The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-12

substantial volume. The book has all
tne vfgor. harbarity and primitive loaua-
ciousness OF the preceding section. Curl
Gus now such a naive and bloody
tale holds the attention OF the
iatter-day reader. Probably nobody
but sfenkIewicz would have devised
such comfortable way OF managing
tale with two herolnes both Of whom
the hero loves madly The beautiful Dom
asid dies after being rescued ana restored
to her friends. thus leaving room In life
FOR the equally beautiful but less ro-
mantle Yagenka. Everybody Is made hap
~ before the story ends and even the
aged and ferocious Yurand, whose enc
mics have put out both his eyes and cut
on his tongue-even Yurand becomes a
peaceful and forgiving saint before his
DEATH The book IL dramatic intense.
primitive and simple II Is no doubt far
nearer the true medieval spirit than most
Of the romances which claim that period
for their scene. or Sienkiewicz. az OF
Yokai. one feels that by virtue OF be-
longing TO one OF the less sophisticated
races he II more closely In sympathy with
the untamed fAlk Of whom he writes than
any author OF our own blood can possi-
bly, be.
f'rhe. Knights Of the Cross. " Henry
sIenkiewicz, second half. $3.50. Little,
Brown co. For sale BY Lowman *
Hlanford-)
Brown Of Lost River by Mary f.
Stickney. IL a pretty story, PRETTY writ
ten, In which beautiful girl who comes
10 spend the summer on a Wyoming
cattle ranch makes havoc OF the heart
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ranch Fortunately. the beautiful girl
has a fortune OF her own. and the bronco
breaker Is a prodigal son with a highly
esteemed and respectable father In the
East. 10 whom. AT the end OF the tale.
ne announces his resolve to return. The
reader. who Is kindly disposed toward
these young people since they have af-
forded him an hours pleasant diversion.
sincerely hopes that they viii not be al
lowed to return TO Wyoming.
C'Brown az Lost River. by Mary f.
Siickney. Paper, 20 cents u Appleton
4 Co. For sale by Iowman 4 Hanford)
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The r, NJ. f.upton Company publish n
volume containing half dozen OF the
short stories Of Anna Katharine Green,
under the title OF "A Dificult Problem"
They are all tales Of mystery. OF the kind
for which the author has won so we'll
deserved a reputation. THE Staircase at
the Hearts Delight" II perhaps the best.
both In substance and in title.
CA Difficult Problem by Anna Kath-
arine Green $50 r. H. Lupton Co.
For sale by Lowman 4 Hanford)
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THE Meioon Farm" is the last OF the
posthumous stories OF the late Maria
Louise Pool. IT II the story OF a singer
who lost her voice. and It tells how she
recovered It. and which II more Import
ant. how she married the wrong man,
who II mercifully frozen 10 death In order
that she may he free 10 marry the right
one. Most authors are 80 cautious thar
they only carry these emotional entangle-
ments on the part OF their heroines to
the brink OF matrImony. hut this il the
second or third story In which Miss Pool,
secure In her right to exercise the death
punishment later. ventured to have the
knot actually tied. II seems. somehow.
unnecessary cruelty. The reader II per-
feetly sure that the tale win come out
right In the end. and also recognizes
the fact that. 10 produce the proper end
ing. granddaughter must be- committed at
some time before the book CLOSES This
knowledge conduces to sense OF I'M
pleasant apprehension One cannot en-
JOY the fun flavor OF work Of fiction
on the villain as one reads, In order
that he may not fall over clin or take