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,houghton, Mifilin a Company. Jei-
! ialis character Afforded an extreme
illustration of the common trait. lie
hade no complaint when the newspa-
pefs spelled his name wrong ana ne
J grit his teeth and betools him Ia "a re-
mote place when he was accused or
DONG his partner out of a colorado
/ mine they had discovered, "a crime tnat
the law does not punish but which'
IN the mining country, ~ more apom-
inapie than murder or even horse steai-
! ing. His best friend and the
woman he loved believed Jenards
| guilty but that only contributed To ms
| determination TO convince them thb'
ne was the most contemplate scouh-
\ drel that ever breathed in Colorauo'
There is lots of human nature in Ihe
/ Helpers besides what is illustrated III
the nsrson and acts OF sJeffards.
IL is a highly readable piece OF nc
! tlon unanectedly written ana IN
: fashun that develops the readers IN
/ terest in about geometrical progression
| from chapter 10 chapter. It's loVe
| story Is OF very sane sort. III pro-
vides luminous glimpses of life in Col
! orado, the ups and the downs OF speeu-
I latiVe existence, pen portraits that are
| typical and sketches of society al ar
/ ferent levels that are all hlghiy IN
! teresting. The people in IL are worth
! knowing and what they do rs worth
| reading about. Ii Is a capital story.
tFor sale by Preston & Rounds)
In the new romance, MARY Paget,'
! the fair maid is won by Collingwood
! Paget as Desdemona was won by
! Othello. But there are complications
| Paget has entered into a chivalric be-
! trothal and the fair Mary is pledsed
! by her father to Puritan Visconht'
! who is or the type OF the fanaticai rel-
! ton of history. The time OF the story
| is that of the reign of James i. Inc
action is in England and the sunny
Bermuda islands. Young Paget "a
/ type OF the adventurous colonists oi
his day was shipwrecked on the ler-
mudas. Ii is "a classic tradition that
such a shpwreck suggested Shake-
| speare's Tempest" and Master Will
liam Shakespeare is introduced in the
early chapters of the story as one OF
the listeners 10 Pagets tale from the
notes OF which he later makes mis-
I poetic drama. The romance OF the
young people. Mary and COllingwood,
is involved with sundry experiences
that only the times portrayed could de-
velop, such rs the misfortune met win
when the young couple reach the Ber-
mudls to find that the only MN
lister there has changed his falth 10
the Puritan and SO cannot join In we'd
lock the communicates of the estab-
]
sea serpent. the reality of which in
her story which is autobiographical, is
not questioned by anybody. The au-
thor is Minna Caroline Smith ana Mary
Paget' is a singularly dainty and win
some bit of fiction. CThe Macmillan
company, publishers For sale by
Preston & Rounds Price sl.25)
In THE Gentleman Pensioner.' by
Albert Lee. which is No. 2I9 in Apple
toms Town and Country Library, a
mighty readable English historical ro-
nance is provided. The gentlemen
pensioners" are Queen Elizabeth's
body guard The hero OF this tale Is
member of that corps. He is the
bearer of a secret missive 20 one OF the
queens loyal supporters. who Is rais-
ing an army TO meet the partlsans OF
Mary Stuart There are spies, trail
tors and first-class villain in the
story. which is exciting in its adven-
ture and charming in It's romance.
There are informing pen pictures OF
the social life of the times. the love
story that winds through the more
thrilling episodes is exquisite ana we
are glad that it ends happily. tFor
sale by Gregory Cloth. 81. Paper. 50c)
As many readable stories as you have
fingers on one hand are comprised In
Na-242- of -Appletnn-s- Town and -Goiin-
try Library. the title OF which is The
Worlds Mercy" whch is the initial
story. OF the FIVE CMaxwell Gray is
the author) THE Worlds Mercy is
long enough. indeed, 10 be called a
novelette,. The volume is evidently
selection OF odd pieces from the pen OF
/ this popular author. which VIII be par
! ticularly appreciated by collectors or
! the GRAY books which OF themselves
/ form a rather sizable list in this popu-
I lar library. (For sale by Gregory.
/ Cloth, 81. Paper, 5OcD
| Mr.. F.. Hopkinson Smith writes clev-
! erly of many impressions in a volume
! called THE other Fellow" Eleven
readable and suggestive tales are COM
1 nrised i'm the stylishly fashioned book
! which the publishers, Houghton, Mif-
! fin g. Company. have made.
| Scene and theme of each little tale
are as varied as the dabs OF color on
/ "A painters palette. Artistic bits OF
/ travel are pictured. They are just
/ such tales or recitals of observation
! and Interesting experience as gOod
I fellow would tell a small and Informal
| company after dinner or out on the
| porch OF summer evening. some OF
| Them are the merest impressions. some
! are little novels with character and
! Mot. All of them are stamped with
/ tbg evidence of the interest their SUBJ
I iects had for the author. The conclu-
! sion ~ inevitable that Mr.. Smith found
( pleasure in the things OF the several
| stories and just naturally felt that
/ other folks would like 20 share II with
/ him. Readers OF The Other Fellow
| stories are bound 10 be right glad that
the author jotted them down. They
| are singularly unconventional and full
! of life and color. Why the title. The
! other Fellow" we don't guess There
Is an interrogation mark on the cover
| under the title. We won't disturb IL.
I illustrated. Price sl.50.)
Two attractive little volumes con-
tanning some OF the literary work Of
Mr.. Charles II. Battey Of Providence
and from the press OF =. H. Townsend
! are al hand. One IL a collecs)n of
7 Shorter Poems and the o. her con-
'tains both prose and verse under the
title Tales and Sketches The lat
ter Is illustrated by the author. Books
Of verse are So common that one 81
Them must be OF very high order tc
I attract especial attention. But Mr.
Rattey's poems demonstrate the pos