The St. Louis Republic., 1905-11-18

When Yca Were u Boy" BY Edwin L.
Sabin, is an excellent piece uf fiction In
which YOU. youI>r!i. are ihs hero-thai -.
In case You happen to IT, oi the male per
suaSion. THIS book proves that one mars
right 10 a subject - - good as dnOthers-
IL rot better. Mr. Sabin handles the oft
treat"t. and ucrlaps iri,e subject of boy
hood with lust much hGmor and SYM
ytthy ard charm aS any of mis- many con-
i-mp"Tar!es. Baker anu Taylor are the
publishers.
Marie Van Worst - one or the writer's
WHOM. for q long time we Regarded as
coming Miss Desmond her novel, from
the press OF Macmillan. indicates that ::
She has not already arrived. at ieast she
Is almost here. the new novel Is a dell
cate. perc.p;ive study az feminine human
nature. 4 love story. first o; all, II is AT
the same tim. dramatic novel. and IN
technique ard style II recalls the best of
her short stories. The SCehes are laid IN
the beautiful territory Of Switzerland ami
France. whor. some Of the characters
make an automobile tour. and the stoIy's
ciuSe Is in ! mellow autumn garden in
New England
For twenty years Mr.. Crawford has
Seen writing his d"liSht!nc novels and re-
nancss. gaining ali tn. time III charm
ana narrative force Ills rev novel y
Fair MarSaiet tMacmill;.n. and u
have become chaTaSteristiC of the s.aw-
lord method AMI s:yle. Margaret pUnne
is a beautiful English girl. daughter OF
and sine. the death oi her parents ,h-
has livei at Versailles N.tE a friend of
her mother. Her glorious voic. cnchants
everyone. and inSU'es for her brilliant
f.tur. as an opera singer. This Is ths
opening OF Il story Jbounding in action and
romance. ami specially uoiabi. for .ae
number and variety oi attractive char-
acteCs II contains.
As a rule .he fiction whose pages re-
quirs TO D.. wr.athsd and cirlande,! with
conventional designs and marginal pic.
lures IS not very attractIv" In s"-ard
The Poet. Miss Kate and L. by Margaret
Montague. il TO brilliant exception To the
ruiz. Il j. rather a brief affair and cOuid
hardly exc itS-lf out into rorrhai-SiZ'd
vnlum. withOGt III" aid Of illustrative
filler" which fact would excuse m. pres
enCe or So many pictures Were an 'Xcus"
necessary. but the apology would better
suit the tsXi which thus appears as
small and commonplace Crcatur" struti!T3
about IN an abundance Of fine clothes
..Gump;ion." by Nathaniel G. Fowler Jr.
tSrlall Maynard 4 tot. br.nnSs to the
David Harum school OF fiction. but with
some distI.Cuvs gU3.Iiy OF MS own: hiH-
ir. TO CO :, lth IN" story of 4 New r.nElanG
editor which involves a host of n:na- 'har-
a't"r-. The characterization y uniformly
well dn.. and tr-T. l. sufficient episode
and development ia the story 10 carr!
the reader = at scHt!tn.
Tom Mason. the editor ot IIf.. couldn't
writ. anything but q good book. His pre-,
eni volume, from ih" press ot N"rii. ittI
* Go. e entitled a Conner In Women.
pirttlr.. ~. the cover and consists - a
vas; number Of the hight things ~. a.-
thor has written FOR IBIS paper ana Tor
Other important periodicals. ~ r'cr''.
years together with s1ms stories aH!
sketches hit ertn unpublished rom haN-
:. "a - = tonic cOuS % tske st any t'i"
and IA aEy-siz" doses
Captain charl.. King has written an
other novel What more need b" tHii
What DOES the title matter is Ia" h;.!'
sufficient announcement tu the chronic
.cad.rs Of THIS arniIn!. literary rti!tsfi.';
v hg i tn,. sam" Yesterday. to-day h'.i
forever but a!@sys interesting ~ ne
!. sDiJ!.- characters match through VI.
action ami dramatic u.ausay.rs - a s'"
. ut u. = h".. lab cd n Suli.'Ts ffial.
: nd pub.ish.~shy the Hobart Company
.-Th. rzar's Spy" ~ William LeaueiK.
!. a mystery aud adventure -D"iofrafnA ci
the arsoI hinS hr.a'al"ss iyp-. ruh!l ne
" hflA the ss--Te - it, action shifts fTHU
i.a!y 20 E.nrl=r.6 ana Scotland. and thence
10 Finland ant Russia. II. chief interest
country of thn car III" narI4 gr ~lo J.
no hero f-5S l.-n-s.s the English Con
Iui's deputy a. Is~shorn during N. CON
.1.r- absence In t.rEla-C. The arrival OF
i
- Iitt!s seaport. which - ernp1a-izsi IN ,
r. Yacht. departure. when 'hs 'Snsl4 p
'arr 10 discovered % have been broken :
,p.u and -is.I The hero srci!"rtsNy /,
meets the man whom 70 suspects Df the !
he., q; a country house !n sc"'iaud. sInf D
,s~ou1as acquainted tHer'. also. with
s.aurI.ul yourg LADY Who proves 20 be .
10 @-.sr! - a s.iil mere beautiful gin /
Re sIprrisisV- hrs u y--fhs portrait o' p
.tor- ~. hNro Sas os. h1sTd TIE rysterl- t
~ yacht Complicated situations q the 1
most involved ant sNsi'4rg ~ s,-c oEcIr. .
= which .h- hero Ilsys the PART 81 ~"
20 advaHtsre u :. only to- {
yaT.s 30 last thin! = :hS bcpk that ~ /.
re INTRODUCED. fsc~ to face with fhf hero
?. he-sssf and frs recital Cf her :4-cGN- b
~ IN the terrible R-~iln pEi--u ssI hP- .
.syt. 'orru- The mos s.sJTbins 0hs.ssrs [.
J. the actior. IL = busy. Tusstns tais-
. IS tar-rT s.-Nauir- DUMAS Colo q .
slchaEd Hsr-y SAVAGE. JULES is-r< &" y I
had Ci4y-rE E. Sgrtsr Conan Dow" Eftl .
.f-nzri Harding Davis IN corr Sr-its form.
Laa all .gr . a-nfs