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HOTEL APARTMENTS.

isTa ANp NEW YORK AVE
r.,,. ,,. >. now ~ oPE "a u.., ps-n.,.n.
guests, $40 mo. up. Everything the best. Rooms
en- suite. with private bath. Inspection invited.
THE PORTLAND.
Situated at the junction OF Vermont ave-. 18th st.
and Thomas circle.
FIREPROOF APARTMENT HOUSE
Suites from two to seven rooms with baths;
newly and elegantly furnished or unfurnished.
Long-distanee telephone in all apartments. Re-
American and European plan. Cuisine and service
Of the highest order. For plans and particulars
apply to q. l. WESTON. Manager.
sel9-tf
COR conn AND CAL AYES NV.
Suites contain from to rooms. furnished or
unfurnished; larger apartments with baths. Pub
lie reception writing and smoking rooms, &C. {:
restaurant, American and European; cuisine and
ticulars apply to e. L. WESTON, Manager, or
WEAVER BROS. Agents. 1416 ST. NV. se19- tt
FOR RENT
sToNELEIGH COURT.
few furnished and unfinished suites FOE
Gated at corner of Connecticut ave. and L st.. (;
apartments varying from two rooms and bath at
$50 to eight rooms and three baths at $175 per
month; reception rooms, smoking room and rooms
for private dinners; ong-dstance telephone In
each suite. Cafe with excellent cuisine and ser
vice and open to the general public. For dla-
r rpS furt Eox aro Are1,
select iAG 3. 7 +. S. STEPHAN Ct Manager.
THE CHAPLIN, 1415 Chaplin ST.
Strictly freprOof. intended for bachelors and
small families tired Of the servant question: Fur.
private halls. ample closets Rates reasonable
se7-7st,5
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THOMAS J. FISHER & CO., INC,
REAL ESTATE. LOANS AND INSIJR ANCE
1414 ST. NV
TELEPHONES NJ. 34S AND NJ 339S
UNFURNJSuEn


The Elsmere. AR 4b$4 500 1885 10th NV 7r b. So 90
219s 18th nv PAT soS 14o5 Chaplin bs5 90
LII NV 1T. 90. 'S0o l406 Chaplin .Sr bs5. 90
1417 Mass lar 2b.1 500 s6Os 18th NV. sr h. 40 AZ
a1S Sa av 'zoo 1905 Both 11r. b. 25 60
ooo, 1900 Der s nao 10 2o2o 18th NV. IT, b25oS
14oO Chaplin. 1877 2b 900 90 $50 list ne sr 81 az
1aol staughton. II boo 90 ssS 1st ne r. b. 20 40
1iel I t hw ~ fS1 s9s 7tn ne &
2ooI K al av nv nv N s2s f NV sr. b.,15.oo
142s Mas: av J 1sss nth ~, NV @
20a4 Hlyer pl Tor, bis 90 Gao Pa nM OF 90
41O1 Conn &c. 90 Is Ssk 81
1ns s non NV 41 1o leo q" Farm IS acres $500 per
2sse Randolph, 90 90 The M pARTM n On
202O 10Th NV i3r b5O 90 The Marion, 5r, b. 90
2121 NV Tor 2b 80 50 The Marion Marion A. b. 20 90
aSaS Pa av NV iIr bsS 90 The Regina Or. b. as 90
1757 NV. isr, b. so % The Regina. Or. p .4s 90
11oS Conn av iir 2h 30 oe The Regina 3r. b. IS 90
1915 Kenyon lor B.. 1000 The The and g Or. b2ooo
1887 NV. sr b. $500 I. and bis. 80 per mo
1925 / NV. I2r. b.. As OO Csc Morton ne,
i4lI 10th NV Sr b. 400 Ar and b.15.30 per mo
1928 Harvard nw d.. r. $50 4 and bI7so per mo
I443 o NV er b. .42so c5s Morton ne,
J jig q and l. per 70 20
72s goth NV. sr b. 1000 l744 1746 : 1747 Willard
i7se Church nxss boo nw:s $ Orb sso.5o, $40
6l3 10Th NV. ~. d. O0 TO S5o
2418 18th NV. Or b.4O 90 27l9 14th NV, &
HOS NV, 7r b. .35 80 Or b.. $35 so, 81. 50
1913 18th NV Or b. IS so Sc cor 18th & Princeton
1909 18th NV Or h.355Ot NV. 5 & CIR. h, SAB. $50
FINE HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENTS IN THE
MARION, STODDERT, THE B. s. O., THE
MAURY AND THE REGINA.
