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Is there any geed reason te believe that what the great majority of Re publican voters urged for two years they opposed en the day of the elec tion? Then there were' six 'million totes for Cox, all for the League of Nations. Loek for Fact Twe a week from today. Cut this out and keep tl)e seven facts together. And don't fill te read "The Great Deception" by Samuel Colcord. 7.50 nf Bhekdealcrs. or Postpaid. Hftrry , Hansen v m the Chicago Daily Ncavs Vandemark's Felly it a great historical novel one of the best American romance in many years. It is every bitaa adventure some and romantle as Richard Carvel and much mere truly American. yandemarWs By Msrbbbt Quick s ALL BOOKSELLERS, $2.00 Bebbs-Merrill, Publithtrt Felly wmmymmmmim 7VW t nwj$sms. mmnmm rav- MA ?Jip ft .'a T - 83H FICTIONAND FACT BETWEEN COVERS Rangy Pete by . GUY MORTON A Western story of a character tis individual as anything in recent fiction. Net $1.75 SMALL, MAYNARD& CO , sn THE-YOUTH-WENT MAD What Happens-When anOnbai anced Mind Toels With Science One exceedingly fine and thought provoking drama with n country back ground and three shorter, less Impos ing , novelties cbmprlic the volume. "The Flutter of the Oeldlcnf," nub Halted by Clinrlcs Scrlbner's Sens. The Volume gets its title from the name or the longer antl mere serious ?lny, written In rolleborntlon by. Olive llferd Dargan and Frederick Peter Peter eon. It is in one single wenc, nlbclt a long one, and contains both n high degrce of artistry nnd n dramatic dig nity that would admit of stage pre sentation. ' One Is reminded of the vail chnnRc In rural dramas which has occurred In Tcccnt years and which linn bmilihcd the "Shere - Acres".- "Way - Down East" thing te' a pleaaant memory. The Miccecding school is far mere realistic, and Incidentally, nlmeHt always sur charged with gloem1 and a disthwing kind of liepplessncss which gives (he reader the idea,. Hint no meic morbid, terrible existence could' he conjured up tlinn life en n farm. The school- of Kugene O'Neill In the drama and Rebert Frest in the field of poetry is venly partially reflected In the present volume, but their note et the sadness nnd fntillty of everything In general and nothing In particular In Strongly prominent In "The Flutter of the. Oeldlcaf." It tells of a ceuntrj'-brcd. college educated boy who becomes immersed In a scientific study of the property of nir waves, iind believes by n delicate ap paratus with a geld leaf that he hns established a correspondence with some celestial body, net known te mankind. HK parents believe mm iceing maa (ns, indeed, the authors would seem te inslhuatc nt times themselves) nnd cnll two doctors. One, n specially from the city, half believes the jeuth's story, the country doctor has handcuffs In his pocket because he believes the boy Is likely te' become violent. An old sweetheart of the jeung In ventor is brought upon the fcene by the lattcr's mother, but at first the boy will have nathlng te de with her. Then her personality, the very netlccnble sex lure which she throws out te him, at tracts htm. nnif-befere lone the machine IS forgotten. ; While he Is net watch-; lag, she destroys the geluleaf nnd all the apparatus, flusl ns the strange Hut-, ter, which he calls n menace, comes ngnin. in a burnt of anguish nnd fury he. nearly chokes her, and this time both the doctors ngrce tnnt m- ihuh be committed jte fin institution ns hope hepe lebsly Insane." Their decision appears te be bf no especial interest te the stricken youth. The ether plnys in the volume- In clude "Kvcrychild," a pngennt, of no unusual Imagery by the Mime Swe nuthers, "The .Tourney," n pleasing Japanese playlet by Miss Dnrgun, nnd "Twe Doctors nt Akrngnu," n strange story of anlcent Greece, by Mr. Peter Peter eon. They are nil interesting, but hardly se suggestive or he powerful as the, first play in the volume. t-r ' i sLLLLLlMLLLLLLLLLflPi W hi m,: p$mmmmm4 wl vtL& SmmWmmWmX mPx 'wfct ,mwA w& kmkf KaftstfVR LaaaaaaaV, ajfBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaflr - saaaaaaaaaaaaaaHn'Jaalsr. AWWW , m : A-m THE WHITE PLAGUE and Tuberculosis Alleviation Prevention Discussed by Authority. The statement is made In connection with "Lessens en Tuberculosis and Consumption'.' (Funk & Wngnalls Company) that tuberculosis averages one victim in each family, and that roughly 00 per cent, or nine out of every tenj persons contract It in "some rlftirrfift ftltrlnif tlfn. Charles E. Atkinson, tbTc author, has nnn wiue experience in sanatoria buu public prnctice and has alie taught, hnvlnir hppn n 1irfilKir nt thk University of'CnTifernla. Ueth by equipment and experience, Dr. Atkinson is qualified te prevfde a manual of practical value and helpfulness both te the sufferer and the seeker of prevention. The result la this wealth et Health restoring, nenuu-. guarding instructions. t is written in plain, non-tcchnlcel language ana witn an ulfr, of optimism that makes it a stimulating and cheering volume. Dr. Atklnben's advice Is clear and practical. It has marked value for the stricken nnd is especially important for the warnings It sounds against the in sidious menaces of the disease. Hepe "A hutn-ilnpr of m Wiiiirti aieryj BetUn Hanftl. GEORGE B. McCUTCIIEON Whose rearlnc farce, "Yollep," will rest the tired business man CRIMINOLOGY AIRILY TURNED TOPSY-TURVY (Jcerge llarr McCutcheon must have had lets of fun with himself In writing ''Yollep" (Dedd, Mend & Ce.). It is a humorous study of the criinlnnl ns a law-abiding citizen. The law says thnt. If a mnn steals he must he punished, nnd while the man in undergoing pun ishment, he Is conforming te the full requirement of the lnw. MtCutchcen's criminal Is a burglar who hns been out en parole three months, much te his disgust, nnd has been devoting himself te burglary sb thnt he mny be sent 'back te prison te become n Inw-abldlng cltlsen once mere. ' When the, story opens he irt in the apartment of Crit tenden Yollep, with his revolver in Yollep's bunds nnd recovering from the surprise nt heing worsted ny ins in tended victim. .Various Interesting nnd unusunl things hnppen in the intervals et n tepsy-turvy sociological discussion, until finally (he thief says te Yollep: "You're either the gosh dnrndest feel livln' or else jeu're the slickest confi dence mnn outside of cnptislty, Which aic eti? That's what's entln' me." "I'm both." said Mr. Yollep. "That nin'f possible," said Mr. Smith, the burgllir. "Oh, yes. It is. I'm n milliner." This is u fnir sample of the tone of this renrlng fnrce. It Is the kind of thing which the tired business mnn will find most refreshing when lie settles down in nn easy chnlr nftcr dinner. THE RIDER OF GOLDEN BAR ' By - WILLIAM PATTERSON WHITE "The hlder of Gelden Bar" la a hum-dlnger of a Western story the kind te keep you up till the milkman comes and Uie'enly way te be sure of your sleep Is te begin In the mOrn Ingr, and net toward sundown. Wil liam Patterson Whlte writes that kind. Jehn OMr illnet in The Bosten Herald. ' THIRD LARGE PRINTING, $1.78 whmrtvtr boeh or told LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY Publishers, Bosten Leve of Meney and Leve of Dogs Ttrhane Apprevs HU Own Story NO ONE is better qualified te explain the whys and wherefores of "Blnck Ueld" (Geerge H. Dornn Company) ' thnn Albert, Pnysen Tcrhune, its author. "If you nrc quoting for character study or for true literature in any of its forms thch walk around this book." says Mr. Terhunc in the. first cxcgetienl foreword we have ecr seen te n glorified "dime novel." "It hns all the old tricks, from the Wclrdlv Vanishing Footprints te the Venerable Hide for Life nnd the Strug gle, en the Cliff. Its Here Is n Here. Its Villain is n Villain. Its Heroine is n Heroine net quite human. There is net a subtle phrase or n disturbingly new thought from start te finish. Mr. Terhunc admits it all I "But there is geed mystery along lines net worked tee often, says no. "And there Is a glimpse of Untold 'iVenci.f,. Whnt hter can veu ask in a story that Is Frank Melodrama? New and then the plot wires creak, but that proves they move. Yeu may like it or you may net. Yeu will find it alive with flaws. But it Is