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around the world. Toward Ine emu oL /
the story Lou finds her mother, whom !
she had long thought 10 be dead ana /
there is as happy an ending as any one |
could wish. There are several very |
IoVabIe minor characters. such as I'm
Gle Captain" whom it is good to know, |
and the style has all Of the wel-knoWn
beauty and simplicity which character
ICES the books of this popular author. /
Lou is published by Dana Estes and
Company, Boston. Price si.25; for sale ;
by all booksellers.
Lovers of good fish and hunting sto-
ries-storfes that entertain and while
away an hour or two delightfully."-, viii
find that t'Fergy the Guide, by Il. ):
Garfield, published by Henry Holt an@
Company, New York, meets the long
felt want. aFergy's" 'moral and IN
str1ctiye inventions about beasts, birds
and fishes are highly entertaining and
the dialect form in which these eapltal
stories are told is not overworked. Inc
tales are told in direct, forclble language
without the tedious roundabout style SO
frequent in stories of this Tx Here are
the titles Of some Of the chapters which
viii give further idea Of the intellectu-
al menu presented by this redoubtable
ssFergy:;'' tsSkunks and Their Dominant
+Intellects.' s.The Homeric Sacrifice OF
the Red-Eyed Bass" 1.-THE Pink-Bellied
Frog Of Swamp Lake" Fatal Gentili-
ty Of the Flying Squirrel" and The
Quail Of the Fan Hills Jag" "Fergy,
be it further recorded, is in full MT.
Henry Ferguson, Wisconsin guide,
and he makes no concealment that ne
poses as a real liar in these we'll con-
structed yarns, which vet breathe Of the
wild woods and their silent recesses, the
babbling trout brooks the whispering
winds. the wild denizens of the forests
and the crisp air Of the snow covered
mountains. AS guide and story tell
er "Fergy'' ''gets there" and his alleged
presentations are good fiction.
The marginal illustrations by Albert
D. Blashfield, informed by q thorough
appreciation of sFergy's' hunor, add
not little to that enjoyment Of the
book which may be assured to every
/ Hover Of the great out-of-doors. Fergy
the Guide is for sale at Judd's; price
$3.50.
Stewart Edward Whites new book,
.sBIazed Trail Stories, is certain to be
a ago,n for 1t is already one Of the
| best selling books of the book season
now fairly begun. i is a capital coilec-
| tion Of stories told in the authors IN
/ innitable way. He we'll knows how 70
write first-class stories Of western life,
lof life III the wild woods and the lumber
regions. AS has been well said: There
| Is d refreshing virility about all Of Mr..
/ Whites volumes, a suggestion of the
ltonfc breath OF outdoor life, the balsam-
lie fragrance Of great northern forests.
I'm his people there is the downright SIM
certify Of rugged human nature, stripped
lof the thin veneer of ciyilizatlo n-the
Ibig, crude faults and virtues OF prlmi-
ltiye man. In his longer stories, one gets
more Of the breath Of nature, the mys-
1 terious voices OF the forest, the solemn
i silence Of. limitless wastes Of snow,
Besides the stories of the blazed tran,
i the volume contains various vivid and
exciting tales of stirring adventures n
1 the Deadwood country In stage coach
ldays. there are fights with Indians,
slhighWayrnen and all sorts of lively
stscrans,, ana of savage encounters
i which are. as the author says, taken
from real life actual occurrences.
.sT,r1th is stranger than fiction
Il sonetirnes. In one story the
account Of the ups and downs
1of an old prospector in the early
mining times has a tragic and pathetic
side which Is skilfuily presented. A
Ivein Of humor perVades most Of these
Italics, and in several the romantic SIDE
lis made especially prominent. 5lazee
TRIAL Stories is published BY Mcclure
i Phillips and Company, New York; price
81 So; for sale by Pease-I Lewis q co.
1 one Of the brightest OF all ron1ances
lar America iii Colonial days is William
Fara,,har Paysorl's 'Debonnaire,' 9
dainty little volume published BY Nc
fCIure. Phillips and Company, New
york The scenes are laid in Quebec
and New Amsterdam. The hero - ont
4 louis dc Cadillac, known as Louis Z
5fDahonnaire because Of his blithe spirit
land really a relative of the royal Louis
d of France. The book is dedlcatea g
Il James Macarthur. The story tells how
lhe made a wager with his n1essnates
THAT he could win the hand Of the TAI
irene de Cadillac, belle Of New Anster'
j liam and betrothed to Mynheer val
Bruch. governor Of the Dutch city, ane
how bv his wit and his cleyerness witt
Ilhis sword ne won the maid and HI
u wager too. ..t,,,.,a,,
Il The New York Glohe says OF "Debon
naire:,, Frankly, It is one Of the seieY'
n crest examples published IN many
4 long day Of an essentially artificial typ
If novel. In substance, it IS the his
tory Of a mad wager which Louis I
Tebonnaire, soldierof fortune, Temporal
J. rily serving on the Canadian frontier
Il makes with the governor Of quebec
Il that he win go incognito to the Dutct
city Of New Amsterdam, win the raj
Irene de Cadillac for his bride, ant
bring her back to share the christina
dinner with his messmates In the oil
. French frontier fortress. Tn real III
a gentleman does not so lightly lay 9
wager on the love Of a, woman whom
The respects; in real life q woman does
mot give her heart to a man who SHE
knows has gambled for her. But the
soldier of fortune novel or the soldier
10 1T G. {