
acting tho part of the Good Samaritan in
her original, picturesque way. And pow,
in "Martha and Cupd," she has a 'love
affair of her own and becomes happily
married.
The rich humor and kindly wisdom
which shone In the preceding volumes
are here, orfereU In finished form; and,
best of all, the story has a refreshing
Christmas Aavor.
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BOOKS
We are often asked "Have
you a novel worth while that
will hold my interest to the
last page?" Such a book is
The Way of the Strang
By RIDOWELL CULLUM,
Prfcfr ?t.35. Buy Your Cooy
Today. "
Jacobs sHss?"
1210 WALNUT ST,
An English Love Story
"It's past all undcrstandin' what I see
In yer to bo so Boft with yer." So Bald
Jane lo Bellamy In tho book of that
nnma by Elinor Mordaunt (John Lano
Company, New York). But when you
read this gripping tale of love and ad
venture in tho British Isles you do not
wonder that ono who had como to know
him well should be "soft" with Bellamy.
His "essentially literary and artistic
ego" cntised him to bo mlsundorstood by
many persons with whom he tried to deal,
but his pure, manly qualities wero bound
to obtain recognition at last, nnd, what
was moro Important to him, brought him
the girl of his heart.
This Is not ono of tho "once-over"
books, but one which you will want to
keep on a convenient bookshelf to go
over again and again when you want
something to soothe, Inspire nnd In a
measure Instruct you.
An Adventure in Kindness
There can be adventures of many va
rieties, from tho adventures of tho fire
eatlno; swnshbuckler to adventures In
practical kindness. To the lnttcr class
belongs Stelln G. S. Pcrry novel, "Tho
Kind Adventure" (F. A. Stdl:e:i Company,
Now York). A brother nnd sister scp
arato for their summer holiday, tho one
going tn tho sea, the other necking the
mountains, On parting they ngreo to
give somu ono a good time, and tho ful
filling of this compact Is tho body of the
story. Betty, the sister, becomes Inter
ested In nn old couple, who havo lost
their son nt sea. Robert, her brother,
meetii a famous artist nnd his daughter,
who live alono In tho mountains. Then
tho reader c-ntB n mystery. It seems
that there, Is a bond that connects thesu
two widely dissimilar families. Tho dis
covery of the secret and tho restoration
of their grandchild to the old couple
forms a story that, whllo intended pri
marily for children, wilt hold the In
terest of tho elders ns well. Charmingly
told, this tale should enjoy tho samo pop
ularity that was tho roward of Miss
Perry's previous book, "Go to Sleep."
"The Charm of the Antique"
"The Charm of the Antique," "by Robert
and Elizabeth Sllacklelon (Hearst's In
ternational Library Company, Now York),
is written enthusiastically nnd the human
eloment is kept well to tho front. Tho
authors ore so completely under tho spell
of tho antique that thry are sometimes
too exuberant In adjectives. However,
this Is better than If tho subject were
treated In a lifeless classification manner,
and It will please and Instruct all who
have already felt the charm, and may
servo to create a lively Interest In those
who have never felt the Joy of collect
ing old and beautiful things.
Behind the human Interest there Ii solid
knowledge of the history nnd art value of
antique furniture and furnishings. Tho
different periods are clearly distinguished,
and, thanks to excellent Illustrations, tho
reader can see for himself what the
authors mean In their descriptions. No
one who wishes a. homo In good taato
should be without this book, nnd fortu
nately It Is so well gotten up that It may
be used as a Christmas gift
On the British Army
"The British Army from Within." by
E. Charles Vivian (George II. Doran Com
pany, New York), is an intimate study of
tho great British volunteer force by a
man quick to point out its virtues and
not slow to acknowledge Its vices and
weaknesses. Its treatment Is so minute
and yet so graphic that a very clear
Idea Is obtained of the dally life of the
privates, oven to the margin of spending
money they have per day nnd how they
use it. The work Is thoroughly up to
date, and Is written In the light of the
new army that Kitchener Is now forming.
It may serve as a popular handbook on
one of the Allies for all who are Inter
ested In the present war, and our reg
ular army and mllltla officers will And
it Instructive. If a full and exact knowl
edge of the subject Is valuable, plus n
good style In presentation, the work
ought to be popular.
Death of Garland's Father
The father of Hamlin Garland has Just!
died. Ho was the original of several
characters In his ton's books the prin
cipal figure In "The Return qf ye Pirate"
in "Main Traveled Roads." Born a New
Englauder, he spent most ot his life on
tho border, living the free life- In the
open which Mr, Garland has so often
described.