alive." And this is exactly what you will say after you have laid down this engross ing story of Southern California, with its mystery of hidden geld, its shoot ings, Its thrills, its romance and its AAnHnnlrtnal hflnnV jmHllll?. TOT. mOY It be said, nary a villain lives when Al 'lVrhune vnewrltes "finis" te hit lstcst novel. He avers you won't, be bored ty it. Yeu won't! L ALLEN IIAKKEK lias wriuen no mere engaging novel In recent years than "The Bridge Acress (Charles Scrlbner's Sensl. She tells the story of n forthright, nble, possessed, poised young woman in Lon Len Lon eon during the wartime years, uui im- aiu period of the story is preceded by a girlhood development from n daring tombeylsh lass te the charming nnd capable young woman of the pcrieu, whose capacity is shown in he.r hospital work and her handling et her eccentric father's tragic nffulrs. Baby Varden will be a heroine Indeed te these who like te rend of young Lng lish persons of quality and substance. Devetees of Mrs. Harker will be hard put te decide whether they like Allegre or the Ffollietts of Rcdmerly, of the author's ether books, any better. Her wlldness, Inherited from her father whose scrapes have involved the family and made a mess of his life, is only one phase of her many faceted charms. ''The Bridge Acrebs" telh hew the gulf wbb spanned between the hoydenheod of the girl and her later giavity of pur pose und fine nchteve.neiit. both in happy romance and In life s forward movement. TS FAMILY coherence based en n love X nf mnnev? Th is is the thesis ucyei nnnl hv Herbert Trcninlne ACM Who Made Geed THE EVERLASTING WHISPER by Jacksen Gregery AH the elements that go te "ke a Western remance real '5J worth while." Philadelphia eiic ledger. 1.75 Ckitlti Scribner't Sen., Ntw Yerk TheGaycecijade W'Templ BaU.y & iH!Tr LUa'Boek &m fruufrt Ss,pyk t vS-rt4i.icr''i j.j "ATj-aii . iWilWtftlTvW ki"."Tr jT j - --'liVS I Menty and th Family in "The rrihnt f!e( " (Ueuble- dny, Page & Ce.) Mr. Tremnine lias published three novels nbreud which have wen high uralse from the British critics, but this is the first te see trans Atlantic publication. If "The Tribal Oed" Is a criterion of his merits, they are high. He writes both solidly, ns te structure, and bll- iinntlv us te stye. He has, us has l""ll'l!JJih duality of vivid .r;UunVA .,, tl, faculty of clear '.. ,i..-i.. .iiffmentlatlcui of chnracter Three generations of n middle-class English family which, iiireiign asiuie nesH of its founder ami the geed foitiine with the domiciliary superstitions nnd taboos, Bridget, of the artistic tem perament, finds it nil out in time nnd wins her ultimate happiness with young Cletes, the demobilized soldier, hnlf blinded in nn explosion in the family works, There is much te ponder ever in this searching novel of family pride nnd family egotism, which crop out in selfishness and self-nggnindlzemcnt. But they de net bring happiness or con tent. The render et unnhtic mind will find much te delight him in the sharply dif- lerentmted character", sonic of them dull In themselves but inlcicsting in their presentment by Mr. Tremnine. The father. .Tew who hnd pulled him self out of obscurity nnd peveity ntvl strensthened his' nosltien hv n wc.illhv t3cnilc marriage; Lady Casshcr. the savage old heathen idol whom the rest of the family worshiped for her com mand, of the tribal fortune; Baldwin, the bend of the chemical works; l'nul, the young brother who was destined te be n gentleman'; terrible Muriel, the sister with her famished money lusts; the clodhepplng Kntie and the rest nrc the little group of people who Illustrate se drnmnticully the power of family coherence bnsed en love of money. Agulnst the Casshcrs are set Bridget, the exquisite young musician, vim be lieves that ehc loves l'nul, nnd (intcs, her ultimate lever, the blind young mu sician, who saves her from becoming n sacrifice te the tribal god.' WllTEST BROADWAY" UJeeige 11. VV Dornn Company) is us slangy, as colorful and us piquant ns Its prede cessor, N I n u Wilcox rutnam s "Believe i en Me." In it thnt nlry. h n r u in - sceVum y c t thoroughly capable hit