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LovEY MARY. By Alice Hogan Rice, author
Of Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch New
York: The Century Company, No. SO e Seven
teenth street. Price ST.. Illustrated.
Since writing her first book, Alice c.
Hogan married Gale Young Rice, gentle
man of poetic temperament, who con-
tributes afshort poem, t'Love-Watch,'' TO
the March Century, and to whom the
author -dedicates = LoVey Mary The
success of her first story has, been extra
ordinary. but it shows that a simple story,
of q good and. ever helpful woman in
lowly life, full of noble sentiments ex-
pressed in the ahomely dialect Of Mrs.
Wigs, and stimulative Of good actions, is
fully appreciated by the public. "Lovey
Mary is the story Of girl wait. sub
ordinate nurse in a hospital who became
SO devoted. to a: boy, baby committed to
her care that. to prevent him from fall
ing again into the hands Of his mother,
she fed with him and found a. refuge in
Mrs. Wigs house in the ~''cabbage
wholesome influence, 'Lovey Mary" devel-
.opes into a girl of fine character. : There is
no startling plot; not an ,unclean thought
or suggestion in the book, which might
be used in a Sunday school library to far
better advantage than many Sunday
school books. Mrs. Rice has certainly
plucked daisies and roses from the cab
THE HARMONY OF THE PROPHETIC WORD.
BY Arno 9. Guebelin, editor of "OuE Hope =
New York: F. z. Fitch, No. Al Broad street.
! The author takes as the basis for his
study the verse nsthe second epistle of st.
Peter, ebginning :" And we have the pro-
phetic word made suKer to which We do
Well to take heed" He goes through the
Bible noting the texts prophetic Of the end
of the present dispensation, the coming OF
Jehovah for judgment and the introduc-
ton Of a, new regime of righteousness and
peace under. thecrattca government. It lis
argued y the author who cites numerous
proprecises that the conversion of Israel to
Christ will precede the day Of Jehovah -
He shows the harmony of scripture
prophecy in-this respect, but unlike many
writer's on this subject he refrains from
giving dates of future events, which is
very sensible, as there have been so many
failures of. self-styled illuminate who as
sumo to know the year and month and day
| of the second eonaingsof :chgfst.
UNOFFICIAL. IA TWO BAYS DRAMA: B,
| the Hon. MRS. fNaltes IT'D Forbes tnee Far
welD,t New, York: D. Appleton & CO. Pric.
Mrs. Forbes has ingeniously told the
| story Of. Alice Aylnar's. rescues; from the
clutches: of her French husband .-Du,
bosqy chiefly in the conversational way
| The poor girl had sbeen handed over tt
Dubosq, a Shiny serpent of a man, by slsel
father before he died, in consideration o.
| the payment Of his debts by the French.
man." She entered a life Of misery ant
peril, gamblers her encourage. 81 Acct
dentally . her godmother, an Englisf
duchess, hears Of her pitiable condition
and takes steps to save her from Dubosq
who was shamefully, maltreating her. TIL.
Duchess fortunately had a leverage in thu
shape Of accurate knowledge of a blast
ing scandal, which she used indirectly t,
release her godchild from a captivit,
worse than death. It Is developed, too
/ that the girl found surcease from pail
in the ardent love of a; sturdy and devotes
! Englishman. Duosq was fortunatel.
eliminated by a coup de grace during ;
quarrel. : ~ H.