NEW BQOKS TO KNOW
The Strange Woman
By SIDNEY McCALL
To a conservative American town there returns, after
some years abroad, the town's most promising vounc
man, And ha brings with him his future wife, a
woman who is young, beautiful, witty and talented,
but New, How the old town and tha new woman
reaat. on, each othqr makes a story of rare individuality
and: charm, written by the gifted author of "Truth
Dexter.". UlustraM. fJJOnef,
OWaJessie Willcox Smith,
Mother Goose
You need not fear that this book will lack some of the
Jfntrlw you used to love, and which you want soma
mtle one to know This is the moat cpmpletod the
Bandsomest "Mother QoosV' published; wntainlne 400
more rhyme than any other edftioi AiTaS ftS
tamtw. fSJ0
puber. DQpD, MEAD
Mrtfhnr ExoloitS
Beautiful Daughtet
Leaving behind him the peUucldly clean
atmosphere of Alaska and ?
Beach has taken a literary plunge Into tho
dirty whirlpool of night life In
eltr-lh. Great Blight Way, ns II rtojiM
bo termed. He has done this In Tn
Auction Block," published by Harper.
Here be It said that the- novel Is well
done, but not ns a Uonard Merrick or
a Sutlermann would have done It. Mr.
Beach Is too American to be able to
.,..,o,.n,i i.i vleo with tho glamour of
refinement; he Is too steeped In the real
ism of the day, to bo able to veil dissi
pation with that thin gauze of attractive
ness so necessary to sugarcoat the pill
what's n mere mixing of metaphors be
tween literary friends anyway?
The heroine of tho auction block Is
Lorelei Knight, daughter of a Bch,e,n'"f
small-town mother-perhaps a. prowtyp
of Evelyn Thaw. Lorelei Is blessed wltn
n "rotten" brother and nn ncqulescent
fnfhor. na well as with the beauty SO
..,.. tn rtroadway life. She comes,
she Is seen and she conquers.
It Is tho
dressed In
old story, furblsneu nnew,
...nf Mnfhnn nf tho fitylo
of 19H-tho
..... - 11,. .vmtii. nntv In this Instance
tho moth scorches not horsolf-the flut
terins of her wings extinguishes the
candle. , , 11 .
Lorelei supports her precious family
on her salary (sic), hor rake-off from ads
In which her name appears nnd from
commissions donated by restaurants to
which sho guides rich young fools But
nnd this Is rill Important to rememoer--Lorelei
Is pure ns the lilies, oven though
sho outdrcsses them. Bertha, the sew
ing machine girl, never had nnythlng on
Lorelei In tho purity line. Why. Anthony
Comstock himself could not have taken
offense at Lorelei's youthful outburst ot
virtue! , , .,
Still, ns will happen to tho best of
girls, the villains Btlll pursue her; fato
spins a Ano warp In which she Is en1
meshed; sho becomes Involved In n mur"
tler; gets Into tho clutches of a per
fectly healthy band of blackmailers and
of course, you have guessed It. comes
out unscathed to marry Bob Whnrtori,
the 'ero.
It la all too lovely for anything Just
tho sort of book no nicely brought up
girl would read aloud to her doting, near
sighted grandmother. And yet. "Tho
Auction Block" may turn out a best
sixth seller, for there's no accounting for
taste, ns the old mnld said when she
kissed tho cow.
4,
The Texas War
That ncver-tlrlng teller of tales which
Instruct while entertaining the young,
Edward S. Ellis, has this fall given to
his always hungry following two charm
ing stories, "Remember the Alamo" and
"Tho Three Arrows" (John C. Winston
Company, Philadelphia). Both deal with
tho Texan struggle for Independence.
Young Walter Brintou makes friends
with Ookoo, son of War Cnref Kurrlngn,
a Comanche. Tho boy, with his father
nnd uncle, goes to light In tha Texaji
army. In the Alamo attack tho lather
and uncle aro killed. Walter Is saved
by a stratagem of Ookoos. On threo of
the Indian's arrows tho boy had scratched
the letter "V." Tho first killed a traitor,
tho second was shot nt Walter (but with
a purposely untruo aim), and the third,
was given to tho boy as n memento.
Who Laughs Last
"Tho Last Rose of Summer." a story by
Rupert Hughes (Harpers), relates the ro
mance of a woman who In hor early
youth had seen herself left behind tn
lonely splnstcrdom while her friends who
were married let hor feel their pity for
her inferior state. Driven by necessity
to ecek employment n'a a clerk lit a shop
sho takes a now interest In clothes and
personal appearance, and then tho men
somo of those who had overlooked her
quiet charm in her girlhood days mako
up for past neglect.
PEUCH of
THE DEVIL
By GERTRUDE ATHERTQN
Author of "The Conqueror," etc.
"For other novels written
by a woman and having the
scope and power of Mrs,
Atherton'a we must harlc
back to George Eliot, George
Sand, and Madame de
Stael." American Review
of Reviews.
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