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Book Notices.

Readers of The Smart Set have learned
to look upon the complete novel that APP
pears in each issue of that magazine as
the biggest event of the month in fiction;
but even the most enthusiastic reader will
be happily surprised by the store in the
February number. Beyond doubt "The
Eavesdroppers, by Arthur Stringer, will
prove one the sensations of the year.
The story deals with the careers of two
daring criminals man and a woman
whose astonishing adventures the reader
follows with breathless interest. From
the very opening sentence the tale be-
comes one of rapid and exciting incident,
and, moreover. it is written with that
literary distinction which always charac.
terizes Mr.. Stringer's work. Different as
THE Eavesdroppers" is from such fiction
as "In the Bishops Carriage and
Raffies," it combines all the interest of
those stories with movement and inten-
sity entirely it's own. 1t is a notable
achievement for the author, and will prove
notable novelette, in The Smart Sets long
list of successful stories.
Of the sixteen short stories in this num-
Der each is so excellent in its own way
that it is almost impossible to make
selection of any one as 'the best" Caro-
line Duer's '"The Duty of the Beast" is a
tale almost equal to the finest thing Edith
Wharton has done; Owen divers 1.-The
| God of Our Fathers" contains thrill for
the lovers of all that is startling and
dramatic in fiction; Vincent Harper's
''Stuff O. Dreams" is an exquisite idyll of
the South Seas; Ethel Sigsbee Small's
casters at Fame" is one of the best ex
amples in the field of 'child stories for
grown-ups;" Elliott Flowers "a Pass to
Paradise" is delightful in its mingled
humor and romance; while Margery Will
| liam's THE House by the Way" is a
pathetic and beautifully told tale Be-
equal merit by Catharine Mathews,
Elizabeth A. Sears, Guy R. Bolton, Helen
| Vacaresco, Tom Mason and Algernon
Tassin, with one in French by Cyrille
Hardy.
A highly diverting American mystery
story is "a Transaction in Rubies," the
leading novelette, in the February num-
Der of Lippincott's Magazine. Frederic
Reddale, the author, seems to have re-
sponded to demand for strong, thrilling
detective stories such as this loss of jewels
at house party on Long Island, which
cast suspicion upon all the guests and
made them afraid to leave until the mat
ter should be cleared up. The discovery
of the thief by means of the impression
of his thumb is ingeniously dealt with.
Marion Harland contributes a charming
| Southern romance entitled "a Wartime
Evangeline," which in substance and
style presents this well known writer at
her best. 'The Siege" by Will Loving
ton Comfort, is tale of Manchuria. An
American promoters lovely daughter is
the pivot around which stirring scenes re-
volve and carry conviction to the mind of
the reader "The' Real Margaret" by
Ina Brevoort Roberts, shows the astute
New York reporter, whose quick wit
pierces the disguise of an heiress who has
| been marked out for matrimony by
titled foreigner. Vincent Harper's story,
called 1.-THE Other One" is distinctly hu-
morous. In this the man who missed the
boat Jared better than the one who caught
it. The author of "Susan Clegg ard Her
Friend, Mrs. Lathrop," Annie Warner,
displays her deft touch in dealing with
human nature in the story she whimsically
calls 'And Maude." A story of city
politics, which is particularly bright and
keen, is written by Arthur Hendrick Van
denberg, entitled "The Shrewdness of
/ Hawkins. .