The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
Conducted By nlartba Young

stood and our writer set sail for Scot land. There the second-sight, the spirit alert cars of its seers came to him. and he heard Dolly's cry to him for help, her brown eyes he had never ceased to see. The cry carried him hastily back to America, to Mossdaie. There he ar rived just in time to save Dolly's small inheritance, and her household goods from the dissertation of an auction. stiu the course of true love had its jolts and jostles until at length, under the apple-trees all was made clear.
 In the little cottage with the Old Maid and the Old Sinner, her selfish old brother, villain of the village, for wit nesses Dolly Winter became new
 Dolly Warden. And MT. Warden, letter
 writer. thus closes his little volume: cate its secrets except to the heart that already understands"
 A kindly little volume, as fresh as dewy daisies in May time. As ever fresh and welcome to the world such books as these as are the scented sweat ferns, rosemaries and oglontines of olds fashioned gardens.
 The Van snyden Sapphires, by Charles Carey. This Is an interesting detective story, containing many curious situa- tions that seem difficult to solution, but without any murders to add to the hor- TOTS of the ocaslon. During a week end, at Mrs. Van Snyden's lovely coun- try home on the Hudson, an actress who was one of the guests, conceived the brilliant CD scheme of advertising herself by having her rubies stolen. That these jewels were merely bor- rowed for the time in no way weighs upon her mind. She persuades Miss Gwendolen Eustacia Bramblestone, an other guest, to take them to New York with her. The many complications arising from Miss Bramblestone allow ing herself to be inveigled into such a compromising situation furnishes the really ingenious plot. For at the same time that the rubies are taken, some one manages to steal Mrs. Van Snyden's sapphires, and the too obliging friend found herself entangled In that web we weave when first we practice to de- ceive. One wonders after, reading of her desperate efforts to clear herself, just how she Is going to establish her innocence, and how the jewels are to be recovered. But they are recovered, though Miss Brablestone has to endure
 many curious new friends, and so
 through many surprising adventures,
 not the least of which is having the owner of the rubies enter her room,
 chloroform her and proceed to search neT apartment TUT lHS HliHSih6 JCW CASt
 which he finally believes she has yielded
 to the temptation and stolen. Miss
 Bramblestone is only sustained through her trials by the loyalty of her devoted
 Scotch lover Captain McCracken, not~to mentio the queer friendship of the gentleman burglar" Harry Glenn, and
 Bender, the very original ex-jockey de- tective. The outcome of her wretched weakness in yielding far enough to become an accomplice of the designing
 actress in her advertising scheme is the final establishment of her innocence and the recovery of the jewels.
 The writing Is clever. There is cu- rious commingling of incidents with leisureiy chatting, but the characters are distinct and vividly drawn. Though
 in one or two places the story passes
 beyond the bounds of possibility, the
 narrative is we'll sustained, and the va- rious events and movements are inter esting to the end where Glenn brings
 back the rubies to Miss Bramblestone,
 thanks her for her trust in him, and adds the advice that If she ever wearies of the dull routine of responsibility and
 wealth, she can join his profession.
 For" said Glenn. "our profession lost a shining ornament when you decided to stay straight" That this was said teasingly fin no way lessens the sting of his words. nor renders the less firm Miss Bramblestone nrm resolution to never again befriend a friend in just
 such a way. After getting her thor
 oughly out of her trouble, Captain Mo
 Cracken decides that the way to keep
 her out is for them to make a visit to
 the Little Church Around the Corner, and she does not say him nay, but &C., companies him meekly to the waiting cab. Thus endeth the chapter.
 Taper LIEhts.-By Ellen Burns Sher-
 man. A book of essays IS most com panionable of volumes. It is like a neighbor running in for little friendly talk on latest books and matters. It is
 wearer of fatigue uniform in the crops of books. It is easy going, never com polling interest. It can be taken up and put down as the mood directs. It rarely has new thought to utter. only old ones to retell. It is a volume more of broken bread than of garnered
 wheat Though food well measured and thoroughly kneaded. in this in
 stance the bread offered is good and
 sweet and wholesome.