HANDSOMELY FURNISHED APARTMENTS IN
The PORTLAND.
OFFICES.
Offices 1924 N Y. NV, Dr. I'd floor. .25. 90
ofiees. II NV. I'd 81 sw cor 18Th & NV; =,
502 NV. "a to $30 1923 $3.50
Sc 12th&Fnw. s15-s5o sw cor11th&E NV. rs. 90
1411 G NV. lr. $15 DOL 6O5-7 7th .$5-$45
1921 F NV. .s10-$15 Ofices, rm I. sw
UNSURPASSED FACILITIES FOR THE COL
LECTION OF RENTS FROM ALL CLASSES OF
PROPERTY.
As the above Is only part of the list of proper
ties under our charge will gladly furnish COM
plete bulletins on application being made at this
Office by man.
THO3. J. FISHER & CO.. Inc,
1414 r st. NV. adjoining the New Willard.
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STONE & FAIRFAX. s
UNFURN

STONE & FAIRFAX.
s4,oooyr..21os 10th. Or r d
500 1911 Conn av
$S3. PHO o NV, 12r
$50. IN ] av & q, store
$50. 1915 10Th. 12r. b
$75.162O II I av NV. Tor. b
$40. ..1345 L NV, lar, b, sta
$40. 100 10th NV, Tor
$40. .1411 N NV. Tor. b
$65. 1922 to 1895 Baltim'e
$65. ..:1712 2 NV, Tor, b
S60.75.1720 18th NV. Tor, b
$50. .1167 10th NV, Tor, b
$50. 1910 Whitney av
$50. .1711 Oregon av, 1Or
$50. .1767 o NV, Or, %
$50. .122s N NV. 12r. b
$57. so. lab N NV, Tor, b
$55. .112 e Cap, 16r, b
.124 E Cap, Tor, b
$50. so. .1744 N NV. Or, b
$50. 1928 Q NV. 12r, b
$50. ITO G NV, Tor, b
$50. ..1S09 oath NV. Tor, 2b
SAT. 50.1631 How'd av,9,b
$45. .... .21l 10th ne, l2r
$43. 80. 1921 u NV, 12r. b
$42.50. .11l3 P NV, Tor, b
S4O.5O.122S ROan'ke, 1Or, b
$40. so. .3219 U Ew. l2r. b
$3S. so. 1712 CorcO'n, 11r.b
$37. 80. .3401 H0lmead av
$37 so. 1916 Kenesaw ,9r, b
$35. so. 1897 T NV, 9r, b
S35 so. 100 Mass av ne, i. b
$35. so. INA 9th NV, Or. b
$32. so. 1884 18th NV, Or. b
$50. so. .2211 + NV, Or. b
$30.50.131S Bath NV, 11r.b.
$1,000. PHI p NV, 8r, b
5000. iii Seaton, TT. b
$50. so. SO v NV. Or. b
$50. so. 1928 7th ne, 11r, b
$50 so. 5000 U NV. IL. b
S27.50.454 Mass av NV, lib
$27. so. -. go N NV. Sr, b
$25.50.212 Randolph, 7r,
$3.50. 1912 9Th NV Or, b
$25. so. .722 Il ne, Or, b
s25. 80. .1l04 18th ne, Sr,b
$25. .7O7 9th ne, Sr, b
$22. so. .G34 B ne, Or. b
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WILLIAM CORCORAN HILL.