of femininity, Miss La Tour, graduate from the circus and the dance fleer te the mag nificent movies, sets down the leg of a voyage of discovery. Whnt docs shu discover? Why, simply these United States Because really there Is n new lnnd te be explored beyond the Hudsen Blver, full of novel objects nnd sensations for these who ure parochially contained within the indlus of the Big Lights within the nrc of thu arcs, as it were their eyes are daxrled and they enn see nothing In what they construe ns the outer darkness. West Broadway, in Miss La Tour's topography. Is the long, long trail from Bowling (ireen te the Gelden (late. Quite a framework of plot is erected whereupon te drnpe the piquant chron icler's narration of what she saw en her cross-centlnentul pilgrimnge te the mccca of the movies where a particularly gracious and opulent contract nuuits her. Of cqurse her impressions ure fascinatingly unlque both us te view point and phraseology. Her lom lem mentnry en whnt she sees is shrewd nnd yet goet-nntured. for it's pretty hard for an) body te chuck u bluff, thnt will impress Miss Ln Tour. HeV views en her fellow countrymen are us delight ful as her reflections en matrimony. descendants, have risen in me worm ui title and some aoclel lend!.- he Id if .! nnrtv threiish matrimony. But the iin link thnt keeps the generntl ens together la tke iiimiiy """'" "'" !,.'.'.! .. Hia Auther culla it. Paul. vle fUs fn love with 'the delecubli Bridget daughter of an artist, and n mugiclan'herielf.Ja lesa an MplaUr at On Wattrn Broadway lira In Wnrdinir off the rnvnirM. and Dr. Atkinson describes methods of doing this, ns well ns for discovering whether the hidden germs are covertly gaining headway nnd undermining the consti tution. FASCINATING ROMANCE OF OLD CLIPPER DAYS A romance of the days when .the American Clippers ruled the waves, days when Old Glory led the way into all the nerln of the world, such is the groundwork of "Oh Susannn" (O. P. Putnam's Sens), Meade aiinnigereuc a latest novel, " ,,, Blended with n story of never-falling interest nrc bits of historical touches of New Yerk of these early daya and of Snn Frnnelsce in its boom times p '40. With siich n lecnle the result could net but be fnscinntlng. nnd when the story runs nleng with the Irresistibility Fl utl ,.1.1.1,11 ei.vii nn -.. rfM-.-.. does, the 'sum total is worthy of the highest praise. .... Mr. Minnlgerede has dovetailed the life stories of two intrepid mariners, father nnd son, in his story. Frem New Yerk he whisks the elder te China nnd Japan, Involves him In two romances of, the slightest fnbrlc, but romances thnt nre of paramount Importance in the Inter life of the 'en. Hew the smiles of a Jnpanee prw cess 1n n moonlight garden of far Nip pon and n laughing toy elephant can later mean life nnd fortune for the younger sailor possibly can be linked I.. I... ,I.A tmiii.(iirttlnn nf nn nilihOr. But "Sir. MintiigVredc has wrought the link skillfully nnd plausibly. "Oh Susanna," the title. Is taken from the song which stirred the Imag ination of the. East te the El Derade of California. The author plainly has tnken great care for historical accur acy, both In his pictures of early New Yerk and of Snn Francisce. Alse his motif of deep-sea chanteys, which runs through the story, serves te give a snlty atmosphere that adds verisimili tude. "WAYFARERS IN ARCADY" IS DELIGHTFUL READING M'ewper's "Ged mode the country, mnn made the town" springs into mind nt the contrast between Charles A ince s new book. "Wayfarers in Arcndy" (G. P. Put nam's Sens), with his earlier work. "The Street of Faces." The penetrating nnd keenly viewed aspects of city life In the latter, which dcult with Londen, nrc succeeded in the new book with charming Idylls of the coun try side. By way of introduction, Mr. Vincp prefixes the following set of verses, which serve ns n commentary en the purpose and manner of his vol vel ume: We have net traveled very far, Ner ever have we geno te wliere the great adventures are, Ner Telnt Deslre r Calabar Have we ever looked upon. These cssnjs, se clear nnd rounded In their style, like the