The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-02

such as few sermons are able 10 inspire.
The next volume will have for its open
ing story the familiar Brick Moon
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The tragedy and the comedy Of the
stock market has from time to time
furnished a favorite theme for writer's
of contemporaneous romance, and the
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which several talented writer's OF our
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Surprisingly we'll 'Mammon and Co."
tells the story of speculation in a wild
cat mining property, that when the
collapse came proved 10 be good
thing. The chief figures in IL are OF
course. the promoter, a Mr.. Arlington.
and his titled dupes, who provide the +
names In return for blocks of stock in
the venture. and so assist materially in
floating the enterprise among the
wealthy and gullible. While primarily
a romance OF stock speculation IL re-
wolves around a remarkably pleasant
domestic story. and Kit and Jack Toby
and Lilly. are as charming characters as
one would ask TO meet with i'm a story.
Like Mr.. Benson's previous work this
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while the dialogue Is bright and the at
,nosphere real w. -hOut being ever 9TH
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