Real Estate, Loans and Insurance,
734 18TH ST. NV.
Telephone Main S43.


1874 18TH ST. NV.
Telephone Main 343.
UNFINISHED.
1715 Mass av, 16r. 3b. Cathedral ct and Wool
1913 X. 23r 3d. stays 90 25I8 10th. Tor b.. So "a
1919 av. 12r 2b225 90 PHO O. lar 2b 80. 81
21OS 10th. Dor. 5b pos 80 1895 VT av, 12r b.75 90
1927 II, lar. 2b. .as 1749 Q. Or lb. rs O1
1740 N. 15r. 2b. .188 81 1900 r. 1Ir 2b. 1906
1927 N av, 1Sr 3b16G 81 1924 p, I2r, b. 20. 0c
244 Cal av. 15r 3d. 1876 CT s24 18TH I0r 1b. 1000
1913 18th. 13r 3b 1856 66 1927 GOTH Or, b. 60 81
2013 Hillyer I6r Obi so 90 1897 NJ 10r 2b IS 90
1920 VT av. 49,. Oh. $50 90 1743 Q, Ilr. 49,. .050e
1908 18th, 15r 3d. so 90 1908 Spring l6r b. .65 90
1117 p l6r 3b. 100 90 2513 10th. Tor. Oh $500
1907 II av. 14r. 3b125.c0 1919 NJ Tor, b.. &C 90
1913 K, lar. 2b. 125. 90 1921 N 11r, b. COCO
Dupont cir. 11r 2b125 90 l744 s. 12r b. 00d
1919 |, lar. b. 1875 90 1925 O. Tor, b. h5OQ
1914 O. lar. 3b. 90 1876 18th. Tor, b. $500
l2O6 X, l3r b. .125. 90 1928 Harvard. Tor b.500d
20l1 Q, Tor, h.. 100 90 1902 Oregon Tor 90
1116 II, lar. b. 100. 90 2030 l. 10r b. .450C
20l6 l, 12r, 2b. 100. 90 1909 Corcoran Or 4aOe
14l7 Mass av. II ,2b10o.00
FLATS.
1920 25th. 5r, b. 81 sol
FOR FURNISHED HOUSES APPLY TO OFFICE
FOR BULLETIN OF THE MOST DESIRABLE
FOR RENT IN THE CITY
IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED PROPERTY
FOR SALE.
MONEY LOANED AT LOWEST RATES OF
INTEREST.
ROYAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF LIVERPOOL. ENGLAND.
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FOR RENT-NICE FRAME; s-RoOM AND BATH
dwelling; ami; laundry; stationary wash tubs !;
No. 1447 Meridian ST.; terms, 5000 per month.
Address OWNER. Gil Colorado bldg se24-3ts
FOR RENT-3-STORY AND BASEMENT BRICK
dwg., 11r. and BATH modern plumbing; well To-
Gated northwest. about 10 min. ride from treas
ury; with stable $3.50; without stable, $42. so.
For permit to inspect apply to TYLER & RUTH
ERFORD. Inc. 1907 st. NV. se24-3ts
FOR RENT-BY L. MILLS. eos 6TH ST. NV
and r, Or, b. 49,. 80. DOL u I ne. Sr, b. -. rs 80
1915 18th NV. Or b. SO 90 1882 Cap Or. b. .2l so
se23-f
FOR RENT-OCTOBER l. 14l2 9Th ST NV, s.
ety. brick; 10r.; ba.; cellar; furnace; large I'd;
MI; good repair; $3.50. Apply 1916 st.
NV. se22-6ts
VENEER 1: IL ROOMS. 2 BATHS; IN FIRST
Class CONDITION, ALI. MODERN IMPROVE.
MENTS; NOW OCCUPIED AND CAN BE
INSPECTED RY PERMIT; 500.
THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST CO.,
sel3-0 Real Estate Department.
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FOR EXCHANGE.