serene rolling downs about which he writes, He packed with sharp olweivatien of detail and such mellowed content with life, re mind at diverse times of such dissimi lar writers ns Hllniie Bellac. Hlchnrd .Tcfferles nnd W. II. Hudsen. Mr. Vince is riot imitative, but he shares a com munity of interest in nature and life with the ethers. He writes of shep herds, of old nnd odd windows, of nnnphcrs. of reads, of winter weeds. of rustic breakfusts, of little strenras, of a thousnnd.end one things that catch the eye, out only a few hours from Lon Len Lon eon, eiv the Sussex wealds. Te him n read Is n read of romance and engaging possibilities whether it stnrt from stor ied Habvlen or from Dorking Town. He in off, enger-cyed, "en his quest, recking little that he must find before the day is far behind n read te the Londen train," for he Is nble te fill up every moment with lets te bee, much te remember. And he recollects It all In the words et a choice stylist. What Fitzgerald Is Like "He Is n rather chlldllke fellow, ery much wrapped up In his dream of him self anil his projection of it en paper," says the writer of the Literary Spot light In the Beekman in discussing F. Scott Fitzgerald. "Fer a person of his intellectual nlmblencsw he Is extraordi narily little occupied with Iho general tiffuira of the werld: like a woman, he Is net much given te abstract or Imper sonal thought. Conversations about politics or criticism liive a way of snapping buck te Fltgcrald. But hu never makes you angry in this waj ; he does 11 without pompeusiiess or airs. He is utterly without affectation und tnkes the cuise off bin relentless egeirim by his rcndlness te laugh nt himself and his boyish uncertainty of his nblllticn. And he possesses, both personally und In his writings, u quality exceedingly rare among the American writers of the day:. he In almost the only :oue among them wne eaa any. ngui-nearieu gnieiy. De Yeu Think Yeu Are A Nervous Semi-Invalid? ONSENSEI Probably nil A" you need as many a doc tor would tell you is te read "Outwitting Our Nerves," the most cheerful, the most easily helpful, the most readable, the most amazingly successful health book published in years. A book for everybody. ' OUTWITTING OUR NERVES By JACKSON, M. D., and SALISBURY 26th Thousand. Price $2.50 (Outwitting Our Ncrvss" U published by The Century Ce., 3 S3 Fourth Ave., New Yerk I City, and is sold by all book- I stores. The Pleasure of Keudlnc All the New nook Is Yours , IF YOU JOIN Womrath's Library Hnte money by renting nil the new Depiilnr llcten ttnd the most-tnlkrd-ef books of Trier I, History, llleBrupliy, etc, Prompt service of clean copies. PHILADELPHIA BRANCH LUJMnttUlNi St. THE EVERLASTING WHISPER by Jacksen Gregery "Very real and gripping." New Yerk Tribune. fl.75 Charlsi Scribnir's Seni, Nw Terk THE POCKET EDrnON OF THB HOVtU or .HUTCHINSON A. S. IV i BBBmv&wAtxBMm W'Wbwbbm Wllttmni Lyeii Phttpt in Th ,rYi Yerk TlmeB yet Hutchinson hss ...iii.h.4 fnur nev- .sis an I heartily recommend them all: 'Once Aboard rib Lurser ' i The Happy Warrior l T& Cln Hsattf If. Winter Cemes'." IF WINTER COMES The novel that every ena Is reading-. 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THE LEGACY OP GREBCB 'By Gilbert Murray and ethers r h T&P. ; A naarkabta book written by a deaatt of the weAT jraaiaie datskal te that et ureec and mac "Surely the most beautiful piece of literature produced in or about this continent for at least a generation" N. Y. Evening Pest. MARIA CHAPDELAINE scholar te show what modern cmlanrJen k can atul barn front bar. A MUSICAL PILGRIM'S PROGRESS Bv T. D. M. Rerkb Net 12.23 Written with cawnewr and wisheut cenvantien this book recerda the A fMfchelegieal dinluuism of an sanaaur music lever. A book for any one V wheai aaeaic means mere then sounding brass or tinkling cymbal. , , RABINDRANATH TAGORB 9yE.J. Thouwen ,51.1 J A brief but satisfactory bicyawiy throwing much light en the uisuau subtlety of Tagon's thought. It is based en the original Bengali tacts. OCEAN RESEARCH AND THE GREAT FISHERIBS 9y G. C. L. 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