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THE SHADOW OF THE CzAR, by John
r. CARING:
(Published by Little, Brown 4 Co. For
sale by Preston Rounds. Price
$50.
There is fine dramatic material In this
new romance. II ought 10 make capi-
tai play. There are no end OF situations
that are intensely dramatic and enthral-
ling chmaxes enough to provide two or
three dramas with effective curtains!
Captain Cressingham OF the gath Ken
tish Cavalry tired of garrison life at
Corfu plunged into the woods OF Dali
malta prepared to take an interest In
anything that turned mp and hoping for
something out Of the ordinary. He got
II.
The first thing that turned up was .
bear which, however, afforded only
meagre excitement. The next thing was
the most beautiful girl the captain had
ever seen and she was as richly dressed
az an eastern Princess. She had escaped
from a convent, as appeared. but other
Wise she was as mysterious as she was
beautiful -
She proposed 10 sleep In the forest that
night because she didn't want TO get
among people. fearing pursuit and dis
covery. Captain Cressigham suggested
an appeal TO the hospitality OF a romantic
old castle hard by. How they were ad-
mitted there. how Barbara, for that was
the name OF the beautiful fugitive, re-
tired for the night In q room ut for an
empress, how a secret passage was dis
covered and the portrait of beautiful
girl that was the very image OF Barbara
and blood stain on the floor in a secret
chamber-how the captain made love to
her after she recovered from several
weeks OF malarial fever. how they one
day took boat to an island and Barbara
was stolen therefrom. and how IN EARTH
quake destroyed the old castle and, az
Captain CressinGham believed. destroyed
5Efbara-scx two years past and Bar
bara was discovered on the throne OF q
Polish principaiity and the thread of the
romance was resumed under even more
exciting and romantic circumstances than
distinguished the first fneetng-this must
not be recited too fully lest tho prospec.
tive reader be robbed OF somo OF the sest
Of the stirring pages OF this immensely
readable story.
One may readily recall to mind success-
fui romancss Of the type OF Tho Shadow
OF tho Csar." but none with more cx-
quisite mystery In the plot. more snEross-
ing situations or moro Ingenuity In de-
veloping the story.
WITH FORCE OF ARMS. BY Howard n
Garis:
published by J. a. ogilvie a Co. For
sale by Preston a Rounds. N.00..
Sir Francis Dane. or as he is known
throughout most OF the story, Captain
Edwerd Amherst. and Lucille do Gull
fort, of old Salem town. are as fine .
hero and heroint as the reader OF an his-
torical romance could ask for. The period
In "a ffr.s n the Witch buruinRs nd tha
French and Indian conflicts, 90 that Csp-
tain Amherst. an exile from Englsnd,
nnds plenty OF doings 20 interest him and
OF gallant deeds 20 occupy him. Best OF
all, he nnds Lucille and, though the
pathway Of love properly doesn't run
smooth. that makes "a the more intorcst-
Ing to the reader. II IL a spirited story,
with rattiing night descriptions and Q
strong narrative of the witch-mad folk
the witch nndina. the trial and the exc
cutions that make old ssisms hissssV,
sxtrsordinary.