FOR EXCHANGE-oUR LIST OF PROPERTIES
FOR TRADE Is TOO LARGE TO PUBLISE. IF
you ARE INTERESTED COME IN AND TALK
STONE & FAIRFAX. so4-ss ct. NV.
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EOR RENT-CORNER OF CONN. AVE. AND VI
st., apartment of rooms and bath; ami. {;
suitable for specialist. For particulars apply
1f12 Pa. ave. se26-6t
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shut yourself up In little, stufy rooms in some
of the larger apartments when you get rooms
twice as large for half the money In select two
family dwellings.
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APARrMENTs TO LET.

FOR BENT
FREEi FREEf FREEi
FIRST MONTHS RENT FREE
70 prompt applicants for ths best and e.roc0 "a
per month; in hne location. Washington Heights
Do not miss this attractive proposition.
STONE q FAIRFAX. S04- s06-6O8 ct. nv.
1yfo-N
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FOR RE,NT-IN THE BRUNSWICK
eight storv absolutely freproof apartment
house on street opposite Franklin Square
there will be available October / two or
three bright end CHEEKY four-room and bath
apartments at 1880 and $45 per month.
Apply promptly to get one.
b. II. WARNER CO.,
se24-5t" 916 f st. W.
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FOR RENT-ss ST. NV, RMS; ALL UP-TO-
" sezo-U
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L q WAA(OAs
ma. ave.
STORE.
1900 a. 1r, W. b. 49, 90
1917 Pa av, Ii. eel. 80. A
90 l0ts sw Or. cel1arl6. 80
PHO L. 1r, Gel. W. .1b. 90
PA II, 1r, eel, W. .14.W
FLATS.
THE CARLISLE. 1918 N,
misunderstanding
3r and b. .35. 50
Or and b. %. 80
Pr and b. 1850
sos 23d, 2h, Or. b. ..20.50
sos A 23d, 5r, b. =. 20. so
$50 Goth, Ar, b. 1850
e52 18th. LIST fl. Ar, b. II. 80.
2o26 r, fats, 3r, w.10.0O
OFFICE ROOMS.
4s2-4S6 La av, heated
rms. So, $40, $12.5O,$20
STABLES.
1912 G. rear s.c r.w15.00
louses and fats apply at
se24-tf
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FOR RENT-BY WESCO
1907 Pc
1T24 goth, 12r, b. fur .$75. 90
1747 18th. Tor, b, ami65. sc
1872 r Tor, b. fur, Gel. 80. "a
10 Tenn av ne, Tor. 2b30. q
2006 18th, Or, b, ami5O.5t
202S G., 12r, stable. so. SC
1907 18th. Tor. b, eel. 80. 90
201S G, 11r, b. .....45.5 SO
100 10th, 12r.b. so
721 10th, Sr. b, ami. 40.G
1911 G. Sr. b. ......40. SO
1908 NY av,11r.b lat40.M
2517 Pa av. Or. .lat.3s. 81
1922 NJ, store, 7r,w ,g25. sc
3U09 o. l0r. b. ami. .35. SO
Oil Esd. 8r. b. lat. ....30.50
1908 S. Or. b. lat....27. 80
1906 Kingman. Or, b. q. 80
1873 T, Or, W. 20. Sc
2n23 l.. Or. 1850
926 4th ne. Or. lat. .14.5C
For fuII lfsf Of ANAL
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I'D ....,........ 80, &c
21 Seaton ne. 6r, b.3O. so
1913 4th NV, Or, b. %. so
ITO johnson ay Or h26 Ia
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PART II.
EIGHT PAGES.
THE NEWEST SPRING NOVELS,
LOVF md TRUSTS DIYORCE md lIURDER ETHICS
TOH'N BOOMING IND OTHER THEMES

oporIiEA. A story Of the Pure IT, Heart. BY
O5RiIoertea = .8rtens, 2Ino. po a. II. Appleton
& c.
uyr Ry.wAYs OF BRATTHE. BY Frances
ThBB, lzraa. op 36l. Charles Scrib2er's Sons.
