The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-22
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS.
FIXTURES OF SOME OF THE
 LATEST BOOKS

LATEST BOOKS.
 A New Haven Man's success-Frank
 Lewis Nason's "To the End of the
 Trafl"-ClarIr 6s Co.'S New and Much
 Talked of Novel, sNIiss Petticoats,,--
 "When Love Is King"--Nliss Coicock's
 New story--L. c. Page & Co.'s Latest
 Success, "Stephen Holton"-Rev. Dr.
 Smyth's New Book-Many Others.
 A booK that can be most heartily commended to all lovers of a strong, realistic story and one that deals with western life of to-day is ITO the End of the Trail" by Frank Lewis Mason, who by the way is practically now 8 New Havener, he being a resident of West Haven. His home is opposite that of our esteemed railroad official
 F. A. Ray, and of his daughter, Anna Chapin Ray, the we'll known author of Teddy her Book" and several other popular books which have been re- ceived with great favor by the public Mr. Nason's book, as has been we'll said "breathes the space and freedom of Colorado ranch and mining life. It's characters are drawn with exceptional life lkenesS and the story is full of swift significant action, increasing ill interest up to It's strongly dramatic eli max
 The story and the characters are clearly drawn, as is also the sketching of the grand picturesque, rugged mountains, the hot arid plains where the cactus and the coyote dwell and the more goodly lands where the goat herds browse and where far apart are the homes of men. Equally fine is the sketching of the lonely mining regions and noisy mining camps. Some of the leading individual characters are gems m their way, particularly those of Tough Nut, the Irish prospector and miner and Peter, the prospector. One feels that the scenery and the charac- ters are true to life, recalled from mem- ories Of many months spent amid just such environments by the author, who Is mining engineer by profession and has had an extended experience in Gen. tral America, Mexico, British Columbia and the Rocky Mountain mining dis tricts of the United States. The back ground Of the story is very realistic. The plot turns upon the wrecking of the life of Ingalls,, we'll reaned man, who becomes infatuated with the idea of making sudden strike in gold mining. He has an ideal young wife. pretty, refined and bright woman also from the east, whom he has brought to share his Ia prey to designing and artful sharpers who sell him a heavy interest in a "salted'' mine which he buys, turning a deaf ear to the pleadings or fears of his wife, and the warnings of true friends experienced in mining. Into their life comes William Chase, cultured, un- married man from the east, his father, a lawyer of note, his eastern home one of luxury. But he wants to live his own life. not one cut out for him. He strikes it rich only to lose all and for temporary makeshift resorts to goat herding at forty dollars month and found" Chase is gentleman and the high ideals of his Puritan home re- main with him. He is a leading, virile striking figure in this strong and ab- sorbing story. The character of the Big Swede, Hilda Bergstrom, with her 1 beauty, her tact and business ability that had won her plenty of money, her unscrupulousness and ferocity her power and sway over even the most reckless of the mining camp Is another vital feature of the story. The end of the tale is cataclysmic.
 MT. Mason has made a strike in the literary field in this able story. It is his first novel and brilliant one. The book is having a ready sale and is al- | ready attracting much attention and most highly favorable comment.
 Among other tributes is the following, | which closes an extended review in the l Brooklyn Eagle:
 He should not fail to continue his | work as writer of fiction And one | who can with his first effort produce a | story exhibiting so much originality 1 and dramatic power, as one finds in | '"To the End of the Trail" has gift | that he has no right to hide under a | bushel.'
 Houghton, Mifflin & Co.,, Boston; | price $1.50; for sale by the Pease-Lewis | Go. We learn that MT. Mason has another | romance in process of completion.
 Margaret Tudor, by Annie T. Col l cock published by Frederick A. Stokes | O., New York; price S1.0O; for sale by | the B. P, Judd Go. This is a bright, l