Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-29
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Two Vanrsvsh," Booth Tarkington's New
Romance, & Charming Love Story,
JEROME APPEARS IN ENTIRELY NEW FIELD
"The F1tGht of Pony aker- &C. the
Title of n Delightful ven
story by w. ID. HoweIIs-
Several New Love Series.

Booth TRrking ton's new romance. The
Two Vanrevels," which has been running
seriaily IN McClure's Magazine. is out In
book form. The tale is cast during the
4O's and ia laid in the proud aristocratic
toYn % Rouen, Ind. Miss Betty Carewe,
Just returned from q convent. has a beauty
and an attractiveness that r~aptures every
body. Grey and vanrevel are law partners.
Vanrevel being the steady worker Of the
firm and Grey the reckless partner, who
owes all that he has and lie to Vanrevel.
but a follower Of his in everything. The
story centers around these two men, as
they we're the first Miss Betty meets after
her return. Miss Betty had been informed
by her father these were two men in Rouen
not worth speaking Of and labeled Grey a
fool and Vanrevel a knsve. In fac. he had
threatened, because Of political differences,
90 kill vsnrevei II he ever set foot on his
premises. In some way Miss Betty got the
two men mixed and Grey. discovering this.
carries the pleb out and passes himself of
Rs the nohtB and much praised Vanrevel.
meeting. her. of course. secretly. AS one
feels only contempt for the d~eceitful Grey
It q relief to read Of a true. staunch char
actS Ike venrevel. who. though he discov-
er's Erey's treachery. is his friend at all
times. and when he is finally shot by
CareWe. who thought he was killing Van
revtf. he is one OF the deepest mourners.
Wesare glad that Vanrevei is finally re-
} warded by Betty's almost worshiped love.
y Ia a charming story and one feels the
characters are really young people. Pub
liHhed by Mcclure. Phillips e. Co.
Jerome X. jerome has appeared in an
entirely new field in his last book, Paul
Keiner." In the prologue Paul visits an
old building and the building tells him to
write his life. Then Kbllows the story,
written in the first person. 1t tells the
boys career from birth to marriage. Paul
Is left without resources. works for a short
time in India, then we find him singing in
\ chorus in Lohdoga He enters the
theatrical business. tAen fails. Then he
takes TO writing short stories. He has his
interesting love affair. lone experiences. be-
comes engaged. but finds hS does not love
the girl. He finally becomes the author Of
\ very successful comic opera and marries
a gfrhYho seems sure 10 make a good com
panioh-s The book contains considerable
newspaper and theatrical life. Published
BY Dodd, Mead & Co.
DID you ever think and plan about run
ming ev-ay from home? How many genuine
American boys have not? II you are among
the number that have planned you will
probably find some Of your old reasons for
such plans in w. D. HoweIl's new story,
The Flight OF Pony Baker" The story
tells about Pony's life in the little town, Of
how he resented being "babied" by his
mother. OF how he objected to his fathers
~sternness and contemplated joining the
Indians. and, later, a. circus; OF why these
temptations came to him and how he finally
came through It all. the outcome being that
Pony's last attempt ended with a great
big hug Of thankfulDess FROM his mother
than he wac stA1 apkA-thefn 'RAd hed,sn
the lounge in The front room where she
could watch him all night. Published by
HRrpers.
John Oliver Hobbies ;Sirs. Craigie) latest
novel is Love and the Soul Hunters
Prince Paul Of Urseville. Beylestein. q
sentimental libertine" who is consumed
by the desire for beauty-in nature, in art.
in souls" has lost by death the dearest OF
all his many fayorites among the other sex.
He is desolated' and oonfdes to his secre-
tary, DR.. Felshammer. who is "socialistic
with a cynicEl4Nefti0n for the aristocracy''
IN general and the5pTinee in particular. his
desire to retire tosz private country life
Prince Pau and his secretary both fall in
love with Miss Gloucester, who idealizes
Paul. The rivalshlp Of these two and the
many plans Of the secretary to win her
hand form this interesting tale. Although
the secretary manages to have Paul visit
America for a while, we are pleased when
his occupation OF hunting souls causes his
return. Then the battle is more nearly
equal. and Paul, OF course, comes out victor
Published by Funk & WRgnalls.
Like Another Helen" is by Sydney c
Crier. The story is all written in letters
from Miss Sylvia Freyne to Miss Amelia