.-,,r SILENT PLACES Iy Stewart Edward White
Til m .64 NTH seven Illustrations IN color
i-i'i TT51.f5 r Goodwin. Mcclure. Phillips & Coz
TIE TRANSMISSION or ANDREW yANE- =
TEE By Gly Metmore CarrNL lzino PIP. Vi.
AS Henry Holt { Co
81 So i1r,o pn S-5 With fronuspiece in co!ors
H. ~, Prank 7 Merrill H'rederiok a. Stokes Com
p&nyJ
uF THAT EArETH BREAD WITH J., Me- 3,,, By II.
M Michel Keays. Emo. PIP S5l- tMoCIure.
Phillips Coz
-,,r GREAT ADVENTURER. BY Robert Shaclle-
mn ion Illustrated. l2Ino, PIP. 500 tDouhieday'
Page q COB
aladdin & co. By Herbert Quick, l2mO. pp,
81 lHenry Holt COD
a CORNER r H. are Emo pp. 29S C. W.
dillingham; Oompany9
THE SINGULAR MISS SMITH o. BY Florence eng
Eiorse Kingsley. Illustrated l-nao. PIP @1e Che
Macmillan company
80, SALT Rv VIII Payne. Illustrated Emo,
''i M S8l Gioaghton. Mlfilln d COB
.....,rrRs OF MO. BY onoto watanna. Il
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Vany1
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Coz
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prRRoNEI.LE. BY Valentino Ha"treY' lzrno'
pu 81. John Lane)
,,s7 STEPS OF HoNoR. By Bash King l2mo,
nm eSs tHarper q bIo1Ae's'
THE VIKINGS Skull BY John r. G Car Ell: IL
iustrated. l2mo' PIP '7'' 'DoS'0'' -''''-' ID
& Coz
EVANS OF SUFFOLK. BY Anna Farquhar.
AN ,a EnA NJ, as Boston: /. c. Page q Coz
-..-r,,,7,cF FRFNsHAM. BY Beatrice Harra-
AA 5e M Emo pp. SCI Dodd. Mead q Coz
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trared Emo, Pr. 276. philadelphia; ). b LIP
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ANNA. THE ADVENTURES BY = Philips
Oppeuheim. Emo, pp 81. VIII sixteen Illus i,.l
Brown Coz
A GINGHAM ROSE, BY Alice Woods. Climan
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G1dianapoHs: The Bobbs-Merrin Company
HOW TYSON CANE. HOME. BY William H. Ride
ing l2mo, PIP. SJ5. tJohn l-aae)
THE FOLLY OF OTHERS BY Meth Boyce
With Pictures by Horace 7. Carpenter. l2mo.
Do 2S2. Fox Duf1eld & co.
The patient reader. burrowing through the
rifles Of fiction set forth on the book store tables
this spring. makes few rough sorts" in the
phrase Of the wool sorter's ancient trade, Of the
material spread before him. Half a dozen Of
the books named above have 10 do with various
manifestations" of modern American life
trusts. town booming domestic service. specu-
lstive corners" board Of trade doings and d.
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right stupidity, is never a prig. She Is a fine
and womanly woman. as interesting as she Is
beautiful She is study in humanity II ever
there was one in contemporary fiction. This
strong novel can only increase the reputation OF
the author of Gods Fool"
Miss Powell repeats in The By-Ways of
Brathe" some of the effects OF her excellent first
novel. The House on the Hudson" Braithe
House. the scene of the story IS also the
Hudson. and also possesses a somewhat mysteri-
Gus atmosphere. Again the beautiful heroine
has a naive consciousness Of her own charms.
and again there is very wealthy man in the
case. though on this occasion he is a gentleman
Of irreproachable rectitude. There is even in
this book kind of replica OF the eccentric man
servant so often 10 the fore in The House on
the Hudson" However, We need not pursue
the points Of resemblance between the two
novels. 1t is sufficient 10 say that in The By
Ways OF Braithe" Miss Powell has written a
clever tale OF mystery and crime. just the sort
Of sensational story. told dscreetly but with a
certain swing, with which the reader lounging in
a hammock may cheeTfuily while away a couple
of hours There are some picturesque figures
in the book. and the events diverst.ing their
life in the old mansion are handled with that
feeling for things eerie and unexpected which is
perhaps Miss Powelrs most salient gift. II is
a readable. beguiling novel
In his latest story Stewart Edward White
takes the reader back to the scene Of his novel.
"Conjurors House" in the Hudson Bay coun-
Try. The terrors OF the long trail suggested
IN the former book, are here revealed but from
the point Of view Of the pursuers. BY making
the man pursued the object of the just wrath
Of Galen Albret, the all powerful factor. who
desires him brought back for punishment, the
readers synpathies enlisted on the side Of
the man hunters. A further claim for sym
pathy is made by the unexpected addition TO
their party of a young Indian girl Her pres
ence adds incidentally 10 the difficulties of the
trail but is justified by the supreme sacrifice
which she makes for her protectorS-a sacrifice
rendered the more pathetic by reason of the
unrequlted love she hears for the younger of
the two runners. 1t is story Of mans struggle
with the pitiless forces Of nature. Thus the au-
thor describes the antagonist that pursued and
pursuer alike go forth TO meet:
The Wilderness calm. ruthless, just, terrible wait
cd in the shadow Of the forest, seeking no combat,
avoiding none. conqUeTing with LOFTY air OF pre-
destination. yielding supeTbly as though the mo-
ment's victory for which man had strained the
fbres Of his soul were after ALL a little unlm-
portant thing Never weary, never eNultant, as
passionate. Inevitable mighty. whose emotions
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whom she found in the steerage. pursuing his
own sociological Investigations. On the last
page she promises 10 give him plenty of money
to spend for their common hobby There are
traces of moonshine philosophy in this book, as
where. her professor having broken his head
by an accident the heroine suddenly felt some
thing big and powerful and compelling rising
within Iherl like tide. He WHt
arouse from it, said quietly. You will
not die and the tides of that strange power
seemed to stream out from my very finger tips"
Between sociology and such strange power. they
doubtless lived happily for many years and
spent all their money 10 the best advantage.
"Mr Salt" was another hero of modern COM
mercial life who had office on the thirteenth
floor Of the La Sale Building in Chicago. and
planned deals and disasters for his business
rivals Mr.. VIII Payne has told his story with
less grace and Imagination than sincerity. but
succeeds IN keeping things in good proportion
The young stenographer. Esther Ross. who
sticks to her employer with unquestioning 10y
atty is a well drawn figure, whose performances
never Outrun her plain" breeding, and yet never
fall short of her simple, If noble. Ideals AS
series of memorandum. the various minor char
acters In the story interesting and clearly
noted and the book deserves its place among
the documentary evidences of our modern COM
merCtal life, winch nave DceH dtCuIIiU4tlIlS ldP-
idly Of recent years.
fragile little story. put together with deft-
ness and rehearsed with a delicate sense Of
values and color" is OnotO Watanna's
Daughters of MILO" a Japanese love story,
which is as different from American romance
as q Japanese drawing in color is unlike a COM
position by Mr. Charles Dana Gibson. The very
structure of the story is reedy as a bamboo cur
tain-thin and sliding in grooves like a shoji
wall Probably we need not be distressed by
the audacious change of Identities by royal
princess and the daughter of a farmers wife
(who had inadvertently been exposed to the
fierce rays of the sun just after her marriage.
but who stin remained farmers wife, even
though her daughter had a lovely oval face and
hands as curved end beautiful the lilies In the
Mikado's garden). Many strange things happen
in the new Japan-Ye may accept this readily
enough and enjoy the delicacy OF the hair lines
I'm which the author draws her graceful picture
The story is distinct Improvement upon this
writer's former tales il is coherent, and bal
anCed as well as interesting. and after we have
learned to breathe the atmosphere in the first
few chapters-each small and fine and dam
tily finished little netsuke-we can tOtter
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ginning OF the fifteenth century. Perroneus was
the girl wife Of an elderly merchant and stunu
by his harsh treatment. followed her fancy OF q.
gallant's eyes quite out OF the window. Bidd-n
by her stern confessOr 10 stand outside tho
church door and beg the prayers OF her friends,
she fled with her baby from her home and tina
rest Of the story trails off into the concerns o.
minor characters. There is attempt at char
acter drawing In the figure of the student
Jacques. and some distilation of Middle Ag.
manners and customs in the narrative but tbs
style is dun The book reads like wooderI
translation from the French; structurally it is OF
Indifferent workmanship. and the presentations
of the story is uninviting.
In The Steps of Honor" as in LET Not Man
Put Asunder." Basil King sets himself a prob
lem in morals to explicate. This time il is ths
more attsnuated and boytsh sin of plagiarism,
committed by Anthony Muir, young Harvard
professor who writes a book on social ethics
which the ladies OF Cambridge. and American
clubland in general find exceedingly inspiring
but which Professor Hector WoHaston the Dig
nifed occupant OF the chair of medieval liter
allure land. incidentally. the most delightful
character in the book. pronounces to be a jelly
made of Josiah Royce and Jacob Riis and John
Graham Brooks. After this volume has pleas
anty sold its way into the hundreds of thou-
sands. Paul Dunster. under-prOfessor in ths
university. discovers that the book is BY no
means the modern iellyike compound il has
been pronounced 70 be. but is a fairly LITERAL
translation of an old book published in Edin-
burgh over sixty years before by Scotchman
named Christopher Love. Now add 10 these
facts the illuminating one that both Muir and
DUaster are i'm love with Agatha Royal an
agreeable, hut rather unimpassiOned and con-
ventiOnal young woman ard YOU have the story
made 70 your hand. After his engagement To
Agatha. Muir is more or less inadvertently drawn
into lie 10 cover his plagiarism and tries 90
stick To il dogsedly At this point enters the
story Johnny CharteyhOuse. a young undergrad-
uate, who has worshipped Muir as his hero. tn
confess that in order 70 pat himself through coli
lege he has stolen $1,000 from his uncle In
preaching the way of righteousness and restitu-
tion 20 the lad Muir is self-convcted of dishono7
deeper than JOhnnys. He concludes 70 confess
his entire wronsdoins. withdraw from the uni
versity and begin life over, from the bottom OF
the steps. Naturally, he breaks his engagement.
and Agatha aCqUiesces. X never occurs to her
that It is part OF a wornan's faithfUlness to n
man TO go down the steps CT honor in order TO
help him up again." How this growth OF loyalty
develops in Agathas soul is not matter TO dwell
on here. The sombreness OF the tale - relieved
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author OF four other books. all Of which we
think. nave been published within the last six
months Perhaps the ex-Venerable and ever
ready novelist makes it a point never 10 80
back more than year i'm the rehearsal of his
literary achievements. But it is easy to chafI
an author on overproduction, and ths presen,
story needs no special apology Il is a comfort
10 see a book written out o. such hiSh spirits
and with such general excellence OF literary
carpentry. 1t is the story Of a love affair
between man of fifty and a woman of thirty
five To win the prize the man corners the
at the close of business on December 81. Be
tween L o'clock and On that day. for the sake
Of a point OF honor, he breaks his own corner
and loses the $l00OOO0U The workmanship
spent upon this box Of tricks is hasty, and it is
put together with nails instead Of screws. but
it is neatly planed off and painted up brightly,
and quite Good enough for one summers wear.
Mrs. Florence Morse Kingsley has made a
personable little volume out of the heart and
conscience of THE Singular Miss smith a
young lady who left with lot of money, tried
to learn by her own experience as a living
out girl why young American women do not
crowd the kitchens Of American households.
Her story is told brightly enough. but we be-
come no wiser as sociologists after reading it,
Miss Smith had some unpleasant experiences,
and finally married tame Harvard professor